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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Astronomy Department

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Astronomy Department Project And Grant Proposal Files

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/5/3
Abstract

These records of the Astronomy Department consist of miscellaneous departmental project files and materials relating to research grant proposals submitted to various sponsoring agencies. The records span the dates 1949-1971, with the bulk from 1963-1969, the height of the United States Space Program.

Dates: 1949 - 1971; Other: Majority of material found within 1963 - 1969

Astronomy Department Student Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/5/4
Abstract

This series includes student papers from undergraduate and graduate Astronomy courses offered over scattered years between 1962 and 1977. The courses included are A20 Highlights of Astronomy, C10 Advanced General Astronomy, C50 History of Astronomy, D16 Interstellar Medium, Galactic Structure and Galaxies, and D20 Seminar: Topics in Astrophysics. The papers are mainly from Professor J. Allen Hynek's C50 History of Astronomy course and bulk during the period from 1973 through 1976.

Dates: 1962-1977