Department of Physics, Reports, Contract NObs 28373. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ships
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Scope and Contents
Work on infrared communication at Northwestern University's Department of Physics was transferred on November 30, 1945, from the Office of Scientific Research and Development Contract OEMsr 990 to the Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, Contract NObs 28373, with Walter S. Huxford, Professor of Physics, remaining as Director. The contract ended on June 30, 1950.
Volume 1, Monthly Progress Reports, contains brief accounts of the various projects carried out under this contract. The volume also includes several longer reports on specific materials, e.g., "Gross-Modulation in the 100 watt cesium lamp," (following the monthly report for December 15, 1946, to January 31, 1947), lists of tubes constructed, and graphs. Reports covering longer periods of time are irregularly included, e.g., 1946-1947, as the monthly report for January, 1948. Vol. 1 concludes with an eighteen page "Contractor's Final Report on Light Beam Communication Systems" covering the period December, 1945, to June, 1950.
Volumes 2-4 contain Memorandum Reports; Vol.5 contains Summary Reports. Vols. 2 and 5 respectively contain complete lists of the Memorandum Reports and the Summary Reports.
Dates
- 1945-1950
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This series concerns contractual work on infrared communication performed from 1945-1950 at Northwestern University's Department of Physics on behalf of the Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, Contract NObs 28373. Walter S. Huxford, Professor of Physics, served as Director. The series consists of Monthly Progress Reports, Memorandum Reports, and Summary Reports.
Arrangement
The reports from Northwestern University's Department of Physics relative to Navy Dept. Bureau of Ships contract NObs 28373 are organized into: monthly reports; memorandum reports; and summary reports.
Method of Acquisition
These Reports were separated from the Robert J. Cashman Papers (Series 11/3/21/4) on Dec. 3, 1993, as Acc. #93-192.
Separated Materials
None.
Processing Information
William K. Beatty, February, 1994.
- Huxford, Walter Scott, 1892-1958
- Infrared radiation--Military applications--United States
- Military research--Illinois--Evanston
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Physics
- Research and development contracts, Government--United States
- United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships
- Title
- Guide to the Department of Physics, Reports, Contract NOBS 28373. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ships
- Author
- William K. Beatty
- Date
- 01/02/1994
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
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