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- mm87062002 abstract "Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, studies, congressional testimony, writings, speeches, conference papers, university teaching and training course records, research data, printed matter, and photographs documenting Astin's career at the National Bureau of Standards (1928-1969), particularly as director (1952-1969), during which time the bureau was expanded and reorganized. Topics include measurement techniques relating to electric insulating materials, telemeters, electric instrumentation, and the electrification of American industry. Astin's World War II activities at the bureau in ordnance research and the development of proximity fuzes for bombs and rockets are documented as well as his service in the London office of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development as a liason with the British armed forces. Other topics include science and public policy, international cooperation among scientists, and the metric system. Includes some material relating to the career of his son, actor John Astin.".
- mm87062002 accessRights "Open to research.".
- mm87062002 accrualMethod "Gift,".
- mm87062002 contributor B12952973.
- mm87062002 coverage "Great Britain Armed Forces.".
- mm87062002 date "||||".
- mm87062002 description "Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, studies, congressional testimony, writings, speeches, conference papers, university teaching and training course records, research data, printed matter, and photographs documenting Astin's career at the National Bureau of Standards (1928-1969), particularly as director (1952-1969), during which time the bureau was expanded and reorganized. Topics include measurement techniques relating to electric insulating materials, telemeters, electric instrumentation, and the electrification of American industry. Astin's World War II activities at the bureau in ordnance research and the development of proximity fuzes for bombs and rockets are documented as well as his service in the London office of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development as a liason with the British armed forces. Other topics include science and public policy, international cooperation among scientists, and the metric system. Includes some material relating to the career of his son, actor John Astin.".
- mm87062002 description "Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007".
- mm87062002 description "Gift, Mrs. Allen V. Astin, 1986.".
- mm87062002 description "Physicist and director, National Bureau of Standards.".
- mm87062002 extent "25,000".
- mm87062002 extent "26".
- mm87062002 extent "66".
- mm87062002 identifier eadmss.ms001007.
- mm87062002 identifier eadmss.ms001007.3.
- mm87062002 issued "||||".
- mm87062002 language "Collection material in English.".
- mm87062002 language "eng".
- mm87062002 rights "Open to research.".
- mm87062002 spatial "England London.".
- mm87062002 spatial "Great Britain Armed Forces.".
- mm87062002 spatial "United States.".
- mm87062002 subject "Astin, John.".
- mm87062002 subject "Bombardment.".
- mm87062002 subject "Electric apparatus and appliances.".
- mm87062002 subject "Electric insulators and insulation.".
- mm87062002 subject "Electrification.".
- mm87062002 subject "Metric system.".
- mm87062002 subject "Ordnance.".
- mm87062002 subject "Proximity fuzes.".
- mm87062002 subject "Science International cooperation.".
- mm87062002 subject "Science and state United States.".
- mm87062002 subject "Telemeter.".
- mm87062002 subject "United States. National Bureau of Standards.".
- mm87062002 subject "United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development.".
- mm87062002 subject "Weights and measures.".
- mm87062002 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations.".
- mm87062002 subject "World War, 1939-1945 England London.".
- mm87062002 title "Allen Varley Astin papers, 1939-1973 (bulk 1950-1970).".
- mm87062002 type "collection".