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- catalog abstract "Papers pertain mostly to Menzel's professional activities and scientific reasearch and writing, with some personal and Harvard related material. Includes correspondence with societies, publishers, U.S. Navy and Air Force, and various individuals, such as prominent scientists and students. Other related material includes proposals, contracts and reports concerning cryptanalysis, solar and other research for the U.S. government and corporations; reports, photographs, and engineering drawings for the Harvard College Observatory; and financial and other reports, blueprints, policy manuals and organization charts from various Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy projects. Includes file related to his loss of security clearance in 1950 and file of correspondence with John F. Kennedy. Writing files include manuscripts, notes and scientific data, outlines and related correspondence for scientific and popular works. Also manuscript of autobiography and his creative writings and drawings. Personal material includes photographs, scrapbooks, transcript of U.S. Air Force security hearing board in 1950. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
- catalog contributor b756430.
- catalog date "1931".
- catalog description "Detailed inventory available on paper in repository or electronically: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua17001".
- catalog description "Donald Howard Menzel Papers, Harvard University Archives.".
- catalog description "Menzel (1901-1976) taught astronomy at Harvard, and was director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1952 to 1966. According to the National Academy of Science's Biographical Memoir, "Menzel was one of the first practitioners of theoretical astrophysics in the United States and pioneered the application of quantum mechanics to astronomical spectroscopy." His academic career began at the University of Denver where he earned AB and MA degrees. He earned his Ph.D. at Princeton. He first came to Harvard when Harlow Shapley employed him as a research assistant for three summers while he was studying at Princeton. He taught briefly at the University of Iowa and Ohio State until he received an appointment at Lick Observatory. He came to Harvard in 1932. World War II interrupted his teaching and research. He spent a year in administrative duties and teaching cryptanalysis, then joined the U.S. Navy. After the war, he returned to Harvard. In 1952, he began as acting director of the Harvard College Observatory, become permanent director after two years. Under his leadership, Harvard forged a relationship the Smithsonian Institution, which lead to the establishment of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.".
- catalog description "Papers pertain mostly to Menzel's professional activities and scientific reasearch and writing, with some personal and Harvard related material. Includes correspondence with societies, publishers, U.S. Navy and Air Force, and various individuals, such as prominent scientists and students. Other related material includes proposals, contracts and reports concerning cryptanalysis, solar and other research for the U.S. government and corporations; reports, photographs, and engineering drawings for the Harvard College Observatory; and financial and other reports, blueprints, policy manuals and organization charts from various Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy projects. Includes file related to his loss of security clearance in 1950 and file of correspondence with John F. Kennedy. Writing files include manuscripts, notes and scientific data, outlines and related correspondence for scientific and popular works. Also manuscript of autobiography and his creative writings and drawings. Personal material includes photographs, scrapbooks, transcript of U.S. Air Force security hearing board in 1950. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
- catalog description "See UAV 630.37.x for Prof. Menzel's papers as director of the Harvard College Observatory; those files include much of his personal correspondence and other papers for the years 1952-1966. Also see UAV 631.10.x for papers relating to the High Altitude Observatory 1946-1951; and UAV 169.12.x for correspondence and other records of Prof. Menzel as chairman of the Department of Astronomy, 1946-1949. Papers relating to the Flying Saucers have been deposited with the American Philosophical Society.".
- catalog extent "43 cubic feet (130 document boxes, 1 flat box, 2 accordian folders, 3 pamphlet binders)".
- catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. Faculty archives. hua".
- catalog issued "1931".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy.".
- catalog subject "Astronomers Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy Research.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy Societies, etc.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy Study and teaching (Higher).".
- catalog subject "Cryptography.".
- catalog subject "Gernsback, M. Harvey.".
- catalog subject "Harvard College Observatory.".
- catalog subject "Harvard University. Department of Astronomy.".
- catalog subject "International Astronomical Union.".
- catalog subject "International Scientific Radio Union.".
- catalog subject "Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.".
- catalog subject "Menzel, Donald Howard, 1901-".
- catalog subject "Solar eclipses 1973.".
- catalog subject "United States. Air Force.".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy.".
- catalog title "Papers of Donald Howard Menzel, 1931-1986 (inclusive).".
- catalog type "Autobiographies. ftamc".
- catalog type "Contracts. ftamc".
- catalog type "Maps. ftamc".
- catalog type "Patents. lcsh".
- catalog type "Photographs. aat".
- catalog type "collection".