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| Title: | University of Chicago. Division of the Physical Sciences. Records |
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| Dates: | 1935-1949 |
| Size: | 13.5 linear feet (27 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Formed in 1930, by the 1940s the University of Chicago's Division of the Physical Sciences included the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics, as well as the Institute for the Study of Metals and the Institute for Nuclear Studies. The astronomer Walter Bartky served as dean of the division during this time. The records in this collection span a narrow period of time, with most of the material dating from the years 1942-1948. These records, which include correspondence, minutes, reports, contracts, and financial material, represent an important period in the development of the division, and document significant physical sciences research. |
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As part of a university-wide reorganization, the University of Chicago's Division of the Physical Sciences was formed to incorporate the Departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Military Science and Physics. During the 1940s, the division included the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics, as well as the Institute for the Study of Metals and the Institute for Nuclear Studies. The astronomer Walter Bartky served as dean of the division during this time.
Some of the most critical scientific developments of the 20th century took place under the Division of the Physical Sciences during the 1940s, most famously Enrico Fermi's 1942 achievement of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Further research and training programs in the physical sciences were supported by government contracts in the interest of national defense.
The records of the University of Chicago's Division of the Physical Sciences span a narrow period of time, with most of the material dating from the years 1942-1948. Nonetheless, this collection represents an important period in the development of the division, and documents significant physical sciences research projects.
Series I: Dean of Physical Sciences, Walter Bartky, 1945-1947, contains mainly correspondence with faculty, staff, students and university administrators. Minutes, reports, and financial material related to the administration of the division are found here; the Dean's role in the larger administration of the University is also documented in this series.
Series II: Budgets and Expenses, includes departmental and divisional budgets, including revisions and preparatory material, as well as requests and vouchers for expenses covered in budgets. Most of this material dates from the years 1946-1949.
Series III: General Files, includes a broad variety of material, including correspondence, reports, minutes, course material, publications and other documents related to administration, research, and teaching in the division. Much of this material relates to the administration of government contracts in the late 1940s.
Series IV: Personnel, contains correspondence and other material related to matters such as appointments, salaries, assignments, and staffing levels. This series is organized by department or other administrative unit; material on individuals is filed according to his or her place of employment.
Series V: Financial Transactions, documents routine account activity in the division, with much of the material consisting of statements from the university's comptroller's office. Other types of material in this series include invoices, purchase orders, and reimbursement requests. Most of these files represent costs incurred through personnel expenses and the purchase of equipment and supplies; some relate to the costs and reimbursements for contract or grant-funded projects. Material in this subseries is typically filed according to the type of expense incurred, or by the administrative unit involved in the transaction.
Series VI: Diffraction Gratings Production, consists of a relatively small amount of material related to the production and sale of diffraction gratings for optical equipment, activities that involved the division's Optical Shop, and were overseen by the astrophysicist Henry Gordon Gale. This series includes material such as correspondence with buyers, financial records, specifications and test results.
Series VII: Mathematics Lecture Notes, consists mainly of notes from advanced mathematics lectures given at New York University in the 1940s.
Series VIII: Research Administration, contains financial records, correspondence, contracts, reports, and other material related to research conducted in the division during the 1940s. Much of this research was funded by agencies of the federal government in the interest of national defense.
Series IX: Dean of Physical Sciences, Walter Bartky, 1942-1945, consists of material similar to that found in Series I, dating from an earlier span of years.
Series X: Divisional Ledgers and Budgets, represents financial transactions and preparations at the divisional level, from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.
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Series I: Dean of Physical Sciences, Walter Bartky, 1945-1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | A-, general |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Admissions Office |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Applications for faculty |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Associations and societies |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Astronomy personnel |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Atomic power |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Atomic Scientists of Chicago |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Astronomy Department |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Bartky, Walter |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | B-, general |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Budget, 1946-1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Budget revisions, 1946-1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Business Office |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | C-, general |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Chemistry Department |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Chemistry personnel |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Colwell, Ernest C., |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Chairman |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | College |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Committee on Post-War Development |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Comptroller's Office |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Convocations |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | D-, general |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | E-, general |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Fellowships and scholarships |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | F-, general |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Filbey, Emery T. |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | G-, general |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Geography Department |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Geology Department |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | Greece |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Gustavson, Reuben G. |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | H-, general |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Hutchins, Robert M. |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | I-J-, general |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Institute for the Study of Metals, personnel |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Institute for Nuclear Studies, fellowship material |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Institutes, general |
| Box 3 Folder 8-9 | Institute for Nuclear Studies |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Institute for Radiology and Biophysics |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | K-, general |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Kimpton, Lawrence A. |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | L-, general |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | M-, general |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Mathematics Department, correspondence, |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Mathematics Department |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Miscellaneous |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Metallurgy |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Meteorology Department, budget |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Meteorology Department, personnel |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Meteorology Department, Puerto Rican branch |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | N-, general |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | National Research Council |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | O-, general |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | Office of Scientific Research and Development |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | Physical Sciences |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Physics Department |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | P-, general |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Physical Sciences administration, budget |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Preparation of teachers |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Press publications |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | R-, general |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Receipts |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Registrar's Office |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Rockefeller Foundation |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | S-, general |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Senate |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Statistics |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | Students, Dean of, Army contracts |
| Box 5 Folder 14-17 | T-W-, general |
| Box 5 Folder 18 | Weather Bureau research |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Registrar's Office, 1947-1949 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | University Senate, 1949-1950 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | University Senate, 1948-1949 |
Series II: Budgets and Expenses |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Budget, preparation, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 2-3 | Budget, tentative changes, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Budget, mid-year revision, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Budget, administration, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | Budget, General Shop, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Budget, Glass Shop, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Budget, Receiving Department, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | Budget, Astronomy Department, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Budget, Chemistry Department, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Budget, Geography, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | Budget, Geology, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Budget, Mathematics, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | Budget, Meteorology, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Budget, Physics, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | Budget, Institute of Metals, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | Budget, Institute of Nuclear Studies, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 18 | Budget, Dean Walter Bartky, university travel, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 19 | Budget, Dean Walter Bartky university entertainment, 1948-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 20 | Travel expenses, Mrs. Walter Bartky |
| Box 7 Folder 21 | Entertainment expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 7 Folder 22 | Expenses, lecturers |
| Box 7 Folder 23 | Travel expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 7 Folder 24 | Expenses, Evaluation of Guidance System Research |
| Box 8 Folder 1-2 | Special expenses, Evaluation of Guidance System Research, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Travel expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Entertainment expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Travel expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Entertainment expenses, Mrs. Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Travel expenses, Charles A. Lindbergh |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Travel expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Entertainment expenses, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Expenses, ordinance research, Dean Walter Bartky |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Salary expenses, Evaluation of Guidance System Research |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Travel expenses, Evaluation of Guidance System Research |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | Expenses, Evaluation of Guidance System Research |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Budget, revisions, 1947-1948 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | University, confidential reports, 1948-1949 |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | University, confidential reports, 1946-1948 |
| Box 8 Folder 17 | Index, Divisional and general correspondence, 1945-1946, and budget, 1947-1948 |
| Box 8 Folder 18 | Budget, proposed, 1947-1948 |
| Box 8 Folder 19 | Budget, preparation, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Budget, revision, 1946 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Budget, revision, administration, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Budget, revision, Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Budget, revision, Chemistry, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Budget, revision, Fels Fund, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Budget, revision, Geography, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Budget, revision, Geology, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Budget, revision, Mathematics, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Budget, revision, Meteorology, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Budget, revision, Physics, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Budget, revision, Institute for the Study of Metals, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Budget, revision, Institute for Nuclear Studies, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Budget, duplicate budget recommendations, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | Budget, revision, 1947-1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | Budget, mid-year revision, 1947-1948 |
Series III: General Files |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | Admissions quotas |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Army-Navy Reserve |
| Box 9 Folder 18 | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Box 9 Folder 19 | Convocations |
| Box 9 Folder 20 | Faculty salary adjustment |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Fellowships |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Food Research Institute |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Foreign scientists |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Government contracts, indirect or overhead expenses, 1945-1946 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Institute |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Institute report |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | National Bureau of Standards |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Naval research |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | Non-academic salary review, 1946-1947 |
| Box 10 Folder 10 | Office of Scientific Research and Development |
| Box 10 Folder 11 | Physical Sciences Division, party, 1946 |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | Press, publications |
| Box 10 Folder 13 | Press and public relations |
| Box 10 Folder 14 | Projects submitted to Mr. Peterson, Manhattan district, 1947-1948 |
| Box 10 Folder 15 | Official publications |
| Box 10 Folder 16 | Restricted expendable funds |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Service employees wage rates |
| Box 10 Folder 18 | Special training projects |
| Box 10 Folder 19 | Statute 13, instructors, assistant professors |
| Box 10 Folder 20 | Dean of Students |
| Box 10 Folder 21 | Summer quarter |
| Box 10 Folder 22 | Szilard, Leo |
| Box 10 Folder 23 | Test administration |
| Box 10 Folder 24 | Texts |
| Box 10 Folder 25 | Vocational Guidance and Placement, Dean of Students |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | University College |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Veterans regulations |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Wage and hour adjustments |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Physical Sciences 3, course materials, ca. 1946 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Ditto masters, ca. 1948-1949 |
Series IV: Personnel |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Astronomy Department, Janssen, Edith |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | Astronomy Department |
| Box 11 Folder 8 | Astronomy Department, Thornton L. Page |
| Box 11 Folder 9 | Chemistry Department |
| Box 11 Folder 10 | Chemistry Department, Fels Fund |
| Box 11 Folder 11 | Geology Department |
| Box 11 Folder 12 | Geography Department |
| Box 11 Folder 13 | Institute of Metals |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | Institute of Nuclear Studies |
| Box 11 Folder 15 | Mathematics conference |
| Box 11 Folder 16 | Math Statistics, Institute of |
| Box 11 Folder 17 | Meteorology Department |
| Box 11 Folder 18 | Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Physics Department |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Physics Department, cosmic ray research |
Series V: Financial Transactions |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | Administration, divisional accounts, miscellaneous accounts, binder |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Government accounts, binder |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Glass Shop |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | Appropriation transfers |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | War surplus equipment |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | Administration salaries |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | Time sheets, administration, |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | Administration, equipment and expenses |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | Buildings and Grounds |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Delivery tickets |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | Bookstore |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | Bursar |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | Comptroller |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | Committee for Development of Statistics |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | Physical Sciences Division |
| Box 13 Folder 12 | Press and printing |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | Special expenses, Physics Department |
| Box 13 Folder 14 | Special expenses, Chemistry Department |
| Box 13 Folder 15 | Special expenses |
| Box 13 Folder 16 | Contracts, non-reimbursed expenses |
| Box 13 Folder 17 | Administration and instruction |
| Box 13 Folder 18 | War surplus equipment, |
| Box 13 Folder 19 | War surplus equipment, transportation and cartage |
| Box 13 Folder 20 | High-altitude laboratory |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Monthly service reports |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Glass Shop, breakdown listing, |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Glass Shop, salaries, |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Glass Shop, time sheets, |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Glass Shop, equipment and expenses |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | Glass Shop, Buildings and Grounds |
| Box 14 Folder 7 | Glass Shop, Bookstore |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | Glass Shop, General Stores |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | Glass Shop, Laboratory Supply Store |
| Box 14 Folder 10 | Glass Shop, Press |
| Box 14 Folder 11 | Glass Shop, Institute for Nuclear Studies |
| Box 14 Folder 12 | Glass Shop, equipment and expenses |
| Box 14 Folder 13 | Central Shop |
| Box 14 Folder 14 | Institute of Nuclear Studies, instruction |
| Box 14 Folder 15 | Insitute of Nuclear Studies, service |
| Box 14 Folder 16 | Institute of Nuclear Studies |
| Box 14 Folder 17 | Institute of Nuclear Studies, assistants |
| Box 14 Folder 18 | Institute of Metals, instruction |
| Box 14 Folder 19 | Institute of Metals, service |
| Box 14 Folder 20 | Institute of Metals, equipment and expenses |
| Box 14 Folder 21 | Institute of Metals, professional staff salaries |
| Box 14 Folder 22 | Institute of Metals, assistants |
| Box 14 Folder 23 | Meteorology Department, instruction |
| Box 14 Folder 24 | Meteorology Department, service |
| Box 14 Folder 25 | Meteorology Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 14 Folder 26 | Meteorology Department, publications |
| Box 14 Folder 27 | Astronomy Department, instruction |
| Box 14 Folder 28 | Astronomy Department, Yerkes Observatory, service |
| Box 14 Folder 29 | Astronomy Department, Yerkes Observatory, equipment and expenses |
| Box 14 Folder 30 | Astronomy Department, Texas, service |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | Astronomy Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 15 Folder 2 | Astronomy Department, publications |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | Astronomy Department, Yerkes Observatory, Optical Shop |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Chemistry Department, instruction |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | Chemistry Department, assistants |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | Chemistry Department, service |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | Chemistry Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | Geology and Paleontology Department, instruction |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | Geology and Paleontology Department, service |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | Geology and Paleontology Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 15 Folder 11 | Walker Museum |
| Box 15 Folder 12 | Mathematics Department, instruction |
| Box 15 Folder 13 | Mathematics Department, assistants |
| Box 15 Folder 14 | Mathematics Department, service |
| Box 15 Folder 15 | Mathematics Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 15 Folder 16 | Physics Department, instruction |
| Box 15 Folder 17 | Physics Department, assistants |
| Box 15 Folder 18 | Physics Department, service |
| Box 15 Folder 19 | Physics Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 15 Folder 20 | Betatron |
| Box 15 Folder 21 | Am-At-, general
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| Box 15 Folder 22 | Business Problems Bureau |
| Box 15 Folder 23 | Ca-Co-, general
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| Box 15 Folder 24 | Co-Cy-, general
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| Box 15 Folder 25-26 | Cyclotron construction |
| Box 15 Folder 27 | R-S-, general
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| Box 15 Folder 28 | Navy, silicates research |
| Box 15 Folder 29 | Evaluation of Guidance System Research, salaries |
| Box 15 Folder 30 | Geography Department, equipment and expenses |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | Geography research |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Griffith Laboratories Research Fellowship |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | G-L-, general
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| Box 16 Folder 4 | Hibse Astronomical Laboratory, alterations and equipment |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | Milky Way Atlas |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | N-, general
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| Box 16 Folder 7 | Ordinance research |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | P-R-, general
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| Box 16 Folder 9 | Puerto Rico branch of the Institute of Meteorology |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | Research Corporation |
| Box 16 Folder 11 | Rockefeller funds
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| Box 16 Folder 12 | Shell Fellowship |
| Box 16 Folder 13 | Slotin Fund |
| Box 16 Folder 14 | McDonald Observatory, coronaviser |
| Box 16 Folder 15 | McDonald Observatory, coronaviser, equipment and expenses |
| Box 16 Folder 16 | U-V-, general
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| Box 16 Folder 17 | Fels Fund, Chemistry |
| Box 16 Folder 18 | Fels Fund, protein structure research |
| Box 16 Folder 19 | E.I. Dupont de Nemours Fellowship and Chemistry expense |
| Box 16 Folder 20 | Accounts, unsorted |
| Box 16 Folder 21 | Physical Sciences Division, Receiving Department |
| Box 16 Folder 22 | Geography Department, instruction |
| Box 16 Folder 23 | Geography Department, service |
| Box 16 Folder 24 | Administration |
| Box 16 Folder 25 | Ledger sheet |
Series VI: Diffraction Gratings Production |
| Box 17 Folder 1-2 | Production and sales of gratings, correspondence |
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Blood-Brothers Machine Company |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Grating Committee |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Gilmore, P.F., diamonds |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Sales completed |
| Box 17 Folder 7 | Optical Shop, 1940-1942 |
| Box 17 Folder 8 | Production and sales of gratings |
Series VII: Mathematics Lecture Notes |
| Box 18 Folder 1 | "Methods of Mathematical Physics," lecture course given by Professor R. Courant and Professor K.O. Friedrichs, notes by D. Bernstein, New York University, Summer 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 2 | "Number Theory," lectures 1-12, by Professor Carl L. Siegel, ca. 1945 |
| Box 18 Folder 3 | "Differential Geometry," by Professor J.J. Stoker, 1942-1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 4 | "Bending and Buckling of Elastic Plates," lectures by Professor J.J. Stoker," New York University, Summer 1941 |
| Box 18 Folder 5 | "Heaviside Operational Calculus," lecture course given by Professor K.O. Friedrichs, notes by D. Bernstein, New York University, Spring 1944 |
| Box 18 Folder 6 | "Wave Propagation, Part I," by Professor R. Courant, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 1 | "Lectures on the Theory of Exterior Ballistics,'" by Professor G. Fubini, notes by Charles R. De Prima, New York University, Spring 1941 |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | "Transient Analysis of Electrical Networks," by Professor E. Weber, New York University, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | "Notes on Non-Linear Elasticity," Professors R. Courant, K.O. Friedrichs and J.J. Stoker, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 4 | "Fluid Dynamics and Applications," by Kurt O. Friedrichs, notes by Irving F. Ritter, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 5 | "Energy Process," by Professor K. O. Friedrichs, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 6 | "Advanced Methods in Applied Mathematics," by Professor R. Courant, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 7 | "Nonlinear Vibrations," by Professor J.J. Stoker, ca. 1940s |
| Box 19 Folder 8 | "Theory of Function of a Complex Variable, Part I," by Professor R. Courant, ca. 1940s |
Series VIII: Research Administration |
| Box 19 Folder 9 | Naval research, 1945 |
| Box 19 Folder 10-11 | Materials treatment projects, 1941-1942 |
| Box 19 Folder 12 | Weather Bureau, 1942-1946 |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | Metallurgical research project |
| Box 20 Folder 2 | Eugene M.K. Geiling, respiratory project |
| Box 20 Folder 3 | National Defense research |
| Box 20 Folder 4 | W.G. Brown, chemical detection research |
| Box 20 Folder 5 | Arthur Holly Compton, South American cosmic ray research |
| Box 20 Folder 6 | Johnson special research |
| Box 20 Folder 7 | T.F. Young and W.C. Pierce, chemical and efficiency tests |
| Box 20 Folder 8 | W.C. Pierce, chemical and efficiency tests |
| Box 20 Folder 9 | H.I. Schlesinger, volatile compounds research |
| Box 20 Folder 10 | M.S. Kharasch, special research |
| Box 20 Folder 11 | S.K. Allison, neutron diffusion |
| Box 20 Folder 12 | H.I. Schlesinger, gas generating materials research |
| Box 20 Folder 13 | W.D. Harkins, social research |
| Box 20 Folder 14 | R.J. Moon, physics special research |
| Box 20 Folder 15 | T.F. Young, research project |
| Box 20 Folder 16 | Thorfin R. Hogness and W.G. Brown, materials treatment, 1942 |
| Box 20 Folder 17 | W.C. Johnson, special research |
| Box 20 Folder 18 | Volatile compounds research |
| Box 20 Folder 19 | H.I. Schlesinger, volatile compounds research |
| Box 20 Folder 20-22 | M.S. Kharasch, research |
| Box 20 Folder 23 | S.K. Allison, neutron diffusion |
| Box 20 Folder 24 | M.S. Kharasch, special research |
| Box 21 Folder 1-3 | M.S. Kharasch, special research |
| Box 21 Folder 4 | Residence schedules |
| Box 21 Folder 5 | Ruling engines, |
| Box 21 Folder 6 | Offices of Scientific Research and Development, final report on absorption studies on chloropricin and phosgene, 1942 |
| Box 22 Folder 1 | M.S. Kharasch, special report |
| Box 22 Folder 2 | Chemical detection research |
| Box 22 Folder 3 | Business Problems Bureau |
| Box 22 Folder 4 | W.D. Harkins, special research |
| Box 22 Folder 5 | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company |
| Box 22 Folder 6 | Radiosonde recorder research |
| Box 22 Folder 7 | Synoptic climatology project |
| Box 22 Folder 8 | United States Navy, radio instruction |
| Box 22 Folder 9 | Weather Bureau |
| Box 22 Folder 10 | T.F. Young, research |
| Box 22 Folder 11-12 | Radio code instruction, report |
| Box 23 Folder 1 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, aerosol research |
| Box 23 Folder 2 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, CAA flight training project |
| Box 23 Folder 3 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, chemical and efficiency tests |
| Box 23 Folder 4 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, cosmic ray research, 4620 |
| Box 23 Folder 5 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, Eli Lilly research, 4496 |
| Box 23 Folder 6 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, gas generating materials research |
| Box 23 Folder 7 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, Johnson special research |
| Box 23 Folder 8 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, materials treatment project |
| Box 23 Folder 9 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, metallurgical research |
| Box 23 Folder 10 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, military climatology |
| Box 23 Folder 11 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, military science |
| Box 23 Folder 12 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, neutron diffusion |
| Box 23 Folder 13 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, volatile compounds research |
| Box 23 Folder 14 | Non-academic employees on obsolete projects, Wertheimer research |
Series IX: Dean of Physical Sciences, Walter Bartky, 1942-1945 |
| Box 23 Folder 15 | Army Specialized Training Program |
| Box 23 Folder 16 | Astronomy Department, budget |
| Box 23 Folder 17 | Astronomy Department, personnel |
| Box 23 Folder 18 | B-, general |
| Box 23 Folder 19 | Bartky, Walter, confidential file |
| Box 23 Folder 20 | Bartky, Walter |
| Box 23 Folder 21 | Business Office |
| Box 23 Folder 22 | Business Problems Bureau |
| Box 23 Folder 23 | C-, general |
| Box 23 Folder 24 | Chairmen of departments |
| Box 23 Folder 25 | Chemistry Department, budget |
| Box 23 Folder 26 | Chemistry Department, personnel |
| Box 23 Folder 27 | College |
| Box 24 Folder 1 | Colwell, Ernest C. |
| Box 24 Folder 2 | Comptroller's Office |
| Box 24 Folder 3 | D-, general |
| Box 24 Folder 4 | Examinations, Board of |
| Box 24 Folder 5 | F-, general |
| Box 24 Folder 6 | Filbey, Emery T. |
| Box 24 Folder 7 | G-, general |
| Box 24 Folder 8 | Geography Department |
| Box 24 Folder 9 | Geology Department |
| Box 24 Folder 10 | H-, general |
| Box 24 Folder 11 | Hutchins, Robert M. |
| Box 24 Folder 12 | J-, general |
| Box 24 Folder 13 | Lemon, Harvey B. |
| Box 24 Folder 14 | M-, miscellaneous |
| Box 24 Folder 15 | Mathematics Department |
| Box 24 Folder 16 | Meteorology Department, budget |
| Box 24 Folder 17 | Meteorology Department, personnel |
| Box 24 Folder 18 | Meteorology Department, Puerto Rico branch |
| Box 24 Folder 19 | Meteorology Department, students and curriculum |
| Box 25 Folder 1 | Meteorology, pre-Meteorology pamphlets |
| Box 25 Folder 2 | Museum of Science and Industry |
| Box 25 Folder 3 | Naval Radio Training School |
| Box 25 Folder 4 | Office of Scientific Research and Development |
| Box 25 Folder 5 | Physics Department |
| Box 25 Folder 6 | Physical Sciences Division |
| Box 25 Folder 7 | Preparation of teachers |
| Box 25 Folder 8 | R-, general |
| Box 25 Folder 9 | Registrar's Office |
| Box 25 Folder 10 | Research Corporation |
| Box 25 Folder 11 | S-, general |
| Box 25 Folder 12 | T-, general |
| Box 25 Folder 13 | Vocational Guidance and Placement, Board of |
| Box 25 Folder 14 | Q-, general |
| Box 25 Folder 15 | War Activities |
| Box 25 Folder 16 | Weather Bureau research |
Series X: Divisional Ledgers and Budgets |
| Box 26 Folder 1 | Ledger sheets, 1945-1946 |
| Box 26 Folder 1-5 | Budgets, 1941-1945 |
| Box 27 Folder 1-4 | Budgets, 1937-1941 |