Melvin Schwartz papers, 1950-2009

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Series I: Correspondence



Box 1 Folder 13 Letter from Columbia President George Rupp to Melvin Schwartz appointing him as I.I. Rabi Professor Emeritus, December 1, 2001


Box 1 Folder 23 Letter from Valetine Telegdi to Melvin Schwartz, 11/7/95

(On CERN letterhead, transmitting a reprint of an article, "Self-Energy and the Stability of the Classical Electron," by F. Rohrlich, American Journal of Physics 28, no. 639 (1960)


Box 1 Folder 26 Letter from Columbia President Michael Sovern to Melvin Schwartz enclosing photos of the 237th graduation event


Box 1 Folder 29 Letter from Christopher Gardner to Bronx Science Principal Valerie Reidy, September 27 2009

(Attaching a check for $5000 for a prize to be established in Melvin Schwartz's name)


Box 1 Folder 30 Letter from Dean Austin Quigley to Melvin Schwartz, June 4, 2001

(Noting the gift Melvin and Marilyn Schwartz gave to Columbia)


Box 1 Folder 67 Letters from V. Telegdi to L. Lederman, Feb 8 1993 and June 8 1993

(Critiquing Lederman's The God Particle. [explosive!] with cover notes to Melvin Schwartz)


Box 1 Folder 68 Letter from Heinz Filtuth to Melvin Schwartz and two papers concerning the sigma-lamdy parity, June 29 2004

(Includes two papers concerning the sigma-lamdy parity)


Box 1 Folder 69 Letter from Victoria Prince to Schwartz confirming terms of retirement from Columbia, Dec 1 1998


Box 1 Folder 72 Letter from Martha Rebay to Schwartz re bequest of shares in DPI to Columbia, December 29 1987


Box 1 Folder 73 Letter from John Grafton, Dover Publications, confirming the Dover edition of Principles of Electrodynamics, Feb 4 1986

(With follow up letters dated Feb 25, 1986, Feb 5 1987, and Nov 2 1987. Supplemental material from McGraw Hill and US government re: copyright)