George Braxton Pegram papers, 1903-1958

Creator:: Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958
Extent:: 40.61 Linear Feet 95 document boxes and 1 record carton
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Correspondence, manuscripts, and subject files on most aspects of Pegram's career. Also, a large quantity of research notes made by Lucy J. Hayner (1898-1971), Professor Emeritus of Physics at Columbia University, who was writing a history of Columbia's Physics Dept., 1905-1954, can be found in folders throughout the collection.
Biographical / historical:: Nuclear physicist, professor of physics, and Dean of Graduate Faculties at Columbia University. Pegram, a prominent nuclear physicist, conducted a great deal of defense-related research and was responsible for the famous meeting between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and American nuclear scientists prior to World War II that eventually led to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Physics Department. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1972. Accession number--M-72.

Subseries VIII.4 was added in July 2019. The materials were originally accessioned in July 2005 (2005.0005), transferred by Joan Rouse, 313 Low Library.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89. Subseries VIII.4 was processed by Joanna Rios in July 2019.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged remainder listed and arranged.

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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Braxton Pegram papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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