Administrative Files, 1873-1995
The Administrative Files series (1873-2000, 8.8 linear feet) is divided into six subseries: Correspondence, Committees, Facilities and Equipment, Finances, Personnel, Reports and Topical Files.
The Administrative Files series (1873-2000, 8.8 linear feet) is divided into six subseries: Correspondence, Committees, Facilities and Equipment, Finances, Personnel, Reports and Topical Files.
1 oversize folder — 14.5 linear feet
The Department of Physics records contain budget sheets, clippings, committee minutes, correspondence, departmental review reports, organizational charts, personnel records, and photographs. The records are most informative in the administrative proceedings of the department. They are least informative in curricular and research areas. The records span the years 1873-1995 and are arranged into four series: Administrative Files, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, Research, and Awards and Special Events and L3 Project. Although there are 19th century records present, the bulk of the records cover the period from 1954 to 1991.
The Correspondence subseries (1889-1932, 1964-1991, 2 linear feet) contains Departmental Correspondence, 1889-1932; and Chairman's Correspondence, 1964-1991. The early departmental correspondence includes letters of John W. Langley, Robert A. Millikan, Harrison M. Randall, James M. Cork, Ernest Lawrence, Walter Stevens, John O. Reed, Henry Carhart, Karl Guthe, H. R. Crane, and others. Correspondence from 1917 and 1918 documents World War I submarine detection research done under Harrison M. Randall. The Chairman's Correspondence is dominated by the papers of Lawrence W. Jones, chairman from 1982 to 1987, and covers the daily affairs of the department. The Jones correspondence also includes material predating his tenure as chairman.
The Committees subseries (1954-2000, 1.35 linear feet) documents committees cutting across areas of the department, such as the Executive Committee and various departmental review committees. The 2006 addition to the collection included one linear foot of Executive Committee materials dating from 1973 to 2000. The material is arranged by date and includes meeting action items, minutes and related documentation.
The Facilities and Equipment subseries (1886-1919, 1953-1992, 2.8 linear feet) contains files on departmental equipment, shops, and buildings. Of note are the space planning files, which document the move to the Dennison Building and the Randall Bridge Proposal; and the department's efforts to build a Superconducting Super Collider near Ann Arbor. For cyclotron files, see the Research series. The 2006 accession added two linear feet to this subseries. The documentation is mainly additional Superconducting Super Collider reports for the Dundee and Stockbridge, Michigan sites.