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Leason Heberling Adams PapersA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Clarencetta Jelks2009
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Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Leason Heberling Adams (1887-1969) span the years 1919-1968. The collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, notebooks, notes, published writings on scientific research, and miscellaneous printed matter that are organized into the following series: Correspondence, Writings, and Miscellany. The Correspondence concerns research and publication in the field of geophysics and earth science. Among the correspondents are Lewis Cohen, Arthur Day, Robert Sosman, the National Academy of Sciences, the Geological Society of America, and colleagues with whom Adams engaged in joint research and publication. The largest amount of correspondence is between Adams and Cohen pertaining to their research in relation to nepheline and wollastonite analyses and their joint authorship of a paper published by the American Journal of Science in 1966. Typescripts, galley proofs, and reprint copies of published articles by Adams, as well as articles coauthored with other scientists, make up the bulk of the Writings. These writings date from 1919 to 1966 and cover results of research in pressure measurements and control. The Miscellany consists of directories, programs, and printed matter, but the most significant items in this file are the notes and notebooks, 1921-1922, related to Adams's research in thermodynamics and chemical thermodynamics. Also included in this series are the notes and drafts of Adams's published writings. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in three series: Return to the Table of Contents Container ListCorrespondence, 1933-1968Letters and memoranda from colleagues, scientific organizations, and institutions. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent and therein chronologically. Bassett, William A., 1965Cohen, Lewis H., 1965-1966 (2 folders)Day, Arthur L. and Ruth E., 1933, 1964Geological Society of America, 1958-1961Goranson, R. W., 1953-1958McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1965National Academy of Sciences, 1958-1964National Science Foundation, 1965Sosman, Robert B., 1960-1964Miscellaneous, 1936-1968, undatedWritings, 1919-1966Typescripts, reports, and reprint copies of published writings coauthored with other scientists. Arranged chronologically by year of publication. Articles"Thermostats for Very High Temperatures," Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments, Nov. 1924"The Annealing of Glass as a Physical Problem," Journal of The Franklin Institute, July 1933"Simplified Apparatus for High Hydrostatic Pressures," The Review of Scientific Instruments, Apr. 1936"The Earth's Interior, Its Nature and Composition," The Scientific Monthly, Mar. 1937Reports, "Preliminary Survey on Establishment of a High Pressure Scale," 1965Miscellaneous untitledWritings published with othersDavis, Briant L., 1962-1966Goranson, R. W., 1933Waxler, Roy M., 1960-1964White, Walter P., 1919Williamson, Erskine D., 1919Miscellany, 1919-1966Notes and notebooks relating to Adams's early research and printed matter and writings by others. Arranged alphabetically by type of material. NotesThermodynamics, 1919-1920Chemical thermodynamics, 1921-1922"Enthalphy Changes from Melting Curves in Binary Silicate Systems," 1965"Elliptically Prolonged Light"ThermodynamicsMiscellaneous (3 folders)Printed matter (1 folder)(1 folder)ProposalsWritings of others, 1951-1966Return to the Table of Contents |
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