Guide to the Peter Schwartz Papers,
1981-2000

Collection Number: 23-19-3239

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
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Compiled by:
Staff
Date completed:
May 2003
EAD encoding:
Justine C. Rosa, May 2003.
Ariel J. Conant, Sept. 2006

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Peter Schwartz papers, 1981-2000.
Collection Number:
23-19-3239
Creator:
Peter Schwartz
Quantity:
1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Notes, papers, articles.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes lecture notes, papers, and articles by Schwartz pertaining to his work with fibers and his career in the Dept. of Textiles and Apparel. Also undergraduate papers from students in the Honors Program in the College of Human Ecology and from a course entitled "Investigative Research on the Social Impact of Science".
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Emeritus Professor of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University, from 1982-2000.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes lecture notes, papers, and articles by Schwartz pertaining to his work with fibers and his career in the Dept. of Textiles and Apparel. Also undergraduate papers from students in the Honors Program in the College of Human Ecology and from a course entitled "Investigative Research on the Social Impact of Science".
SUBJECTS

Names:
Schwartz, Peter
Cornell University--Faculty.
Cornell University--Students.
New York State College of Human Ecology.Dept. of Textiles and Apparel.

Subjects:
Textile fiber industry.
Textiles and Apparel--Study and teaching.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Peter Schwartz papers, #23-19-3239. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Publications
Series II. Course Materials
Series III. Undergraduate Research Papers
A. Undergraduate Research Papers
B. Reports
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
Series I: Publications
Articles and Papers by Peter Schwartz
Box 1 Folder 1-3
Thesis for PhD at North Carolina University 1981: The Mechanical Behavior of Fabrics Having Three, Nonorthogonal Thread Directions (Trixial) and the Equivalence of Conventional Fabrics
Box 1
Report by Harold Robinson, Peter Schwartz and S. Leigh Phoenix Feb. 1987: Experiments on the Strength and Creep-Rupture of Carbon/Epoxy Microcomposites
Box 1
Polymer Outreach Symposium at Cornell in May of 2000- Session by Schwartz entitled: Spinning Fine Polymeric Fibers from Solution and the Melt Using an Electrostatic Field
Box 1
Slides of campus scenes taken by Peter Schwartz
Box 1 Folder 4
Series II: Course Material
Lecture notes from textiles courses
Box 1 Folder 5-7
Lecture notes from TXA Mechanical Reliability Course, 1988
Box 1 Folder 8
Lecture notes from TXA 235 - Fibers, Fabrics and Finishes, 1997
Box 1 Folder 9
Lecture notes from TXA 639 - Mech. Fibrous Structure
Box 1 Folder 10
Charts - Spun Yarn and Filament Yarn
Box 1 Folder 11
Composite course material for MAE 615, TAM 797, MSE 615, Spring 1986
Box 1
Series III: Undergraduate Research Papers
A. Undergraduate Research Forum Papers:
Proceedings of the Third Annual Undergraduate Research Forum - summer, 1989
Box 1
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Forum - summer, 1990
Box 1
Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Forum - summer, 1991
Box 1
Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Forum - spring and summer, 1994
Box 1
B. Final Papers from the course: Investigative Research on the Social Impact of Science: A course taught in Biology and Society, TXA and sometimes Science and Technology Studies
Bio and S 300 and TXA 301, 1991, Spring 1992
Box 1
Bio and S 300, TXA 301 and S and TS; 402, 1993
Box 1
Bio and S 300, TXA 301 and S and TS; 402, 1994
Box 1