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• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• Restrictions on Access
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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Edwin E. Salpeter papers, 1949-1998.
Collection Number: 14-22-2574

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Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
Box 4		Reprints	1948-2005
		In chronological order
Box 4		Notes in notebooks on colloquia Salpeter listened to at Binhamton University	1946-1949
Box 4		Notes in notebooks on colloquia Salpeter listened to at Cornell	1949-1959
Box 4		Course material	1940-1959
Box 5		Lecture notes for statistical mechanics
		Scope and Contents Sample course material from the first and last courses taught
Box 6		Lecture notes for upper level undergraduate courses and first year graduate courses
Box 7		Lecture notes for astrophysics
		Scope and Contents Some lectures given to Hans Bethe's classes from 1950-1952
Box 8	Folder 1	Science policy	1970-1975
Box 8	Folder 2	Science policy	1978-1991
Box 8	Folder 3	Quantum electrodynamics	1949
Box 8	Folder 4	Stellar structure and condensed matter	1964-1969
Box 8	Folder 5	Accretion of interstellar matter	1964-1970
Box 8	Folder 6	Spiral galaxies and superdense stars	1969-1977
Box 8	Folder 7	Rotating disks	1971
Box 8	Folder 8-9	Cosmic evolution	1972-1979
Box 8	Folder 10	Teller's road to disaster	1962
Box 8	Folder 11	Colloquium viewfoils	1975-1978
Box 8	Folder 12	International Astronomical Union (IAU) symposium in Balatongfured, Hungary	1987
Box 8	Folder 13	International Astronomical Union symposium (IAU) in Kyoto, Japan	1979-1980
Box 8	Folder 14	Space Telescope Science Institute	1981-1983
Box 8	Folder 15	Holes and honeycombs, hidden mass	1981-1984
Box 8	Folder 16	Virgo cluster dynamics and galaxy cluster	1978-1981
Box 8	Folder 17	Convective overshoot	1960-1973
Box 8	Folder 18	Quasar	1965-1970
Box 8	Folder 19	Ionosphere heating	1966-1967
Box 8	Folder 20	Encyclopedia article	1971
Box 8	Folder 21	Solid-state pycnonuclear rates	1954-1990
Box 8	Folder 22	Original figures	1970-1971
Box 8	Folder 23	Fermi-Thomas equation of state	1957-1960
Box 8	Folder 24	Neutrino pair processes	1961-1965
Box 8	Folder 25	URCA and Neutrino processes	1964-1969
Box 8	Folder 26	Recombination line and time dependence	1970
Box 8	Folder 27	Planetary nebula expansion	1970-1975
Box 8	Folder 28-29	Jovian particulate	1970-1976
Box 8	Folder 30	Krumm-Saudage-Carlo correspondence	1976-1980
Box 8	Folder 31	Miscellaneous	1979-1983
Box 8	Folder 32	Miscellaneous correspondence	1968-1984
Box 8	Folder 33	Metallic hydrogen	1963-1971
Box 8	Folder 34	Sabbatical	1974-1976
Box 8	Folder 35	National Science Board	1977-1979
Box 9	Folder 1-2	Notes for Segal Review	1980-1987
Box 9	Folder 3	Hercules supercluster and continuum paper	1980-1984
Box 9	Folder 6-7	Hercules cluster	1980-1986
Box 9	Folder 8	Hercules HI data	1979-1989
Box 9	Folder 9	Virgo-velocity distribution	1978
Box 9	Folder 10	Luminosity function	1958
Box 9	Folder 11	Jupiter conference	1962
Box 9	Folder 12-13	Astrophysics	1952-1961
Box 9	Folder 14	Statistical mechanics	1954-1957
Box 9	Folder 15	Accretion drag and cluster x-ray	1979-1982
Box 9	Folder 16	PhD thesis	1948
Box 9	Folder 17	Nuclear physics	1967
Box 9	Folder 18	Luminosity function	1954
Box 9	Folder 19	Debye theory and cluster	1958-1962
Box 9	Folder 20	Electric dipole moment	1958-1959
Box 9	Folder 21	Radar Backscatter	1962-1963
Box 9	Folder 22	Galaxy evolution	1965-1989
Box 9	Folder 23	Plasma and landau dumping	1960-1962
Box 9	Folder 24	Star formation in galaxy	1950-1964
Box 9	Folder 25	Helium burning notes for Cox and Deinzer papers	1963-1964
Box 9	Folder 26	Star formation in galaxy	1950-1964
Box 9	Folder 27	Atomic theory	1958-1962
Box 9	Folder 28	Cluster expansion talk	1962
Box 9	Folder 29	Neutron drops	1957-1960
Box 9	Folder 30	Bower's papers	1951-1960
Box 9	Folder 31	E mission spectrum notes	1966
Box 9	Folder 32	Chemical physics	1956-1965
Box 9	Folder 33	High density white dwarfs	1950-1966
Box 9	Folder 34	Ionosphere	1966-1967
Box 9	Folder 35	Miscellaneous publications	1951-1957
Box 9	Folder 36	Miscellaneous	1951-1957
Box 9	Folder 37	Research	1980-1989
Box 10	Folder 1	Solar system	1960-1962
Box 10	Folder 2	Neutron stars	1964-1966
Box 10	Folder 3	National Science Foundation	1978
Box 10	Folder 4	National Science Foundation	1979
Box 10	Folder 5	Stellar evolution	1963, 1969
Box 10	Folder 6	Space science	1974-1976
Box 10	Folder 7	Astronomy lectures and conferences	1980-1983
Box 10	Folder 8	Theoretical physics	1977-1979
Box 10	Folder 9	Astrophysics	1953-1959
Box 10	Folder 10	Astronomy workshops	1985-1990
Box 10	Folder 11	Professional appointments	1967-1977
Box 10	Folder 12	American Astronomical Society Publications Committee	1971-1973
Box 10	Folder 13	American Astronomical Society Council	1971-1972
Box 10	Folder 14	American Astronomical Society Council	1973
Box 10	Folder 15	Scientists for Orlov and Shcharansky	1979
Box 10	Folder 16	Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) Board	1970-1977
Box 10	Folder 17	Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) Board	1970-1979
Box 10	Folder 18	Winston Cartledge	1960-1966
Box 10	Folder 19	MacArthur fellows program	1985
Box 10	Folder 20	Correspondence	1960-1969
Box 10	Folder 21	Interstellar matter	1954
Box 10	Folder 22	Canada-France-Hawaii telescope	1979
Box 10	Folder 23	Harvard university committee	1971-1976
Box 10	Folder 24	John Comella case	1972
Box 10	Folder 25	Los Alamos and Livermore consulting	1977-1993
Box 10	Folder 26	Miscellaneous	1970-1971
Box 10	Folder 27	Miscellaneous	1972-1973
Box 10	Folder 28	Galaxy proposals	1981-1990
Box 10	Folder 29	Miscellaneous	Date Unknown
Box 10	Folder 30	Notes on various topics	Date Unknown
Box 11	Folder 1	Institute of Advanced Study	1950-1959
Box 11	Folder 2	Theoretical astrophysics	1979
Box 11	Folder 3	Awards and appointments	1970-1986
Box 11	Folder 4	Professorship	1980-1985
Box 11	Folder 5	Professorship	1986-1996
Box 11	Folder 6	Astronomy and space sciences	1960-1969
Box 11	Folder 8	Scientists for Orlov and Shcharansky	1978
Box 11	Folder 9	Scientists for Orlov and Shcharansky	1980-1986
Box 11	Folder 10	Graduate examinations	1952-1962
Box 11	Folder 11	National Science Board	1980-1981
Box 11	Folder 12	National Science Board	1982-1985
Box 11	Folder 13	Galaxy proposals	1978-1980
Box 11	Folder 14	Galaxy proposals	1974-1977
Box 11	Folder 15	National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center proposals	1988-1993
Box 11	Folder 16	Class handouts	1985
Box 11	Folder 17	Prelims	1951-1973
Box 11	Folder 18	Teaching at Cornell	1990-1995
Box 11	Folder 19	Theoretical astrophysics grant	1970-1978
Box 11	Folder 20	American Physical Society	1987
Box 11	Folder 21	American observatory proposals and studies	1984-1986
Box 11	Folder 22	Arecibo observation	1978-1983
Box 11	Folder 23	Galaxies and neutral hydrogen	1975-1990
Box 11	Folder 24	Radar	1985-1987
Box 11	Folder 25	Directed energy weapons	1985-1987
Box 11	Folder 26	Directed energy weapon discrimination study	1985-1988
Box 11	Folder 26	Miscellaneous	1955-1990
Box 12	Folder 1	Correspondence	1959-1963
Box 12	Folder 2	Correspondence	1964-1966
Box 12	Folder 3	Correspondence	1965-1966
Box 12	Folder 4	Correspondence	1966-1968
Box 12	Folder 5	Correspondence	1968
Box 12	Folder 6	Correspondence	1968-1969
Box 12	Folder 7-9	Correspondence	1969-1971
Box 12	Folder 10	Correspondence	1971-1972
Box 12	Folder 11	Correspondence	1971-1974
Box 12	Folder 12	Correspondence	1973
Box 12	Folder 13	Correspondence	1974
Box 12	Folder 14	Correspondence	1975-1977
Box 12	Folder 15	Correspondence	1978
Box 12	Folder 16	Correspondence	1979
Box 12	Folder 17	Correspondence	1980
Box 12	Folder 18	Correspondence	1981
Box 12	Folder 19	Correspondence	1982
Box 13	Folder 1	Correspondence	1983
Box 13	Folder 2	Correspondence	1984
Box 13	Folder 3	Correspondence	1985
Box 13	Folder 4	Correspondence	1986
Box 13	Folder 5	Correspondence	1987-1988
Box 13	Folder 6	Correspondence	1989-1990
Box 13	Folder 7	Correspondence	1991-1994
Box 13	Folder 8	Papers supported by the National Science Foundation	1970-1978
Box 13	Folder 9	Stellar structure	1964-1971
Box 13	Folder 10	Space research	1964-1973
Box 13	Folder 11	Miscellaneous	Date Unknown
Box 13		Final Status Report to the National Science Foundation	1966-1967
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Final Status Report to the National Science Foundation	1967-1968
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Research in Astrophysics	1965
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Studies in Astrophysics	1970-1981
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Studies in Astrophysics	1983-1990
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Studies in Stellar Structure	1964-1965
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Studies in Stellar Structure	1965-1966
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Studies in Stellar Structure	1967-1972
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Production of Helium in Massive Objects	1970
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Recombination Lines of H2	1971
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Studies of Graviation Theories and Experiments	1972-1973
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Technical notes for a paper on: X-Ray Illuminated Atmosphere	1975
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Inhomogeneity in Cosmological Element Formation	1978
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Active Galaxies and Compact Objects	1985-1988
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Physic of Accreting, Magnetized Neutron Stars and the Resulting X-Ray Emission	1984-1987
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Theoretical Physics of Accreting, Magnetized Neutron Stars	1986-06-1987
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		FIR Stars and IRAS Point Cirrus with Possible HI Bubbles	1988-1989
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 13		Presidential Young Investigator Award for Theoretical Astrophysics	1989
Box 13		Theoretical Physics of Accreting, Magnetized Neutron Stars and the Resulting X-Ray Emission	1987-1990
		Scope and Contents Publication
Box 14		Job recommendations	1961-1995
		Restricted
Box 15		Preparations for colloquia and invited talks	Date Unknown
Box 15		Geology committee notes	Date Unknown
		Scope and Contents Notes refer to the transfer of Geology to Engineering and the appointment of Jack Oliver as chair
Box 15		Copy of a book Salpeter's father wrote and an unpublished autobiography of his	Date Unknown
Box 15		Arecibo Technical Committee minutes and notes	Date Unknown
		Scope and Contents Salpeter was chair of the committee
Box 15		Course notes and problem sets for P203: Physics of Science: Exploration of Astronomy	1980-1999
Box 16		Correspondence, memos, grants, National Science Foundation proposals, reports and notes	1960-1999
Box 17		Correspondence and course material
Box 18		Correspondence	1952-1990
Box 18		Course material	1972-2003
Box 18		Symposium in honor of Salpeter	October 1984