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Correspondence 1928-1989

Arrangement

Materials arranged in alphabetical order by last name of correspondent or topic.

Scope and Contents

This series contains Kron's professional correspondence, some personal correspondence, and some research materials.
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A - miscellaneous 1946-1981

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Ables, Harold 1973-1974

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Abt, Helmut A. 1954-1973

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Acheson Colloids Corp. 1949

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Adel, Arthur 1966

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Aitken, Robert G. 1940-1950

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Alden, Harold L. 1950

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Aller-Oke, standards 1962-1963

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Ames Laboratory 1957

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AR Cas 1954-1970

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AR Lae 1947-1950

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Arp, H.C. 1967-1968

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Ashbrook, Joseph 1948-1956

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific (A.S.P.) 1946-1954

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific (A.S.P.) 1965-1974

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Australian Trip 1960

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B - miscellaneous 1956-1975

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Baade, Walter 1946-1956

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Babcock, Horace (and Harold) 1947-1971

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Baglow, R.L. 1948

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Baker, James G. 1949

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Bappu, M.K. Vainu 1952-1971

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Barber, Donald R. 1946-1959

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Barbier, Daniel 1951-1956

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Barnothy, J.M. 1970-1971

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Barrett, Richard F. 1960

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Bartlett, Tom 1947

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Baum, Custer C. 1946

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Baum, William 1950-1966

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Beals, C.S. 1946-1951

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Beck, Hans G. 1966

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Beckman & Whitley 1961-1967

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Behr, Alfred 1948

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Bethlehem Steel 1948-1949

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Bidelman, William P. 1956-1961

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Blair, G. Bruce 1946

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Blanco, Victor M. 1953-1979

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Blitzstein, William 1947

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Boesgaard, Hans 1966-1967

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Bok, Bart J. 1947-1969

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Boller & Chivens 1966

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Bowen, Ira S. 1950

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Breckenridge, James B. 1964-1981

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Brewer, Leo 1956-1958

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Brode, Robert B. 1946

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Brouwer, Dirk 1953

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Brower, Stanley 1947-1948

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Bruck, H.A. 1947-1948

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Bunton, George W. 1950

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Burbidge, E. Margaret 1978

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Burbidge, Geoffrey R. 1957

Box 2

C - miscellaneous 1956-1977

Box 2

California Alumni Association 1949

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Canavaggia, R. 1976-1979

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Carpenter, Edwin F. 1947-1959

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Carruthers, George 1976

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Chaffee, Fred 1969-1974

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Chambers, Jack 1948

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Chandrasekhar, S. 1948-1970

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Chesterman, Charles W. 1965

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Chincarini, Guido 1966-1972

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Clauser, F.H. 1968

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Cooksey, Donald 1947

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Corona Borealis undated

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Crawford, Dave 1966-1970

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Cuffey, James 1947

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XZ Cygni 1948

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D - miscellaneous 1949-1972

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Dahn, Conard 1965-1966

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Daniels, M. 1966

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Davies, R.C. 1966

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Detre, L. 1948-1960

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De Vaucouleurs, Gerard 1952-1972

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Duchesne, M. 1965-1969

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Dugan, Raymond S. 1939

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Dunham, Theodore 1949-1965

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E - miscellaneous 1953-1979

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Eastbay Astronomical Association 1948

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Ebbinghausen, E.G. 1959-1969

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Eckert, Wallace J. 1947

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Edmondson, Frank 1948-1956

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Eggen, Olin 1948-1977

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Einarsson, Sturla 1954-1959

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Electronics Magazine 1948-1949

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Elvey, C.T. 1949

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Engle, Paul R. 1950

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Experimental photocells and multipliers 1942-1946

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F - miscellaneous 1947-1972

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Fath, Edward A. 1953

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Federer, Charles 1947-1968

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Feinstein, Alejandro 1963-1969

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Fellgett, Peter 1952-1969

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Flagstaff Naval Observatory (Kron Appointment as Director) 1965-1974

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G - miscellaneous 1956-1979

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Gadomski, Jan 1949

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Gaposchkin, Sergei 1947-1956

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Gascoigne, Benj. 1952-1970

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Gill, Jocelyn 1948

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Gliese, Wilhelm 1957-1958

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Goldberg, Leo 1954-1972

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Greenstein Committee Report 1969

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Greenstein, Jesse L. 1948-1967

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Guetter, Harry 1974-1975

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H - miscellaneous 1949-1971

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Hall, John S. 1939-1966

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Hardie, Bob 1952-1969

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Hargreaves, J. 1950

Box 2

Harris, William 1974-1975

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Herbig, George 1951-1970

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Hertzsprung, Ejnar 1965

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Hewitt, Anthony V. 1967-1976

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High Temperature Conf., Washington 1958

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Hiltner, W.A. 1946-1965

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Hogg, Arthur 1952-1966

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Houston, Walter S. 1946

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Hubble, E.P. 1948-1953

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Huffer, C.M. 1946-1958

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Humason, Milton 1950-1953

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Hurahata, Masaaki 1950-1955

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I - miscellaneous 1948-1972

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IC 4665 1954

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Ingalls, Albert 1946-1955

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Inglis, Stuart 1948-1973

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Inyokern, California 1948

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Irwin, John 1946-1967

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J - miscellaneous 1955-1969

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Janes, Ken 1966-1971

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Johnson, Harold 1948-1970

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Johnson, Hugh M. 1959

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Jonas, Herbert 1947-1948

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Joy, Alfred H. 1952-1968

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K - miscellaneous 1953-1978

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Kennedy, H.D. and Pamela 1970-1977

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Kharadze, E.K. 1956

Box 4

Kienle, Hans 1957-1958

Box 4

King, Ivan 1952-1976

Box 4

Kinman, T.D. 1966-1970

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Kinman, T.D. - NGC 2419, 6522, 6528 1969

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Kitt Peak - Conference on Photoelectric Problems 1953

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Kopal, Zdenek 1946-1973

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Kourganoff, V. 1950

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Kreiken, E.A. 1948

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Kron, Richard 1968-1980

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Kuhi, Leonard 1966

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Kuiper, Gerald P. 1954-1955

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Kukarkin, B.V. 1955-1977

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L - miscellaneous 1953-1980

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Labs, Dietrich 1957-1959

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Lallemand, A. 1954-1971

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Lee, Oliver Justin 1950

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Levitt, I.M. 1947

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Lewis, Myron 1968-1972

Box 4

Lick Observatory - General 1936-1985

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and other materials during Kron's appointment at the Lick Observatory, including letters to and from the director, scientific research, press releases, curriculum vitae and information on promotions, and letters pertaining to Kron's work during World War II and leave from the Observatory.
Box 4

Lick Observatory - Sky Brightness 1973

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Light pollution 1973

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Liller, William 1950-1970

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Linnell, Albert P. 1947-1956

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Lippincott, Sarah Lee 1952-1972

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Livingston, William C. 1955-1964

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Locanthi, Dorothy 1946

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Lynds, C.R. 1955-1970

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M - miscellaneous 1953-1980

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Mathews, Robert 1949

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Matsushima, Satoshi 1968

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Mayall, Margaret 1947-1952

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Mayall, Nick U. 1951-1977

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Mayall and Kron undated

Scope and Contents

Paper on Photoelectric Photometry
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McCarthy, Martin F. 1957-1979

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McGee, J.D. 1961-1973

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McKellar, Andrew 1948

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McMath, Robert R. 1959

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McMullan, D. 1965-1980

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Megaw, E.C.S. 1949-1951

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Menzel, Donald H. 1946-1979

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Merrill, John E. 1947-1949

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Miczaika, G.R. 1948-1956

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Misch, Tony 1989

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Moore, Joseph H. 1947

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Morgan, W.W. 1950-1959

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Mulders, Gerard F.W. 1960-1965

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Munch, Guido 1948-1950

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N - miscellaneous 1948-1980

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Nassau, J.J. 1948-1949

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Neyman, J. 1954-1955

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Nicholson, Seth B. 1947-1953

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Nielsen, Axel V. 1947

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O - miscellaneous 1952-1977

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O'Connell, D.J. 1957-1959

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Office of Naval Research 1948-1966

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Olsen, William 1946

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Oort, J.H. 1946-1970

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P - miscellaneous 1955-1979

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Pannekoek, A. 1939

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Papiashvili, Eric 1960-1969

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Patent Office 1949-1950

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Pearce, J.A. 1940

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Petrie, R.M. 1947-1965

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Photocell Development 1938-1948

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Photocells - Technical Data - Photomultipliers 1928-1947

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Pictures 1961

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Pierce, Newton L. 1946-1948

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Plakidis, S. 1948

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Project Stromlo 1971-1976

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R - miscellaneous 1951-1968

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Reber, Grote 1947

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Reiz, Anders 1949

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Roach, Franklin E. 1940-1978

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Roberts, Walter O. 1950

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Rogers, Fred T. 1947-1948

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Rose, Donald G. 1949

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Ross, Frank E. 1946

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Routly, Paul M. 1964-1978

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Royal Greenwich Observatory 1971-1972

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Ruiz, John J. 1947-1961

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S - miscellaneous 1950-1978

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Salanave, Leon 1948-1981

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Sandage, Allan 1954-1971

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Sanford, Roscoe 1946-1948

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Schilt, Jan 1946

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Schwarzschild, Martin 1947-1965

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Science Service 1948

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Scott, Elizabeth 1954

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Selected Area 68 1949-1957

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Seyfert, Carl K. 1947

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Shane, C.D. 1947-1975

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Shane, C.D. 1963-1968

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Shane, C.D. 1968-1977

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Shane, C.D. 1969-1971

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Shane, C.D. 1972-1973

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Shane, C.D. 1974-1977

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Shane, C.D. 1977-1979

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Shane, Mary Lea 1967-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes personal letters to Katherine Gordon Kron.
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Shapley, A.H. and Harlow 1953-1956

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Site Testing - Australia 1962-1967

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Slipher, V.M. 1949

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Smith, Harlan 1952-1971

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Smith, J. Lynn 1947-1956

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South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1972-1973

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Spark Plug 1960

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Spinrad, Hyron 1958-1960

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Spitzer, Lyman 1948-1950

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Sputnik 1957

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Standard lamps (to Hayes and Canavaggia) 1961-1966

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Stebbins, Joel 1947-1966

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Sterling, Howard 1948

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Stern, Albert Victor 1949-1950

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Stilwell, Walt 1946-1959

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Stoy, R.H. 1960

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Strand, Kaj 1967-1975

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Stromgren, Bengt 1948-1961

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Struve, Otto 1947-1956

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Swings, Pol 1947-1953

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Swope, Henrietta 1968-1973

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T - miscellaneous 1953-1981

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Tauchmann, Geo F. 1948-1959

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Thackeray, A.D. 1951

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Thomsen, Ivan 1953-1961

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U - miscellaneous 1965-1966

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U Cephei 1973-1989

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University of California 1957-1977

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Unsold, A. 1960-1968

Physical characteristics

2 folders
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V - miscellaneous 1947-1973

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Van de Kamp, Peter 1955-1969

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Van Dien, Elsa 1947-1949

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Van Rhijn, P.J. 1952

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Vienna Observatory 1971

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Voigt, Hans-Heinrich 1953

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Vyssotsky, A.N. 1958

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W - miscellaneous 1950-1973

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Walker, Merle 1951-1976

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Wallenquist, Aki 1947-1955

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Wallenstein, George 1957-1968

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Walraven, Th. 1947

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Warner and Swasey 1949-1950

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Weaver, Harold 1955-1977

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Wehlau, Bill 1953-1956

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White Mountain Site 1950-1952

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Whitford, A.E. 1940-1977

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Wilkes, Dan 1947-1953

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Williams, Howell 1948

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Wilson, Olin 1940-1970

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Wilson, Ralph 1941-1947

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Wirtanen, Carl A. 1960

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Wood, (Frank) Bradshaw 1939-1980

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Woolf, Nick 1960-1961

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Woolley, Sir Richard 1952-1974

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Y - miscellaneous 1954-1980

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Yerkes tests 1965

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Z - miscellaneous 1953-1978

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Zeta Aurigae Program 1963-1973

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Unidentified correspondence 1974

 

Research 1937-1970

Arrangement

Materials arranged in original order.

Scope and Contents

This series contains Kron's research materials, including observation logs, charts, graphs, reductions, notes, and related correspondence.
Box 7

Index of folders for 6 colors, etc. undated

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Filters, instruments, etc.; Extinction 1940-1945

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Reductions 1940

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Reductions 1941

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Reductions 1942

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Reductions 1943

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Reductions 1944

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Reductions 1945

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Reductions 1946

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C3 1943

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C4, C5 1944

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Observing lists 1941-1942

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Summaries and gradients 1941

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Gradient graphs 1941

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Miscellaneous, Directions from Whitford 1941

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Other stars, Silver 1941

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Black body curves circa 1945

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Reddened B-stars, gradients 1941

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Screens, series, standards, filters 1942-1946

Box 8

Miscellaneous 1942, Baade, Bluest absolute magnitude effect, Ratios of scales 1942-1945

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Sky-swings, Baade 1941-1946

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Reddened B-stars, others 1942-1944

Box 8

Graphs BD - 3060 undated

Box 8

Graphs 1942

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General 1942

Box 8

Deviations from black 1942

Box 8

Trapezium, Pleiades, P. Cygni, etc. 1943-1947

Box 8

Index, summaries, etc. 1943-1944

Box 8

Galactic center 1955

Box 8

Reductions 1949

Box 8

Reductions 1957

Box 8

Reductions 1959

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Observing tests (old) 1941-1950

Box 8

H.D. 125248 Magnetic spectrum variable 1948-1950

Box 8

Lunar parallax problem 1952

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H.D. 215835 Pearce's Star 1948-1949

Box 8

BD + 20 2465 (M4e star) 1949

Box 8

Zeta Aurigae 1939-1951

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H.D. 22124 1952-1955

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YZ Cassiopeiae paper 1937 and undated

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YY Geminorum 1946-1952

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RR Lyrae variables data (Oort) 1948-1970

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6 colors - High velocity stars undated

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6 colors - Tables 1952-1955

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Special photocells 1947

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Southern photometry, general 1951

Box 9

CE25 cell color sensitivity undated

Box 9

Absolute sensitivity calibration 1955

Box 9

Drawings 1950-1962

Box 9

Drawings - Image tube 1959

Box 9

Photometric standards (summaries) 1953-1954

Box 9

Auxiliary curves for YZ Cassiopeiae 1957-1959

Box 9

Drawings - Lallemand multiplier container 1952-1956

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Alpha CrB (Gordon and Kron) 1946-1950

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Leo II undated

Box 9

Spectra plates and tracings 1961

Box 9

Unidentified 1937-1955

 

Writings 1935-1987

Scope and Contents

This series contains Kron's writings, including reports of work done at Lick Observatory and the U.S. Naval Observatory, abstracts, drafts, talks, and grant proposals, as well as reprints of Kron's published works, patents, and his bibliography.
Box 9

Reprints 1935-1979

Physical characteristics

2 folders
Box 9

Annual reports 1936-1965

Box 9

Reports and drafts 1939-1987

Box 9

Grant proposals 1959-1967

Box 11

Patents 1963-1986

Box 9

Bibliography 1978

 

Subject files 1936-1996

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Scope and Contents

This series contains writings by colleagues, notes, and other research materials collected by Kron, as well as personal memorabilia.
Box 10

Eclipsing binaries (Zessewitch, Ferrari, Wyse) undated

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Eclipsing variables (Henry Norris Russell) 1937

Box 10

Lallemand translations 1936-1996

Box 10

Orbit of H.D. 193576 1940-1949

Box 10

Personal memorabilia 1936-1965

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Photometry 1954, 1972

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Stellar energy distribution undated

Box 10

Unidentified microfilm undated

 

Realia undated

Box 11

Edison light bulbs undated

Box 11

Stebbins ruler undated