Accruals note
Custodial History note
Preferred Citation note
Conditions Governing Use note
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Related Archival Materials
Processing Information note
Biographical/Historical note
Conditions Governing Access note
Title: Homer W. Ibser papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2007/02
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
13.75 Linear feet
(11 record cartons)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1970-1989
Date (inclusive): 1969-1990
Language of Materials note: English.
creator:
Ibser, Homer W.
Accruals note
No further additions are expected.
Custodial History note
The Homer W. Ibser papers were maintained by Homer Ibser himself and, after his death, were transferred to the Department
of Special Collections and Archives by his wife in 2007.
Preferred Citation note
[Identification of item including date], MSS 2007/02, Homer W. Ibser papers, Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Reqquests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The Homer W. Ibser papers were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by Tomiko Ibser in 2007. Additions
were gifted in 2012.
Related Archival Materials
Related materials to nuclear energy and anti-nuclear movements may be found in the following collections in this repository:
John E. Moss papers (MSS 1977/01); Sacramento Peace Center (MSS 1985/01); Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
(MSS 2001/13); Sacramento/Yolo Peace Action Chapter records (MSS 2002/12); Robert Kloss papers (1999/29); American Lung Association,
Sacramento-Emigrants Chapter records (MSS); and the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant Oral History Project (OH-001).
Processing Information note
Processed by Christopher Rockwell.
Biographical/Historical note
Homer W. Ibser was born on September 17, 1920 in the state of Nebraska. He received his bachelor's degree at Nebraska University
in Physics, and later his masters and doctorate degree at the University of Wisconsin in Physics and Mathematics. In 1943,
Ibser went to Chicago, Illinois to join the Manhattan Project as a research assistant until 1946. He later returned to the
University of Wisconsin, where he finished graduate school.
By 1959, Ibser arrived at Sacramento State as a professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy where he focused primarily
on nuclear power and the negative effects of radiation. He served as a member of the National Advisory Board of the Nuclear
Information and Resource Service, and frequently attended meetings of the Sacramento Muncipal Utilities District (SMUD) Board
of Directors. He was also an advocate for the closing of the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant and was even given the nickname
"The Conscience of Rancho Seco." He passed away on October 28, 2004.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ibser, Homer W.
Ibser, Tomiko
Matsui, Robert T., 1941-2005
Moss, John E. (John Emerson), 1913-
Rancho Seco (Nuclear power plant : Calif.).
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Calif.).
Anti-nuclear movements
Astronomy.
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactor accidents
Nuclear waste