Research logs
1860-1863, undated
Arrangement
Materials arranged alphabetically by last name of author or by title.
Scope and Contents
Includes various research logs, notebooks, and reduction books of Lick Observatory
astronomers.
box 1, folder 1
Aitken, R.G. - Sirius
1867-1918
box 1, folder 2
Aitken, R.G. - Formulae, etc.
undated
box 9, folder 1
Burnham, S.W. - List of double stars
1881
box 1, folder 3
Burnham, S.W. - Star index
undated
box 1, folder 4
Comet orbit computations
1898-1899
box 7
Moon photographs
1888-1892
Scope and Contents
Album of sketches and photographs of different views of the moon by various
astronomers at Lick Observatory.
box 1, folder 5
Moore, J.H. and Chappelle, J.F. - Moon, 36-inch telescope
1935
box 8
Planets, Moon, etc.
1888-1893
Scope and Contents
Album of sketches and photographs of the moon and various planets by various
astronomers at the Lick Observatory.
box 10
Shane, W.W. - Supernova Search Program I-III, RS-1 - RS-703
1956 June - 1958 June
Physical Description: 3
notebooks
box 1, folder 7
Townley, S.D. - Variable stars
1913-1914
box 2, folder 1
Unidentified log
1881-1885
Scope and Contents
Possibly belonged to S.W. Burnham.
Research notes and charts
1840-1967
Arrangement
Materials arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Contains various forms of research data including notes, charts, tables, atlases,
lists, etc. created by and collected by Lick astronomers.
box 2, folder 2
Star position notes from various British astronomers
1840
box 5, folder 1
Casey, Thomas - Star Atlas
1873
box 9, folder 2
Oversized charts and drawings
1892-1951
box 2, folder 3
Color curve and plate effect, 24-inch telescope
circa 1967
Lick Observatory publications
1902-2009
Arrangement
Materials arranged chronologically by date of publication.
Scope and Contents
Includes brochures and other promotional materials created by and about the Lick
Observatory, as well as publication proofs and layouts.
box 5, folder 5
Holden, Edward S. - Unidentified proof prints
1897
box 2, folder 4
A Brief Account of the Lick Observatory, 3rd edition
1902
Scope and Contents
Published pamphlet on the history of the Lick Observatory including annotations and
inserted documents.
box 2, folder 5
Publications of the Lick Observatory, catalogs
1909-1945
Scope and Contents
Contains catalogs of publications of the Lick Observatory as well as catalogs and
bulletins of University of California publications.
box 2, folder 6
120-inch telescope album, Sky Telescope
1955
box 2, folder 7
"Lick Longhairs"
1956-1967
box 2, folder 8
Announcement of the Lick Observatory
1962-1963
box 2, folder 9
New Horizons for Lick Observatory
1967
box 5, folder 6-7
Focus newsletter
1975-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and layouts for Lick Observatory's newsletter.
box 2, folder 10, box 9, folder 1
Modern Astronomy
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and layouts for Modern Astronomy brochure on Lick Observatory and
120-inch telescope.
box 2, folder 11
The Shane Reflector: Celebrating the First Fifty Years
2009
Manuscripts and reports
1862-1987
Arrangement
Materials arranged alphabetically by last name of author or by title.
Scope and Contents
Includes reports and drafts of manuscripts written by Lick Observatory astronomy staff,
documenting astronomical observations as well as the history of the observatory and its
staff.
box 2, folder 12
Bobrovnikoff, N.T. - Report on Comets
1946
box 2, folder 13
Burnham, S.W. - Double Star Observations
1897
Scope and Contents
Sent to R.S. Floyd by S.W. Burnham
box 3, folder 1
Comet discovery reports
1862-1931
box 5, folder 2
Gould, Benjamin Arthorp - On the Reduction of Photographic
Observations
1870
box 5, folder 3
Keeler, James - The Lick Observatory
circa 1888
box 3, folder 2
Keeler, James - Some Photographs of Faint Spectra Taken with the Slitless
Spectrograph of the Crossley Reflector
undated
box 3, folder 3-4
Osterbrock, Donald - James E. Keeler: Pioneer American Astrophysicist, galley
proof
1984
box 3, folder 5
Osterbrock, Donald - Lick Observatory: The First Century; notes, interviews,
outline
1987
box 5, folder 4
Publications of the Lick Observatory, volume 1; manuscript and typescript
drafts
circa 1886
box 3, folder 6
Todd, David P. - Observations of the Transit of Venus made at the Lick
Observatory
1882
box 3, folder 7, box 4, folder 1-2
Townley, S.D. - Untitled manuscript
1906
box 4, folder 3, box 6
Publications correspondence
1898
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and postcards from observatories and other institutions around the
world acknowledging receipt of Lick Observatory publications, bulletins, and
indexes.
Indexes
1882-1985
Arrangement
Materials arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Includes indexes, catalogs, and lists of publications at Lick Observatory.
box 4, folder 4
The Transit of Venus, record of photographs
1882
box 5, folder 8
Names and addresses index
1887-1888
Scope and Contents
As indexed in volume 1 of Publications of the Lick Observatory.
box 5, folder 9
Errata in Star Catalogues
circa 1888
box 4, folder 5
Published works of the Astronomers of the Lick Observatory
1888-1891
box 4, folder 6
Negatives, publications
1929-1949
box 4, folder 7
Observing books in Lick Observatory Plate Vault
1985
Scope and Contents
Contains inventory created by Donald Osterbrock of research logs and observing books
at Mount Hamilton.
