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Table of contents

Biographical 1900-1960

Scope and Contents

This series contains clippings and commencement materials from Crawford's early academic career, as well as an obituary written by Maud W. Makemson and a University of California In Memoriam article by C.D. Shane, S. Einarsson, and H.M. Jeffers.

box 1, folder 1

Clippings 1900-1904

box 1, folder 2

Obituaries, In Memoriam 1958-1960

Correspondence 1898-1956

Scope and Contents

This series contains letters written by and to Crawford, including correspondence with directors of the Lick Observatory. Telegrams and observation notes and reports are also included.

box 1, folder 3

1898-1904

box 1, folder 4

1905-1910

box 1, folder 5

1911-1925

box 1, folder 6

1926-1956

Notes and notebooks 1897-1931

Scope and Contents

This series contains bound notebooks and loose notes written by Crawford pertaining to his research, both as a student at the University of California and later as an astronomer. Also included are diaries, notes, and photographs from Crawford's trip to Europe in 1911 and 1912, as well as some collected documents and notes that were annotated by Crawford.

box 1, folder 7

"Examples in differential equations" circa 1897

box 1, folder 8

"Differential & integral calculus" 1897

box 1, folder 9

"Mechanical quadratures" circa 1897

box 1, folder 10

"Notes on mechanics" 1897

box 2, folder 1

"Theoretical astronomy" 1897

box 2, folder 2

Untitled holograph notebook 1897

box 2, folder 3

Untitled holograph notes circa 1897-1900

box 2, folder 4

"Queer answers found in examination papers" circa 1903

box 2, folder 5

Outline of Lectures in General Science 1 1910

Scope and Contents

Annotated copy of University of California Syllabus Series pamphlet.

box 2, folder 6

Notes, lectures, quotes & articles to ponder circa 1910-1928

box 4

"Notes from my trip abroad" 1911-1912

box 2, folder 7

"Continuation of my trip abroad" 1911-1912

Scope and Contents

Includes some loose photographs and letters.

box 4

"My trip abroad" photo album 1911-1912

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Crawford's trip abroad to Europe which correspond to the preceding notebooks.

box 2, folder 8

"Notes on observatories visited during my sabbatical leave" 1911-1912

box 2, folder 9

Struve, Otto - "Einleitung in die Theorie der Satelliten" 1911-1912

box 2, folder 10

Astronomy 1 teaching notes, UCLA summer session 1929

box 3, folder 1

Portratgallerie der Astronomischen Gesellschaft 1931

Scope and Contents

Annotated copy of astronomers' portrait pamphlet.

box 3, folder 2

"Notes on observations and solar coordinates" undated

Observations and charts 1898-1928

Scope and Contents

This series contains reductions, computations, notes, and charts from Crawford's observations of comets and satellites throughout his career. Some related correspondence is also included.

box 3, folder 3

Orbit of X Draconis 1898-1928

box 3, folder 4

Orbit of Comet a 1909 (Daniel) by Merton's Method 1909

box 3, folder 5

Comet a 1915 (Mellish) 1915

Scope and Contents

Computed with Miss Jessica M. Young, second orbit computed with Miss Young, third orbit computed alone

box 3, folder 6

Comet b 1922 (Skjellerup), v.3 1922

box 3, folder 7

Satellite of Neptune observation charts ("Astronomical papers...v.9 pt.3" - "The orbit of Neptune's satellite and the pole of Neptune's equator") 1926

box 3, folder 8

Comet j 1927 (Schwassman-Wachmann) 1927

box 3, folder 9

Comet d 1927 (Streams) - Observations [Lick] 1927

box 3, folder 10

Comet a 1928 (Reinmuth) - Reductions of Plate Measurements 1928

Writings 1901-1926

Scope and Contents

This series contains typescripts and reprints of Crawford's published writings, including journal articles and his doctoral dissertation from the University of California.

box 3, folder 11

"Determination of the Constant of Refraction from Observations made with the Repsold Meridian Circle of the Lick Observatory", dissertation 1901

box 3, folder 12

"On Computing" 1907

box 3, folder 12

"Astronomy of the Pacific Coast" 1915

box 3, folder 12

"Note on Merton's Method for the Determination of Orbits" 1926

box 3, folder 12

"A Convenient Method for Computing, from Elements, the Daily Motion in Geocentric Right Ascension and Declination" undated

box 3, folder 13

"History of Astronomy" - typescript extracted from William's "History of Sciences" undated

Collection Contents

Biographical

Correspondence

Notes and notebooks

Observations and charts

Writings