Guide to the Lydik S. Jacobsen Papers
SC0235
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305
Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu
October 2010
Note
This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0.
Title: Lydik S. Jacobsen papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0235
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1948-1958
Summary: Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers relating to Professor Jacobsen's research interests in seismology and structural
dynamics.
creator:
Jacobsen, Lydik S.
creator:
Jacobsen, Lydik S.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, School of Engineering, 1980.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Lydik S. Jacobsen Papers (SC0235). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor Jacobsen began his teaching career at Stanford in 1924. He headed the Mechanical Engineering Department, 1940-1943,
and directed the Earthquake Research Laboratory, 1926-1943 and 1946-1962; received his a.b. in mechanical engineering from
Stanford in 1921 and his Ph.D. in Physics here in 1927. Jacobsen died in 1976.
Description of the Collection
Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers relating to Professor Jacobsen's research interests in seismology and structural
dynamics.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jacobsen, Lydik S.
Jacobsen, Lydik S.
Stanford University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering --Faculty.
Stanford University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. -- General subdivision--Faculty.;
Stanford University. Earthquake Research Laboratory.
Stanford University. Earthquake Research Laboratory.
Box 1, Folder 2
Structure dynamic proposals
Box 1, Folder 3
Structure dynamic progress report
Box 1, Folder 4
Structure dynamic equipment
Box 1, Folder 5
Structure dynamic, letters, distribution list
Box 1, Folder 9
ERI - Earthquake engineering research
Box 1, Folder 15
Miscellaneous 1953-1958: letter and alumni questionnaire from John Van Amringe, 1954; letter-report on Stanford-in-Germany,
1958; memo re alumni questionnaire 1953
