Segrè (Emilio) papers, 1870-1998, bulk 1939-1989, bulk 1939-1989

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Enrico Fermi, circa 1919-1989

Scope and content:: Consists of materials related to Segrè’s mentor, friend, and colleague, Enrico Fermi. The series includes correspondence with Fermi, his wife, Laura, and Enrico Persico; lectures and writings by Fermi; notes Segrè took in Fermi’s classes; materials related to patents they held together; and photocopies of materials Segrè donated to the Fermi archives at the University of Chicago. There are also files related to Laura Fermi’s book about her husband, "Atomi in Famiglia" ("Atoms in the Family"); and Segrè’s biography of Fermi, "Enrico Fermi: Fisico" ("Enrico Fermi: Physicist"). Files related to "Note e memorie" ("Collected Papers of Enrico Fermi") include preprints and reprints of Fermi’s work. Fermi kept very few reprints and manuscripts, and many were lost when he moved from Italy to the United States and within the States. Segrè assembled as complete a collection of reprints as he could to prepare Fermi’s collected papers, substituting photocopies from journals or books when necessary. Some of these are rare because they document Fermi’s early work in Italy, and are not included in "Note e Memorie."
Physical description:: Carton 19, folders 37-50; Carton 20; Carton 21, folders 1-26; Carton 38, folders 27-34

Parent restrictions:: Cartons 1-38, Card File Boxes 1-2, Oversize Box 1, Oversize Folders 1-3, and Tube 1 are open for research. Carton 39 contains restricted personal and personnel information and is closed to researchers until 2057.
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Location of this collection:: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US