Guide to the Robert Arthur Helliwell Papers SC1214
Daniel Hartwig & Presley Hubschmitt
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
July 2014
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert Arthur Helliwell papers
creator:
Helliwell, Robert A.
Identifier/Call Number: SC1214
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(2 cartons & 2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1950-1999
Physical Location: Special Collections
and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance.
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Access to Collection
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
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University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
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permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the
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purposes.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Robert Arthur Helliwell Papers (SC1214). Dept. of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical / Historical
Helliwell graduated from Stanford with his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. In
1946, he joined the faculty in Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering. Helliwell's
research on whistlers led to many prominent journal articles and technical reports on the
subject. He passed away in 2011.
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of Helliwell's lab notebooks, journal articles, and
technical reports.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antarctica
Electrical engineering -- Study and teaching.
VLF radio wave
propagation
Helliwell, Robert A.
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering
-- Faculty
Papers Accession ARCH-2014-127
Arrangement
Lab notebooks in ARCH-2014-127 are arranged chronologically.
Additional papers Accession ARCH-2018-236
Box 1, Folder 1
Low Frequency Propagation Studies - Report
1953-1956
Box 1, Folder 2
Reports on Whistlers - Stanford Electronics Laboratories
1960-1962
Box 1, Folder 3
Proposal tot he National Science Foundation for Magnetospheric Research in
Antartica
1969 Nov 10
Box 1, Folder 4
VLF wave growth and discrete emission...
1982
Box 1, Folder 5
Journal Articles by Helliwell
1960-1996
