Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John M. Dawson papers
- Dates:
- circa 1956-1995
- Creators:
- Dawson, J.M. (John Myrick), 1930-
- Extent:
- 1.0 Linear Feet (1 carton)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John M. Dawson papers (Collection 618). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of correspondence, John M. Dawson's dissertation and calculations, conference proceedings and reports.
- Biographical / historical:
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John M. Dawson was born September 30, 1930 in Champaign, Illinois; BS (1952), MS (1954), PhD (1957) University of Maryland, physics; research physicist and professor Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory (1956-1973); director, UCLA Center for Plasma Physics and Fusion Engineering (1967-1987); professor of physics UCLA Department of Physics (1973-2001); died in Los Angeles November 17, 2001.
- Processing information:
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Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-15 11:36:36 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John M. Dawson papers (Collection 618). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988