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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Administrative/Biographical History
Scope and Contents
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: John M. Dawson papers
Creator:
Dawson, J.M. (John Myrick), 1930-
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0618
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
(1 carton)
Date (inclusive): circa 1956-1995
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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
[Identification of item], John M. Dawson papers (Collection 618). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processing Information
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
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Administrative/Biographical History
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.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, John M. Dawson's dissertation and calculations, conference proceedings and reports.