Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lawrence H. Aller papers
- Dates:
- 1903-2001
- Creators:
- Aller, Lawrence H.
- Abstract:
- Lawrence H. Aller was an astronomer and professor at UCLA. The collection consists largely of correspondence and Aller's published papers on a variety of astronomical topics.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (2 cartons)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lawrence H. Aller papers (Collection 616). 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 largely of reprints of Laurence Aller's scholarly publications, dozens of which appeared in a variety of journals spanning a period of more than sixty years. There is also a significant amount of correspondence with other astronomers, including Dorothy N. Davis-Locanthi, Donald Menzel, and Nicholas Mayall. Also present are observational data and lecture notes for "The Planetary Nebulae," a major project that Aller worked on from 1942-1975.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lawrence H. Aller was born in Tacoma, WA on September 24, 1913. He developed an early interest in astronomy and, despite not graduating from high school, attended the University of California, Berkeley. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he attended Harvard, and earned his PhD in 1942. He taught at Indiana University and the University of Michigan and, in 1962, he became a professor at UCLA, where he remained for the rest of his career. During that time, he published six books and hundreds of scholarly articles, mostly dealing with gaseous nebulae and stellar atmospheres. He died in Los Angeles on March 16, 2003.
- Processing information:
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Processed by C.B. Brown, September, 2002. Reprocessed by Doug Johnson, August 2016.
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- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in a single series, based on the work of the previous archivist.
- 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
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-02 14:11:20 -0700 .
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 object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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], Lawrence H. Aller papers (Collection 616). 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