Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Newcomer family papers
- Dates:
- circa 1850-1972
- Creators:
- Newcomer family and Newcomer, Harry Sidney
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Newcomer Family papers (M0341). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Dr. H. Sidney Newcomer worked in applied optics as it related to the motion picture industry during the 1950s, an important period in the evolution of this technology. His mother, Rebecca Newcomer, was born in 1863.
Collection contains diaries and journals, letters, lecture notes reflecting pre-World War I mathematics and optics education at the University of Wisconsin, scientific reprints, patents, and photographs.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. H. Sidney Newcomer, 1981, 1984, 1986, and 1989.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Newcomer, Harry Sidney
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-14 16:42:06 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Some of these materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Newcomer Family papers (M0341). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022