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Newcomer family papers
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Newcomer family papers
Creator:
Newcomer family
source:
Newcomer, Harry Sidney
Identifier/Call Number: M0341
Identifier/Call Number: 2327
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1850-1972
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. H. Sidney Newcomer, 1981, 1984, 1986, and 1989.
[identification of item], Newcomer Family papers (M0341). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Photographic negatives from this collection are separated and housed in MSS PHOTO 0100 General Photograph Collection.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newcomer, Harry Sidney