Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert S. Finn papers
- Dates:
- 1948-2007
- Extent:
- 3.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Robert S. Finn papers (SC1628). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The materials in this collection include article reprints written by Robert Finn, research notes, lecture materials, course documents, correspondence with students and colleagues, grant applications, and student files.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born in Buffalo, New York, Robert Finn obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and later his PhD in mathematics from Syracuse University.
He completed his post-doctoral research at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1953 and from the Institute for Hydrodynamics at the University of Maryland from 1953 to 1954. Later that same year, he became an assistant professor at the University of Southern California until finally beginning his professorship at Stanford University in 1959; later becoming professor emeritus of mathematics.
He also earned two Guggenheim fellowships in 1958 and 1965, as well as becoming a Fulbright Fellow in 1987. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig. Throughout his career, he authored roughly 150 research papers and edited several academic journals, most prominently Equilibrium Capillary Surfaces which was published in 1986.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2008, 2023
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Mathematics.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-27 13:33:38 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 1A is restricted for 75 years after date of creation and may be made available in 2061. Otherwise, materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives 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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Robert S. Finn papers (SC1628). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022