Guide to the Lick Observatory Records: Business records UA.036.Ser.02
Alix Norton
University of California, Santa Cruz
2015
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Lick Observatory Records: Business records
Creator:
Lick Observatory
Identifier/Call Number: UA.036.Ser.02
Physical Description:
86.5 Linear Feet
116 boxes, 16 oversize boxes, 2 roll boxes, 5 flat file drawers
Date (inclusive): 1870-2002
Date (bulk): 1888-1960
Language of Material:
English
.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
Lick Observatory Records: Business records. UA 36 Ser.02. University Archives, University Library, University of California,
Santa Cruz.
Historical note
The Lick Observatory was completed in 1888 and continues to be an active astronomy research facility at the summit of Mount
Hamilton, near San Jose, California. It is named after James Lick (1796-1876), who left $700,000 in 1875 to purchase land
and build a facility that would be home to "a powerful telescope, superior to and more powerful than any telescope yet made".
The completion of the Great Lick Refractor in 1888 made the observatory home to the largest refracting telescope in the world
for 9 years, until the completion of the 40-inch refractor at Yerkes Observatory in 1897. Since its founding in 1887, the
Lick Observatory facility has provided on-site housing on Mount Hamilton for researchers, their families, and staff, making
it the world's oldest residential observatory.
James Lick was born in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania in 1796, and spent much of his life building organs and pianos in Pennsylvania
and Maryland, as well as in South America. In 1847, he moved to San Francisco, where he started purchasing large amounts of
real estate that made him a sizable fortune. Near the end of his life he began discussing ways to leave a legacy in the form
of a monument of some kind, and settled on the idea of building something that would advance science, technology, and human
knowledge. In 1874, Lick set up the first of three trusts to devote $700,000 to the construction of the most powerful and
superior telescope in the world. Richard S. Floyd was the president of the board of trustees of the successful third Lick
Trust, and Thomas Fraser was the foreman and superintendent of the entire construction project of the observatory. In August
1875, Lick selected Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, California as the site for the observatory after consulting with
Fraser. One of the conditions of Mr. Lick's donation for the observatory was that the County would construct a suitable road
to the summit of Mount Hamilton, which the County agreed to do. Lick passed away in 1876 before the completion of the observatory,
and was later buried at the base of the pier of the Great Lick Refractor.
As chairman of the board of Lick Trustees, Richard S. Floyd was entrusted with making sure the observatory was the greatest
of its time. Having no formal training in astronomy or in the use of its instruments, Floyd recruited astronomers Simon Newcomb
and E.S. Holden as scientific advisors in planning the buildings and the astronomical equipment. They invited astronomer S.W.
Burnham, well known for his work on double stars, to conduct tests on the atmospheric conditions on the mountain, and he found
that the observing conditions were among the most favorable he had experienced.
The main telescope that was initially built at Lick Observatory was the 36-inch equatorial refractor, also known as the Great
Lick Refractor, completed in 1888. Alvan Clark & Sons shaped the objective lens, and Warner & Swasey constructed the telescope
mounting. With the completion of the Great Lick Refractor and the reconstruction of the Crossley 35-inch reflecting telescope
in 1895, the Observatory has been home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Early research at the Observatory
made important contributions to the development of instruments for detecting, photographing, and taking measurements of celestial
objects. The Observatory continued to pioneer research in the astronomical applications of spectroscopy and photography throughout
the 20th century with the addition of the Carnegie 20-inch double astrograph camera (1941) and the Shane 120-inch reflector
telescope (1959), which at the time of its construction was the second largest reflector after the 200-inch at Palomar Observatory.
As of 2015, Lick Observatory leads in extrasolar and extragalactic research with the Katzmann Automatic Imaging Telescope
(1998), which searches for supernovae, and the Automatic Planet Finder (2013), which searches for planets capable of sustaining
life.
Some other examples of notable research conducted at the Lick Observatory throughout the decades include the double star survey
initiated in 1888 by S.W. Burnham and E.E. Barnard, and continued by director R.G. Aitken and Hamilton Jeffers through the
mid-twentieth century, as well as work in radial velocity and spectroscopy started in 1896 by W.W. Campbell, who later became
director for almost 30 years. Campbell also oversaw the majority of the Lick Observatory's solar eclipse expeditions through
the early 20th century, traveling to multiple locations in Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America to study eclipses
in their areas of totality.
The Observatory is currently operated by and headquartered at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is part of the
University of California Observatories (UCO) system. The Observatory was originally transferred to the Regents of the University
of California by the James Lick Trust in 1888, and was an independent campus of the UC system until 1958, when it was made
part of the University of California, Berkeley. On July 1, 1965, the administration of Lick Observatory was officially transferred
from UC Berkeley to UC Santa Cruz, and the following year the astronomers relocated their offices and residences to Santa
Cruz, along with the astronomy shops, materials from the observatory's library, and historical documents that made up the
archives of the observatory. Mary Lea Shane served as the custodian of the archives both on Mount Hamilton and at UC Santa
Cruz, preserving and indexing the correspondence, logs, business records, photographs, and research materials from the observatory's
history. In 1982, a ceremony was held at the library to name this collection the Mary Lea Shane Archives of the Lick Observatory.
These records are now available as the Lick Observatory Records, collection UA 36, in the Special Collections and Archives
department of the UCSC McHenry Library.
For additional references with more information on the Lick Observatory and its history, see the Bibliography section of this
finding aid.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the business records of the Lick Observatory, including materials related to observatory operations
on Mount Hamilton in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The main areas of the series include financial files, business correspondence,
and materials related to the planning and construction of the main observatory and related buildings on Mount Hamilton. Information
on the original Lick Trust and trustees is included, as well as land acquisition materials, maps of the surrounding area,
and files on the maintenance of buildings and grounds.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject or topic, then chronologically, roughly following the original filing arrangement.
Business correspondence and financial files are arranged at the end of the collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Alix Norton, 2015.
Related Materials
Related materials can be found in the following series of Lick Observatory records:
Bibliography
Consult the following resources for more information about Lick Observatory:
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Handbook of the Lick Observatory of the University of California. San Francisco: Bancroft, 1888.
- Holden, Edward S.
A Brief Account of the Lick Observatory of the University of California. Sacramento: State printing Office, 1895.
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The Lick Observatory Collections Project: Building the Observatory. http://collections.ucolick.org/archives_on_line/bldg_the_obs.html
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The Lick Observatory Collections Project: The Life of James Lick. http://collections.ucolick.org/archives_on_line/James_Lick.html
- Lick, Rosemary.
The Generous Miser: The Story of James Lick of California. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1967.
- Mathews, Henry E.
The James Lick Trust. San Francisco, 1918.
- Neubauer, F.J. "A Short History of the Lick Observatory."
Popular Astronomy 58.5 (1950): 201.
- Osterbrock, Donald E, John R. Gustafson, and W J. S. Unruh.
Eye on the Sky: Lick Observatory's First Century. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988.
- Shane, Mary L. H, and Elizabeth S. Calciano.
The Lick Observatory. Glen Rock, N.J: Microfilming Corp. of America, 1974.
- Wright, Helen.
James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business records
Lick Observatory
Box 1, Box 114
Annual reports
1888-1985
1904-1958
Container Summary: 41 folders and 2 copybooks
Scope and Contents note
Includes annual and biennial reports from Lick Observatory directors, as well as notes and reports from other astronomers
and staff.
Box 2-3
Applications
1905-1955
Container Summary: 38 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains employment applications for janitors, engineers, astronomer fellowships, computers, machinists, secretaries, observers,
boarding house keepers, electricians, automobile drivers, and clerical and library work. Also includes correspondence with
directors, curriculum vitae, and recommendations.
Box 4, Box 98
Automobiles
1899-1968
Container Summary: 16 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, monthly reports of automobile expenses and mileage, truck reports, automobile company advertisements,
and insurance policies.
Buildings and grounds
1883-1971
Box 5-7
General files
1882-1971
Container Summary: 27 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes inventories, requisitions, quotes, correspondence, plans, drawings, and maps. Topics include improvement plans, laboratory
information, addition proposals, renaming of buildings, and the observatory cornerstone in 1883.
Box 7-8, Box 115
Architectural drawings and specifications
1877-1932
Container Summary: 24 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes smaller blueprints, other architectural drawings, topographical survey maps, and architectural specifications for
buildings on Mount Hamilton. Named architects include Warren Charles Perry, John Galen Howard, Howard & Galloway, and Atlas
Building.
Blueprints, oversized
Arrangement
Blueprints are arranged alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents note
Includes large blueprints and other architectural drawings from original construction and renovation of Lick Observatory buildings
on Mount Hamilton. Also includes electric wiring diagrams, surveys, and related plans.
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 1
120" Telescope Building
1949
Container Summary: 11 drawings
Scope and Contents note
John Case
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
120" Telescope Building - #10931
1959 April 29
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 3
20" Double Photographic Telescope Building
1939
Container Summary: 6 drawings
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
20" Double Photographic Telescope Building - First floor plan, electric layout - #1960
1939 September 21
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
20" Double Photographic Telescope Building - General wiring diagram
1938-1939
Scope and Contents note
Warner & Swasey Co.
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 5
36" Refractor Building - Construction Sequence for Installation of New Dome Trucks
1963-1964
Container Summary: 14 drawings
Scope and Contents note
McClure & Messinger
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 6
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Center piece of tube for Lick Observatory
1886
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 6
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Declination Axis for Lick Observatory
1886
Container Summary: 2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Warner & Swasey
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 7
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Polar Axis for Lick Observatory
1886
Container Summary: 2 copies
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 7
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Star Spectrograph
undated
Scope and Contents note
J.E. Keeler
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
14" x 34.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 1
36" Telescope Building - Details of Dome Base and Guide Wheels
1886
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
12" x 34", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 2
36" Telescope Building - Details of Guide Wheels
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 24", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 3
36" Telescope Building - Details of Track
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
27" x 24", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 4
36" Telescope Building - Sectional Elevation of Great Dome, Joint of Intercostal
1886
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 33.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 5
36" Telescope Building - Upper Track and Guide Wheel
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
40" x 25", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-4, Folder 6
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Eye End
1887
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 3
36" Telescope (Equatorial) - Side Elevation of Column
1886
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
23" x 38.5", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 7
75 ft. Dome Running Gear
1886
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
19.5" x 26", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 4
Arrangement of Edison Dynamo #1000 Watt Engine & Boiler - Lick Observatory Plant
1890 August
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
33" x 29", Ink on Paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Boiler room - Existing conditions, general plan - #10205
1957 September 12
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Boiler room - Typical reinforcing details - #10206
1957 September 12
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Campus Utilities - Modification to Heating Control - #9374
1955 May 31
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 8
Chronograph - End View and Carriage Details
1885
Container Summary: 2 copies
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 8
Chronograph - Front View
1885
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
26" x 19", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Dining Hall, Remodel Kitchen - Floor plan, interior and exterior elevations and notes - #11258
1959 October 23
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Dormitory addition - Partial second floor plan and elevations - #10490
1958 June 27
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Dormitory Building, sheet 1
1912
Scope and Contents note
John Galen Howard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Duplex Apartment Unit - Plot Plan - #12671
1964 June 12
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5", Pencil on Paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Electric Substation, Arch Plans, Plot Plans & details - #5229
1948
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
33.75" x 22.5", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - #20525
1955 May 23
Scope and Contents note
John Hudson Thomas, Architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
25" x 22", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - #20526
1955 May 23
Scope and Contents note
John Hudson Thomas, Architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
25" x 22", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - Addition, structural plans, sections, and details - #9537
1956 February 23
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - Additions and alterations, elevations and sections - #9555
1956 March 13
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - Additions and alterations, plot plan, first and second floor plans - #9554
1956 March 13
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
General Shops Building - Fire Sprinkler Plan - sheet 1 of 1 - #12616
1964 April 22
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5", Pencil on Paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Heating plant and boiler - Boiler, equipment and piping, general arrangement and details - #10201
1957 September 23
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 1
Laboratory and Measuring Building
1957
Container Summary: 18 drawings
Scope and Contents note
Corlett & Spackman, architects
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Laboratory and Measuring Building - Air Conditioning - 2nd Floor - #11832
1961 March 1
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
34.5" x 22.5", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Laboratory and Measuring Building - Air Conditioning for Star Survey & Measuring Engines - #29484 R1
1962 September 6
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5", Pencil on Paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Laboratory and Measuring Building - Air Conditioning for Star Survey & Measuring Engines - #29484 R2
1962 September 6
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5", Pencil on Paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Laboratory and Measuring Building - Building landscaping, phase 2 - #10731
1958 December 23
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 1
Laboratory and Measuring Building - Topographic Survey Data - #9506
1955 November 8
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Library addition court landscaping - Grading, staking, and details - #10079
1957 March 21
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory - "Stone Sill"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Possibly incomplete drawing
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
35.5" x 45.5", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory - 1st Floor & 2nd Floor plan
undated
Scope and Contents note
Wright & Sanders
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
47" x 29.5", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory - North East Entrance
undated
Scope and Contents note
Wright & Sanders
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.75" x 35.75", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Lick Observatory Additions to Electric Primary System - #5069
1947 November 5
Container Summary: 2 copies
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
Lick Observatory Electric Substation - Architectural plans, plot plan, and details - #5229F
1948 February 24
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
Lick Observatory Electric Substation - Architectural plans, plot plan, and details (revised) - #5229F
1948 March 26
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Lick Observatory Main building - Alterations, details of display cases - #9382
1955 August 8
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory Meridian Circle House - South Front
1884 May 7
Scope and Contents note
T.E. Fraser
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.75" x 35.75", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory Mount Hamilton, Plan no.1
1880 April
Scope and Contents note
T.E. Fraser
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
30.75" x 48", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Lick Observatory Seismograph Record 4/18/1906 - 5:12:12am PST - Duration of Record 3M 45S
1906 April 18
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
30" x 24", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
Lick Observatory Underground Cable Arrangement - #4113D
1923 January 17
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Main Observatory building - Alterations to wooden entrances - #11200
1959 August 28
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Main Observatory building alterations - Aluminum windows and glazing for north wing - #10451
1958 May 1
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Main Observatory building alterations - Aluminum windows and glazing for south wing - #9384
1955 June 14
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 4
Mount Hamilton Buried Cable Diagram
1950-1958
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #10950, #11199, #9886 - US Post Office, Laboratory and Measuring Building
1957-1959
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #1960 Building for 20" Double Photographic Telescope - 1st floor plan - Electric Layout
1939 September 2
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #2030 Building for 20" Double Photographic Telescope - sheet S101 - Foundation Plan
1930 October 3
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #9236 Building Area Survey
1953 July 3
Scope and Contents note
Jeffries
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #9237 UC Mount Hamilton Campus
1957 May 21
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - #9398 Lick Observatory Building Aluminum Doors
1955 June 27
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Mount Hamilton Small Tracing - Firehouse #20523, 20524
1953 February 2
Scope and Contents note
Jeffries
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
22.25" x 34.5"
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Observers' House - 3rd Floor and roof - sheet #2
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
27" x 47.25", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Observers' House - Contour Lines, Profiles and Cross Sections of the Observatory peak on Mount Hamilton surveyed by Herrmann
Bros., Santa Clara, CA
1877 February
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
35.5" x 46", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Observers' House - East Elevation & South Elevation - sheet #4
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
45.5" x 28", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Observers' House - Section AB & West Elevation - sheet #5
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
46.5" x 27", Ink on Linen
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Observers' House - First floor and second floor plans, sheet #1
undated
Scope and Contents note
Wright & Sanders
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Observers' House - First floor and second floor plans, sheet #2
undated
Scope and Contents note
Wright & Sanders
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Observers/astronomers' residence - Site plan, roof plan - #9799
1956 October 31
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Photographic building - Existing building floor plans, section - #9521
1956 February 2
Scope and Contents note
Howard & Galloway, architect
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Piping layouts, utilities plan, and planting plan - #10080
1957 March 21
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 2
Re-Mounting for Crossley Reflecting Telescope
1902
Container Summary: 4 copies
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
27.5" x 22", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
School House Alteration - Elevations, sections, and details - #9182
1954 August 12
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
School House Alteration - First floor plans, foundation and basement floor plan - #9181
1954 August 12
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - 1st floor & roof plan - #5012 Rev. sheet 2 of 3
1950 December 14
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - 1st floor, doors - #20485
circa 1950
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
20.75" x 30", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Basement plan, Eaves - #20484
circa 1950
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
20.75" x 30", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Elevation, Typical cornice & rake - #5012 Rev. sheet 3 of 3
1950 December 14
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Elevations plans, front, rear, side - #20486
circa 1950
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
20.75" x 30", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Entrance Details - #5012 sheet 6 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Foundation Plan - #20483
circa 1950
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
20.75" x 30", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Foundation Plan - #5012 Rev. sheet 1 of 3
1950 December 14
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - General Conditions & Specifications - #5012 sheet 7 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - General Conditions & Specifications - #5012 sheet 8 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - General Notes - #5021 sheet 2 of 8
1955 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Interior Finish schedule, Paint schedule #5012 sheet 3 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Section AA, BB, Fixed Glass details, elevations - #5012 sheet 5 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Septic Tank details - #5021 sheet 1 of 8
1955 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Single Family Staff Residence, Kepler Peak - Typical Overhang, Typical rake details #5012 sheet 4 of 8
1950 June 22
Scope and Contents note
Wm. F. Hempel, architect
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
18" x 35", Pencil on paper
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 7
Sole Plates for Lower Track Ring
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
23" x 27", Mounted on cardboard
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Apartment - Proposed floor plans and exterior elevations - #111231
1959 September 18
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Basement plan sections and details - #9388
1955 June 21
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Basement plan, sections - #9704
1956 August 10
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Exterior elevation - #9706
1956 August 10
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - First floor plan, finish schedule, window details - #9705
1956 August 10
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Foundation plan and details, eave details, kitchen elevations - #9703
1956 August 10
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Site plan and plot plan - #9387
1955 June 21
Map-Case G2-3, Folder 2
Staff Cottage - Site plan, roof plan - #9702
1956 August 10
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Vault Building - Details of metal windows and fireplaces, sheet 302
1907 March 2
Scope and Contents note
Howard & Galloway
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Vault Building - Details, sheet 301
1907 January 8
Scope and Contents note
Howard & Galloway
Map-Case G2-5, Folder 5
Vault Building - Plan of roof and second floor, sheet 601
1906 December 6
Scope and Contents note
Howard & Galloway
Box 4-5
Boarding house and dining hall
1906-1960
Container Summary: 4 folders
Box 8, Box 116, Map-Case F
Domes
1883-1888, 1959-1960
Container Summary: 1 folder and 3 oversized items
Scope and Contents note
Includes Phoenix Iron Works proposal for early dome, correspondence about Crocker Dome, and schematic drawings of Great Dome
by Thomas Fraser (1885). Also includes oversized drawing by Jules Crollard, "New System of Dome Proposed to the James Lick
Trust by T.E. Fraser" (July 1883).
Box 7
Inventories
1888-1915
Container Summary: 6 folders
Box 8-11
Progress reports
1950-1958
Container Summary: 28 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains construction progress and inspection report books from UC office of architects and engineers. Includes library addition,
dormitories, 120" telescope installation, and Laboratory and Measurements building.
Box 11-12
Record cards and record sheets
1924-1934
Container Summary: 2 folders
Box 28
Rotunda remodel
1927-1930
Box 12
Civil defense and disaster preparation
1952-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, test reports, and bulletins.
Box 12, Box 86-87
Computers/computing
1953-1991
Container Summary: 12 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes proposal and other material on the T-1 project to provide network connectivity between Mount Hamilton and UC Santa
Cruz, as well as data logs, notes, specifications, and plans pertaining to the Photometer Data Taking and Reduction System
(PDTRS) and the FOCAL programming language. Also includes IBM orders and invoices, news clippings and article reprints.
Box 12
Disasters
1905-1999
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports on fires, lightning strikes, and airplane crash of 1939.
Box 12
Electricity and power
1881-1952
Container Summary: 6 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes bids for power plant to be built on Mount Hamilton in 1905, usage reports, logs, and requisitions.
Equipment, instruments, and supplies
Box 13
General files
1905-1967
Container Summary: 5 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes orders, correspondence, and contracts for both scientific and non-scientific equipment.
Box 13
Astrometric camera
1960-1975
Container Summary: 2 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and disassembly procedure for camera on 36" refractor telescope.
Box 13-14
Automatic measuring machine
1956-1969
Container Summary: 8 folders
Scope and Contents note
Equipment for survey and automatic measuring of 17 by 17 inch astrographic plates. Includes specifications and progress reports
from Gaertner Scientific Corporation.
Box 14
Lietz, A. Company
1908-1945
Box 14
Loaned plates and equipment
circa 1935-1939
Box 14
Lumiere North American Co., Ltd.
1905-1909
Box 14
Marchant Calculating Machine Co.
1925-1940
Box 14
Micrometers
1952 and undated
Box 14
Moll microphotometer
1926
Box 15
Oakland National Engraving and Color Plate Co.
1927-1933
Box 15
Prime focus spectrograph
1960-1963
Container Summary: 2 folders
Box 15
Wood, sand, and hay
1905-1943
Container Summary: 2 folders
Events
1963-2000
Scope and Content
Includes fliers, announcements, and program brochures for events and celebrations held at Lick Observatory.
Box 15
75th anniversary of Lick Observatory
1963
Box 15
100th anniversary of Lick Observatory
1988
Scope and Contents note
Centennial celebration and exhibit
Box 15
Astronomy colloquia
1952-1956
Box 15
Christmas parties
1988-2000
Box 15
Commemoration of naming of Mount Hamilton
1982 July 24
Box 15
Lick, James 200th birthday celebration
1996
Box 15
Picnics and parties
1974-2002
Box 16
Rededication of Lick Observatory
1989
Box 16
Retirement celebrations
1993
Box 16
Fellowships
1902-1967
Container Summary: 9 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes applications for fellowship positions, lists of recipients, recommendation letters, other correspondence, and opening
announcements.
Box 16
Fire protection
1905-1958
Box 16
Future plans
1943-1967
Scope and Contents note
Includes notes on 10 year plan for Lick Observatory, proposals, correspondence between Lick director and UC president.
Box 16
Governance
1942-1951
Container Summary: 2 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes committee of regents of Lick Observatory meeting agendas, regulations for the government of Lick Observatory, proposals,
correspondence, and report drafts.
Box 16-17
Keys
1905-1978
Container Summary: 9 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains lists of organizational keys and indexes of original filing systems in business records and directors' files.
Box 17, Box 40
Land acquisition
1874-1968
Container Summary: 3 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes agreements, deeds, correspondence, maps concerning various land grants and transactions around the observatory on
Mount Hamilton.
Library
1905-2001
1929-1966
Box 17-18
General files and correspondence
1905-1970
Container Summary: 18 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes orders, plans, reference requests from the general public to Lick Observatory library, and correspondence with binders,
vendors, and the UC Berkeley library.
Box 18-19, Box 105
Accessions logs
1897-1962
Scope and Contents note
Includes library accession and order logs, recommended purchases and requests, catalogs of new publications and notes.
Box 18
Inventories
circa 1958
Container Summary: 3 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes inventory of books and astronomical journals at Lick Observatory library, and bibliography/chronological list of
works in the Lick Observatory library's rare book collection.
Box 72, Box 82-84
Library orders
1916-1940
Container Summary: 10 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes purchase orders for books and periodicals for Lick Observatory library through UC Office of Comptroller.
Box 18
The Lick Observatory Library: Formative Years, 1874-1909
2001 May
Scope and Contents note
Thesis by Alan O. Allwardt, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University.
Box 40, Map-Case G3-5, Folder 3
General files
1874-1893
Physical Description: 4 folders
Scope and Contents
Contains deeds of trust, correspondence, clippings, statement of trustees, reports, ledgers, agreements, statements of disbursements
of Lick Observatory account, and other legal and financial documents. Includes information on the transfer of Lick Observatory
to the UC Regents.
Box 125-126
Scrapbooks
1875-1902
Container Summary: 5 volumes
Scope and Content
These scrapbooks cover the Official Action of the Regents of the University of California and Lick Trustees for matters regarding
the Lick Observatory. Included are memos, clippings, reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and bulletins.
Logs, business
Scope and Content
Contains log books related to the daily operations of the Lick Observatory.
Box 133
Abstract book
1888-1905
Scope and Contents
Includes details on budgets, requisitions, and specific funds of the Lick Observatory.
Box 112
Daily journal of the Lick Observatory
1933-1945
Box 120
Electrical measurements
1886-1923
Box 20
Electrical meter readings
1936-1949
Box 120
Equipment of electric plant; Telephone data
undated
Guest books and registers
1947-1982
Scope and Contents note
Contains guest books including record of Lick Observatory library and archives visitors, overnight visitors, as well as director
C.D. Shane's personal guestbook.
Box 112, Box 132
Guest books
1885-1903, 1953-1955
Box 127-131
Visitor registers
1888-1915
Container Summary: 10 volumes
Box 112
Library guest book
1956-2007
Box 112
C. Donald Shane personal guest books
1947-1982
Box 20
Letter acknowledgments
1884-1886
Box 120
Lick Observatory survey of site: Barometer readings and rough field notes of astronomers
1888
Box 120
Mining transit books
1923-1929, 1946-1949
Box 120
Record of small lenses belonging to Lick Observatory
undated
Box 112
Room and board records
1941-1948
Secretary's diaries
Scope and Contents
Includes bound logs with daily entries of Lick staff arrivals and departures, visitors, observatory projects, and events on
Mount Hamilton.
Box 20
Secretary office log
1947-1949
Scope and Contents
Contains telephone, telegram, and freight log.
Box 20
Treasurer of LOGC
undated
Box 120
Workmen's time book
1932-1936
Box 21
Bird count charts
1977-1985
Box 21
Game refuge
1908-1949
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with game wardens, hunting schedules and information, proposed bill for turning Mount Hamilton area
into game preserve, and maps.
Box 21
Golf club
1930-1935
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence related to and regulations for local unofficial golf club on Mount Hamilton.
Map-Case G3-5, Folder 2
Fire insurance maps
1940 April 2
Container Summary: 3 maps, 2 copies each
Scope and Contents note
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., H.E. Diem
Map-Case G3-5, Folder 2
Sketch of Lick Observatory golf course
undated
Scope and Contents note
R.H. Tucker
Map-Case G3-5, Folder 2
Topographic maps
1926, 1931
Container Summary: 2 maps
Scope and Contents note
Shows property boundaries. H.B. Foster, engineer
Map-Case G3-5, Folder 2
Township survey map showing land grants
1876
Map-Case G3-5, Folder 2
US Geological Survey maps
1955
Container Summary: 6 maps
Scope and Contents note
Isabel Valley, Eylar Mountain, Mount Stakes, Mount Day, and Lick Observatory area
Box 21
Mount Hamilton Exploitation Co.
1904-1905
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and other materials about the proposed construction of a railway between San Jose and Mount Hamilton.
Box 21
Mount Hamilton Range Improvement Association
1955-1956
Box 21
Mount Hamilton School
1900-1968, 2002
Box 21, Box 119
Mount Hamilton Stage Co.
1888-1954
Scope and Contents note
Includes statements/invoices and correspondence regarding the transportation to the summit of Mount Hamilton.
Box 21
Radio and television transmitters
1948-1968
Box 22
Requests for non-astronomical use
1936-1964
Box 22, Box 119
Roads
1905-1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence about construction and improvements of roads and railways on and around Mount Hamilton.
Box 22
Smith Creek
1912-1919
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence on Smith Creek Hotel.
Box 22-24, Box 40
Notices and assignments
1900-1958
Container Summary: 41 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains posted notices and bulletins to personnel at Lick Observatory. Includes program assignments for telescope time, schedules,
meetings, calls for reports, news on findings, journal club, lost and found, and deliveries.
Personnel
Container Summary: 28 folders
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. Box 118 contains restricted folders which
will be made available 75 years after the date of their creation.
Box 24-25, Box 40
General files
1881-1967
Scope and Contents note
Includes payroll and salary information for Lick Observatory staff and Lick trust employees, as well as employment log books,
rosters, applications, recommendations, correspondence, programs, lists of duties, and individual files arranged alphabetically
by last name.
Box 118
General files
1946-1967
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. These folders are restricted until 2042.
Box 25, Box 115
Individual files
1905-1954
Scope and Content
Contains letters of application, various correspondence, pay stubs, and resignations. Includes 1919 letter of recommendation
for Mary Lea Heger from Wright to Campbell, and diplomas earned by Mary Lea Heger Shane and Constance S. Veysey.
Box 118
Individual files
1936-1954
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. These folders are restricted until 2020.
Box 118
Academic personnel
1928-1967
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. This folder is restricted until 2043.
Box 118
Computing and clerical assistants
1909-1947
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. This folder is restricted until 2022.
Box 118
Foremen
1908-1945
Access
Individual personnel records are restricted 75 years after the date of creation. This folder is restricted until 2020.
Box 25
Instrument makers
1906-1960
Box 26
Secretaries
1905-1950
Scope and Contents
Margaret French, AJ van Coover, Violet Standen (m. S. Albrecht), Ruth Standen (m. R.H. Tucker), Laura Wyman, Clarice Davis,
Carrie Castle, Ethel Haskett (m. C.D. Shane), Amy Gould Marshall, Edith M. Thomas, Gladys Wallace, Leslie Potwin, Helen Gillespie,
Muriel Wilkinson, Esther Noren (acting secretary)
Box 26
Photography
1908-1944
Scope and Contents note
Includes applications for photographers, notes about photographs taken at Lick Observatory, photo micrographic work, correspondence,
and orders for photographs from the public.
Box 26
Police officers
1946-1967
Box 26
Programs
1947
Scope and Contents note
Contains proposals and other information on research programs at Lick Observatory, including "Light of the Night Sky" proposal
in 1947.
Box 27-28
Publications and bulletins
1906-1968
Container Summary: 22 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence regarding the sale and delivery of Publications of the Lick Observatory and lists of publications
by Lick astronomers.
Box 28
Publicity
1906-1967
Container Summary: 5 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes press releases, pamphlets, reports, and proposals.
Box 28
Rocket fuel testing controversy
1959
Box 28
San Jose office
1940-1941
Box 119
Site surveys
1903-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes surveys from trips to Arizona and Southern California (Hussey), the Carnegie Institution southern and solar observatories,
Australia (Hussey), Mount Wilson, San Miguel Mountain, Chile (W.H. Wright), Junipero Serra Peak, and Mount Stromlo.
Box 28
Staff meeting notes
1962-1968
Box 28
Telephones
1881-1939
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, telephone operating instructions, notes, and diagrams of telephone system.
Telescopes
Scope and Content
This section includes correspondence, architectural drawings, planning documents, schedules, reports, some photographs, and
other documents pertaining to the various telescopes and related equipment at Lick Observatory.
Box 29
12-inch Refractor
1937-1960
Container Summary: 1 folder
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials on repairs and improvement plans.
Box 29
20-inch Astrograph
1951-1991
Container Summary: 42 folders
Scope and Contents note
Also known as the Carnegie double astrograph. Includes specifications for second lens.
Box 29
Lenses
1933-1963
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with UC Office of Comptroller, J.W. Fecker corporation, Frank Ross, Perkin-Elmer corporation, Fish-Schurman
corporation, and James Baker.
Box 29
Photographic plates
1939-1948
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and Eastman Kodak.
Box 30
Mounting
1934-1948
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with Warner and Swasey Co.
Box 30-31
Building
1935-1956
Scope and Contents note
Includes agreement bonds, general conditions, specifications for construction of the building; bids for general construction
of building; agreement with Fred J. Early Jr. Co.; correspondence; requisitions and bills.
Box 31
Programs
1946-1963
Scope and Contents note
Includes abstracts, bulletins, and correspondence about scientific programs.
Box 31, 41
Plans
1935-1938
Scope and Contents note
Includes architectural plans and related correspondence.
Box 31
Miscellaneous
1936-1958
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and material on measuring machine, adjustments of lens and telescope, material tests, and melt sheets.
Box 31-32
24-inch Reflector
1962-1968
Container Summary: 3 folders
Scope and Contents note
Also known as Cassegrain or photometric telescope. Includes correspondence with Boller and Chivens, and regarding optical
design, photometer, electronics, dome, drives, controls, and indicators. Photos include view of dome site.
Box 32, Box 41, Map-Case G3-5, Folder 1
36-inch Refractor
1881-1959
Container Summary: 7 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes Lick Trust proposal, correspondence, wiring diagrams from 1936-1955, log from January 1887, and 1886 oversized section
drawing of telescope by Warner & Swasey.
Box 32
40-inch Reflector (Nickel)
1978-1979
Box 32-34, Box 117
120-inch Reflector (Shane)
1931-1967
Container Summary: 26 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes 1931 proposal for new reflector telescope, Hartmann tests, publicity, equipment and glass information, insurance
policy, viewing schedule, invoices, correspondence, architectural drawings and diagrams, applicants for engineer, 1955 photo
album, Oakland Machine Works print of mirror sling, and grinding machine information.
Box 34, Box 41, Box 113, Map-Case G3-5, Folder 1
Crossley Reflector
circa 1879, 1905-1968
Container Summary: 9 folders and 1 scrapbook
Scope and Contents note
Includes scrapbook of specifications and sketches of dome and telescope, correspondence and requisition orders for improvements,
Lick Observatory bulletin on new mounting for 3-foot mirror of Crossley telescope, supplies needed for rewiring, statements
and requisitions, correspondence, requests for viewing, and oversized section drawing by architects Percy & Hamilton.
Box 34, Box 41
Meridian Circle
circa 1882, 1905-1959
Container Summary: 2 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes request for new chronograph, instructions for operation, and correspondence.
Box 34
Tauchmann reflector
1949-1950
Container Summary: 1 folder
Scope and Contents note
Includes request to UC President Sproul for purchase and details of purchase of telescope.
Box 34
General correspondence
1905-1947
Container Summary: 1 folder
Box 35
Observing schedules
1967-1973
Container Summary: 5 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes schedules and time requests for 120" telescope, Coudé Auxiliary Telescope (CAT), Crossley, 24" reflector, 20" astrograph,
and 36" refractor.
Box 34
Plans for future telescopes
1967
Container Summary: 1 folder
Scope and Contents note
Includes notes, drawings, reprints, and NSF proposal for future telescope plans.
Box 34
Schematics and diagrams
1936-1948
Container Summary: 1 folder
University relations
1868-1989
Scope and Contents note
Material on relations between Lick Observatory and UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, and UC Santa Cruz. Contains mostly correspondence,
including suggestions from 1917 for closer ties between Lick Observatory and the University of California, correspondence
on the transfer of Lick Observatory administration to UCSC in mid-1960s, plans for future use of space on Mount Hamilton,
UC Charter Day, and UC Observatories name change in 1989.
Box 35-36
General files
1868-1989
Physical Description: 12 folders
Box 36-38, Box 85-86
Affiliated colleges and schools files - UCSC
1966-1986
Container Summary: 25 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains files from UCSC Chancellor's office, including correspondence with Lick Observatory staff, improvement plans, budgets,
other financial issues, and memos.
Box 103
UC Board of Research
1922
Box 103
UC College of Engineering
1932
Box 103
UC Hospital and Medical School
1921
Box 81-82
UC Office of Secretary
1910-1925
Container Summary: 9 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence between Lick director and UC secretary of regents, and bulletins for regents meetings.
Box 93-94
UC Press
1905-1944
Container Summary: 7 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding bulletins and other Lick Observatory publications.
Box 95
UC Printing Office
1905-1943
Container Summary: 7 folders
Scope and Contents note
Also known as the Printing and Publications Office.
Box 103
UC Santa Clara campus, proposed
1957
Box 98
UC Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings
1932-1939
Box 38-39
Visitors
1910-1967
Container Summary: 8 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes inquiries, photo requests, schedules for visitors' nights (telescope viewings), notices, and correspondence arranging
visits.
Box 39
Water supply
1888-1956
Container Summary: 9 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes information on fire pump installation; arrangements for construction of water tanks, pumps, and pipes; notices for
water use on Mount Hamilton; correspondence; health inspection reports; and maps.
Box 39, Box 41, Box 120
Weather
1883-1966
Container Summary: 7 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes weather reports, rainfall and snowfall statistics, monthly meteorological reports (1900-1914) and observation logs
(1883-1913), and temperature and barometer readings for the area surrounding Lick Observatory.
Business correspondence and financial files
Scope and Content
Business correspondence mostly contains correspondence involving the Lick Observatory directors (Holden, Schaeberle, Keeler,
Campbell). Topics include supply and equipment orders, introduction of scientists and visitors to the observatory, meeting
minutes, approved requisitions from the secretary of UC Berkeley, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific business. Also included
are letters regarding the distribution of pamphlets, reports, bulletins, and other publications of the Lick Observatory.
Financial files include receipts, ledgers, invoices, and budget information for the Lick Observatory.
General files contain both business-related correspondence and financial files that are arranged together chronologically
and includes receipts, bills, vouchers, budgets, statements, timesheets, etc.
General files
Container Summary: 28 boxes
Box 43, Folder 10, Box 51-53, Box 67
Box 98-100
Bills, paid/approved
1905-1944
Container Summary: 15 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains paid and approved bills between Lick Observatory and UC Berkeley financial offices. Includes bills from revolving
director's fund.
Box 70-72, Box 96
Budgets
1905-1968
Container Summary: 32 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes budget requests to and correspondence with UC Berkeley, some annual reports, budget statements, purchase statements,
and information on transfer to UC Santa Cruz in 1967.
Box 43
Directors' financial copybooks
1896-1904
Scope and Contents note
Contains copybook of expense reports of directors Holden, Schaeberle, Keeler, and Campbell.
Box 96-97
Expense and equipment
1927-1939
Container Summary: 10 folders
Box 107
Expense ledgers
1888-1941
Container Summary: 4 ledgers
Box 104, Box 108-110
Invoice books
1877-1887
Container Summary: 7 books
Box 96
Original orders
1936, 1944
Box 20, Box 73-74
Petty cash ledgers
1945-1957
Container Summary: 2 folders and 2 ledgers
Scope and Contents note
Contains ledger books and sheets for Lick Observatory petty cash account.
Box 97-98
Printing budget
1909-1943
Container Summary: 4 folders
Box 73-77, Box 105-106
Requisition books
1888-1945
Container Summary: 26 books
Scope and Content
Contains bound copybooks of Lick Observatory requisitions.
Box 78, Box 111
Revolving fund files
1906-1953
Container Summary: 17 folders and 1 ledger
Scope and Contents note
Also referred to as director's contingent fun. Includes materials from directors Campbell, Aitken, Wright, and Shane.
Box 20
Schedule book
1950-1958
Scope and Contents note
Schedule of payments to and reimbursements from University of California
Statements
1922-1942
Container Summary: 26 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes staff pay stubs and statements/receipts for supplies purchased by Lick Observatory staff.
Box 79
Carlson, Rowell
1938-1940
Box 79
Gehri, Mrs. Merle
1925-1926
Box 79
Gerlach, Willie
1938-1942
Box 80
Gordon, Katherine
1941-1943
Box 80
Hayford, Phyllis
1932-1934
Box 80
Krichbaum, George
1942-1945
Box 80
Trumpler, Robert
1923-1944
Box 81
Wyse, Arthur B. and Marylyn C.
1933-1941
Box 81
Miscellaneous A-S
1926-1943
Box 81
General assistants
1938-1942
Box 87-93
UC Office of Comptroller
1915-1954
Container Summary: 42 folders
Scope and Contents note
Also referred to as the Controller's Office or the Office of the Chief Accounting Officer. Includes information on salaries,
purchase orders, requisitions, manual of accounting and administrative procedures, and various correspondence between UC Berkeley
comptroller and purchasing agent and Lick Observatory secretaries and directors.
Box 84, Box 101-103
UC Purchasing Department, requisitions
1905-1943
Container Summary: 25 folders
Scope and Contents note
Contains requisitions for orders made through the purchasing department of the comptroller's office at UC Berkeley, including
special building appropriation confirmations.
Box 97
Various small and special funds
1927-1948
Container Summary: 7 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes receipts and report sheets for special building funds, Crocker special fund, seismometer/seismograph fund, fund for
cottage improvements, storehouse freight and cartage funds, and other various funds.
Box 69
Pacific States Telephone
1899-1903
Box 69
Union Iron Works
1886-1889
Container Summary: 2 folders
Scope and Contents note
Includes specifications for steel dome.
Box 41, Box 69
Warner and Swasey
1886-1904
Container Summary: 6 folders
Box 70
Wesley, William and Son
1888-1902
Scope and Contents note
Booksellers
Box 70
Western Union Telegraph Co.
1887-1903
Box 41
Wright and Sanders
1881-1884
Scope and Contents note
Includes specifications and contracts for early construction of observatory.
Box 115, Box 134, Map-Case G2-5, Folder 6
Accession 2022.043 Addition to Lick Observatory Business Records
1947-1967, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2001
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from UCSC Astronomy Shop, UCO Technical Laboratories, 2022.
Scope and Contents
Includes critical design reviews (1995, 1997) and pre-ship review (2001) of DEIMOS (DEep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph),
a visible-wavelength, faint-object, multi-slit imaging spectrograph for the Keck II telescope, in operation since 2002. Oversized
architectural drawings include the telescope and HIRES (High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer) general assemblies at Keck;
and the Kepler cottages (1954), library (1954), laboratory and measuring building (1965), 1927 cottage (1965), machine shop
(1949), and instrument shop (1977) at Lick. Also included in this series is a Keck Ten Meter Telescope Revised Schematic Design
(1985) by MBT Associates.
Processing Information
Processed by Alix Norton, 2022.
