Finding Aid to the Robert Bigham Brode papers, 1922-1975

Mario H. Ramirez

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Finding Aid to the Robert Bigham Brode papers, 1922-1975

Collection number: BANC MSS 98/71 c

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Finding Aid Author(s):: Mario H. Ramirez
Date Completed:: 2013
Finding Aid Encoded By:: GenX

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Robert Bigham Brode papers

Date (inclusive): 1922-1975

Collection Number: BANC MSS 98/71 c

Creator: Brode, Robert B. (Robert Bigham)

Extent: 10 cartons, 1 cardbox, 1 oversize folder (13 linear feet)

Repository: The Bancroft Library.

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Abstract: The Robert Bigham Brode papers including correspondence, course materials, notebooks, administrative files and artifacts.

Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English

Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Bigham Brode papers, BANC MSS 98/71 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog

Brode, Robert B. (Robert Bigham)

Physicists -- California -- Berkeley.

Berkeley (Calif.)

Faculty papers.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Physics Department, U.C. Berkeley in 1997.

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Processing Information

Processed by Mario H. Ramirez

Biographical Information

Among one of the first individuals to be conferred a PhD in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1924, Robert Bigham Brode had an illustrious career that included receiving a Rhodes Scholarship, a National Research Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship. One of triplets born in 1900 in Walla Walla, WA (Wallace was a chemist and Malcolm was a biologist), he earned his bachelor’s degree from Whitman College, where his father was a biology professor, in 1921. His early research concerned the structural similarities in the external electrons of molecules such as nitrogen and carbon monoxide. Brode taught at U.C. Berkeley from 1927 until 1967, and focused his research primarily on cosmic rays. From 1942-1946, he worked at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University and the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. At the latter, Brode was in charge of the “fusing group” on the Manhattan Project.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Robert Bigham Brode papers, 1922-1975, contain correspondence, administrative files, notebooks, organizational files, writings, course materials, publications and artifacts that document his career at U.C. Berkeley, his extensive professional commitments and notable research on cosmic rays. Highlights of the collection include extensive files on Brode’s participation in such groups as the American Institute of Physics and their Committee on Physics Faculties in Colleges, the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. In addition, the photographs chronicle many of Brode’s experiments and the declassified files included provide some insight into his contributions to the war effort in the 1940s.

carton 1, folder 1-17

Series 1: Correspondence, undated, 1930-1967

Series 2: Course Materials, undated, 1926-1961

carton 1, folder 18-23

Physics 1A, undated, 1926-1939

carton 1, folder 24-27

Physics S1A, 1928-1937

carton 1, folder 28-33

Physics 1B, 1928-1946

carton 1, folder 34

Physics S1B, 1933, 1936, 1940

carton 1, folder 35

Physics 1C, 1928

carton 1, folder 36

Physics 2A, 1941

carton 1, folder 37-41, carton 2, folder 1-5

Physics 107, undated, 1926-1940

carton 2, folder 6-17

Physics 110A, undated, 1928-1961

carton 2, folder 18-24

Physics 110B, undated, 1929-1961

carton 2, folder 25

Physics 110C, 1935

carton 2, folder 26-29

Physics 111A, 1926-1933

carton 2, folder 30

Physics 112, undated, 1939

carton 2, folder 31

Physics 121, 1941

carton 2, folder 32

Physics 8.201, undated, 1932

carton 2, folder 33

Physics 8-214, undated, 1928

carton 2, folder 34

Physics 207A, 1944

carton 2, folder 35

Physics 210A, 1946-1947

carton 2, folder 36

Physics 215A, undated, 1934-1939

carton 2, folder 37

Physics S-215, undated

carton 2, folder 38

Physics 219, undated, 1932

carton 2, folder 39

Physics 219A, undated, 1930

carton 2, folder 40-43

Physics 290, 1933-1941

carton 2, folder 44

General, 1953-1954

Series 3: Notes, undated, 1930-1963

carton 2, folder 45

Isotopes, undated, 1938

carton 2, folder 46

Conductivity in Solids, undated

carton 3, folder 1

Nature of Matter, undated, 1938-1940

carton 3, folder 2

Nature of Radiation, undated, 1938-1940

carton 3, folder 3

Wave Mechanics, undated

carton 3, folder 4

Atomic Structures, undated, 1938

carton 3, folder 5

Optical Spectra, 1936

carton 3, folder 6

X-Rays, 1936

carton 3, folder 7

Fermi Statistics, undated

carton 3, folder 8

Magnetism, 1936

carton 3, folder 9

Molecular Spectra, undated

carton 3, folder 10

Photo Electric, undated

carton 3, folder 11

Thermionic Emission, undated

carton 3, folder 12

Emission by Meta Stable, undated

carton 3, folder 13

Electron Optics, undated

carton 3, folder 14

Problem of Collision, Excitation and Ionization, undated, 1933

carton 3, folder 15

Space Change, undated, 1938

carton 3, folder 16

Glow Discharge, undated

carton 3, folder 17

Arc and Sparks, undated

carton 3, folder 18

Artificial Disintegration, undated

carton 3, folder 19

Cosmic Rays, undated

carton 3, folder 20

Modern Physics, undated

carton 3, folder 21

Positive Excess, undated

carton 3, folder 22

Proposal, Early Research, undated, 1963

carton 3, folder 23

Radiant Energy, undated

carton 3, folder 24

Teacher's Institute, 1935

carton 3, folder 25

Analysis of Field, Carnegie Magnet, undated

carton 3, folder 26

Upper Atmosphere, undated

carton 3, folder 27

Disintegration of Deutons, undated, 1930-1932

carton 3, folder 28

Physical Review Paper, Low Energy Mesotrons, undated, 1948

carton 3, folder 29

Magnet, undated, 1941

carton 3, folder 30

D&B, undated

carton 3, folder 31-32

Miscellaneous, undated, 1939

carton 3, folder 33

Magnetic Field in Emulsion, undated

carton 3, folder 34

Shankland, Compton Effect, 1936

oversize-folder 1

Charts and Diagrams, undated, 1932-1933

Series 4: Writings, undated, 1924-1967

carton 3, folder 35

The Heavy Particle Component of the Cosmic Radiation, 1936

carton 3, folder 36

The Mesotron, undated

carton 3, folder 37

A Determination of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays, 1935

carton 3, folder 38

Reprints, 1925-1935, 1967

carton 3, folder 39

Brode, Wallace, undated, 1950, 1964

carton 3, folder 40

Patten, Charles Gordon, The True Assorption Coefficient..., undated

carton 3, folder 41

The Qualitative Study of the Collisions of Electrons with Atoms, undated

carton 3, folder 42

Nakada, Minrou Paul, A Cloud Chamber Study of Neutral V-Particles, 1947

carton 3, folder 43

Chupp, Edward Lowell, A Study of Cosmic Ray Time Variations, 1950

carton 3, folder 44

Thesis, undated, 1924-1925

carton 3, folder 45

Nuclear Disintegrations Produced by Cosmic Rays, undated

carton 3, folder 46

Design and Characteristics of a Magnet for Cosmic Ray Cloud Chamber Studies, 1941

carton 3, folder 47

York, Carl, The Differential Range Spectrum of Cosmic Ray Mesons at Sea Level, 1951-1952

Series 5: University, undated, 1927-1975

carton 3, folder 48

Physics Building Progress, 1959

carton 3, folder 49

Full-Time Equivalent Graduate Student, 1964

carton 3, folder 50

Letters and Sciences, undated, 1965

carton 3, folder 51

Outline for Space Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, 1961

carton 3, folder 52

Use of University Name, 1963-1964

carton 3, folder 53

Department Committees, 1933-1934

carton 3, folder 54

Department of Physics, 1959-1975

carton 3, folder 55

Miscellaneous, 1961-1962

carton 3, folder 56

Fourth All-University Faculty Conference, 1949

carton 3, folder 57

Scholarship Grades, Fall Semester, 1950

carton 3, folder 58

Class Enrollment, Fall 1950, 1950

carton 3, folder 59

Space Committee, 1959-1960

carton 3, folder 60

Academic Freedom Committee, 1947, 1953

carton 3, folder 61

Appointment and Promotion Committee, 1949-1950

carton 3, folder 62-69

Budget Committee, undated, 1948-1951

carton 3, folder 70

Regent's Form, 1949

carton 3, folder 71

Retirement, undated

carton 3, folder 72

Grade Point Average, All University Departments, 1927-1928, 1934, 1949

carton 4, folder 1-5

Miscellaneous, undated, 1948-1965

carton 4, folder 6

University of California, Extension, 1960

carton 4, folder 7

Capital Improvements and Budgets, 1957

carton 4, folder 8-9

Committee on Foreign Language Requirements, undated, 1943, 1953-1954

carton 4, folder 10

Rebuttal, undated

carton 4, folder 11

Statistics, Association of American Universities, undated, 1953

carton 4, folder 12

Statistics, Science Courses, undated, 1953

carton 4, folder 13

Relations with Schools, 1951-1953

carton 4, folder 14

Letters and Sciences Student Survey, undated, 1953

carton 4, folder 15-18

Teaching Assistantships, 1946-1948

carton 4, folder 19

Student Research and Teaching Assistantships, 1946-1948

carton 4, folder 20

Research Students, undated

carton 4, folder 21

Preliminary Exam, undated, 1933-1937

carton 4, folder 22

Administrative, 1932, 1936, 1947

carton 4, folder 23

Department Talk, undated

carton 4, folder 24

Schools, 1934-1936

carton 4, folder 25

Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, 1965

Series 6: Organizations and Societies, undated, 1936-1968

carton 4, folder 26-27

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1948-1951

carton 4, folder 28-30, carton 5, folder 57-58

American Association of Physics Teachers, 1948-1965

carton 4, folder 31-37, carton 5, folder 54-56

American Association of University Professors, undated, 1945-1965

carton 4, folder 38-39, carton 6, folder 1-4

American Institute of Physics, 1946-1965

carton 4, folder 40

American Men of Science, 1949-1950

carton 4, folder 41

International Federation for Advancement of Science, 1950

carton 5, folder 1-5

American Physical Society, undated, 1937-1952

carton 5, folder 6-8

International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 1949-1952

carton 5, folder 9-10

Kosmos Club, 1948-1949

carton 5, folder 11-13

National Academy of Sciences, 1947-1952

carton 5, folder 14

National Research Council, 1948-1952

carton 5, folder 15

National Science Foundation, 1951-1952

carton 5, folder 16

Optical Society of America, 1951

carton 5, folder 17

Sigma XI, Nominating Committee, 1950

carton 5, folder 18

University of Amsterdam, 1948

carton 5, folder 19

California Institute of Technology, 1950-1952

carton 5, folder 20

University of California, Los Angeles, 1936-1949

carton 5, folder 21

University of Chicago, 1940-1951

carton 5, folder 22

Columbia University, 1949-1951

carton 5, folder 23

Cornell University, 1946-1950

carton 5, folder 24

University of Denver, 1946-1948

carton 5, folder 25-26

Harvard University, undated, 1946-1951

carton 5, folder 27

University of Illinois, 1946-1951

carton 5, folder 28

University of Iowa, 1946

carton 5, folder 29

Johns Hopkins University, 1946-1951

carton 5, folder 30

Northeastern University, 1946-1948

carton 5, folder 31-32

The Physical Laboratories, 1938-1968

carton 5, folder 33-34

Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1951

carton 5, folder 35

University of Michigan, 1949-1950

carton 5, folder 36

University of Minnesota, 1949-1951

carton 5, folder 37

University of New Mexico, 1950-1951

carton 5, folder 38-39

New York University, 1948-1950

carton 5, folder 40

New York Academy, 1948

carton 5, folder 41

Ohio State, 1951

carton 5, folder 42

University of North Carolina, 1947-1948

carton 5, folder 43

Oxford University, 1949

carton 5, folder 44

Physics Today, 1949

carton 5, folder 45

University of Pittsburgh, 1948

carton 5, folder 46

Princeton University, 1947-1952

carton 5, folder 47

University of Rochester, 1948-1951

carton 5, folder 48

Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 1948

carton 5, folder 49

Stanford University, 1947-1951

carton 5, folder 50

University of Washington, 1948-1950

carton 5, folder 51

Whitman College and Whitman Museum, 1947-1950

carton 5, folder 52-53

Occidental College, 1962

carton 5, folder 59

AAAS Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human Welfare, 1964

carton 6, folder 5-20

Committee on Physics Faculties in Colleges, 1962-1965

Series 7: Subject Files, undated, 1932-1969

carton 6, folder 21

Abstracts, 1947-1950

carton 6, folder 22

Book Reviews, 1950

carton 6, folder 23-24

Book Publishers, 1946-1952

carton 6, folder 25

Bibliography, undated

carton 6, folder 26

Fulbright, 1951-1954

carton 6, folder 27

European Travel, 1949

carton 7, folder 1

Massachussetts Institute of Technololgy, Exam Problems, undated, 1932

carton 7, folder 2-3

Davis Conference, 1960

carton 7, folder 4

2nd International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions, 1961

carton 7, folder 5

Western Associates for Research in Radio Astronomy, undated, 1965

carton 7, folder 6

Nierenberg, William A., 1964

carton 7, folder 7

Fourth National Conference on Exchange of Persons, 1960

carton 7, folder 8

Certificates, 1943-1945

carton 7, folder 9

Seventh General Assembly of the International Council of Scientific Unions, 1955

carton 7, folder 10

Miscellaneous, 1951-1963

carton 7, folder 11

University Bulletin, 1959-1960

carton 7, folder 12

Air Pollution Medical Research Conference, 1959-1960

carton 7, folder 13

Office of Critical Tables, National Research Council, 1960-1961

carton 7, folder 14

Reports, 1947-1964

carton 7, folder 15

Publicity, 1949

carton 7, folder 16

President's Certificate of Merit, 1948

carton 7, folder 17

Conference Program and Report, 1952

carton 7, folder 18

Conferences, undated, 1959-1963

carton 7, folder 19

Board Meeting, National Science Board, 1959

carton 7, folder 20

Civil Liberties, undated, 1960-1961

carton 7, folder 21

Fulbright Fellowship, 1950-1951

carton 7, folder 22

Guggenheim Fellowship, 1933-1934

carton 7, folder 23

Blunk and Leisegang, 1950

carton 7, folder 24-35, carton 8, folder 1

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, 1961-1965

carton 8, folder 2

Proceedings of the Fifth Inter-American Seminar on Cosmic Rays, Volume II, 1962

carton 8, folder 3

Publications, 1960-1961, 1964

carton 8, folder 4

Diagrams, undated, 1969

carton 8, folder 5-31

De-Classified Files, 1941-1942

carton 10, folder 11-12

Proceedings of the Moscow Cosmic Ray Conference, Volume I and III, 1960

carton 8, folder 32-56

Series 8: Photographs, undated, 1924-1953

carton 8, folder 57-59, carton 9, folder 1-19, carton 10, folder 1-10

Series 9: Notebooks, undated, 1922-1964

Series 10: Artifacts, undated

cardfile-box 1, item 1-2

Anti-Aircraft Triggers, undated

cardfile-box 1, item 3

Pass, University of California Radiation Laboratory, undated