Guide to the Stanford University, Department of Physics, Records
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0433
Creator:
Stanford University. Department of Physics.
Title: Stanford University, Department of Physics, records
Dates: 1958-1985
Bulk Dates: 1971-1985
Physical Description:
3.25 Linear feet
Summary: Research grant files containing abstracts, proposals, correspondence, and budget memoranda; faculty members represented include
William Fairbank, Melvin Schwartz, John Dirk Walecka, Robert Hofstadter, and Felix Bloch.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Administrative transfer, 1988.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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Cite As
Stanford University, Department of Physics, Records (SC0433). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
Research grant files containing abstracts, proposals, correspondence, and budget memoranda; faculty members represented include
William Fairbank, Melvin Schwartz, John Dirk Walecka, Robert Hofstadter, and Felix Bloch.
Access Terms
Bloch, Felix, 1905-
Fairbank, William M., 1917-1989.
Hofstadter, Robert, 1915-1990
Schwartz, Melvin, 1932-2006
Stanford University. Department of Physics.
Walecka, John Dirk, 1932-
Physics--Research.
Box 1, Folder 1
Fairbank/Lipa: JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Proposal
1982 May 1
Scope and Content Note
New Proposal, Unfunded, California Institute of Technology, "A Proposal to Develop a Flight Concept of An Experiment To Measure
In A Space Shuttle The Specific Heat of Liquid Helium Through the Lambda Point with Very High Temperature Resolution"
Box 1, Folder 2
Fairbank/Debra: AFOSR 76-2913
1978 Oct 1-1979 Sep 30
Scope and Content Note
(GRAU GAD 1977 Oct-1980 Oct 30), Renewal Proposal to the US Air Force, "The Experimental and Analytical Development of a Sensitive
Accelerometer and Gravity Gradiometer"
Box 1, Folder 3
Gifford: ONR (Closed) Office Naval Research)
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Final Report, "Investigation of Noise and Small-Signal Parameters of R.F. Squid Magnetometers"
Box 1, Folder 4
Litke: DOE, ONR
1983-1985
Scope and Content Note
"A Study of Photon Electron Production in e+e Annihilation" and "Research in High-Energy Physics"
Box 1, Folder 5
Litke
1981-1982
Scope and Content Note
"A Study of Photon Electron Production in e+e Annihilation" and "Research in High-Energy Physics"
Box 1, Folder 6
Litke: DOE
1972-1980
Scope and Content Note
"Research in High-Energy Physics"
Box 1, Folder 7
Proposal to NSF
1976 Jun
Scope and Content Note
Proposal to NSF for Continuation for a Program of Development and Testing of a Superconductor Electron Accelerator With Recirculation
of the Beam and Nuclear Physics Experimentation, Yearian and Schwettman, Physics Dept
Box 2, Folder 1
Little
Undated
Scope and Content Note
US/Japan Co-operative "Development of the Design of Molecular Structures"
Box 2, Folder 2
Little
Undated
Scope and Content Note
ONR Unfunded, "Feasibility Study of the Use of Photodiode Arrays in a Fluorescense Immunoassay Technique"
Box 2, Folder 3
Little: ONR 77-C-0631 Closed
1977 Jun 1-1979 May 31
Scope and Content Note
"Structural Considerations in the Design and Synthesis of Polymeric Conductors"
Box 2, Folder 4
Schwartz: NSF 800 - 1640
1979 Dec 1
Scope and Content Note
"High Energy Physics"
Box 2, Folder 5
Susskind/Dimopoulos: DOE Reserch in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics
1983 Aug 1-1984 Jul 31
Box 2, Folder 6
Fetter: NSF and DMR 8118386 (Div. of Materials Research)
1983-1985
Scope and Content Note
"Studies in Quantum Fluids"
Box 2, Folder 7
Fetter: NSF and DMR 8118386 (Div. of Materials Research)
1981-1983
Scope and Content Note
"Studies in Quantum Fluids"
Box 2, Folder 8
Fetter: NSF and DMR 8118386 (Div. of Materials Research)
1978-1980
Scope and Content Note
"Studies in Quantum Fluids"
Box 2, Folder 9
Wagoner: NASA NSG-7204, Closed
Undated
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Study of the Hard X-Ray Emissions ...."
Box 2, Folder 10
Walecka: NSF, 2FEW404, 79-18046, Closed
1977-1982
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Physics"
Box 2, Folder 11
Walecka: Summary of Research Performed
Undated
Box 3, Folder 1
Walecka/Serot: NSF 81-07395
1983-1984
Scope and Content Note
"Studies in Theoretical Physics"
Box 3, Folder 2
Walecka
1981
Scope and Content Note
"A Relative Quantum Field Theory of Nuclear Structure"
Box 3, Folder 3
Walecka: DOE
circa 1980
Scope and Content Note
"Proposal to Study Accelerations Processes Produced by Excited Atoms"
Box 3, Folder 4
Clifford Will: NASA, NSG 7204, Closed
1979-1983
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Analysis of Relativistic Gravitational Experiments"
Box 3, Folder 5
Clifford Will: NASA, NSG 7204, Closed
1976-1978
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Analysis of Relativistic Gravitational Experiments"
Box 3, Folder 6
Wojcicki/Schwartz: NSF Supp1. Proposal, 7726029 Closed
1976-1979
Scope and Content Note
"Program in Energy Physics Research"
Box 3, Folder 7
Wojcicki
1975
Scope and Content Note
"Budget for a Supplemental Proposal to the NSF for a Program in High Energy Physics"
Box 3, Folder 8
Fairbank/Holm: NSF Research Proposal
1978 Jan 1
Scope and Content Note
"Static and Time-Resolved Magnetic Susceptibilities of Metalloproteins"
Box 4, Folder 1
Fairbank/Madey: AFOSR Renewal Proposal Contract No. F44620--0022
1975 Oct 1-1976 Sep 30
Scope and Content Note
"Fundamental Experiments at Liquid Helium Temperatures," 2 copies
Box 4, Folder 2
Fairbank/Harrison: Renewal Proposal for NSF GI 34778
1975 May 1-1976 Apr 30
Scope and Content Note
"Superconducting Magnetometry for Detection of Heart Disease"
Box 4, Folder 3
Fairbank/Debra: Renewal Proposal for AFOSR 76-2913
1977 Oct 1-1978 Sep 30
Scope and Content Note
"The Experimental and Analytical Development of a Sensitive Superconducting Accelerometer and Gravity Gradiometer"
Box 4, Folder 4
Fairbank/Harrison: Technicon Instruments Corporation
1975 Apr 1-1978 Mar 31
Scope and Content Note
"A Proposal For the Development and Verification of Instrumentation and Computer Processing Techniques for Clinical Magnetocardiology"
Box 4, Folder 5
Fairbank/Harrison: NSF
1978 Jan 1
Scope and Content Note
"The ECG-MCG Relationship: Physiological and Computer Studies"
Box 4, Folder 6
Fairbank/Madley: AFOSR Renewal Contract No. F44620-75-C-0022
1974 Oct 1-1977 Sep 30
Scope and Content Note
"Fundamental Experiments at Liquid Helium Temperatures, two proposals"
Box 5, Folder 1
Fairbank/Giffard: NSF Proposal
1973 Mar-1974 Feb
Scope and Content Note
"Search for Gravitational Radiation Using Low Temperature Techniques, Renewal Proposal 1976 Apr 1-1977 Mar 31"
Box 5, Folder 2
Fairbank: NSF Proposal
1973 Apr 1-1974 Mar 31
Scope and Content Note
"Search for Fractional Charge Using Low Temperature Techniques"
Box 5, Folder 3
Fairbank/Debra/Opfer: AFOSR Proposal
1972 May
Scope and Content Note
"Experimental Study of Fundamental Problems Associated with Development of a Free Precession HE Nuclear Gyroscope"
Box 5, Folder 4
Fairbank/Everitt/DeBra: NASA Renewal
1975 Jun
Scope and Content Note
"Program to Perform a Gyro Test of General Relativity in a Satellite"
Box 5, Folder 5
Fetter: AFOSR Renewal
1975 Jul 1
Scope and Content Note
"Studies in Quantum Fluids and Solids"
Box 5, Folder 6
Little: NASA Renewal
1971 Oct
Scope and Content Note
"Effects of Structure Upon the Electronic Behavior of Materials"
Box 5, Folder 7
Litke: DOE
1976 Jul 1-1977 Jun 30
Scope and Content Note
"Study of Photon and Anomalous Electron Production in e+e- Annihilation"
Box 5, Folder 8
Walecka/Giffard: ONR Renewal Proposal
1978 Jul 1-1979 Jun 30
Scope and Content Note
"Investigation of Noise and Small Signal Parameters of RF Squid Magnetometers"
Box 5, Folder 9
A Search for Free Quarks at Pep
Undated
Scope and Content Note
T. Pun and V. Vuillemin, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, B. Gobbi, Northwestern University, A. Litke, Stanford University, and
S. Parker and D. Yount, University of Hawaii
Box 5, Folder 10
Hanna/Meyerhof: NSF Proposal Renewal
1974 Dec 2
Scope and Content Note
"Nuclear Structure Investigation with a 15 MeV Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator"
Box 5, Folder 11
Glavish/Hanna/Schwettman: NSF Proposal
1971 Apr
Scope and Content Note
"Program to Develop a Superconducting Heavy Ion Accelerator"
Box 6, Folder 1
Wojcicki/Schwartz: NSF Proposal
1978 Oct 27
Scope and Content Note
"Program in High Energy Physics"
Box 6, Folder 2
Wojcicki/Schwartz: NSF Proposal
1976-1977
Scope and Content Note
"Program in High Energy Physics"
Box 6, Folder 3
Wojcicki/Schwartz
1972
Scope and Content Note
"Investigation into Various Aspects of Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions"
Box 6, Folder 4
Walecka: NSF Proposal
1974 Aug
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Physics"
Box 6, Folder 5
Schwettman/Madley: AFOSR Proposal
1975 Oct 15-1976 Oct 14
Scope and Content Note
"Free Electron Laser"
Box 6, Folder 6
Kaplan/Scwettman: NSF Proposal
1973 Nov 1-1974 Oct 31
Scope and Content Note
"Develop a Pion Facility for Cancer Therapy"
Box 6, Folder 7
Turneaure/Will: SAO Proposal
1977 Oct 1-1978 Feb 28
Scope and Content Note
"Performing a Null Gravitational Red-Shift Experiment In Cooperation With The Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory"
Box 6, Folder 8
Wagoner: NSF Proposal
1974 Sep 10
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Studies in Gravitation and Astrophysics"
Box 6, Folder 9
Will: NASA Proposal
1975 Oct 1
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Analysis of elativistic Gravitational Experiments"
Box 6, Folder 10
Everitt/Worden
1976 Jun
Scope and Content Note
"Proposal for a Cryogenic Equivalence Principle Experiment"
Box 6, Folder 11
Schwartz/Wojcicki: NSF Proposal
1971 Apr 1
Scope and Content Note
"Investigation into Various Aspects of Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions"
Box 6, Folder 12
Schiff/Drell: Air Force Renewal Proposal
1958 Jan 28-1960 Sep
Scope and Content Note
"High Energy Physics Research" (Budget work, no abstract)
Box 6, Folder 13
Bloch, Proposal for Renewal of Contract
1968 Jan-1970 Oct
Scope and Content Note
Objectives of Research: Theoretical study of many-body problems will be continued with particular empahasis on their application
to low-temperature phenomena.
Box 6, Folder 14
Bloch, Renewal Contract NONR 225
1968 Feb-1970 Dec
Scope and Content Note
Object of Research: Theoretical Study of systems with many particles is to be continued and extended
Box 6, Folder 15
Hofstadter: NSF Proposal
1972 Nov
Scope and Content Note
"New Approaches to Dynamic Radionuclides Studies of Vital Organs (Helmet Camera)"
Box 6, Folder 16
Hofstadter
1973 Feb
Scope and Content Note
Harshaw Chemical Company, "Study and Preparation of New Scintillator Materials"
Box 6, Folder 17
Hofstadter: DOE Proposal
1978 Jan 1
Scope and Content Note
"Study Acceleration Processes Produced by Excited Atoms"
Box 6, Folder 18
Hofstadter/Yearian: NSF Proposal
1978 Apr 1-1979 Mar 31
Scope and Content Note
"Continuation of a Program of High Energy Physics"
Box 6, Folder 19
Hofstadter: NASA Proposal
1978 Jan 1-Dec 31
Scope and Content Note
"Instrument Development for the Study of High Energy Gamma Rays in Space"
Box 7, Folder 1
Hofstadter/Yearian: NSF Proposal
1976 Apr 1-1977 Mar 31
Scope and Content Note
"Continuation of a Program of High Energy Physics"
Box 7, Folder 2
Schiff: Air Force Contract Renewal
1968 May 1
Scope and Content Note
"Theoretical Physics of Fields, Elementary Particles and Collective Phenomena"
Box 7, Folder 3
Schiff: Air Force Contract Renewal
1966
Scope and Content Note
"Supporting the Institute of Theoretical Physics"
