Description
Administrative records of Keith A. Brueckner, professor of physics and administrator at the University of California, San
Diego. The collection documents the early planning and development of UC San Diego's academic departments, facilities, and
space allocation.
Background
Keith A. Brueckner served as the founding chairman of the Department of Physics (1959-1961), Dean of the School of Science
and Engineering (1963), Dean of Letters and Sciences (1963-1965), first Dean of Graduate Studies (1965), and director (1965-1970)
of the Institute for Radiation Physics and Aerodynamics, later named the Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences.
Extent
7 Linear feet
(17 archives boxes, 1 half archives box)
Restrictions
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.