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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Joseph B. Keller papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0899
Physical Description:
20.5 Linear Feet
30 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1949-2007
Abstract: These papers consist primarily of
correspondence files maintained by Keller from 1949-2007. Also included are article reviews
and refereeing reports, honorary degrees and other awards, and course evaluations, as well
as figures and problems.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Joseph B. Keller Papers (SC0899). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Joseph B. Keller is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and of Mechanical Engineering at
Stanford University, and former Honorary Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the
University of Cambridge. Born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1923, Keller earned all three of
his degrees at New York University: B.A. in 1943, M.S. in 1946, and Ph.D. in 1948. He
remained there as a Professor of Mathematics in the Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences until 1979, when he moved to Stanford University, where he continues to conduct his
research.
These papers consist primarily of correspondence files maintained by Keller from 1949-2007.
Also included are article reviews and refereeing reports, honorary degrees and other awards,
and course evaluations, as well as figures and problems.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Stanford University. Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Stanford University. Department of Mathematics