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Finding Aid for the Robert Walton Leonard Papers, 1928-1967, bulk 1955-1964
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Title: Robert Walton Leonard Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1928-1967, bulk 1955-1964
Collection number: 397
Creator:
Leonard, Robert Walton
Extent:
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Robert Walton Leonard (1910- ) joined the Department of Physics faculty at UCLA in 1941. He taught and researched the physics
of acoustics, and his particular interests were in the mechanics of wave motion and the propagation of sound in gases, liquids
and solidsm, and the generation and measurement of high intensity sound and noises and ultrasonics. The collection consists
of problem sets, laboratory exercises, examinations and book lists for the Physics 114 series of undergraduate courses taught
by Leonard at UCLA. There are also reprint files representing his research interests.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], Robert Walton Leonard Papers (Collection 397). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1973119
Leonard was born on April 6, 1910 in San Diego, California; AB (1935), MA (1936), and Ph.D (1939), UC Berkeley; joined Department
of Physics faculty at UCLA in 1941, where he taught and researched the physics of acoustics; his particular interests were
in the mechanics of wave motion and the propagation of sound in gases, liquids and solids; the generation and measurement
of high intensity sound and noises and ultrasonics; he wrote
The adsorption of sound in carbon dioxide by a direct method.
Collection consists of problem sets, laboratory exercises, examinations and book lists for the Physics 114 series of undergraduate
courses taught by Leonard in the UCLA Physics Department. Also contains his collected reprint files representing his research
interests.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Leonard, Robert Walton--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Dept. of Physics--Faculty--Archives.
Sound--Measurement--Study and teaching--Archival resources.