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George Ellery Hale letters
Manuscripts
Group of letters to and from astronomer George Ellery Hale. Five of the letters, all dated 1908, are from Hale to businessman and philanthropist Cleveland H. Dodge; in these letters, Hale writes about telescopes at Mount Wilson Observatory and his recent discoveries about sunspots. The other 15 letters, two are undated and the rest are dated 1902, are to Hale by various prominent scientists, including: Robert S. Ball, Lewellys F. Barker, William Wallace Campbell, Henry S. Carhart, Thomas C. Chamberlin, George C. Comstock, John M. Coulter, Henry Crew, Johann G. Hagen, Arthur R. Hinks, Sir William Huggins, Heinrich Kayser, S. P. Langley, and Jacques Loeb. The topics of these letters vary: astronomy, acknowledgments of invitations or materials, and introductions. Several of these letters have notes with them, written by Hale, with a brief biography of the author of the letter. Accompanying the letters is Hale's folder in which these letters were kept, with notes by Hale, and a note about Sir Arthur Schuster.
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George Ellery HALE Biography [18]
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[Corresp re biography of Hale by Helen Wright. Corresp: Evelina C. Hale; Margaret Hale (Mrs. Paul A.) Scherer; Paul A. Scherer; John E. Pomfret; LAD]
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George Ellery HALE Biography [31]
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[Corresp: Helen Wright; PAS; Margaret Hale {Mrs. Paul A.} Scherer; LAD. Incl list "Property Belonging to Mrs. George E. Hale in Solar Laboratory Library."]
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Photographs of George Ellery Hale
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Two black and white gelatin silver photographs of George Ellery Hale. One image shows a younger George Ellery Hale seated outside with a woman who may be Maude Thomas. A handwritten note on the verso reads, "We would laugh!" The second image shows an older Hale with three other men in suits posing outdoors.
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George Ellery HALE Biography [10]
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[Corresp: Margaret Hale (Mrs. Paul A.) Scherer; John E. Barber; Helen Wright]
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George Ellery Hale correspondence
Manuscripts
The collection consists of correspondence from Hale to his friend, Harry Manley Goodwin, physicist, and graduate dean of MIT. Subject matter includes: practical and theoretical aspects of astronomical research, information about other scientists (Norman Lockyer, William Whewell, William Jevons, Robert Millikan, Albert Michelson, and Albert Einstein), the administration and finance of scientific research, scientific organizations and publications, Hale's own experiments and theories, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, astronomical observatories, the foundation of the Huntington Library, and Hale's private and family life.
mssHM 28397-28553