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Finished Mirrors Notebook. Includes 3 notes concerning various lens jobs. 4 items

Description
The Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop Papers comprise 9 boxes of material relating to the operation of the department from 1911 to 1963 (bulk 1930-1947). This material is divided into four general categories: research and procedural notes, correspondence, inventories and requisition slips, and job lists and employee time sheets. Each group is arranged chronologically. Various scientific manuals, brochures, and unidentified notes have been gathered into a folder of ephemera.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1938, Dec.-1940, June.
Call number
mssMtWilson2
Creator
Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Deposit; Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Collection, 1988.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Adams, Walter S. (1876-1956.)
Bowen, Ira Sprague, (1898-1973,)
Bush, Vannevar, (1890-1974.)
Hendrix, Don O. (1898-1992.)
Hopkins, Robert E. (1874-1960.)
O'Brien, Brian,
Ross, Frank E.
Associated organizations
Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Mount Wilson Observatory.
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