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Swarthmore College Astronomy Department photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-086

Scope and Contents

This collection, dating from 1905 to 1975, consists of astronomy images taken or collected by Swarthmore College Astronomy Department students and professors. Most of the images are on glassplates, but there are also some paper photographs. Images depict the college, eclipses, constellations, comets, and more.

Dates

  • 1905 - 1975

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

This collection is available for research use.

Copyright and Rights Information

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to reproduce images must be submitted to the Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.”

Biographical / Historical

Swarthmore College offered its first elective course in Astronomy in the mid 1870's. In 1885, the Board reported a proposal to erect an observatory near the east end of the College property. After Professor Susan Cunningham retired in 1906, Dr. John A. Miller was appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Until 1952, courses were listed under the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy; a separate Department of Astronomy existed until it became the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the mid 1980's.

Extent

5.2 Cubic Feet (37 boxes, 1 oversized)

Language

English

Overview

This collection, dating from 1905 to 1975, consists of astronomy images taken or collected by Swarthmore College Astronomy Department students and professors. Most of the images are on glassplates, but there are also some paper photographs. Images depict the college, eclipses, constellations, comets, and more.

Arrangement

The collection is organized by format and size. There is some topical order within format but the arrangement is not comprehensive.

Separated Materials

See Swarthmore College Astronomy Department records, SFHL-RG6-J01.

Author
Jissel Becerra Reyes
Date
3/21/18
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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