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Finding Aid for the Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics : Records of the UCLA Website, 1912-2001, [bulk] 1920-1998
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Title: Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics : Records of the UCLA Website
Date (inclusive): 1912-2001, [bulk] 1920-1998
Collection number: 458
Extent:
21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: The records include documentation of the original papers in which discoveries were first reported, biographical material,
including some photographs, and descriptions vetted by Field Editors.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
The website,
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/
presents important and original contributions made in the field of physics before 1976 by 20th-century women scientists;
83 women are included on the website, spanning the first three quarters of the 20th century, at which time women were sparsely
represented in the field.
Collection consists of documentation of the original papers in which discoveries were first reported, biographical material,
including some photographs, and descriptions vetted by Field Editors.
Arranged in the following series:
- Research office files (pre- and post-1950)
- Unposted materials (Field Editor copies)
- Research files (Field Editor files).
Processed by Norma Williamson, August 2006.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Women in physics --Archival resources.
Webmasters --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.
Web sites --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Records of the UCLA website, Contributions of 20th century women to physics