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Title: Rudolf Carnap papers,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1968
Collection number: 1029
Creator: Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970
Extent:
56 boxes (28 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) was born in Germany. He was one of the developers of theories of symbolic logic (1920s-1930s), a
leader in the field of logical empiricism and the first to apply mathematical logic to scientific language. The collection
consists of correspondence, audio tapes of lectures, notebooks, literary manuscripts (some unpublished), corrected galleys,
books, and periodicals.
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: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of Rudolf Carnap, 1968.
- Gift of UCLA Department of Philosophy, 1993.
[Identification of item], Rudolf Carnap papers (Collection 1029). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Carnap was born May 1891 in Germany; Ph.D, University of Jena (Germany), 1921; instructor in philosophy, University of Vienna,
1926-31; professor, German University, Prague, 1931-35; professor, University of Chicago, 1936-52; was at the Institute for
Advanced Study, Princeton, 1952-54; professor, UCLA, 1954-62; appointed research philosopher, UCLA, 1962-70; one of the developers
of theories of symbolic logic in 1920s and 1930s; a leader in the field of logical empiricism, he was first to apply mathematical
logic to scientific language; his book,
Meaning and Necessity (1947) was a pioneering work in the study of language and logic; member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; died September
14, 1970.
Collection consists of correspondence, audio tapes of lectures, notebooks, literary manuscripts (some unpublished), corrected
galleys, books, and periodicals.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-11).
- Taped lectures on philosophy, Russian lessons (Boxes 12-13).
- 1993 addition (Boxes 13-21).
- Articles by author (Boxes 22-64).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources.
Philosophers--Archival resources.
Online resources.