Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Keeler, James E.
- Abstract:
- Contains correspondence, family photographs, school papers, drawings, diary and notebooks, academic papers, articles & lectures. Also contains William F. Keeler's Mayport diaries, from 1878-1886.
- Extent:
- 2 document boxes
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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James E. Keeler papers. MS 271. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains correspondence, family photographs, school papers, drawings, diaries, academic papers, articles & lectures. Also contains Mayport diaries, 1878-1886 from Wm. F Keeler, father of James Keeler.
- Biographical / historical:
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James Edward Keeler (September 10, 1857 - August 12, 1900) was born in La Salle, IL to William F. and Anna Dutton Keeler. He married Miss Cora S. Matthews at Oakley Plantation, Louisiana, on June 16, 1881.
Keeler worked at Lick Observatory beginning in 1888 but left after being appointed director of the University of Pittsburgh's Alleghenny Observatory in 1891. He returned to Lick Observatory as its director in 1898.
James Keeler died unexpectedly on August 12, 1900 leaving his widow and two children.
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Accomplishments and Honors
- Director of Allegheny Observatory, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania(1891)
- Director of Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California(1898)
- Co-Founder(in 1895) and Co-Editor, with George Ellery Hale, of the Astrophysical Journal.
- Served as President of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- One of the Founders of the American Astronomical Society(1899)
- Astronomical and Physical Society of Toronto: Corresponding(Foreign) Member(1894).
- With discovery of particle nature of Saturn's rings, elevated to Honorary Member(1895) National Academy of Sciences(member)
- Royal Astronomical Society(Fellow)
- Rumford Medal of the American Academy
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Cora Keeler and Mrs. Elizabeth Breneiser in 1978.
- Physical location:
- Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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James E. Keeler papers. MS 271. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547