Francis Gladheim Pease Addenda: Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black, January 4, 2013.
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Francis Gladheim Pease Addenda
Dates (inclusive): 1908-2001
Bulk dates: 1908-1937
Collection Number: mssPease addenda
Creator:
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), 1881-
Extent: 90 items in 1 box
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed
material, and ephemera all related to Mount Wilson Solar Observatory astronomer Francis Gladheim Pease (1881-1938),
his astronomy work, and the telescopes he designed (bulk dating from 1908-1937).
Language: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Francis Gladheim Pease Addenda, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
Provenance
Purchased from Paul Ross, September 7, 2012.
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Biographical Note
Francis Gladheim Pease was one of the original staff members of the Mount Wilson
Solar Observatory when it was formed in 1904. His most important contribution to the
Observatory was his expertise in the design and use of astronomical instruments.
Together with George W. Ritchey, Pease designed most of the equipment for the new
Observatory. His most significant work was in the design of the 100-inch Hooker
Telescope, the 20-foot and 50-foot Interferometers, and the 200-inch Hale Telescope.
In the field of astronomical observations, Pease is best remembered for his
collaborations with Albert A. Michelson, the Nobel Laureate physicist at the
University of Chicago. Together, they developed new experiments for determining the
diameters of stars, the velocity of light, and the non-existence of the "ether."
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed material and ephemera
all related to astronomer Francis Gladheim Pease, his astronomy work, and the
telescopes he designed. There are 13 letters by George Ellery Hale as well as a copy
of an offprint of “Building the 200- Inch Telescope” by Hale (originally published
in Harper’s Magazine, November 1929). There is an offprint of “The Spectra of Four
of the Temporary Stars” written by Pease and Walter S. Adams (published in
Contributions from the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory
No. 87 in 1914).
The correspondence includes several prominent individuals including: Giorgio Abetti,
Walter S. Adams, John A. Anderson, Andrew Carnegie (typed copy), Edward H. Davis,
Elmer Grey, George Ellery Hale, Fred E. Harvey, Herbert E. Ives, Thornwell Jacobs,
George Wharton James, Helen Keller (photocopy of letter), Albert A. Michelson,
Robert A. Millikan, James R. Page, F. E. Wright, and the Bausch & Lomb Optical
Company. There is also one letter addressed to Thomas Edison.
The manuscripts include several items by F. G. Pease including a “Figuring Book”
which contains his work on various telescopes and contains blueprints and a
manuscript entitled “Notes on a 25-Foot Reflector.”
The ephemera is made up of printed offprints, a blueprint of the telescope at Mt.
Wilson, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous items, and material from several websites
(Caltech Astronomy, JPL, and Mount Wilson; printed 1999-2001) regarding Einstein,
telescopes, Mt. Wilson, the Palomar Observatory and the Comet Hale-Bopp.
The photographs include a portrait of George Ellery Hale (1929), three photographs
of the construction of the telescope at Palomar Observatory (1937), and a photograph
of Albert Einstein with Charles St. John, Ferdinand Ellerman, Walther Mayer, and
Edwin Hubble on the steps outside the 150-foot tower telescope during Einstein’s
second visit to Mt. Wilson (January 1931: the Huntington has another copy of this
photograph: COPC 2787).
The collection is arranged alphabetically by author: correspondence and manuscripts,
folders 1- 32; followed by ephemera, folders 33-41.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by author: correspondence and manuscripts,
folders 1-32; followed by ephemera, folders 33-41.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Einstein, Albert,
1879-1955.
Hubble, Edwin Powell,
1889-1953.
Pease, F. G. (Francis
Gladheim), b. 1881 -- Archives.
California Institute of
Technology.
Carnegie Institution
of Washington.
Corning Glass
Works.
Mount Wilson and
Palomar Ovservatories -- History -- Sources.
Mount Wilson
Observatory -- History -- Sources.
Mount Wilson Solar
Observatory.
Palomar
Observatory.
Yerkes
Observatory.
Astronomers -- United States --
Archives.
Astronomical observatories --
California -- Wilson, Mount (Mountain)
Astronomy -- Research.
Astronomy -- United States -- History
-- 20th century -- Sources.
Stars.
Telescopes -- Design and construction
-- History -- Sources.
Hale-Bopp comet.
Forms/Genres
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts
Additional Contributors
Abetti, Giorgio, 1882-1982.
Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney),
1876-1956.
Anderson, John A. (John Augustus),
1876-1959, recipient.
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Davis, Edward H., . 1862.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva),
1847-1931, recipient.
Grey, Elmer, 1871-1962, recipient.
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938.
Harvey, Fred E., 1895-1961.
Ives, Herbert Eugene, 1882-1953.
Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956.
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923.
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
Michelson, Albert A. (Albert
Abraham), 1852-1931.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953.
Page, James Rathwell, 1884-1962.
Wright, F. E. (Frederic Eugene),
1877-1953, recipient.
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company,
recipient.
Box 1
Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Ephemera
Folder 1
Abetti, Giorgio, 1882-1982. 1 letter (1938, Jan. 23) to F. G.
(Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 2
Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956. 1 letter (1934, Oct.
12) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 3
Alderson, Victor Clifton, b. 1862. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 29) to F.
G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 4
Bispham, David Scull, 1857-1921. 1 letter (1919, May 21) to Abbot
Kinney, 1850-1920 (?). 1 item.
Folder 5
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919. 1 letter (1919, Mar. 19) to Calvin
W. Rice. Typed copy. 1 item.
Folder 6
Chadwick, Ida S. 1 letter (1930, Jan. 23) to Charles Francis
Saunders, 1859-1941 (1930, Jan. 23). Following the above is a note by
Saunders to Pease. 1 item.
Folder 7
Davis, Edward H., b. 1862. 1 letter (1920, Feb. 12) to Thomas A.
(Thomas Alva) Edison, 1847-1931. Copy. 1 item.
Folder 8
Feittinger (?), Charles. 1 letter (1935, Nov. 3) to F. G.
(Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 9
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. 1 letter (1913, May 8) to Elmer
Grey, 1871-1962. 1 item.
Folder 10
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. 11 letters (1918-1933) to F. G.
(Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 11 items.
Folder 11
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. 1 letter (1908, Mar. 21) to
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. 1 item.
Folder 12
Harvey, Fred E., 1895-1961. 1 letter (1913, Sep. 30) to Mrs. F.
C. Furness. 1 item.
Folder 13
Hostetter, J. C. 4 letters (1934-1935) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 4 items.
Folder 14
Ives, Herbert Eugene, 1882-1953. 1 letter (1934, Dec. 17) to F.
G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 15
Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956. 3 letters (1930-1937) to F. G.
(Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 3 items.
Folder 16
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923. 1 letter (1917, Dec. 15) to
Mrs. F. C. Furness. 1 item.
Folder 17
Kent, Norton Adams, 1873-. 1 letter (1937, Nov. 29) to F. G.
(Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 18
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. 1 letter (1928, Nov. 7) F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item. Photocopy; original returned to Paul
Ross. No restrictions.
Folder 19
Mason, Henry H. 1 letter (1926, June 17) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 20
Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. 8 letters
(1920-1928) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 9 items.
Includes newspaper clipping.
Folder 21
Neumer, Otto. 1 letter (1935, Oct. 15) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 22
Page, James Rathwell, 1884-1962 and Millikan, Robert Andrews,
1868-1953. 1 letter (1935, Mar. 5) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b.
1881. 1 item.
Folder 23
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. Figuring Book
(1919-1924). 1 item.
Folder 24
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. Miscellaneous pages
from manuscript: [p. 17, 18] (1927, Dec. 14). 1 item.
Folder 25
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. “Notes on a 25-Foot
Reflector:” [manuscript] (1922, July 17). 1 item.
Folder 26
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. 1 letter (1933, June
27) to John A. (John August) Anderson, 1876-1959. 1 item. Typed copy.
Includes pencil sketch.
Folder 27
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. 1 letter (1923, Nov.
30) to Albert A. (Albert Abraham) Michelson, 1852-1931. 1 item. Typed
copy.
Folder 28
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. 1 letter (1924, Feb.
20) to Joseph A. Steinmetz. 1 item.
Folder 29
Penn, John C. 1 letter (1928, Oct. 31) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 30
Schommer, John J. 1 letter (1932, Oct. 11) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item.
Folder 31
Staud, O. J. 1 letter (1932, Nov. 8) to F. E. (Frederic Eugene)
Wright, 1877-1953. 1 item.
Folder 32
Steinmetz, Joseph A. 3 letters (1920-1924) to F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 3 items.
Folder 33
Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956 and F. G. (Francis
Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. “The Spectra of Four of the Temporary Stars:”
offprint (1914). 1 item.
Folder 34
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. “Building the 200-Inch
Telescope:” offprint (1929, Nov.). 1 item.
Folder 35
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. “Sketch of a Reflecting
Telescope:” blueprint (1921, Nov. 4). 1 item.
Folder 36
Who’s Who in Engineering. Application of F. G. (Francis Gladheim)
Pease, b. 1881 (1937).
Folder 37
Empty Envelopes (1909-1931). 7 items.
Folder 38
Material from Internet (1999-2001). 6 items.
Folder 39
Newspaper Clippings (1966-1973). 3 items.
Folder 40
Miscellaneous Ephemera (1909-1935). 8 items.
Folder 41
Photographs (1929-1937). 5 items.