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| Title: | University of Chicago. Institute for Nuclear Studies. Cyclotron. Records |
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| Dates: | 1946-1952 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Institute for Nuclear Studies Cyclotron Records contains correspondence with the Navy and sub-contractors about the building of the cyclotron, the construction of the Accelerator Building, designs for large electro-nuclear machines, and equipment needed to service the cyclotron. The collection also includes budgets and related materials. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Institute for Nuclear Studies. Cyclotron. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Institute for Nuclear Studies Cyclotron Records were collected by Professor Samuel K. Allison. Allison received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1923, did research at Harvard and the Carnegie Institute before going to the Department of Physics at the University of California. The collection focuses on the 170-inch synchrocyclotron, put into operation at the University of Chicago in March, 1947. The project was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research and the Atomic Energy Commission.
The Institute for Nuclear Studies Cyclotron Records contains correspondence with the Navy and sub-contractors about the building of the cyclotron, the construction of the Accelerator Building, designs for large electro-nuclear machines, and equipment needed to service the cyclotron. The collection also includes budgets and related materials.
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| Box 1 Folder 1 | Correspondence and diagrams concerning radiation levels, Eckhart Hall, 1945--1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Correspondence concerning restoration of high voltage circuit in Eckhart Hall, 1947--1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Correspondence and memoranda on purchase of large cyclotron for the Institute for Nuclear Studies and Institute for Radiology and Biophysics, 1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Correspondence, January-June, 1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Correspondence, July-December, 1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Correspondence, January-February, 1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Correspondence, March-May, 1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Correspondence, June-December, 1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Correspondence, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Large cyclotron budgets and related materials, 1947--1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Large cyclotron budget, 1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Large cyclotron budget, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Large cyclotron budget, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Large cyclotron budget, 1951 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Large cyclotron budget, 1952 |