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| Title: | Astrophysical Journal. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1894-1951 |
| Size: | 10 linear feet (20 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Astrophysical Journal is a prominent research journal devoted to astronomy and astrophysics. Founded in 1895 by George E. Hale and James E. Keeler, Astrophysical Journal and its supplement series are published by the University of Chicago Press for the American Astronomical Society. This collection contains the administrative correspondence of several notable editors of the journal, including Edwin B. Frost, Henry H. Gale, Otto Struve, and W. W. Morgan, spanning from 1894 to 1951. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Astrophysical Journal. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Astrophysical Journal was begun in 1895 by George E. Hale and James E. Keeler. A scientific success from its beginnings, it remains to this day one of the most prominent research journals devoted to astronomy and astrophysics. Until 1971 when the journal was turned over to the American Astronomical Society, the Astrophysical Journal was owned by the University of Chicago Press.
Generally, the director of Yerkes Observatory served as the managing editor of the journal. In 1902, Edwin B. Frost became an editor for the journal. He took over as managing editor and director of Yerkes Observatory in 1905, when George E. Hale left to found the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory. Hale remained on the masthead, and in 1912 Frost added Henry G. Gale of the University of Chicago physics department as a third editor—causing many astrophysical jokes about the ‘icy triumvirate’ of editors Hale, Gale, and Frost. Frost served as the managing editor of the Astrophysical Journal until his retirement in 1932, after which Otto Struve took over as Director of Yerkes Observatory and managing editor of the journal. In 1947, Struve initiated a reorganization in which he gave up his position as managing editor of the Astrophysical Journal to his student, W. W. Morgan. This was the first time the managing editor was not the director of Yerkes Observatory. Morgan served as managing editor for five years, after which he was replaced by S. Chandrasekhar. Chandrasekhar served as the managing editor of the Astrophysical Journal until 1971, when he engineered the agreement to turn the journal over to the American Astronomical Society.
This series contains the administrative correspondence of several editors of the Astrophysical Journal, including Edwin B. Frost, Henry G. Gale, Otto Struve and W. W. Morgan. Correspondence regarding publication of articles, proofs, corrections, reviews, and reprint orders can be found in this collection. Correspondence spans the years 1894-1951 and is organized into nine different chronological segments, each of which is organized alphabetically by incoming correspondent.
There is some overlap among the correspondence of the various editors; however, Edwin B. Frost’s correspondence is concentrated in Boxes 1-2 and Boxes 4-13; Henry G. Gale’s correspondence is concentrated in Boxes 3-4 and Boxes 19-20; Otto Struve’s correspondence is concentrated in Boxes 14-15; and W. W. Morgan’s correspondence is concentrated in Boxes 15-19.
Chandrasekhar, Subramanyan. Papers
Frost, Edwin B. Papers
Gale, Henry Gordon. Papers
Hale, George Ellery. Papers
Morgan, William W. Papers
University of Chicago Press. Records
University of Chicago. Yerkes Observatory. Office of the Director. Records
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Abstract requirements, articles and correspondence, 1919-1925 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Abstracts and articles, drafts and correspondence, 1913-1921 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | A-Z correspondence and financial reports, 1898-1903 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Votes for standardized measurements, and A- correspondence, 1894-1915 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | B-C, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | D-F, correspondence, 1912-1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | G-, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | H-, correspondence, 1912-1917 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | I-K, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | L-, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | M-N, correspondence, 1915-1916 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | P-, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 2 Folder 5-7 | Press, University of Chicago, correspondence, 1904-1917 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | R-S, correspondence, 1912-1921 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | S-T, correspondence, 1910-1920 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | U-Y, correspondence, 1912-1916 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | A-B, correspondence, 1922-1924 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | B-E, correspondence, 1921-1962 |
| Box 3 Folder 5-6 | F-, correspondence, 1921-1925 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | F-H, correspondence, 1921-1925 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | I-L, correspondence, 1922-1925 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | M-N, correspondence, 1922-1924 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | O-R, correspondence, 1922-1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | S-, correspondence, 1922-1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | S-T, correspondence, 1921-1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | U-Y, correspondence, 1922-1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Mailing lists, correspondence, and figures, 1925-1926 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Abstracts and figures, 1921-1922 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | A-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 7-8 | B-, correspondence, 1919-1925 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | C-, correspondence, 1917-1926 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | D-, correspondence, 1917-1926 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | E-F, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 5 Folder 4-6 | G-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 5 Folder 7-8 | H-, correspondence, 1919-1926 |
| Box 6 Folder 1-2 | I-J, correspondence, 1917-1924 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | K-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 6 Folder 4-5 | L-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | L-M, correspondence, 1924-1926 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | M-, correspondence, 1917-1923 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | N-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | O-P, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 7 Folder 2-8 | Press, University of Chicago, 1920-1925 |
| Box 8 Folder 1-4 | Press, University of Chicago, 1917-1920 |
| Box 8 Folder 5-6 | R-, correspondence, 1919-1925 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | S-, correspondence, 1917-1918 |
| Box 9 Folder 1-3 | S-, correspondence, 1917-1925 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | T-, correspondence, 1919-1924 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | U-V, correspondence, 1916-1925 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | W-, correspondence, 1916-1925 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | W-Z, correspondence, 1916-1925 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | General index, correspondence, 1919-1924 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | A, correspondence, 1926-1931 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Abbreviations, correspondence, 1919-1934 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | B-C, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | D-, correspondence, 1925-1931 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | E-F, correspondence, 1926-1931 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Engraving, order forms, 1927-1934 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | G-, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | H-, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | I-J, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | K-L, correspondence, 1925-1931 |
| Box 11 Folder 2-3 | M-, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | N-P, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 11 Folder 5-6 | Press, University of Chicago, correspondence, 1925-1932 |
| Box 11 Folder 7-8 | Press, University of Chicago, invoices, 1922-1932 |
| Box 12 Folder 1-5 | Press, University of Chicago, correspondence, 1926-1932 |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | R-, correspondence, 1925-1931 |
| Box 12 Folder 7-8 | Reprints, order forms, 1926-1935 |
| Box 13 Folder 1-2 | S-, correspondence, 1919-1935 |
| Box 13 Folder 3-4 | Seares, F. H., correspondence, 1925-1932 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | T-V, correspondence, 1926-1929 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | W-Z, correspondence, 1926-1930 |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | General index, correspondence, 1907-1908 |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | A-, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | B-C, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | C-D, correspondence, 1925-1934 |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | F-H, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | I-K, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | L-M, correspondence, 1932-1935 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | M-, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | N-O, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | P-, correspondence and subscription report cards, 1932-1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 6-8 | Press, University of Chicago, correspondence and invoices, 1932- 1934 |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | P-R, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 15 Folder 1-2 | S-, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | T-Z, correspondence, 1932-1934 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Alexander, Mary, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | A-C, correspondence, 1947-1949 |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | D-F, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | G-H, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | I-L, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | M-, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | M-O, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 15 Folder 11 | P-S, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | S-, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | T-W, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 16 Folder 3-4 | Reprints, order forms, 1947-1948 |
| Box 16 Folder 5-6 | Alexander, Mary, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | A-B, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | C-D, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | E-F, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | G-, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 1 | H-, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | J-L, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 3-4 | M-, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | N-P, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | R-S, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 7-8 | S-, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 9 | T-W, correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 17 Folder 10 | Reprints, order forms, 1949 |
| Box 18 Folder 1-3 | Reprints, order forms and correspondence, 1950 |
| Box 18 Folder 4 | A-B, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 18 Folder 5 | C-D, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 18 Folder 6 | E-F, correspondence, 1950-1951 |
| Box 18 Folder 7 | G-H, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 18 Folder 8 | J-K, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 18 Folder 9 | L-M, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 1 | M-P, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | R-S, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | S-, correspondence, 1950-1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 4 | T-W, correspondence, 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 5-6 | Reprints, order forms, 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 7 | A-C, correspondence, 1913-1914 |
| Box 19 Folder 8 | D-F, correspondence, 1913-1914 |
| Box 19 Folder 9 | G-L, correspondence, 1913-1914 |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | M-R, correspondence, 1913-1914 |
| Box 20 Folder 2 | S-Z, correspondence, 1913-1914 |
| Box 20 Folder 3 | A-C, correspondence, 1914-1915 |
| Box 20 Folder 4 | D-F, correspondence, 1914-1915 |
| Box 20 Folder 5 | G-K, correspondence, 1914-1915 |
| Box 20 Folder 6 | M-P, correspondence, 1914-1915 |
| Box 20 Folder 7 | R-Z, correspondence, 1914-1915 |