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| Title: | Bartky, Walter, Papers |
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| Dates: | 1940-1947 |
| Size: | 1 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The papers of Walter Bartky, Professor of Astronomy, cover the period 1940 to 1957. They include class notes, personal correspondence, correspondence in relation to various university programs, his consultant work with several industrial firms and several speeches. Also included are files related to the Chicago Astronomy Society, the American Mathematical Society, and the American Statistical Association. |
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Walter Bartky was intimately associated with the University of Chicago during his entire career. Born in Chicago in 1901, he received his B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1923 and his Ph.D. in 1926. He was immediately appointed instructor in astronomy and eventually became professor of astronomy. He was also professor of applied mathematics and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences. In 1955 he was appointed vice president in charge of special scientific programs. At various times during his career he was a consultant to industrial firms. He died on March 19, 1958.
The papers of Walter Bartky cover the period 1940 to 1957. They include class notes, personal correspondence, correspondence in relation to various university programs, his consultant work with several industrial firms and several speeches. Also included are files on the Chicago Astronomy Society, the American Mathematical Society, and the American Statistical Association.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Class notes, Physics 201, 1946; and others |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Personal correspondence, 1940-1957 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Pre-Meteorological Training Program - Army Air Force, 1942-43 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | International Harvester Company, lectures and conferences for trainees and executives, 1940-41 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Standard Oil Company, consultant, 1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Speeches
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| Box 1 Folder 7 | Miscellaneous material |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Photographs
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| Box 2 Folder 1 | Chicago Astronomy Society |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | American Mathematical Society (Committee on Applied Math) |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | American Mathematical Society - Miscellaneous papers |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | American Statistical Association |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | American Statistical Association, Dec. 1949 meeting |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | American Statistical Association, Papers presented |