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Formal title:: Willard P. Gerrish papers
Date range:: 1874-1937 (bulk 1896-1920)
Abstract:: The Willard P. Gerrish papers include a travel journal, specifications, blueprints and photographs of various telescopes and mounts, along with related technical writings by Gerrish on specific engineering projects, from 1896 to 1920. Household receipts and correspondence comprise a large portion of the collection. Also included are legal documents and correspondence regarding the estate of his father, William H. Gerrish, and high school copy books belonging to his sisters Isabel and Mary.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2005.80

Formal title:: Walter Nickerson Hill Papers
Extent:: 4.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1860-1905 (bulk 1870-1884)
Abstract:: American chemist. Letters and manuscripts; letterpress books; scrapbook; notebooks; documents; pamphlets; photographs; and memorabilia. The bulk of the written material (to, from, and about Hill) dates from 1870-1884. It consists of personal letters between Hill and his wife; letters between Hill and leading scientists and ordinance specialists; letters to and from important political, scientific, and military figures regarding Hill's application for appointment of Professor of Mathematics in the Navy; business correspondence; Hill's patents and pamphlets regarding explosives, demagnetization, etc.; newspaper clippings of Hill's death in an explosion.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Hill

Formal title:: Jeanne McHugh Kerr papers relating to Alexander Lyman Holley
Extent:: 16.75 Linear feet
Date range:: 1847-1983 (bulk 1949-1980)
Abstract:: The Jeanne McHugh Kerr papers relating to Alexander Lyman Holley consist chiefly of manuscripts and research materials relating to Kerr's biography of Holley. The papers also include several scrapbooks and letter books that belonged to Holley, samples of minerals and stainless steel, microfilm of Holley's papers at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and personal papers such as a desk diary and address book that belonged to Kerr. The material is dated between 1847 and 1983, with most dated between 1949 and 1980.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2012.016

Ostrach (Simon) papers

Formal title:: Simon Ostrach papers
Extent:: 36.75 Linear feet
Date range:: 1940-2005 (bulk 1970-2000)
Abstract:: Simon Ostrach is an internationally known scientist and pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science. Dr. Ostrach is highly regarded for his work as principal investigator on the Surface-Tension Driven Convection Experiments (STDCE), which were conducted on two NASA Spacelab missions, United States Microgravity Laboratories 1 (June 25-July 9, 1992) and 2 (October 20-November 5, 1995). The STDCE experiments explored thermal convection phenomena of liquids under microgravity conditions.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.005

Formal title:: Augustus William Smith papers
Extent:: 3.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1816-1918 (bulk 1820-1860)
Abstract:: Augustus William Smith was a school teacher, university professor (astronomy and mathematics), president of Wesleyan University and professor of Natural Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy. Smith's papers contain extensive correspondence with contemporary astronomers, mathematicians and meteorologists, along with several manuscripts. There is also correspondence between Smith and others concerning affairs of the Methodist-Episcopal Church.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Smith

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