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Container
Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:
Loose-leaf notebook which includes Wilson’s mathematical notes, ca. 1960.
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
“Scientific Papers of Harold Albert Wilson”- includes all of Wilson’s published notes and articles, 1898-1952.
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
Manuscript of the bibliography of the H.A.W. Scientific Papers.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
Clippings- News of Wilson’s arrival to Houston, public lectures, accomplishments, and obituary.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
Monographs, 1965- short biographies of Wilson plus a copy of the The Rice Engineer, Winter 1965 which is a dedication to H.A. Wilson and his career.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
Photographs and ID Registration cards- includes images of Wilson accepting the Medal of Honor and Certificate of Merit from Rice University President Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer and ID cards issued to Wilson when he worked for the U. S. Navy at New London, CT in 1918.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965
Correspondence between Norman Hurd Ricker and Wilson. Plus, correspondence between Wilson and publishers.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Wilson was best known for his work on flames which continued to be his primary interest throughout his life. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, awards, news clippings and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker, first person to hold three Rice...
Dates:
1898 - 1965