Allen Varley Astin papers, (Record no. 44174)
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| LC control number | mm 87062002 |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | S |
| Source | lcmd |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Astin, Allen Varley, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1904-1984. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Allen Varley Astin papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1939-1973 |
| Bulk dates | (bulk 1950-1970). |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 25,000 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 66 |
| Type of unit | containers. |
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| Extent | 26 |
| Type of unit | linear feet. |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open to research. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, studies, congressional testimony, writings, speeches, conference papers, university teaching and training course records, research data, printed matter, and photographs documenting Astin's career at the National Bureau of Standards (1928-1969), particularly as director (1952-1969), during which time the bureau was expanded and reorganized. Topics include measurement techniques relating to electric insulating materials, telemeters, electric instrumentation, and the electrification of American industry. Astin's World War II activities at the bureau in ordnance research and the development of proximity fuzes for bombs and rockets are documented as well as his service in the London office of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development as a liason with the British armed forces. Other topics include science and public policy, international cooperation among scientists, and the metric system. Includes some material relating to the career of his son, actor John Astin. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Physicist and director, National Bureau of Standards. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007</a> |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Astin, John. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | National Bureau of Standards. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Office of Scientific Research and Development. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Bombardment. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Electric apparatus and appliances. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Electric insulators and insulation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Electrification. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Metric system. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ordnance. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Proximity fuzes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science |
| General subdivision | International cooperation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science and state |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Telemeter. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Weights and measures. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision | Aerial operations. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | World War, 1939-1945 |
| Geographic subdivision | England |
| -- | London. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Great Britain |
| General subdivision | Armed Forces. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Physicists. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Public officials. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007</a> |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid (PDF) |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007.3">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001007.3</a> |
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