Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1938-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.26 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The correspondence in this series is arranged largely as it was organized by Dr. Patterson.
The first file, of largely personal correspondence, covers the years 1946-1990. It originally also included the material in the next few files: his correspondence as a member of the board of Spar Aerospace in the 1970s, and his memoranda on the establishment and expansion of the Institute of Aerophysics (1949-1958) which were included with his 1989 correspondence on the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Institute for Aerospace Studies.
The remaining correspondence files relate to several of Dr. Patterson's publications: The Molecular Flow of Gases (1954), Priorities in Geolunar Space (1988-1990), and Pathway to Excellence. Most of the correspondence relates to the last volume. All of it, except for a file on book orders and complimentary copies (1971, 1977), was entitled by Dr. Patterson as "correspondence not referenced in the book Pathway to Excellence" (1938-1975).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
-Correspondence, 1938-1990: box 001, files (03) - (13)
-Correspondence, 1958-1974, box 003, files (01) - (06)
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open