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John S. Blair papers, 1923-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Blair, John S. (John Sanborn), 1923-1982
- Title
- John S. Blair papers
- Dates
- 1923-1982 (inclusive)19231982
- Quantity
- 3 cu. ft.
- Collection Number
- 3314 (Accession No. 3314-001)
- Summary
- Correspondence, subject files, Physics 560, 561 curriculum files, committee records of a professor of nuclear physics
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor of nuclear physics, University of Washington.
John Sanborn Blair born 1923, and educated in Madison, Wisconsin. Professor Blair was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, but completed his B.S. at Yale in 1943. He earned both his M.S., 1949, and Ph.D., 1951, from the University of Illinois where he studied under Sidney Damcoff. He joined the Physics Department of the University of Washington in 1952, serving until his death in September 1982. Blair was a member of the Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society, and consulted with U.S. National Bureau of Standards.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, subject files, Physics 560, 561 curriculum files, committee records.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nuclear physics--Study and teaching--Washington (State)
- Physicists--United States
- Physics--Societies, etc
- Physics--Study and teaching--Washington (State)
- Science and state--United States
- Scientific bureaus--United States
- Standardization--United States
Personal Names
- Blair, John S. (John Sanborn), 1923-1982
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. Department of Physics
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Austern, Norman (creator)
- Bernstein, Aron M., 1931- (creator)
- Bund, Gerhard Wilhelm, 1932- (creator)
- Dancoff, Sidney M., 1913-1951 (creator)
- Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926- (creator)
- Fernandez, Bernard (creator)
- Jackson, Daphne F (creator)
- Naquib, Isam (creator)
- Nursynski, Jan (creator)
- Satchler, G. R. (George Raymond) (creator)
- Sielmann, Rainier (creator)
Corporate Names
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (creator)
- United States. National Bureau of Standards. Advisory Committee (creator)
- University of Washington. Nuclear Physics Laboratory (creator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
