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)
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
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

Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.

Request at UW

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

Restrictions on Use

John Blair's rights dedicated to the public by Mrs. Blair.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Betty Blair, 1983-10-21

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

  • 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)