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Ernest Henley papers, 1947-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Henley, Ernest M.
- Title
- Ernest Henley papers
- Dates
- 1947-2012 (inclusive)19472012
- Quantity
- 10.25 cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6217 (Accession No. 6217-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a professor of physics at the University of Washington
- 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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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ernest M. Henley was born in Germany on June 10, 1924. He earned his B.E.E. in electrical engineering from the City College of New York in 1944. From 1944 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Navy, decommissioning and repairing electrical equipment on ships. He worked at the Airborne Instruments Laboratory as an electrical engineer from 1946 to 1948. Between 1950 and 1951 he worked at Stanford University, and received a Ph.D. in Physics from UC Berkeley in 1952. From 1952 to 1954, he was a Jewett Fellow and lecturer at Columbia University. In 1954, Dr. Henley accepted a faculty position at the University of Washington where he remained for the rest of his career. He was promoted to associate professor in 1957 and full professor in 1961. Henley served as chair of the UW Faculty Senate from 1971 to 1972, as chair of the Department of Physics from 1973 to 1976, and as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 1979 to 1987. He helped create the UW Institute for Nuclear Theory and served as its inaugural director from 1990 to 1991. Henley became a professor emeritus in 1995.
Henley’s work largely focused on three types of symmetry: time-reversal, whether forces are the same forward and backward in time; parity, whether a force or interaction is the same as its mirror image; and isospin, how forces and masses of the particles vary with their charges. Experiments suggested by Henley and performed by colleagues at the UW Nuclear Physics Laboratory — now the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics — revealed new details about symmetries, and uncovered conditions when subatomic particles deviated from symmetry. His theories and ideas helped scientists assemble the Standard Model of particle physics.
Henley also wrote five books on physics. Outside of the office, he was a supporter of the UW’s Transition Program and Early Entrance Program at the Robinson Center for Young Scholars, and taught physics there for almost two decades until he retired at age 90. Henley also played the piano and supported the arts. He was a founding board member of the UW World Series, now the Meany Center for the Performing Arts.
Ernest Henley died on March 27, 2017, at age 92.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers of Ernest Henley, professor of Physics at the University of Washington. Materials relating to Henley's work in the University of Washington Physics department include published articles, lecture and other notes, class lists, student papers, exams, problems sets, course evaluations, recommendations, and grades. Materials relating to Henley's involvement with various organizations, including the American Physical Society, the China-US Physics Examination and Application Program, and support for science in former Soviet countries. Henley's correspondence also includes letters sent to foreign leaders on imprisoned physicists, his trips abroad, and experiences visiting other colleges and universities. Materials relating to Henley's work in University of Washington leadership includes reports, especially around student protests, delegations to DC to lobby for peace, and the closure of the Contemporary Dance program. Materials relating to his work in theoretical physics include notes, diagrams, images, projector transparencies, and photographs, as well as corrections and correspondence pertaining to Henley's own publications. Other materials include magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and card lists of books and student advisees.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Lectures on Strong Coupling Meson Theory, given by Prof. Gregor Wentzel (1954); Some Recent Work in Meson Theory by G C Wick (1955); "High Energy Phenomena and Meson Theories" by F P Feynman (1951) | 1951-1955 |
1 | "On Angular Momentum" by J. Schwinger | 1952 |
1 | "Quarks, Leptons, Guage Interactions and Chirality" Seven lecutres given by R. E. Marshak | 1986 |
1 | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Graduate Summer School in Physics, Nuclear Forces, Prof. R. E. Peierls; Invariance Principles by G C Wick | 1957 |
1 | Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Lecutres given at MIT in 1953/4 by Victor F. Weisskopf | 1962 |
1 | Quantum Electrodynamics Part 1, A. I. Akhiezer and V. B. Berestetsky | 1953 |
1 | "Tables of the Racah Coefficients" | 1954 |
1 | Neutron Physics: A Revision of I. Halpern's Notes on E. Fermi's Lectures in 1945; Serber Says- About High Energy Processes and Nuclear Forces (1947); Electronmagnetic Properties of Nuclei by EJ Kelly (1952) | 1945-1952 |
1 | "Tables of Identical-Particle Fractional Parentage Coefficients" by B F Bayman and Alexander Lande | 1965 |
1 | Nuclear Physics Notes: Models: Collective Model by A Bohr (1954); Collective Motions by M Moshinsky (1956?); Shell Theory by B Stech (1956) | 1954-1956 |
1 | "Tables of Transformation Brackets" by T A Brody and M Moshinsky | 1960 |
1 | "Quantum Electrodynamics" by W Thirring, English Edition, (1958) | 1958 |
1 | "A Table of Wigner 9j Coefficients for Integral and Half-Integral Values of the Parameters" by K Smith and J W Stevenson | 1957 |
1 | Serber Says- About Mesotrons (1947?); Quantum Electrodynaimics and Meson Theory by R P Feynman (1950); Comments on Quantum Electrodynamics by Tomonaga (1956); Meson Theory by R Serber (1951) | 1947-1956 |
1 | "The Wigner-Eckart Theorem: A Brief Program in Quantum Mechanics" by Ben Green, jr. | 1967 |
1 | "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" by F J Dyson | 1951 |
1 | "Tables of Penetrabilities for Charged Particle Reaction" by H Feshback, M M Shapiro, V F Weisskopf | 1953 |
2 | Quantization of Nonline AR Scalar Meson Theory | 1952 |
2 | Accelerator Report by Henley, Schmidt | 1956 |
2 | Notes for Speeches, Talks | 1953-1971 |
2 | Names and Addresses of Participants of Summer Institute | 1962 |
2 | Publications and Curriculum Vitae of Henley | undated |
2 | Meson Notes | 1952 |
2 | Notes: Meson Spectrum- Calculations II | 1952 |
2 | Sympsium to Celebrate the Sixtieth Birthday of T D Lee and to Commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of Parity Nonconservation (brochure and notes) | 1986 |
2 | Renormalization: Neutral Scalar and Pair Theory | 1953-1954 |
2 | Robert E Marshak: Tributes to his Memory (booklet) | 1993 |
2 | Compound Nucleus: Lowering of Barrier | 1953 |
2 | "Causes of Student Unrest" (report and clippings from the Univeristy of Washington in response to student protests) | 1968 |
2 | "Goals and Tactics of Student Protest" (report and clippigngs from the University of Washington in response to student protests) | 1968 |
2 | Feinberg- Thesis: Multiple Meson Production | 1957 |
2 | Materials Relating to Campus Disruption at the University of Washington | 1968-1969 |
2 | Dash: Death Certificate, Images, Correspondence, Book Sections | 2010-2011 |
2 | Mark III plans and drawings by B Harrison | 1973 |
2 | UW World Series Revenue and Expense Summary | 2011-2012 |
2 | Newspaper Front Sections: New York Times and Seattle Times | 2012 July 5 |
2 | Publications: The Universe vol 1, no 4 (2013); Symmetry, Dimensions of Particle Physics (2014); China Center of Advanced Science and Technology (1991) | 1991-2014 |
2 | Newspaper Section: The New York Times: Science Times | 2012 |
2 | Printed Image: Person climbing through snow | undated |
2 | Physics Planning Committee (PPC) | 1991-1993 |
2 | "Calculation of Alpha-Helium Scattering Phase Shifts" by David K McDaniels | 1958 |
2 | Work with T D Lee on Neutral Scalar | 1971 |
2 | Los Alamos Agreements | 1963-1978 |
2 | Los Alamos Agreements and Documents | 1977-1993 |
2 | The National Register of Prominent Americans and International Notables Membership Card and Letter | 1978 |
2 | Chairman's Remarks to the University Senate | 1971 |
2 | Physics 121B Course Evaluations | 1993 |
2 | Summer Institute for Theoretical Physics | 1962 |
2 | In Honor of Rudolf Peierls (two copies, one longer one shorter) | 1997 |
2 | China-US Physics Examination and Application Program | 1980-1985 |
2 | The American Physical Society- documents pertaining to the crisis of science in former-Soviet countries | approximately 1992 |
2 | Lecture Series in Nuclear Physics | 1947 |
2 | Bulletin of the American Physical Society, (Series II, vo I, no 8; vol 30, no 8) | 1955-1956 |
2 | International Congress on Theoretical Physics | 1957 |
2 | Design Considerations for Magnetic Spectrometers by J F Streib | 1960 |
2 | Articles, Reports, and Correspondence around aid to science in former-Soviet countries | approximately 1993 |
2 | Correspondence about corrections for Henley's book | 1962-1964 |
2 | Designs, Plans, and Photographs for devices in a lab | undated |
2 | Drawings, Photographs, and Negatives of Machines and Devices | undated |
3 | Nuclear Physics: A Course Given by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago | 1950 |
3 | T D Lee Publications: Elementary Particles and Weak Interactions (1957); Conservation Laws in Weak Interactions (1957); Weak Interactions (1957); History of Weak Interactions (1971); Remarks on the [delta and other symbols equal 1/2] Rule in Non-Leptonic | 1957-1971 |
3 | Nordita Publications no 137 | 1963 |
3 | General Field Theory: Articles | approximately 1950s-1960s |
3 | "The Electron and the Nucleus: On the one hundredth anniversary of the electron discovery", by Laurie M Brown | undated |
3 | Photographs of Machines and Devices | undated |
3 | Documents around the Cold War on Campus, Loaylty Oaths, and Un-American activities at the University of Washington | 1998 |
3 | Correspondence, especially on an exchange trip to the Soviety Union | approximately 1975-1977 |
3 | University of Washington Delegation to DC, and other events promoting peace | approximately 1970 |
3 | Correspondence and Financial Records on delegations from the UW to DC to lobby for peace | approximately 1970 |
3 | UW Delegation to DC clippings, correspondence, press releases, and bank satements | approximately 1970 |
3 | Correspondence and notes around Occidental College visit | 1960-1961 |
3 | Correspondence and Publications on visiting Colleges/Universities | 1961-1962 |
3 | Oppenheimer Affair and the Canwell Committee: Correspondence, Publications, Clippings, Newspaper Articles, Articles, and Transparencies | approximately 1950s-1997 |
3 | International Conference on Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Publicity: Correspondence and Clippings | 1956 |
3 | International Conference on Theoretical Physics: Notes and Documents | 1956 |
3 | March 4th Protests, Events | 1969 |
3 | Visiting Scientist Program, Correspondence and reports | 1962-1963 |
3 | Visiting Scientist Program, especially St Mary's College | 1961 |
3 | Transparencies | undated |
3 | Book Correspondence | approximately 1959-1961 |
3 | Metal to Nonmetallic Brazing by C S Pearsall and P K Zingeser | 1949 |
3 | Airbourne Instruments Notes | 1946-1948 |
3 | Correspondence with Prof Bogdan Povh | 1981 December 21 |
3 | Correspondence, especially report on trip to China | 1983 |
3 | Images, Plans, Diagrams, and Notes | undated |
3 | Correspondence, Memorandum of Agreement, and Programs | approximately 1971-1999 |
3 | Correspondence | approximately 1951-1997 |
4 | Correspondence | approximately 1969-1996 |
4 | Newsletters from various physics groups | 1990-1995 |
4 | John Simon Guggenheim Memoral Foundation: Reports of the President and the Treasurer | 1993 |
4 | Hadron Physics | 1964 |
4 | The Jessie and John Danz Lectures (booklet) | undated |
4 | Mutual Agreements with Publishers | 1964 |
4 | Photographs, Plans, and Correspondence | 1967-1975 |
4 | Notes about Prof S Marshak | 1993 |
4 | Correspondence, Reports, Booklets, and Articles from the University of Washington, especially around student research | 1994 |
4 | Documents from Henley's tenure as Dean of the College of Arts and Science | 1980-1986 |
4 | Documents pertaining to Ronald Geballe | approximately 1998 |
4 | Quarks for Pedestrians by Harry J Lipkin | undated |
4 | CUSPEA Record Booklet | 1986-1988 |
5 | Correspondence | 1965-1993 |
5 | Leave Application | 1976 |
5 | Henley Curriculum Vitae | undated |
5 | "Into the Second Century: The University of Washington 1961-1986", by Jane Sanders | 1987 |
5 | Clippings | approximately 1980 |
5 | Summaries of Outside Professional and Public Activities, Biographies and Bibliographies of Henley for the University of Washington | 1953-1998 |
5 | Nuclear Pol. In the Atom | approximately 1973 |
6 | Correspondence | 1954-2007 |
6 | Life Magazine | 1958 February 10 |
6 | CUSPEA Record Booklet | 1985 |
6 | Photograph (of Henley?) | undated |
6 | Documents pertaining to the Bethe Symposium | 1995 |
6 | China- PRC (Correspondence) | 1979-1980 |
6 | "The Quarks and Captain Ahab, Or: The Universe as Artefact" by Sir Denys H Wilkinson | 1977 |
6 | Correspondence, Clippings, Notes, Consultant Agreement, Contact Information, and Participation Award (Junior Sceince & Humanitarian Sympoisum) | 1960-2012 |
6 | Notes: TD and Exact [symbol] Scatt, [symbols] Scatt and Renorm (?) | 1953-1954 |
6 | The American Physical Society- Senior Personel Committee reports and memos | 1992 |
6 | American Institute of Physics- Executive Committee Meeting | 1993 |
6 | Nuclear Physics fundraise (includes information on awards and correspondence) | 1984-1985 |
6 | Clippings and Articles | 1969 |
6 | IRS Forms and Instructions | 1968 |
6 | Notebooks from trip to China (?) | 1977-1983 |
6 | Physics and Applied Physics at Tsing Hua University | 1977 |
6 | Documents pertaining to Fellowships | 1963 |
6 | Application for Fellowship | 1963 |
6 | Documents and Reports on the Contemporary Dance Program at the University of Washington | approximately 1972 |
6 | Summary of Heley's Doctoral Disseration | 1952 |
6 | International Congress on Theoretical Physics (booklet) | 1956 |
6 | Lecture notes: Physics 568 | 1956-1958 |
6 | Lecture notes: Physics 486 | 1966-1967 |
6 | Lecture notes: Physics 367, 486, 487 | undated |
6 | Student Grades, Physics 513 | undated |
6 | Lecture Notes: Physics 219 | 1956-1957 |
6 | American Physical Society Permission Forms | 2007 |
7 | Nuclear Physics Book | 1968-1969 |
7 | Lecture Notes: Shell Model, Optical Model, Slow Reactions, Statistical Model | 1968 |
7 | Lecture Notes: Physics 118, 513, 514, 515 | 1974 |
7 | Physics Lecture Demonstrations, University of Washington | 1989 |
7 | Cartoon images | undated |
7 | Clippings | undated |
7 | List of the Nobel Prize Winners | 1966 |
7 | Ad for textbook: Collge Physical Science | undated |
7 | Physics Courses Final Exams and Problem Sets | 1969-1970 |
7 | Weak Interactions | 1972-1973 |
7 | Reading Notes for Physics 578 | undated |
7 | Lecture Notes: Physics 571, 570 | 1957-1958 |
7 | Lecture Notes: Physics 558, 559 | 1965 |
7 | Notes, Correspondence, and Class Lists from Physics 528 | 1999 |
7 | The Necessity of Fission Power by H A Bethe | 1976 |
7 | Notes and Transparencies from Physics 122 | 1993 |
7 | Exams, Class Lists, Grades, and Correspondence from Physics 122 | 1978 |
7 | Appendix B: Multipole Expansion of the Electromagnetic Field | undated |
7 | Book Corrections | 1991-1995 |
7 | Correspondence and Agreements with Publisher | 2001-2005 |
7 | Solutions (for book problems?) | undated |
7 | Notes and a Problem Set from Physics 578 | undated |
7 | Scattering Theory, Physics 566 (Includes assignments) | 1956-1957 |
7 | Physics 422 Exams, including class list with grades | 1989 |
7 | Notes: Physics 578 | 1970 |
7 | Lecture Notes: Nuclear Physics | undated |
7 | Physics 422 Exams, Class Lists, and Notes | 1995 |
7 | Lecture Notes: The Electromagnetic Field | 1965 |
7 | Physics 558 Problem Sets, Notes, and Class List | 1966-1967 |
8 | Physics 121-123 Problems and Exams | 1962-1978 |
8 | Problem Sets- Physics 483 (?) | undated |
8 | Physics 558, 559- Corrections, Notes, and Problem Sets | undated |
8 | Physics 517, 518, 519- Outline, Class List, Notes, and Problem Sets | 1969-1972 |
8 | Final Exam Schedule, Department of Physics Schedule of Courses, Course Notes, and Problem Sets | 1976-1979 |
8 | Course Notes, Problem Sets, and Exams | 1970-1971 |
8 | Statistical Aspects of the Nucleus, Conference Notes | 1955 |
8 | Lecture Series in Nuclear Physics | 1947 |
8 | Supplement of the Progress of Theoretical Physics, The Physical Society of Japan, numbers 1-3, 7, 11 | 1955-1959 |
8 | Physics 560: Theoretical Nuceal Physics (Notes) | 1955 |
8 | Group Theory and Spectroscopy by Giulio Racah | 1951 |
8 | Physics 527, 528 Class List, Student Papers, and Notes | 1992 |
8 | Physics 524: Thermodynamics (Notes) | 1954-1957 |
8 | Notebook with notes | undated |
8 | Physics Course Notes and Problem Sets | 1970-1978 |
8 | Physics 524, Extra Problem Sets, etc | undated |
8 | Physics 517 Problem Sets | 1969 |
8 | Physics 517- notes and class list | 1968 |
8 | Physics 561 | 1955 |
8 | Physics Courses: Notes, Class Lists, and Questions | 1972 |
9 | Physics 122 | 1962 |
9 | Physics 558- From Notes for Books with H F | 1966-1967 |
9 | "Own Notes" | undated |
9 | Physics 578: Notes, Assignments, and Class List | 1967 |
9 | University of Washington Class Record | 1960-1961 |
9 | [pi]-Meson Production by Protons on Nuclei, Thesis by Henley | 1952 |
9 | Nuclear Physics Program Plan | 1985 |
9 | Articles by Henley, Diagrams, "International Congress on Theoretical Physics" | 1951-1964 |
9 | Class Lists and Grades | 1962-1964 |
10 | "Masters for all tables but 6" | undated |
10 | Images, mostly transparencies | undated |
11 | Cards with book titles listed, organized into "at school", "at home", "on loan", and "at home b&k" | undated |
11 | Cards listing advisees | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors
- Physicists--Washington (State)--Seattle
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Henley, Ernest M.--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
- University of Washington. Department of Physics--History--Sources
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives