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Erich Robert Paul papers, 1856-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Paul, Erich Robert, 1943-1994
Title
Erich Robert Paul papers
Dates
1856-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1660
Summary
The Erich Robert Paul papers (1856-1994) contain correspondence, biographical information, articles, subject files, research materials, conference materials, class materials, notes, and news clippings. Paul received a master's degree in computer science at the American University and master's and Ph.D. degrees in the history and philosophy of science from Indiana University. He has taught at American University, Utah State University, and Dickinson College.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Erich Paul (b. 1943) was born on 23 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California. From 1971 to 1976, Paul attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, where he received his master's and Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science. From 1983 to 1984, he attended the American University, Washington, D.C., where he earned a master's degree of computer science. He began working at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1976, serving on the faculty in the department of math and computer science until his death. From 1983 to 1984, Paul worked as an adjunct associate professor of computer science at the American University. Then in 1989 to 1990, he worked as an adjunct associate professor of philosophy at Utah State University.

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Content Description

The Erich Robert Paul papers (1856-1994) contain correspondence, biographical information, articles, subject files, research materials, conference materials, class materials, notes, and news clippings. The majority of the collection contains articles on the history of science and class materials on the history of science. Also included are a variety of articles on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its relationship to scientific thought.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Kathleen Paul in 1997.

Processing Note

Processed by Kate Kimball in 2003.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1084).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal and Professional Materials

  • Articles and Research

    • Description: Articles and Research on Science and Mormonism
      Dates: 1986-1994
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
    • Description: "Alexander W. Williamson on the Atomic Theory: A Study of Nineteenth Century British Atomism," Article and Notes
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
    • Description: "Diderot, The Romantic Tradition and the Encycolpedie"
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
    • Description: "Early Mormon Intellectuals: Parley P. and Orson Pratt"
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
    • Description: "An Essay on 19th Century Responses to Enlightenment Ideals: Romonticism, Marxish and the German Right"
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
    • Description: "German Academic Science and the Mandarin Ethos, 1850-1880"
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
    • Description: "The German Scientific Community in Nazi Germany"
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
    • Description: "Helmholtz, Du Bois-Reymond, Virchow and the Mandarin Ideology in 19th Century German Thought," Article and Reviews
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
    • Description: "History of Science, The Liberal Arts Tradition and Dickinson College: A Proposal"
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
    • Description: "The Intension and Remission of Qualities in the 14th Century"
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
    • Description: "Joseph Priestley: A Scientific Virtuoso"
      Dates: 1994
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
    • Description: "Joseph Smith and American Culture: The Emergence of Astronomical Pluralism, 1820-1836," Article and Correspondence
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
    • Description: "Joseph Smith, American Culture, and the Plurality of Worlds Idea, 1820-1836," Transcript, Notes, and Reviews
      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
    • Description: "Joseph Smith and Isaac Newton: In Quest of the Philosopher's Stone," Article and Research
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
    • Description: "Joseph Smith and the Manchester (New York) Library"
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
    • Description: "Liebig, Forces and Naturphilosophie"
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
    • Description: The Life and Works of J.C. Kapteyn by Menrietta Hertzprung-Kapteyn
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3-4
    • Description: The Milky Way galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890-1924, Typescript
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
    • Description: "Plurality of Worlds on the American Frontier: A Use of Science in Religious Theology, 1820-1850"
      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
    • Description: "Ralph Cudworth's Philosophy of Nature: A Study of Nature: A Study of Mechanistic and Hermetic Influence"
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
    • Description: "Science and Mormon Cosmology," Article, Correspondence, and Presentation Materials
      Dates: 1991
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
    • Description: "Was Newton's Aether a Mechanistic Member of a Mechanical Universe?"
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 3, Folder 9
    • Description: Textual Excerpts
      Container: Box 3, Folder 10
    • Description: Erich Robert Paul, Science, "Religion, and Mormon Cosmology," Typescript
      Container: Box 4
  • Articles and Publications

    • Description: Book Reviews
      Dates: 1975-1987
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
    • Description: James A. Carver, "The Mormon Faith Un-Decker-ated"
      Container: Box 5, Folder 2
    • Description: Paul F. Cranefield, "The Organic Physics of 1847 and the Biophysics of Today"
      Dates: 1957
      Container: Box 5, Folder 3
    • Description: Encyclopedia of Mormonisn, Excerpts, Publication Regulations, and Notes
      Dates: 1989-1991
      Container: Box 5, Folder 4
    • Description: "Jerald and Sandra Tanner's Distorted View of Mormonism: A Response to Mormonism-Shadow or Reality?"
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box 5, Folder 5
    • Description: Thomas S. Medford, "A Response to False Prophecies of Mormon Founder Joseph Smith,"
      Dates: 1978-1980
      Container: Box 5, Folder 6
    • Description: D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, Review
      Container: Box 5, Folder 7
    • Description: B.H. Roberts, The Truth, The Way, The Life: An Elementary Treatise on Theology, Excerpts and Notes
      Container: Box 5, Folder 8
    • Description: K.E. Rothschul, History of Philosophy, Excerpts
      Container: Box 5, Folder 9
    • Description: Helmut Schelsky, "The Wider Setting of Disorder in the German Universities"
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 5, Folder 10
    • Description: Jan Shipps, Articles
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 5, Folder 11
    • Description: George D. Smith, "'Is There Any Way to Escape These Difficulties?' The Questions of B.H. Roberts"
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 12
    • Description: "Times and Seasons," Index
      Container: Box 5, Folder 13
    • Description: Joseph W. Tingey, "An Explication of Some Philosophical Aspects of the Thought of Orson Pratt"
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Box 5, Folder 14
    • Description: O. Kendall White Jr., "Mormonism-A Nineteenth Century Heresy"
      Dates: 1969
      Container: Box 5, Folder 15
  • Subject Files, Articles and Research

  • School Materials

    • Description: 17th Century Science, Class Notes
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1
    • Description: Ancient and Medieval Science, Class Materials
      Dates: 1971
      Container: Box 8, Folder 2
    • Description: Astronomical Revolution, Class Notes
      Container: Box 8, Folder 2-3
    • Description: Class Materials

      These folders contain various course outlines, homework assignments, exams, and handouts.

      Dates: 1971-1981
      Container: Box 8, Folder 5-6
    • Description: Class Notes
      Container: Box 8, Folder 7-10
    • Description: European History, Class Materials
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1
    • Description: European Intellectual and Cultural History, Class Materials
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box 9, Folder 2
    • Description: European Intellectuals, Articles, Textual Excerpts, and Notes
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 9, Folder 3
    • Description: The French Revolution, Class Materials
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 9, Folder 4
    • Description: "From Fluids to Fields," Notes
      Container: Box 9, Folder 5
    • Description: The Growth of the Scientific Establishment, Class Materials
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 9, Folder 6
    • Description: History of Astronomy, Seminar Materials
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box 9, Folder 7
    • Description: History of the Atomic Theory, Articles and Notes
      Dates: 1904-1970
      Container: Box 9, Folder 8
    • Description: History of Medicine, Articles and Textual Excerpts
      Dates: 1853-1978
      Container: Box 9, Folder 9
    • Description: History of the Physical Sciences in the Middle Ages, Class Materials
      Container: Box 9, Folder 10
    • Description: History of Science, Articles and Bibliographical References
      Container: Box 9, Folder 11-12
    • Description: History of Science, Bibliographies and Class Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Mandarin Ethos, Correspondence, Articles, and Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 3
    • Description: Mechanical Philosophy, Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 4
    • Description: Mechanics, Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 5
    • Description: Medieval Physics, Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 6
    • Description: Naturphilosophie, Class Materials
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box 10, Folder 7
    • Description: Newton's Philosophy of Nature, Seminar Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 8
    • Description: The Philosophy of Science, Articles, Textual Excerpts, and Notes
      Dates: 1900-1950
      Container: Box 10, Folder 9
    • Description: Philosophy of Science, Articles and Notes
      Container: Box 10, Folder 10
    • Description: Physics, Class Materials
      Dates: 1967-1968
      Container: Box 10, Folder 11
    • Description: Religion and the History of Science, Articles and Notes
      Container: Box 11, Folder 1
    • Description: Science Fiction, Articles and Textual Excerpts
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 11, Folder 2
    • Description: Science Fiction, Class Materials
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 11, Folder 3
    • Description: Science Fiction, Film Listing
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 11, Folder 4
    • Description: Thermodynamics of Energetics, Notes
      Container: Box 11, Folder 5
  • General Materials

    • Description: Conference Materials

      These folders contain itineraries, flight information, payment stubs, outlines, and articles.

      Dates: 1987-1989
      Container: Box 12, Folder 1-2
    • Description: History of Science Society, Convention Materials
      Dates: 1974-1978
      Container: Box 12, Folder 3
    • Description: Index Cards
      Container: Box 12, Folder 4
    • Description: International Astronomical Union Symposium, Abstract List
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 12, Folder 5
    • Description: The Manchester Library, New York, Articles, Notes, and Research
      Container: Box 12, Folder 6
    • Description: Mormon History Association, Meeting Materials
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 12, Folder 7
    • Description: National Endowment for the Humanities, Proposal Materials
      Dates: 1982-1985
      Container: Box 12, Folder 8
    • Description: Sunstone Symposium, Conference Materials

      This folder contains an itinerary, outlines, articles, and programs.

      Dates: 1988-1993
      Container: Box 12, Folder 9
    • Description: News Clippings
      Dates: 1981-1985
      Container: Box 12, Folder 10
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 12, Folder 11

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Subject Terms

  • Science--History--Sources
  • Science--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches--Sources

Personal Names

  • Paul, Erich Robert, 1943-1994--Archives
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