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David G. Bourgin papers, 1926-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bourgin, D. G.
Title
David G. Bourgin papers
Dates
1926-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
39 linear feet
Collection Number
3678 (Accession No. 3678-001)
Summary
Biographical features, writings, lecture notes, research notes and project files of a mathematician
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.

Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Mathematician for 60 years, especially at the University of Illinois and University of Houston. His field was algebraic topology, analysis, and applied mathematics.

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Content Description

Biographical features, writings, lecture notes, research notes, project and planning files.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Rose C. Bourgin, 8/12/1985.

Processing Note

Boxes 1-10 have not been organized in detail. Donor organized boxes 11-23.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Biographical features
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Course notes
    Container: Box 1-2
  • Description: Research
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Research outlines of papers, lectures, seminars
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Research
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: Course materials
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: PhD student materials
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: International Congresses
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Research outlines of papers, lectures, seminars
    Container: Box 6-7
  • Description: Notes for courses
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Applied Mathematics reviews
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Correspondence
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Invited lectures
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Random research notes
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Publishers
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: Research grants
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: Miscellaneous files
    Container: Box 8-9
  • Description: Early versions of manuscripts
    Container: Box 9-10
  • Description: Master notebooks of David G. Bourgin for two courses in Algebraic Topology

    As his theories developed, he updated the notebooks regularly

    Dates: 1966-1984
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: Notebooks thought to be part of the Algebraic Topology notes
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: Master notebooks on Homotopy Theory
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: Papers relating to Modern Algebraic Topology by David G. Bourgin
    Container: Box 12-15
  • Description: Lecture notes for a class related to Modern Algebraic Topology chapter 15 - Homotopy Theory
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: Notes for course in Applied Mathematics
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: Lecture notes for first year course in Algebraic Topology
    Container: Box 17
  • Description: Student outlines of course results
    Container: Box 17
  • Description: Student problem sets
    Container: Box 17
  • Description: Lecture notes - homotopy theory, bundle theory, differential geometry
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: Lecture notes - first year Algebraic Topology course
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: Working notes and early manuscripts for 3(?) papers
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: Lecture notes - first year course
    Container: Box 19
  • Description: Lecture notes - second year course
    Container: Box 19-21
  • Description: E-Isometry working papers
    Dates: 1940s-1970s
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Notes for a book on Functional and Algebraic Topology
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Early drafts of manuscripts
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Corrections for various parts of Modern Algebraic Topology
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Idea - and work notebooks covering most of Bourgin's career until about 1977
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: Notes for book on Algebraic Topology
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: Early drafts of a paper
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: Lecture notes for two courses
    Dates: 1937, late 1940s
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: Government contracts
    Container: Box 23
  • Description: Portions of original manuscript of Modern Algebraic Topology
    Container: Box 23
  • Description: Invited paper for USL conference
    Container: Box 23
  • Description: Work of three PhD students
    Container: Box 23

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Subject Terms

  • Algebraic topology
  • Applied mathematics
  • Mathematicians--United States
  • Mathematics teachers--United States
  • Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Bourgin, D. G.--Archives
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