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Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection, 1990-2008
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Chubb, Talbot Albert, 1923-2012; Nagel, David J. (David Joseph), 1938-
- Title
- Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection
- Dates
- 1990-2008 (inclusive)19902008
- Quantity
- 5551 items, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- P1861
- Summary
- Talbot Albert Chubb (1923-2011) was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. He also researched the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion and the experimental evidence of cold fusion. This collection contains color and digital photographs and slides depicting Chubb and his family and friends as well as his professional activities, particularly his involvement in the International Conference on Cold Fusion.
- Repository
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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
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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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Talbot Albert Chubb (1923-2011) was born on November 5, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three sons. He was a physics graduate of Princeton University in 1944. He received a doctorate in physics from the University of North Carolina in the early 1950s. Chubb was married to Martha Capps Chubb; together, they had four children.
During World War II, Chubb worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and served in the United States Army. For over 30 years, Chubb was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Chubb worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. In his later years, Chubb’s goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source.
Talbot A. Chubb died on December 11, 2011.
(This biographical note was taken from an obituary from the Washington Post published January 7, 2012.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection consists of 4 boxes containing 1,879 color prints and negatives and 3,672 digital only items. Box 1 contains portraits of Talbot Chubb and his family and friends and photographs of his involvement with professional conferences on cold fusion in Japan. Box 2 contains photographs of conferences, seminars, and work related to nuclear products and cold fusion, particularly in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Box 3 contains color and digital only photographs of the International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICC). Box 4 contains photographs primarily of Chubb's work with the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. The collection dates primarily from 1990 to 2008.
While many photographs in the collection were taken or collected by Talbott Chubb, many of the digital-only photographs and some of the prints, particularly of ICC, were provided to him prior to donation by other attendees, including: Glen Schmidt, David J. Nagel, Duy Tran, Chau Tran, Charles Beaudette, Marianne Macy. When known, the source of the photographs is noted in the folded title; these sources should be contacted for reproduction requests and copyright questions regarding the images they provided to Chubb.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection, P1861, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1861.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Acquisition Information
Donated by T. Spence Chubb in 2013.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Separated Materials
See also the NTalbot A. Chubb papers (ACCN 2559) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Portraits of Doctor Talbot Chubb and Others | |
| 1 | 2 | Third Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Nagoya, Japan | October 21-25, 1992 |
| 1 | 3 | Japan, General | 1992 |
| 1 | 4 | Family | |
| 1 | 5 | Family and Friends | |
| 1 | 6 | Beach | |
| 1 | 7 | Hotel Olimpijskaja | |
| 1 | 8 | Lab and Outdoor Landscapes | |
| 1 | 9 | Osaka, Japan | 1996 |
| 1 | 10 | Arata and Zhang Lab, Osaka University | 1996 |
| 1 | 11 | Osaka, Japan | 1996 |
| 1 | 12 | Osaka Castle, Japan | |
| 2 | 1 | Osaka, Japan and Lab Pictures | 1996 |
| 2 | 2 | Hokaido Arata and Zhang Lab | 1996 |
| 2 | 3 | Photographs for Cold Fusion Book from Osaka 1996 | Feburary 2008 |
| 2 | 4 | Forest and Beach | |
| 2 | 5 | Arata and Zhang Observations of Excess Heat and Nuclear Products, Talbot A. Chubb | October 1997 |
| 2 | 6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ed Storm's House, Bob Smith | 1997 |
| 2 | 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | February 1998 |
| 2 | 8 | Heat 1 Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico | May 7, 1998 |
| 2 | 9 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1998 |
| 2 | 10 | Heat 1 Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico | May 7, 1998 |
| 2 | 11 | Autoclave California, Heat 1, Sante Fe, New Mexico | May 1998 |
| 2 | 12 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | August 15, 1998 |
| 2 | 13 | Main Heat 1, Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1998 |
| 2 | 14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | May 1998 |
| 2 | 15 | Heat Test Stand Photos from Glen Schmidt | 1999 |
| 2 | 16 | Negative Wheel | |
| 3 | 1 | Italy | 2000 |
| 3 | 2 | Italy | |
| 3 | 3 | Seventh Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2000 |
| 3 | 4 | Ninth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Beijing, China | 2002 |
| 3 | 5 | Ninth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Beijing, Great Wall of China | May 2002 |
| 3 | 6 | Beijing, David J. Nagel (Digital Only) | May 2002 |
| 3 | 7 | Zhang Observations Lab | |
| 3 | 8 | Summer | 2002 |
| 3 | 9 | APS, Texas (Digital Only) | March 7, 2003 |
| 3 | 10 | Tenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion (Digital Only) | August 24-29, 2003 |
| 3 | 11 | Tenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion | August 2003 |
| 3 | 12 | Twelfth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, from David J. Nagel (Digital Only) | 2005 |
| 3 | 13 | Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, from David J. Nagel (1 of 3) (Digital Only) | 2007 |
| 3 | 14 | Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, from David J. Nagel (2 of 3) (Digital Only) | 2007 |
| 3 | 15 | Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, from David J. Nagel (3 of 3) (Digital Only) | 2007 |
| 3 | 16a | Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science and the Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICCF-14) Washington D.C., from Duy Tran (Digital Only) | August 10-15, 2008 |
| 3 | 16b | Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science and the Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Washington D.C., from Chau Tran (Digital Only) | August 10-15, 2008 |
| 3 | 16c | Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science and the Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Washington D.C. from Charles Beaudette (Digital Only) | August 10-15, 2008 |
| 3 | 16d | Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science and the Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Washington D.C., from Marianne Macy (Digital Only) | August 10-15, 2008 |
| 3 | 16e | Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science and the Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion, Washington D.C., from David J. Nagel (Digital Only) | August 10-15, 2008 |
| 3 | 17 | Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Cold Fusion | August 2008 |
| 3 | 18 | Green Cross Japan Presentation | |
| 3 | 19 | Albuquerque New Mexico Heat 3 | |
| 3 | 20 | 316 SS Tube, Tube Converter | |
| 4 | 1 | Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. | |
| 4 | 2 | Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., Facility and Parking lot | |
| 4 | 3 | Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., Graphs and Diagrams | |
| 4 | 4 | Naval Research Laboratory Washington, D.C., Diagrams and Drawings |
