Victor Klee papers, approximately 1960-2001
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Klee, Victor, 1925-2007
- Title
- Victor Klee papers
- Dates
- approximately 1960-2001 (inclusive)19602001
- Quantity
- approximately 6.21 cubic feet (5 boxes including 3 film reels, 2 floppy disks, and 1 sound cassette)
- Collection Number
- 6501 (Accession No. 6501-001)
- Summary
- Academic papers from a University of Washington Professor of Mathematics
- 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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No restrictions on access. Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Victor Klee (1925-2007) was a Professor Emeritus for the University of Washington Department of Mathematics, where he worked for nearly 54 years. His research topics included convexity, optimization, combinatorics, and geometry. During his career, he received numerous honors including the Ford Award (1972), Mathematical Association of America’s Award for Distinguished Service (1977), and the Allendoerfer Award (1980 and 1999). Klee was the President of the Mathematical Association of America (1971-1973) and held multiple fellowships including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellowship, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship.
[Source: https://math.washington.edu/news/2007/08/01/victor-klee-1925-2007]
Content Description
Lecture materials, academic writing, correspondence, film reels, and related materials regarding Klee's work as a Professor of Mathematics.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged in 6 series.
- Series 1, Biographic Materials
- Series 2, Lecture Materials
- Series 3, Grant Materials
- Series 4, Academic Writing
- Series 5, Correspondence, approximately 1960-2001
- Series 6, Analog and Digital Media
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Biographic Materials
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Description: Biographic Materials and Awards
Klee's bibliography, CV, diploma, dissertation materials, and awards information
Container: Box 1
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Series 2: Lecture Materials
Class and lecture notes, overhead transparencies with lecture material, and bound and unbound guest lecture materials
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Description: Algorithmic CombinatoricsDates: 1974Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 300Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 301Dates: 1999Container: Box 1
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Description: Linear ProgrammingContainer: Box 1
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Description: Math 409Dates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 441-442-443 Convexity Dittoed NotesContainer: Box 1
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Description: Math 461-462Dates: 2001Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 514 Combinatorial OptimizationDates: 1989Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 551-552-553 ConvexityContainer: Box 1
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Description: Problem Assignment for Klee's Convexity CourseContainer: Box 1
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Description: Math 551 Discrete GeometryDates: 1998Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 551-552 Convex PolytopesDates: 1995-1996Container: Box 1
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Description: Math 552-553 Unsolved Problems in Convex GeometryDates: 1990-1995Container: Box 1
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Description: Sign StabilityContainer: Box 1
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Description: Six Degrees of SeparationContainer: Box 1
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Description: TilingContainer: Box 1
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Description: Unsolved Problems Intuitive GeometryContainer: Box 1
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Description: Combinatorial OptimizationContainer: Box 1
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Description: Connectedness GameContainer: Box 1
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Description: Containment ProblemsContainer: Box 1
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Description: CP and MP
Convex Polytopes and Mathematical Programming; Alabama lectures
Container: Box 1 -
Description: Covering by Smaller SetsContainer: Box 1
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Description: Dispersed Chebyshev SetsContainer: Box 1
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Description: DK DesignsContainer: Box 1
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Description: d-StepContainer: Box 1
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Description: Floyd-WarshallContainer: Box 1
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Description: Graphs, Polytopes, Linear SystemsContainer: Box 1
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Description: Geometric Lower BoundsContainer: Box 1
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Description: Geometric SurprisesContainer: Box 1
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Description: Inner and Outer RadiiContainer: Box 2
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Description: Minimum [S Inside Triangle]
Local Minima Among Triangles Containing a Given Convex n-gon
Container: Box 2 -
Description: P = NP?
Open problem in theory of computation
Container: Box 2 -
Description: Radcomp and RadgeomContainer: Box 2
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Description: Reducibility
With D. Gale
Container: Box 2 -
Description: Separation Properties Over Ordered FieldsContainer: Box 2
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Description: Shapes of…
Ditto Masters
Container: Box 2 -
Description: Sign SolvabilityContainer: Box 2
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Description: Miscellaneous Lecture DocumentsContainer: Box 2
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Description: Miscellaneous Bound Lecture MaterialsContainer: Box 2
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Description: Miscellaneous Overhead Transparencies and Lecture NotesContainer: Box 2
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Series 3: Grant Materials
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Description: Computational ConvexityDates: 1993Container: Box 2
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Series 4: Academic Writing
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Description: Published and Unpublished Papers
Includes journal articles
Unsorted
Container: Box 2 -
Description: Published and Unpublished Papers
Includes journal articles
Unsorted
Container: Box 3
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Series 5: Correspondence, approximately 1960-2001
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Description: Correspondence A-F
Unsorted
Container: Box 3 -
Description: Correspondence G-M
Unsorted
Container: Box 3 -
Description: Correspondence G-M
Unsorted
Container: Box 4 -
Description: Correspondence N-Z
Unsorted
Container: Box 4 -
Description: Correspondence N-Z
Unsorted
Container: Box 5 -
Description: Unknown Correspondence
Unsorted
Container: Box 5
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Series 6: Analog and Digital Media
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Description: ILFP-MAA Shapes of the Future1 25.40mm film reelDates: 1969Container: Box Reel 1
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Description: Shapes of the Future1 16mm film reelDates: undatedContainer: Box Reel 2
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Description: Unsolved Problems in Geometry1 16mm film reelDates: undatedContainer: Box Reel 3
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Description: GRUBOOK2 floppy disks
Labeled "Mainly Chi Wri files" and "Qual. Conv. Opt.: Kleo"
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 5 -
Description: HNL1 sound cassetteDates: 1987Container: Box 5
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Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
