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Perkins, James Alfred, 1911-1998

 Person

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Robert D. Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: 21-13-3960
Abstract

Collection includes personal and professional materials regarding his travels and work at Cornell

Dates: [ca. 1933-1998]

Robert R. Wilson papers

 Collection — Mapcase folder ? (unprocessed)
Identifier: 14-22-3093
Abstract Memorabilia documenting the development of atomic energy research and high energy physics in the United States, Europe , and Asia. Dr. Wilson was a renowned expert on designing and constructing cyclotrons and synchrotrons, serving as consultant on projects around the world. Included in his professional papers are drawings, designs and photographs of some of the buildings, accelerators and equipment he helped design, as well as some of his sculptures. Among the personal papers in the...
Dates: 1936-2000.

Steven Muller interview by Keith R. Johnson

 Collection — Manuscript box 32 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065300935]
Identifier: 47-8-2898
Scope and content

Transcript and audiocassette of an interview with Muller conducted by Keith R. Johnson concerning activities at Cornell University, particularly events surrounding the occupation of Willard Straight Hall, Spring 1969. Includes discussion of the role of then President James A. Perkins.

Dates: 1994.

Thomas W. Jones papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-10-2178
Scope and content

Photocopy of letter from Tom Jones to James Perkins, July 18, 1980; letter from Neal Stamp to Gould Colman relating to Jones' letter, May 4, 1984; and Colman's response, May 11, 1984. Also a speech titled "Reflections on the Sixties and the Nineties," given at Cornell on April 19, 1994.



Dates: 1969-1994.

Trojan Horse incident records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064942703]
Identifier: 46-1-1100
Scope and content Correspondence, notes, reports, newspaper articles, and other items concerning the Trojan Horse incident, including the Trojan Horse issue in question, issues of the Cornell Daily Sun containing articles on it (January 20-21 and 23, 1967), clippings from the Ithaca Journal, and manuscript and typewritten letters, memos, notes and reports by University administrators and faculty, including statements by President James A. Perkins and Trustee Arthur H. Dean, the Faculty Committee on Student...
Dates: 1967.

William G. Tomlinson correspondence with James A. Perkins

 Collection — Manuscript box 22 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065306957]
Identifier: 37-10-m.860
Scope and content

Letters from Tomlinson to Perkins, November 19, 1968 and May 1, 1969, with Perkins' responses, May 8, 1969 and undated (photocopies).

Dates: 1968-1969.