Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Includes publications, proposals, plans and contract drawings of the radio astronomy telescope, including t-shirts and memorabilia publicizing the observatory. Also, a large artist's rendering of the telescope.
On September 30, 2011, when Cornell's management of the Arecibo Observatory ended, a Cornell flag was lowered and brought to Ithaca to be included in the collection, with a letter from Donald B. Campbell, Professor of Astronomy, November 9, 2011.
Dates
- 1958-2010.
Creator
- Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Materials in Series VIII are closed until processed.
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by Cornell University under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Observatory operates 24 hours a day every day, providing observing time, electronics, computer, travel and logistic support to scientists from all over the world. The Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy.
Extent
75 cubic feet.
2 mapcase folders.
Abstract
Includes publications, proposals, plans and contract drawings of the radio astronomy telescope, including t-shirts and memorabilia publicizing the observatory. Also, a large artist's rendering of the telescope.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Blueprints and Drawings Boxes 2-15, 21, 25, 55-63
Series II. Contracts and Agreements Boxes 1, 19-21, 23
Series III. Plans, Proposals, and Reviews Boxes 1, 20, 21, 23
Series IV. Projects Boxes 21, 23, 24, 26-52, 65-
Series V. Publications Boxes 16-19, 22-23, 53-54
Manuals Reprints News Articles
Series VI. Reports Boxes 1, 20-23, 25
Series VII. Memorabilia Boxes 13, 64
Physical Description
correspondence, printed material, publications
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- March 2012
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, March 2012
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, August 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- February 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 12/07/2018: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
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Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)