Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). registers consists of three leather-bound volumes. Upon their arrival, new Institute Directors, Faculty, Members, and Visitors sign and date the pages of the register in a tradition beginning with the first Faculty and continuing to the present day. The Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center holds the first three volumes of the register which include signatures from the dates 1933-1970, 1970-1984, and 1984-2000, respectively.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Economics and Politics and School of Humanistic Studies records contain the administrative records created and maintained by the former School of Economics and Politics as well as the former School of Humanistic Studies. Materials date from 1934-1981.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Historical Studies records consist of materials created and accumulated by the Faculty, Members, Visitors, and Administrative Officers of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study. Materials date from the School's foundation in 1949 to 2016.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Mathematics records consist of materials created and accumulated by the Faculty, Members, Visitors, and Administrative Officers of the School of Mathematics. Materials date from 1935 to 2017.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Natural Sciences records contain administrative files created and accumulated by the School of Natural Sciences. Materials include files related to Faculty, Members, and Visitors as well as events and on-going initiatives of the School. Materials date from 1933 to 2020.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Natural Sciences. Scientific Computing records document the office of the former Manager of Scientific Computing in the School of Natural Sciences from approximately 1980 to 1993.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Natural Sciences. Simons Center for Systems Biology records consist of brochures and printed ephemera created and maintained by the School of Natural Sciences Simons Center for Systems Biology. Materials date from 2005 to 2019.

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The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Social Science recordsconsist of administrative documentation created and accumulated by the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study. Materials date from 1970 to 2018.

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This collection contains the papers of Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies Faculty and Emeritus Irving Lavin. The papers include administrative records, correspondence, research, and lectures created by Lavin from approximately 1970-1995.

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Chiefly comprising J. Richardson Dilworth's personal papers during his years as a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study. Mr. Dilworth was a Trustee from 1964-1981, President 1970-1981, and Chairman 1981-1986. Contains correspondence, memoranda, news clippings and reports.

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The Jack Rosenberg collection consists of biographical materials collected by former oral historian Linda Arntzenius in preparation for an oral history conducted with former Institute for Advanced Study worker Jack Rosenberg regarding his work as an engineer for the Electronic Computer Project. Among the collected materials is a recording and transcription of an interview Rosenberg conducted with Albert Einstein in 1949.

Scope and Contents The James R. Blackwood consists chiefly of correspondence in English and German dating from 1934-1936. These materials are the result of the personal relationship between Andrew W. Blackwood and his wife, Carolyn P. Blackwood, and Albert Einstein and his second wife, Elsa, and were received by the Blackwoods from the Einsteins. The correspondence includes letters of introduction by Albert Einstein to various distinguished Israeli citizens on behalf of Andrew W. Blackwood; a card that...

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The Joan Wallach Scott papers consist of administrative files and documentation related to the work of Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science Faculty Joan Wallach Scott from 1985-2012.

Overview John Norris Bahcall was a world renowned astrophysicist who served on the faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1971 to 2005. Bahcall's pioneering work on solar neutrinos and the establishment of the Standard Solar Model was crucial to the understanding of the sun. His theoretical predictions, combined with experimental solar neutrino work proved how the sun shines, and resulted in the unexpected discovery that neutrinos have mass, thus requiring new physics. He was a leading...

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The John R. Hardin papers contain documentation related to John R. Hardin's activities as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study Board of Trustees. Materials consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, and financial papers dating from 1930-1945.

Scope and Contents The Julian Bigelow papers include correspondence, reports, schematics, technical literature, books, and printed material related to Julian Bigelow's involvement with the Electronic Computer Project and other professional and personal activities. Some material relates to computing, cybernetics, informatics, and other fields more generally. While there is not a substantial amount of correspondence with any one individual, notable correspondents include Norbert Wiener, Warren McCulloch, Gerald...

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The Kenneth M. Setton papers consist of the administrative files and collected manuscripts of former Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies Faculty Kenneth M. Setton. The materials date from 1938-1986 with the bulk of materials created between 1950 and 1985.

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The Lalitha Harish-Chandra collection consists of four items documenting the life of Lalitha Harish-Chandra within the Institute for Advanced Study's community of scholars.

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The Lee Roy Wilcox collection on John Von Neumann consists of notes prepared by former Institute for Advanced Study Member L. Roy Wilcox from mathematics lectures delivered by John Von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1939.

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The Louise Morse collection on Abraham Flexner consists of a copy of Abraham Flexner's autobiography I Remember, inscribed to Louise Morse in honor of the birth of her daughter Julia as well as correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting the relationship between Louise Morse, Marston Morse, and Abraham Flexner. Materials date chiefly from 1940-1956.

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The Louise Morse scrapbooks contain three volumes of photographs collected by Institute for Advanced Study community member Louise Morse from approximately 1936 to 1988. Photographs depict Institute for Advanced Study Faculty, Members, and Visitors as well as family and friends at social gatherings and events.

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The Marianne Iceland collection of Albert Einstein and Josef Scharl corresponence consists of handwritten and typed letters in German from Albert Einstein to Josef Scharl dating from 1941-1954.

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The Marshall Clagett papers consist of correspondence and documentation related to the work of former Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies Faculty Marshall Clagett from 1964-2005.

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The Michael V. Forrestal papers document Forrestal's involvement as part of the Institute for Advanced Study Board of Trustees from 1976-1988.

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The Morton Gabriel White papers consist of correspondence and documentation related to the work of former Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies Faculty Morton Gabriel White from 1970-2010.

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The collection consists of materials created and accumulated by Nils Andreas Baas related to Atle Selberg. Materials include audiovisual recordings of interviews featuring both Baas and Selberg as well as articles and represents that document their work. Materials date from 2005 to 2009.

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The Oleg Grabar papers contain materials created and accumulated by Oleg Grabar related to his scholarship. The papers consist of Grabar's original writing, research, and teaching materials as well as correspondence with colleagues. The papers additionally include Grabar's personal photographs, audiovisual records, and awards. The materials date from 1947 to 2010 and include undated materials.

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The Oswald and Elizabeth Veblen papers consist of materials related to former Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Oswald Veblen and Elizabeth (formerly Richardson) Veblen. The materials include correspondence, photographs, slides, and administrative materials related to the family's estate in Princeton, New Jersey.

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The Otto Nathan correspondence contains a small collection of letters between Otto Nathan, Helen Dukas, and Margot Einstein regarding the literary estate of Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Albert Einstein. The materials date from the year of Albert Einstein's death in 1955.