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"Tantalus" Synchrotron Radiation Source Collection
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Creators:
Tantalus Project
Rowe, Ednor "Ed"
Pruett, Charles
Olson, Cliff
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Dates:
1940-1995
Size:
3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0532
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection consists primarily of notebooks, manuals, and other data and operational logbooks documenting the creation, building, and maintenance of Tantalus, and the experiments performed on the machine. Tantalus was the first dedicated synchrotron radiation laboratory and source. Series 5 and Series 6 include oral and video histories with Edno...

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Contract Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Central Engineering Department
Dates:
1978-1996
Size:
73 cu. ft. (73 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 06-063
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of contract files dealing with the research, development, and construction of the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), now known as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory; and its components; the High Resolution Camera (HRC); the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS); and its two transmission grating spectrometers, ...

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Records
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Creators:
Science Service
Dates:
1921-1974
Size:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 06-134
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of photographs, captions, and press releases related to modern physics, with emphasis on atomic physics and accelerators. These files were originally part of the research files compiled by and for journalists who worked at Science Service from the 1920s through the 1960s. The informational "morgue" files were organize...

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Departmental Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division
Dates:
1957-1979 and undated
Size:
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 85-215
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of correspondence, memoranda, budget records, manuscripts, and publications documenting the operations and programs of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division.

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Digitized Content Sally K. Ride Papers
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Creators:
Ride, Sally, 1951-2012
Dates:
1970-2012
Size:
24 Cubic feet (63 boxes)
Collection ID:
NASM.2014.0025
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives

The Sally K. Ride Papers consists of over 23 cubic feet of papers, photographs, certificates, and film, created or collected by Sally Ride and chronicling her career from the 1970s through the 2010s. The papers document Ride's lifetime of achievements and include material relating to her astronaut training and duties; her contributions to space policy; her work as a physicist; and her work as an educator, including Sally Ride Science and related STEM projects.

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Digitized Content Records
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Creators:
Science Service
Dates:
1927-1970
Size:
11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 13-034
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of Science Service subject files pertaining to medical science, chemistry, chemical technology, and physics. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; news releases; clippings, photographs and negatives; articles, reports, research papers, and related topical information.

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Grant Award Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
Dates:
2000-2016
Size:
11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 19-237
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting the awarding of funding by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). These records relate to the Chandra X-ray Center and were maintained by the Subawards/Grant Awards Section. Materials include correspondence, proposals, amendments, reports, reviews, revisions, agreements, checklists, ...

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Grant Proposals
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Grants Department
Dates:
2000-2005
Size:
18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 06-008
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records which document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposal and grant files. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.

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Grant Proposals
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Department of Contracts, Grants and Property Management
Dates:
1976-2004
Size:
39 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 05-050
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposal, contract and grant files. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.

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Grant Proposals
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Procurement Office
Dates:
1991-1999
Size:
17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 99-171
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory projects and activities. Materials include proposals, correspondence, progress reports, cost estimates, notes, final project reports, research announcements, and memoranda.

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