Collection Summary
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library Rice
University, Houston, TX
Chamberlain, Joseph W.
Chamberlain Space Physics Correspondence
1955-1980
3.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes)
This collection is composed of the
letters of Joseph W. Chamberlain, retired Professor of Space Physics and Astronomy
at Rice University, Houston, Texas. It consists of correspondence in his specialized
research areas.
MS 319
Materials are in English.
Biography
Joseph W. Chamberlain was born in Boonville, Missouri on August 24, 1928. He
attended the University of Missouri from 1945-1949 where he received his A.B. and
A.M. in physics. He then went on to the University of Michigan and gained his M.S.
and Ph. D. in Astronomy in 1952. Soon afterward, he became a professor at the
University of Chicago from 1955-1962. Dr. Chamberlain worked as the Associate
Director for the Planetary Sciences (Space Division) and an astronomer at the Kitt
Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona from 1962-1971. He moved to Houston,
Texas to be Director at the NASA Lunar Science Institute and also an adjunct
professor at Rice University. In 1976, he became full Professor of Rice University
where he retired as Professor Emeritus in 1992. After retiring, he returned to
Tucson, Arizona where he died at the age of 75 on April 14, 2004. Dr. Chamberlain
was a member of many committees of the scientific community. He also sat as Chairman
for institutions such as the Division for Planetary Sciences and the Geophysics
Section of the National Academy of Sciences. He published many articles on physics
and astronomy in well named scientific journals. In the 1970’s, was one of the first
scientists who noticed changes in the ozone layer and warn about the effects of what
is now called global warming.
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of the correspondence of Joseph W. Chamberlain,
Professor Emeritus of Space Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, Houston,
Texas. It consists of letters in his specialized research areas: planetary
atmospheres, aurora and airglow, radioactive transfer, solar wind, and gaseous
nebulae.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from the Benjamin S. Melton Papers must be obtained from the
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organization)
Rice University--History
Subjects (Persons)
Chamberlain, Joseph W.
Subjects
Astronomy
Subjects
Physics
Formats
Correspondence
Preferred Citation
Chamberlain space physics correspondence 1951-1955, MS 319, Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Dr. Joseph W. Chamberlain on January 20, 1981..
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I:Correspondence, 1950-1980
box 1
1
(1955-63) A
1
2
(1952-60) Aller, Lawrence H
1
3
(1951-60) B
1
4
(1953-64) Bates, David R.
1
5
(1955-60) Bennet, Willard H.
1
6
(1959-93) Brandt, J.C.
1
7
(1950-63) C
1
8
(1954-62) Carrigan, Anne L.
1
9
(1954-63) D
1
10
(1954-63) Dalgarno, Alec
1
11
((1953-63) Donahue, Tom M.
1
12
(1956-63) E
1
13
(1951-63) F
1
14
(1954-63) G
1
15
(1951-63) H
1
16
(1953-63) Hunten, D. M.
1
17
(1962-63) I
1
18
(1956-63) J
1
19
(1959-63) Jastrow, Robert
1
20
(1955-63) K
1
21
(1954-63) Kuiper, Gerard
1
22
(1954-63) L
1
23
(1953-63) M
1
24
1953-63) Meinel, Aden B.
1
25
(1956-63) Morgan, William W..
1
26
(1957-63) N
1
27
(1953-62) Nicholls, Ralph W
1
28
(1958-63) O
1
29
(1954-60) Oliver, Norman J.
2
1
(1955-63) P-Q
2
2
((1953-63) R
2
3
(1957-63) Rees, Manfred H.
2
4
(1954-63) Roach, Franklin E.
2
5
(1954-58) Roesler, Frederic L.
2
6
(1953-62) S
2
7
(1954-60) Seaton, Michael J.
2
8
(1958-63) T
2
9
(1953-59) Vallance Jones, Alister
2
10
(1954-60) Van Doren, G.R.
2
11
(1951-64) W
2
12
(1951-62) X-Z
2
13
(1967-69) Congressional Visits to Kitt Peak National
Observatory
2
14
(1958-70) Miscellaneous Inquiries
2
15
(1964-71) A
2
16
(1964-71) B
2
17
(1964-70) Bates, David R.
2
18
(1966-70) Brandt, John C.
2
19
(1964-70) Branscomb, Lewis M
2
20
(1964-70) C
2
21
(1965-69) Chandrasekhar, S.
2
22
(1964-70) D
2
23
(1964-67) Dalgarno, Alec
2
24
(1964-70) Dessler, Alexander J
2
25
(1967-70) Donahue, Thomas M.
2
26
(1965-70) E
2
27
(1964-70) F
2
28
(1965-71) G
2
29
(1963-68) Goody, Richard
2
30
(1964-68) Hunten, Don M.
2
31
(1964-69) H
2
32
(1967-69) I
2
33
(1964-70) J
2
34
(1964-68) Jastrow, Robert
2
35
(1963-70) K
2
36
(1965) Kellogg, W. W.
2
37
(1958-69) L
2
38
(1964-65) L’Ecuyer, Jean
2
39
(1964-66) Liller, WIliam
2
40
(1963-69) M
3
1
(1964-69) MacDonald, Gordon J.F.
3
2
(1965-71) Maran, Stephen P.
3
3
(1965-71)(1964-70) N
3
4
(1963-70) O
3
5
(1966) Omholt, Anders
3
6
(1964-70) P
3
7
(1964-66) Parker, Eugene N.
3
8
(1964-70) Q-R
3
9
(1964-67) Rasool, S.I.
3
10
(1964) Roach, Franklin E.
3
11
(1963-70) Sa-Si.
3
12
(1965-67) Singer, S. Fred.
3
13
(1964-70) Sj-Sz
3
14
(1965-67) Spinrad, Hyron
3
15
(1965-67) Swings, Pol.
3
16
(1954-71) T
3
17
(1964-70) U
3
18
(1964-71) V
3
19
(1965-66) Wolstencroft, Ramon D.
3
20
(1964-70) W.
3
21
(1965-71) X-Z
3
22
(1973-80) A
3
23
(1976) Astrology
3
24
(1972-80) B
3
25
(1971-80) C
3
26
(1975-78) Congressional Contacts
3
27
(1971-78) D
3
28
(1973-77) E
3
29
(1972-80) F
3
30
(1971-80) G
3
31
(1967-77) Gordon and Breach
3
32
(1971-79) H
3
33
(1972-80) I
3
34
(1972-79) J
3
35
(1973-80) K
3
36
(1972-80) L
3
37
(1972-80) M
3
38
(1972-80) N
3
39
(1975-80) O
3
40
(1971-79) P
3
41
(1971-79) Q-R
3
42
(1971-80) S
3
43
(1972-78) T
3
44
(1971-77) U
3
45
(1971-74) V
3
46
(1957-80) W
3
47
(1971-77) X-Z
3
48
(1961-78) “Crack Pot Letters”