A Guide to the Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s Oral History Collection, 1984-1985
Descriptive Summary |
||
| Title | Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s Oral History Collection | |
| Dates: | 1984-1985 | |
| Abstract | Transcripts of oral history interviews with 43 individuals concerning their memories of mathematics at Princeton University during the 1930s. | |
| Accession No. | 86-23 | |
| Extent | 3 in. | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of oral history interviews with 43 individuals concerning their memories of mathematics at Princeton University during the 1930s. The interviews focus on the institutional and social context of the Princeton graduate program and the Institute for Advanced Study as they developed, as well as the personalities of the people involved. Prominent individuals involved with Princeton in the 1930s included James Alexander, Albert Einstein, Luther Eisenhart, Solomon Lefschetz, Marston Morse, Oswald Veblen, John von Neumann, Hermann Weyl and Eugene Wigner. Most of these individuals had died at the time of these interviews, however several faculty members as well as graduate students, visitors and permanent researchers took part in the oral history project. Arranged alphabetically by interviewee.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Collection stored offsite at the Collections Deposit Library. Please allow 48 hours for retrieval.
Index Terms |
||
| Subjects | ||
| Aspray, William | ||
| Gillespie, Charles Coulston | ||
| Nebeker, Frederick | ||
| Tucker, Albert W. (Albert William), 1905- | ||
| Princeton University | ||
| Mathematicians--Interviews. | ||
Related Material
|
Original tapes and transcripts are available at the Seeley G. Mudd Library at Princeton University. Copies of transcripts are also available at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia and the Charles Babbage Institute in Minneapolis. |
||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Princeton Mathematics Community in the 1930s Oral History Collection, 1984-1985, Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Detailed Description of the Collection