Descriptive Summary
Robinson, Abraham,
Abraham Robinson
Papers
1901, 1926-1976 and undated
86-26
5 ft., 10 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at
Austin
The Abraham Robinson
Papers consist of photocopies, reprints, manuscripts, mimeographed drafts,
monographs, reports, theses, dissertations, and periodicals. Topics covered
include symbolic and mathematical logic, algebra, non-standard analysis, model
theory, philosophy of mathematics, and applied mathematics.
English.
Biographical Note
Abraham Robinson was born in Germany in 1918. He was studying at the
Sorbonne in 1940 when he (a Jew) went to England to escape Hitler's
encroachment on France. While in England, he joined the Free French Air Force,
but was sent to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough so that his
mathematical skills could be put to use for the war effort. After the war, he
earned a Master of Science from Hebrew University in 1946 and a Ph. D. at the
University of London in 1949. He taught different subjects at several
prestigious universities, including aerodynamics at the College of Aerodynamics
at Cranfield, mathematics at the University of Toronto, mathematics at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem, mathematics and philosophy at the University of
California, Los Angeles, and mathematics at Yale University. He died from
pancreatic cancer in 1974, at the age of 56.
His interests included
physics, pure mathematics, fluid mechanics, and relations between logic and
mathematics. He contributed to the development of Model Theory and is known for
inventing non-standard analysis.
Scope and Contents
The Abraham Robinson Papers consist of photocopies, reprints,
manuscripts, mimeographed drafts, monographs, reports, theses, dissertations,
and periodicals. Topics covered include symbolic and mathematical logic,
algebra, non-standard analysis, model theory, philosophy of mathematics, and
applied mathematics.
Note on the reprint collection: Title pages of reprints and preprints
were copied and the originals were sent to the American Institute of
Mathematics in Palo Alto, California for cataloguing. Unique manuscripts were
kept in the reprint collection. Correspondence, notes, and other material were
separated from the reprints and brought together at the end of the “Reprint
Collection” series.
Note on the monograph collection: Title pages of
monographs were copied and the original books, technical reports or bound
theses/dissertations were separated to PCL Gifts for cataloguing in the
Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy library, or separation to another campus. Unbound
theses and manuscripts were discarded. Unique manuscripts and rare items were
kept in the collection.
Forms part of the Archives of American
Mathematics.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
The majority of these papers are stored remotely at CDL. Advance notice required for retrieval.
Contact repository for retrieval.
Preferred Citation
Abraham Robinson Papers, 1901, 1926-1976 and undated, Archives of
American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at
Austin.
Archivist's Note
The materials in the Abraham Robinson Papers have not yet been arranged
and described, and date information is not available for the materials located
therein. This is reflected in the following box listing, and the lack of dates
does not indicate that materials are necessarily undated. Reprints are filed by
author or title if there is no obvious author. Monographs are filed similarly,
but there are a few monographs without clear authors or titles filed in box
20.
Index Terms
Robinson, Abraham,
1918-1974
Hebrew University,
Jerusalem
University of
London
Model theory
Non-standard
analysis
Philosophy of mathematics and
science
Symbolic and mathematical
logic
Applied mathematics
Algebra
Related Material
Another collection of Abraham Robinson's personal papers are located at
the Yale University archives.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Writings by Robinson [organized chronologically by
publication number]:
86-26/1
Bibliography, [includes assigned publication numbers],
undated
86-26/1
Numbers 1-25, [incomplete],
1939-1950
86-26/1
Numbers 26-50, [incomplete],
1950-1956
86-26/1
Numbers 51-75, [incomplete],
1957-1962
86-26/1
Numbers 76-90, [incomplete],
1962-1966
86-26/1
Numbers 91-105,
1967-1970
86-26/2
Numbers 106-122,
1971-1973
86-26/2
Numbers 123-134,
1973-1975
86-26/2
Unnumbered,
undated
86-26/2
Manuscripts and drafts,
1971-1972
Writings by others:
86-26/2
Copies of published works,
[1926?], 1963-1976 and undated
86-26/2
The New Scottish Book, Wrockaw
1946-1958, annotated [by Robinson?],
undated
86-26/2
A. W. Tucker, bibliography on “New Patterns in
Mathematical Education,”
August 1957
86-26/2
“Set Theory and Logic II,” University of Houston, Spring
1969 and unidentified lecture notes, both by Dr. J. Schmidt,
1969 and undated
86-26/2
Gerald E. Sacks, manuscript version of
Saturated Model Theory, page
129-325,
ca. 1972
86-26/2
Manuscripts,
undated
Unidentified authors:
86-26/2
Handwritten,
undated
86-26/3
Manuscripts and drafts,
undated
86-26/3
Bibliography on relevance logics,
undated
86-26/3
Missing title:
86-26/3
Various pieces,
undated
86-26/3
Manuscript, page 1-505, “Chapter 1. Symbolic Logic…,”
undated
86-26/3
Manuscript, page 1.2-3.53, “representing individual
light particles…,”
undated
86-26/3
Manuscript, page I-7.13, “Preface (Vol. II)…,”
undated
86-26/3
Manuscript, page 45-167, “Chapter II: Application of the
Fundamental Properties of Cohomology Modules…,"
undated
Reprint collection,
ca. 1930s-1970s and undated:
86-26/4
Abian - Ax
86-26/4
Babbitt - Barwise, and unidentified
86-26/4
Batschelet - Bender
86-26/4
Benioff - Beth
86-26/4
Bewley - Bottenbruch
86-26/4
Bowen - Butchart
86-26/5
Cabannes - Chao-Tien, and unidentified
86-26/5
Chao-Tien – Cole
86-26/5
Collins – Cusin
86-26/5
Dade – Dyson, and unidentified
86-26/5
Eberle – Engeler, and unidentified
86-26/5
Engeler – Evans
86-26/5
Fagg – Feldman
86-26/6
Felgner - Fraïssé
86-26/6
Fraïssé - Freudenthal
86-26/6
Fried – Friedman
86-26/6
Friedman – Furth
86-26/6
Gagliardo – Gautam, and unidentified
86-26/6
Geiser – Glimm
86-26/7
Glimm - Gonshor
86-26/7
Gordon – Gurevic
86-26/7
Haddard – Harper
86-26/7
Harries – Hinman
86-26/7
Hintikka – Hurd
86-26/7
ICSU World of Science –
Iverson
86-26/7
Jabotinsky – Juzuk, and unidentified
86-26/8
Kaiser – Kasdan
86-26/8
Kato – Komkov
86-26/8
Komkov – Kreisel
86-26/8
Kreisel –
Kyungpook Mathematical
Journal
86-26/8
Labelle – Lang, and unidentified
86-26/8
Langewiesche – Lighthill
86-26/9
Lightstone – Luxemburg
86-26/9
Luxemburg – Lyndon
86-26/9
McCarthy – Macintyre, and unidentified
86-26/9
Macintyre – Maschler
86-26/9
Massey – Moody
86-26/10
Morawetz – Moschovakis
86-26/10
Moschovakis – Myhill
86-26/10
Nador – Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
86-26/10
Oberschelp – Ostrowski, and unidentified
86-26/10
Pabion – Podewski, and unidentified
86-26/10
Ponomarev – Puritz
86-26/10
Rabin – Reineke, and unidentified
86-26/11
Reineke – Robinson
86-26/11
Robkin – Ryll-Nardzewski
86-26/11
Sabbagh – Schmidt, and unidentified
86-26/11
Schmidt
86-26/11
Schmidt – Segal
86-26/11
Segré – Sengupa
86-26/12
Serre – Simmons
86-26/12
Simmons – Szmielew
86-26/12
Takahashi – Tamari, and unidentified
86-26/12
Tarski – Tugué
86-26/12
Uhl – Ursell
86-26/12
Valentine – Vuckovic
86-26/12
van der Waerden – Weispfenning, and
unidentified
86-26/12
Weiss – Wyss
86-26/13
Yaffe – Zubieta
86-26/13
Correspondence, printed material and notes separated from
the reprint collection,
1949-1973 and undated
86-26/13
Reviews and articles by Robinson, removed from reprint
collection
4RM112
Photographs:
4RM112
Two black and white photographic prints removed from
reprint by L. A. Bokût, [Hoehmce, Smiznov and Lavzov{?} pictured],
1969
Monograph collection:
86-26/13
Conference proceedings,
1948-1968 and undated
86-26/13
Serials [Note: some serials were filed in the reprint
collection],
1946-1974
86-26/13
Theses and dissertations, Bernstein – Wheeler,
1955-1973 and undated
86-26/13
Monographs:
86-26/13
Air Ministry – Valpola and unidentified,
1939-1970 and undated
86-26/13
American Mathematical Society,
Lecture Notes Prepared in Conjunction with
the Summer Institute on Axiomatic Set Theory held at University of
California, Los Angeles, sponsored by the National Science Foundation under
grant GP-6698,
July 10 – August 4, 1967
86-26/13
Applied Logic Corporation, James H. Bennett, William B.
Easton, James R. Guard, David B. Loveman and Thomas H. Mott, Jr.,
Semi-Automated Mathematics: SAM
IV, Contract No. AF 19(628)-3250, Project No. 5632, Task No. 563205,
Scientific Report No. 3, prepared for Air Force Cambridge Research
Lobaratories, AFCRL 64-827,
October 15, 1964
86-26/13
Behrens, M.,
Analytic and Meromorphic Function in the
Open Unit Disk – A Nonstandard Approach, [typed manuscript],
undated
86-26/14
Bernays, Paul,
Logical Calculus, Notes by Prof.
Bernays with assistance of Mr. F. A. Ficken, The Institute for Advanced Study,
1935-1936
86-26/14
Birkhoff, Garrett and Gian-Carlo Rota,
Lecture Notes on Ordinary Differential
Equations, revised for use at Harvard University and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Ginn and Co., Part A and Part B,
1960-1961
86-26/14
British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee,
German Aircraft Industry –
Aeroelasticity, Final Report No. 12, Item No. 25, reported by A. R.
Collar, H. A. Jahn, A. Robinson, and E. G. Broadbent, BIOS Team No. 792, Target
No. 25/503,
undated
86-26/14
Church, Alonzo,
Mathematical Logic, lectures by
Alonzo Church, notes by F. A. Ficken, H. G. Landau, H. Ruja, R. R. Singleton,
N. E. Steenrod, J. H. Sweer, F. J. Weyl, Princeton University,
October 1935-January 1936
86-26/14
College of Aeronautics Cranfield, “List of
Publications,” list of reports and notes,
March 1957
86-26/14
Dedekind, R.,
Ueber die Permutationen des Körpers aller
algebraischen Zahlen, and David Hilbert,
Ueber das Dirichlet’sche Princip,
Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung,
1901
86-26/14
Grünbaum, B.,
Extensions, Retractions and
Projections, The Hebrew University, The Department of Mathematics,
Technical Notes No. 2, Prepared under contract AF 61(052)-04, Jerusalem,
Israel,
January 1958
86-26/14
Kaiser, Klaus,
Über projective und quasi-universelle
Modellklassen, Habilitationsschrift am Fachbereich Mathematik der Technischen
Hochschule Darmstadt, Köln,
April 1973
86-26/14
Kober,
Dictionary of Conformal
Representations, Admiralty Computing Service, Department of Scientific
Research and Experiment, London, Ref. Nos. SRE/ACS 101 and 107, Parts one and
two,
1945
86-26/14
Massey, W. S.,
Introduction to Homology Theory,
Notes for Math 144 (a), Yale University, Department of Mathematics,
1968
86-26/14
Potthoff, Klaus,
Über Enderweiterungen von
Nichtstandardmodellen der Arithmetik und Anderer Strukturen, der
Mathematisch, Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der
Christian-Albrechts-Universität als Habilitationsschrift für das Fach
Mathematik eingereicht,
undated
86-26/14
Sacks, G. E.,
Saturated Model Theory, (rough
preliminary version), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, preparation
supported by NSF-GP-18728,
February 8, 1971