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Biographical Note

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Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Papers

University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Louis Lazarus Silverman Papers, 1950-1967



Descriptive Summary

Creator:Silverman, Louis Lazarus, 1884-
Title:Louis Lazarus Silverman Papers,
Dates:1950-1967
Abstract:Louis Lazarus Silverman (1884-1967) taught at Dartmouth College, the University of Tel Aviv, the University of Houston, and South Texas College. His research concerned divergent series. This collection consists of mathematical lectures in Hebrew and two photocopies of newspaper articles (in English) about Silverman.
Accession No.:86-29
Extent:1 in.
Laguage:Materials are written in Hebrew and English.
Repository:Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Louis Lazarus Silverman (1884-1967) was born in a Russian village in what is now Lithuania. He immigrated to the United States with his family when he was eight years old, and received a B.A. and M.A. in mathematics from Harvard University. After earning his Ph.D. in 1910 from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Silverman taught at Dartmouth College, the University of Tel Aviv, the University of Houston, and South Texas College. His research concerned divergent series.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of mathematical lectures in Hebrew and two photocopies of newspaper articles (in English) about Silverman.

Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

Use Restrictions

These papers are stored remotely. Contact reference staff for retrieval from offsite storage.

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Index Terms

Silverman, Louis Lazarus, 1884
Divergent series

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Louis Lazarus Silverman Papers, 1950-1967, Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

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Detailed Description of the Papers

 
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3.2/AAM MNR/1[The consistency of definitions of summability], announcement with English translation and 20 typed pages with formulas hand inserted, April 25, 1950

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3.2/AAM MNR/1[Second copy of above], 20 typed pages with fomulas hand inserted, April 25, 1950

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3.2/AAM MNR/1[Unidentified title], 12 pages, autograph manuscript, undated

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3.2/AAM MNR/1Two photocopies of clippings regarding Silverman, 1965-1967

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