Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), files, 1944-1965. (4 Folders), 10/1944-5/1965 Box 393, Folder 9 to 12
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- physics research facility in the New York area. Also includes letters sent to the University from Rabi
Initiatory University Group that was held in April, 1946. The minutes discuss plans to develop a nuclear - Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence between Isidor Isaac Rabi, professor of physics and executive officer of the Department of Physics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the records consist of correpspondence, budgets, and reports relating to the Department of physics. Records dating from 1950 to 1965 consist of correspondence and clippings regarding Rabi's honors, professional activities, and appointment as Columbia's first University Professor. Includes minutes of a meeting of the Initiatory University Group that was held in April, 1946. The minutes discuss plans to develop a nuclear physics research facility in the New York area. Also includes letters sent to the University from Rabi while he was on leave at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics related to the Department of Physics include: faculty appointments and recruiting, research facilities and laboratories, budgeting, and staffing needs. Includes reports, dating from 1945 which discuss research staff and facilities. Also includes correspondence regarding physics instruction for optometry and pharmacy students