Guide to the Dinsmore Alter Collection Personal Papers of Dinsmore Alter, 1917-1935

Guide to the Dinsmore Alter Collection

Personal Papers of Dinsmore Alter, 1917-1935


COLLECTION SUMMARY
Repository:	University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives 1450 Poplar Lane, Lawrence, KS 66045-7616 Phone: (785)864-4334 Fax: (785)864-5803 URL: http://spencer.lib.ku.edu Finding aid prepared by ad, 2005 Finding aid encoded by ad, 2005
Creator:	Alter, Dinsmore 1888-1968
Title:	Personal Papers of Dinsmore Alter
Dates:	1917-1935
Quantity:	.5 linear ft (1 box)
Abstract:	Alter taught in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Kansas from 1917-1935. This collection contains clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, and research.
Identification:	PP 34

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Dinsmore Alter Collection, University Archives, PP 34, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None

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Related Material

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Alter recieved his B.S. from Westminster College in 1909, his M.S. from Pittsburgh in 1910, and his Ph.D. from California in 1916. He joined the faculty of KU in 1917 as an Assistant Professor of Astronomy, reaching full Professor status in 1924. He retired in 1935 and died in 1968.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION


Box 1	Career newspaper clippings, London correspondence, rainfall and barometer records, rainfall predicting, solar system, planet orbits, manuscripts, quiz questions

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