Content Description

Personal and professional papers of physicist and astronomer James B. Edson. Includes biographical data and career history, professional papers, research, writings, and photographs, all related to his work in rocket research, ballistics, ordnance, observational astronomy, and theoretical physics. This work was carried out for various government agencies including the Aberdeen and White Sands proving grounds, Office of Ordnance Research, Army Research Office, United State Army, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Post Office, and the Army Foreign Science and Technology Center.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Received through Bill Godby, from children of James B. Edson

Restrictions Apply

No