Astronomy Department records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes course materials, administrative correspondence, subject files, photographs, and research materials. Collection also includes records on materials donated to Wellesley College by Lady Huggins.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 2008
Creator
- Wellesley College. Department of Astronomy (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Conditions Governing Use
The Wellesley College Archives welcomes researchers to use materials in the public domain, to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law, and to request permission to use works whose copyright is held by Wellesley College. All materials from the Archives, regardless of copyright status, should be attributed to the Wellesley College Archives, Library and Technology Services, Wellesley College when cited, quoted, or reproduced.
Extent
5.6 Linear Feet (In 5 Hollinger letter-sized boxes, 2 record cartons, and 1 oversized flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes course materials, administrative correspondence, subject files, photographs, and research materials dating from 1870 to 2008 . Collection also includes records on materials donated to Wellesley College by Lady Huggins.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series and subseries:
I. Correspondence
II. Course materials
III. Department administration
IV. Research
V. Sarah F. Whiting
VI. Whitin Observatory
A. Administrative;
B. Astronomical Society meetings;
C. Publicity
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection is made up of accessions that were all given to the archives by the Astronomy Department at different points in time. In 1982, two accessions of materials that were donated in the late 1970s were processed and rehoused.
- Records with student grades and letters of recommendation.
- Title
- Astronomy Department records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Reprocessed by Abigail Wilson
- Date
- May 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository