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Photographs of Yardley Beers *41 and Ralph B. Yardley '1940, 1937-1950

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This group of snapshots primarily consists of photographs of Ralph B. Yardley '1940 and Yardley Beers *1941 at Princeton commencement ceremonies from 1937 to 1941. Two photos are of the "apparatus" constructed for Yardely Beers' thesis. One, larger photograph was taken at the Princeton Symposium for Physics Professor Rudolf Ladenburg's retirement in 1950. The 1950 photograph includes MacPhail, Yardley Beers, George Wachtell, Daniel Bershader, Luke Yuan, Hans Kopfermann, Curtis Lampson: Fritz Reiche, Lyman Spitzer, Henry Herman Barschall, Rudolf Ladenburg, Hedwig Kohn, Mark Zemansky, and Walker Bleakney. Also included are a few family photographs, circa 1940-1941.

Arrangement

Documents within the General Manuscripts Collection are arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual or organization that authored or created them.

General

The manuscripts and collections which comprise the General Manuscripts Collection have all been cataloged individually, and are searchable through the Princeton University Library's online catalog . The information presented in this finding aid duplicates that found in the online catalog records.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Deborah Yardley Beers-Jones in 2018 (AR.2018.104).

Accruals

Additions are made to the General Manuscripts Collection when materials which fit the scope of the collection are accessioned by the Library.

Appraisal

No information on appraisal is available.

Processing Information

Added to finding aid in 2024 by Phoebe Nobles.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Photographs of Yardley Beers *41 and Ralph B. Yardley '1940; General Manuscripts Collection, AC001, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box S-000622

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Related Materials

As the General Manuscripts collection touches upon such a broad range of subject, the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library holds numerous collections which are related to it in some way. These include the Student Writings and Correspondence Collection, the Historic Subject Files, the Princetoniana Collection, and the Scrapbook and Autograph Book Collections. The Library also holds undergraduate alumni files for many of the authors of these materials.

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