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Tucker, Albert, Fine Hall [Transcript no. 30], 1984 April 11

1 box
Item Number:
30
Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Department of Mathematics. and Morse, Marston, 1892-1977
Dates:
1984 April 11
Located In:
Box 2
Extent:
1 box
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

Tucker tells how Fine Hall came to be built and about the opening ceremony in October 1931. Tucker describes first the library in Fine Hall, which was run by Margaret Shields, then the arrangement of offices in the building. He explains how the practice of having afternoon tea started, and he tells some of the things that went on during tea and at other times in the common room. Tucker describes also the Professors' Lounge, the furnishings of the offices, and the two classrooms in Fine Hall. He tells of other mathematics buildings that were, at least in part, modeled on Fine Hall. The interviewer is William Aspray.

Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Credit this material:

Tucker, Albert, Fine Hall [Transcript no. 30]; Department of Mathematics Oral History Project records, AC057, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 2
System Identifier:
/repositories/4/archival_objects/610145

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The collection consists of written transcripts of 42 interviews with surviving faculty and students of the mathematics community in Princeton in the 1930s, as well as recordings of the interviews, microfilm of interview transcripts, background information on the project, and an archived website that was created in 1999 to provide online access to the interview transcripts and related information. Most of the interview discussions focus on the institutional and social context of the development of an eminent mathematical research and graduate education center, and on the personalities and biographies of the individuals involved. Information about technical accomplishments within mathematics are only peripherally considered. Common topics include reasons for coming to Princeton, assessments of the educational and research programs, and the effects of the Depression and the European political situation on academic life. These interviews concern primarily the mathematics community in Princeton in the 1930s.

Collection History

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Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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Credit this material:

Tucker, Albert, Fine Hall [Transcript no. 30]; Department of Mathematics Oral History Project records, AC057, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 2