Jack Warren Keuffel papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 0935

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence from 1935 to 1946 is housed in box 1. The correspondence consists primarily of letters from Keuffel to his parents. Box 2 contains personal correspondence from 1961 to 1973 and includes letters from Betty, Warren (Keuffel's son), Ken (Keuffel's brother), professional correspondence, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence pertaining to Keuffel's death (1974) written to the Cosmic Ray Group, a University of Utah research team of which Keuffel was the primary researcher. Keuffel's research and course work from high school and college, as well as a paper he wrote at age twelve and a lock of his hair at 21 months are in box 3. Also included in this box are editions of the College High newspaper, The College High Crier, of which Keuffel was editor-in-chief from 1936 to 1937, as well as some of his mathematics homework, final exam notes, and five papers from his collegiate course work between 1939 and 1947. Cylindrical spark counter diagrams, as well as data from his drum experiment, are also included. Box 4 holds a collection of abstracts, published papers, and other project-related papers, including research proposals presented to the National Science Foundation between 1969 and 1974. Personal information and lecture notes are housed in box 5. Also included in this collection are report cards, vitae, wedding announcement, and Princeton University Commencement announcement. Notes and research regarding Project CORT and other projects are contained in box 6. Notes and research regarding Proportional Modes, Speech Viewer and other projects are in box 7. Materials regarding the scholarship fund, Supersonic Transport Program, and Technical Advisory Committees to Influence Congress are also included in this box.

Dates

1921-1974

Creator

Keuffel, Jack Warren, 1919-1974 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Keuffel graduated from College High School in 1937; traveled to Europe, specifically Germany in 1938; graduated from Princeton University in 1941; attended the California Institute of Technology and began Ph.D. course work in 1942; worked in England at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Radiation Lab from 1942-1943 and Harvard's Radio Research Lab from 1943-1945; was instructed by J. Robert Oppenheimer at the California Institute of Technology in 1945; and met and married Betty Higgins in 1946. In 1948, Keuffel graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Physics. Keuffel was later an instructor (1948-1953) and an Associated Professior (1953-1959) for Princeton University. In 1959, Keuffel was hired as a professor for the Univeristy of Utah. Jack Warren Keuffel (1919-1974) was a noted physicist and professor at the University of Utah from 1959 to 1974.

Extent

3.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Jack Warren Keuffel papers (1921-1974) consists of correspondence, collegiate research and course work, abstracts, published papers, and project-related papers. Keuffel was a professor of physics at the University of Utah (1959-1974) and a principal researcher for a cosmic ray research team sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Physics.