Finding Aid to the Papers of Olin J. Eggen, 1943–1998
Location of collection:
University Archives
Room 425 Steenbock Memorial Library
550 Babcock Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-5629
Email: uwarchiv@library.wisc.edu
Web site: http://archives.library.wisc.edu/
Title and dates of collection:
Papers of Olin J. Eggen, 1943–1998.
Size of collection:
approximately 6 linear feet (9 boxes)
Papers/records created by:
Eggen, Olin J. (Olin Jeuck), 1919–1998
Finding aid written in English.
Short description of collection:
The Papers of Olin J. Eggen shed considerable light, not only upon the professional
career of a native Wisconsin astronomer and double-alumnus of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, but more importantly, upon large-scale developments which have
characterized post-war astronomy and astrophysics, including the creation of large (4meter-class) optical telescopes in the southern hemisphere. Over a career of fifty years,
Eggen became an extremely productive and heavily-cited researcher as well as a noted
administrator. Among the significant documents preserved in this collection are the
extensive letters exchanged between Eggen and Caltech astronomer Allan R. Sandage,
along with the draft of Eggen’s most notable scientific paper, referred to by the initials of
its authors as, “ELS.”
Biography of Olin J. Eggen
Olin J. Eggen was the second astronomer to receive his Ph.D. (after C. M. Huffer in
1926) from the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Born
on a farm in Orfordville, Rock County, Wisconsin on 9 July 1919 [son of Olin and Bertha
(Jeuck) Eggen], he received his B.A. degree in 1940 and, after the Second World War, a
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Ph.D. under the direction of Washburn Observatory director Joel Stebbins. Eggen’s
(1948) dissertation involved six-color photometric study of the stars Algol and 44
Bootis. His enormously productive career, which spanned five decades in length, must be
traced across the surfaces of five continents. These career progressions included stints at
the University of California’s Lick Observatory (from research associate to assistant
astronomer, 1948–1955); visiting fellow, Mount Stromlo Observatory (1955–1956); chief
assistant astronomer, Royal Greenwich Observatory (1956–1961) and later deputy chief
scientific officer (1965–1966); professor of astronomy at the California Institute of
Technology and staff member, Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories (1961–1964);
professor of astronomy (Australian National University) and director of the Mount
Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories (1966–1977); and finally senior astronomer
[and on occasion, acting director], Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (1977–
1998). Eggen was also a visiting observer at the Cape Observatory, South Africa (late
1950s).
The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) http://adswww.harvard.edu/ records a total
of 397 publications under Eggen’s name! Chiefly involving photometric and astrometric
work on nearby clusters, Eggen moved on to researching Cepheids, white dwarfs (with
Jesse L. Greenstein), subdwarfs (with Allan R. Sandage), and the kinematics of moving
groups (with Astronomer-Royal Richard v.d. R. Wooley and others). Eggen’s move to
Caltech in the early 1960s proved fortuitous, leading to the collaboration with theorist
Donald Lynden-Bell and Sandage that produced the famous “ELS” paper (1962). These
authors argued, from the motions of high-velocity, metal-poor halo stars, that a near freefall collapse of the protogalaxy had preceded the establishment of its principal disk
motions. Though called “one of the most influential astrophysics papers ever written”
(Editors of the PASP, 2001, p. 133), the ELS interpretation has not gone unchallenged.
Eggen received a number of professional honors during his lifetime. The most notable
was the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society (1985).
In that same year, he was awarded the gold Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of
the Pacific. Eggen was elected to the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its vicepresident (1961–1962). He delivered the Pawsey Memorial Lectureship of the Australian
Institute of Physics (1967) and was elected president of the Australian Society of
Astronomers (1971–1972). Although nominated on several occasions to the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences, his election to that body was reportedly “black balled” by
certain prominent east-coast astronomers.
Eggen served on the joint planning committee during negotiations for construction of the
4-meter Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and Observatory, but was later passed over
for the directorship of that facility. It is well-known that he was strongly opposed to the
procedure of blind refereeing of manuscripts submitted for publication. Whenever Eggen
himself was chosen as a referee, he communicated his concerns about a paper directly
with its author. In cases involving his own papers, where he felt himself unfairly treated,
he became defensive; these instances seem to have resulted in some injury to Eggen’s
career (from referees with long memories). His mature research style was characterized
by multi-part papers devoted to intensive studies of selected populations of stars. Though
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he applied the label “Baconian” to this approach, Eggen argued that “overall progress in
our science depends entirely on such long-range detailed projects. . . . We do not solve
problems; we discover them.”
While employed at the Lick Observatory, Eggen published five short papers on the
history of astronomy in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflet series. Upon his
relocation to the Royal Greenwich Observatory at Herstmonceux Castle, he commenced
studies that resulted in publications on Edmond Halley’s correspondence with John
Flamsteed; a biographical sketch of George Biddell Airy for the Dictionary of Scientific
Biography; plus entries on Halley and Tycho Brahe for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Eggen apparently intended to write a major work on the discovery of Neptune (having
borrowed an important file from the Royal Greenwich Observatory) but that objective
was never fulfilled.
Eggen was briefly married (1952–1956) to the widow of one of his war-time buddies and
he adopted her two children, but the relationship ended in divorce –– a factor which
contributed to his departure from the Lick Observatory. Roughly ten years before his
death, Eggen was diagnosed with “congestive cardiac [heart] failure,” although the
condition apparently did not prompt him to modify his preferred diet of roast beef and
French fries. Upon Eggen’s arrival in Australia for a month-long visit, he suffered a heart
attack and died at Camberra Hospital on 2 October 1998. Afterwards, the bulk of his
papers were collected by CTIO astronomer Nick Suntzeff and transferred to the
Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Selected References
Editors of the PASP. “Olin J. Eggen (1919–1998).” Publications of the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific 113 (January 2001): 131-135.
Eggen, Olin J. “Notes from a Life in the Dark.” Annual Reviews of Astronomy and
Astrophysics 31 (1993): 1-11.
Frame, Tom, and Don Faulkner. Stromlo: An Australian Observatory. Crows Nest, NSW,
Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2003, esp. Ch. 8, “The rise and rise of astrophysics: The
Eggen years, 1966–1977,” pp. 159-184.
Freeman, Ken C., et al. “Olin Jeuck Eggen, 1919–1998.” Bulletin of the American
Astronomical Society 32, no. 4 (2000): 1661-1662.
Gascoigne, S. C. B., K. M. Proust, and M. O. Robins. The Creation of the AngloAustralian Observatory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Scope and Contents of Collection:
The collection consists largely of correspondence (Section I, Boxes 1–6) between Eggen
and a worldwide contingent of astronomers; over 400 catalogued correspondents span the
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period from 1948 to 1998. Among the most important of these assemblages are letters
to/from Jesse L. Greenstein, Allan R. Sandage, Albert E. Whitford, and Richard van der
Riet Woolley. This section also contains letters exchanged between other astronomers,
copies of which were often sent to Eggen. During his first employment at the Royal
Greenwich Observatory, Eggen answered much of the routine correspondence of
Astronomer-Royal Woolley.
Section II (Box 7), Personal Papers, contains Eggen’s surviving military records (1943);
also found here are the bulk of his unpublished manuscripts, including notebooks and
catalogues of stellar data; his draft of the ELS paper; along with numerous referee and
proposal evaluations.
Section III (Box 8) contains many primary-source manuscripts relative to Mount Stromlo
Observatory and the founding of the Anglo-Australian Telescope and Observatory. These
papers were largely exchanged between leading astronomers and Australian/British
administrators; many were copied for Eggen’s information. Likewise found here are
those reviews commissioned by the Research School of the Physical Sciences (Australian
National University) that played a role in Eggen’s resignation from the Mount Stromlo
directorship.
Section IV (Box 8) contains drafts or offprints of Eggen’s principal works in the history
of science.
Section V (Box 9) consists of (partially arranged) photographs of Eggen, various
astronomers, and institutions with which he was associated.
Access to Collection:
No restrictions.
Restrictions on use of Collection:
No restrictions.
Provenance and Acquisition Information:
Both Eggen’s remaining family/heirs, and the scientific staff of CTIO, felt that the
institution where Eggen had received his Ph.D. would be the most natural destination for
his scientific papers and correspondence. During 1999, communications between the UW
Department of Astronomy (Professor-Emeritus Robert C. Bless), the UW archivist, and
CTIO staff determined the feasibility of this scheme, whereupon, the collection was
assembled and shipped to this department.
Processing Information:
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This collection was processed by historian of astronomy Jordan D. Marché II in June
2005. The Finding Aid was completed in March 2009.
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Container List
Section I: Personal Correspondence (& letters to/from others)
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Finding Aid to the Olin J. Eggen Papers (this document)
Abel, M. 1957.
Abhyankar, K. D. 1960.
Abt, Helmut A. 1960, 1971, 1978, 1980-1982, 1985-1988, 1991,
1998.
Airy, A. [Miss]. 1958.
Aizenman, Morris. 1981.
Alderfer, Jane. 1984.
Alexander, John. 1959-1960.
Allen, G. W. 1960.
Ammar, Ray. 1993.
Aplin, Fiona. 1995.
_____, Arlo. 1984.
Armitage, John. 1957.
Arp, Halton Chip. 1958-1960.
_____, Arthur. 1956, 1959.
Askania-Werke. 1960.
_____, Audrey. 1965.
Baade, Walter. 1957.
Babcock, Horace W. 1956, 1967.
Bahcall, John. 1983.
Bahner, Klaus. 1957.
Baily, M. N. O. [Mrs.] 1957.
Baily, Walter Francis. 1957. Contains pamphlet, “Francis Baily,
The Astronomer, 1774–1844.”
Bain, Gail. 1990.
Baize, Paul. 1957.
Baker, James G. 1952.
Baker, Norman H. 1982-1984.
Balick, Bruce. 1985.
Barker, H. G. 1957, 1960.
Bazzani, Craig S. 1998.
Beattie, J. J. 1968.
Beaumont, C. J. 1967.
Becker, W. 1966-1967.
Bell, Roger A. 1983-1984.
Bellingham, L. 1968.
Bessell, Michael. n.d., 1978-1979.
Bidelman, William P. 1947-1948, 1957-1958, 1982.
Bingham, R. G. 1969.
Blaauw, Adriaan. 1957.
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Black, Peter. 1976.
Blanco, Victor M. 1956, 1976-1977, 1978, 1980, 1986.
Bohm, Karl-Heinz. 1986, 1990, 1992.
Bok, Bart J. 1952, 1957-1958, n.d.
Bolton, J. G. 1974.
Bond, H. 1992.
Bondi, Hermann. 1956, 1958.
Borkowski, K. 1982.
Bowen, E. G. 1967-1968, 1972.
Brasch, Frederick E. 1957.
Breger, M. 1982.
British Broadcasting Corporation. 1965.
Brown, Wm. S. 1960.
Brück, H. A. 1957.
Burnett, A. A. 1977.
Buscombe, Bill. 1956, 1959.
[Butcher], Harvey. 1977.
Butts, Lee B. 1967.
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Cahn, Julius H. 1983.
Campusano, Luis. 1984.
Carlson, Claudia J. 1981.
Carmody, Francis. 1958.
Carney, Bruce W. 1983.
Carpenter, M. 1967.
Casertano, Stefano. 1984, 1992.
_____, Celia. 1966.
Celis, Leopoldo. 1985.
Cesarky, C. 1984.
“Chairperson.” 1980.
Chalonge, D. 1957.
Churms, J. 1969.
Clariá, Juan J. 1978.
Clark, George W. n.d.
Clemence, Gerald M. 1962.
Code, Arthur D. 1956.
Corben, P. M. 1962.
Cousins, A. W. J. 1957-1960.
Cowley, Anne. 1985.
Crawford, David L. 1967.
Crawford, John G. 1968, 1970, 1972-1973.
Cruise, A. M. 1997.
Cunliffe, D. W. 1968.
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Dalgarno, A. 1985.
Davidson, J. P. 1982, 1987.
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Box 2 Folder 3
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Dawson, Peter C. 1986.
de Beer, Gavin. 1957.
de la Puenta, Francisco F. 1960-1961.
de Vaucouleurs, Gerard. 1956, n.d.
Desmond, Thomas C. 1956.
Deutsch, Armin J. 1956, 1958.
Devereux, R. A. 1959.
DeVorkin, David H. 1977, 1982.
Dewhirst, David W. 1956-1957.
Dewitt, Hill. 1981. [a spoof]
Dexter, D. 1968.
Dicker, G. E. 1974-1977, 1981-1982.
Dieckvoss, W. 1959.
Dingle, Herbert. 1957.
Dommanget, J. 1986-1987.
Donley, L. M. 1967.
Doyle, M. P. n.d.
Dressler, Alan. 1982.
Dubs, R. V. 1986, 1991.
Dunbar, D. N. F. 1972.
Duncan, James W. 1967.
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Eaton, Joel A. 1988.
Ebbighausen, E. G. 1957-1958.
_____, Edie. 1956.
Edmondson, Frank K. 1990 (includes transcription of OHI w/
Eggen, 10 May 1987).
Eichendorf, Walter. 1983.
Eichhorn, H. K. 1961.
Elias, J. 1981.
Elmegreen, Bruce G. 1986, 1994.
Ennor, A. Hugh. 1967, n.d.
Evans, David S. 1958, 1960.
Evans, Tom Floyd. 1985.
Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd. 1958.
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Fairbanks, W. C. 1975.
Faltin, Julia. 1993.
Faulkner, Donald Jack. 1985, 1992.
Feast, Michael. 1961, 1980, 1985.
Federer, Charles A., Jr. 1955.
Fenkart, Rolf P. 1967.
Fernie, Donald. 1984.
Finsen, W. S. 1959, 1964-1965.
Flaherty, Kevin. 1993.
Fleming, Messrs. R. B., & Co. 1956.
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Ford, R. Les. 1968.
Fracassini, M. 1981.
Frail, D. A. 1982.
Francis, William L. 1967.
Frey, Wilfred S. 1967.
Friedgé, K, and Baumann, H. 1967.
F Miscellaneous. 1979.
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Gaposchkin, Sergei. 1957.
Garrison, R. F. 1982.
Garstang, Roy H. n.d., 1957, 1959.
Gascoigne, S. C. Ben. 1956-1958, n.d., 1967.
Gibb, J. R. 1959.
Gillispie, Charles C. 1976.
Gilmore, Gerard. 1982, 1986 (w/ Robert Carswell).
Giovanelli, R. G. 1968.
Giuse. 1978.
Gold, T. 1959.
Goldberg, Leo. 1977.
Goodwin, W. P. 1956.
Gorton, J. G. 1967.
Green, Richard F. 1985.
Greenstein, Jesse L. 1950, 1956, 1959, 1966-1969, 1972, 1974,
1977, 1983.
Gregory, Carol. n.d.
Griersmith, David. 1979.
Griffin, Roger E. M. 1978, 1982.
Guseinov, O. 1983.
Guy, [?]. J. 1957.
G Miscellaneous. 1957.
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Haffner, H. 1960.
Hamilton, Donald. 1984.
Hamilton, Jack. 1955.
Hamilton, W. S. 1968, 1974-1975, 1977.
Hargreaves, F. J. 1956.
Harris, R. J. 1967.
Hartkopf, William I. 1994-1995.
Hast, Adele. 1986.
Hayes, Juliette. 1997.
Hearnshaw, John. 1983, 1993, 1997, n.d.
Heath, Richard. 1987.
Heckman, O. 1957-1958, n.d.
Herbig, George H. 1960, n.d., 1981, 1984-1985.
Hertzsprung, Ejnar. 1963, 1965.
Hesser, James E. 1971, 1974, 1976-1977.
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Hewerdine, Anita R. 1962.
Hodge, Paul. 1984-1987, 1990-1993, 1996, 1998, n.d.
Hodgkin, David K. R. 1955, 1966-1969, 1971-1972, 1974.
Hogg, Helen Sawyer. 1960, 1977.
Hohnen, Ross A. 1968-1969, 1972-1974, 1986, 1997.
Holloman, Elizabeth S. 1985, 1989.
Hosie, James F. 1967-1968.
Hoskin, Michael. 1984.
Houk, Nancy. 1982, 1990.
Hoyle, Barbara. 1957.
Hoyle, Fred. 1968.
Hube, D. P. 1970.
Huxley, Leonard G. H. 1967.
H Miscellaneous. 1960, 1982.
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Ianna, Philip A. n.d.
Iben, Icko, Jr. 1986-1987, 1990.
Innanen, K. A. 1969.
Innis, John L. 1986.
Irwin, John B. 1956.
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Janes, Kenneth. 1981.
Jarrett, Clifford G. 1961.
Jefferies, John T. 1983, 1985, 1987.
Jeffery, Mike H. 1968-1969.
_____, John. n.d.
Johnson, Harold. 1959.
Jones, Derek. 1960 (w/ Candy, M. P.), 1982-1983.
Jones, Glynne. 1971-1972.
Jones, Ken N. 1967-1968, 1973, n.d.
Jones, T. W. 1981.
Joy, Alfred H. 1960.
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Kazs, G. J. 1975-1976.
Kellie, Betty. 1956.
Khouri, Su G. 1971, 1978.
Kim, Chulhee. 1991.
Kinman, Tom D. 1958-1960, 1977, 1985, 1998.
Kodak, Messrs., Ltd. 1958.
Kopal, Zdenek. 1946, 1957, 1959.
Kron, Gerald. 1956-1959, n.d.
Kron, Katherine. n.d., 1957-1958.
Kukarkin, B. V. 1956-1957.
Kukarkina, Natalia P., and Kholopov, P. N. 1977.
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Ladborough, R. W. 1957.
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Lallemand, A. 1957.
Lance, Kate. 1984-1985.
Larson, Richard B. 1997.
Lattanzio, J. 1983.
Laurie, Phil S. 1973.
Ledeux, J. 1981.
Leung, Kam-Ching. 1983.
Lewin, R. 1956.
Lightman, Alan P. 1983.
Liller, William. 1982.
Lindblad, Bertil. 1957.
Lindblad, Per Olof. 1983.
Lindroos, K. Peter. 1984.
Lippincott, Sarah Lee. 1959.
Low, D. A. 1975-1977.
Lü, Phillip K. 1981.
Lukes. 1961.
Luyten, Willem J. n.d., 1960, 1965-1970.
Lydster, W. R. 1967.
Lynden-Bell, D. 1971.
Lynds, Beverly T. 1959.
Lynds, C. Roger. 1960, n.d.
L Miscellaneous. 1950; 1960.
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Maddox, John. 1983.
Madore, Barry F. 1984-1985.
Majewski, Steven. n.d.
Mantegazza, Luciano. 1984.
Marshall, R. A. 1968.
Mathieu, Robert D. 1984.
Mayall, Nicholas U. 1967.
Mayo, G. [Miss] 1957.
McAlister, Harold A. 1986.
McCrea, William H. 1957, 1989.
McGlynn, Thomas A. 1985.
McNamara, D. Harold. 1976, 1978, 1982-1983, 1985-1986.
Meagher, George V. 1968.
Mermilliod, J. C. 1982.
Mescher, Susan. 1984.
Middleton, Pete. n.d.
Miller, Walter J. 1962-1963.
Minnett, H. C. 1967.
Morgan, W. W. 1962.
Morris, M. O. [Miss] 1968.
Morrison, Leslie. 1993.
Mould, Jeremy R. 1978, 1997.
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Muñoz, Juanita. 1977, n.d.
Murray, C. Andrew. 1962-1963, 1977.
Muzzio, Juan C. 1980.
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Nemec, James M. 1991.
Nicholson, Dwight. 1982.
Nicklin, M. S. 1968.
Niemela, Virpi. 1984.
Noakes, M. 1978.
Norris, John. 1985-1987.
Nugent, B. A. 1998.
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O’Connell, Daniel. 1960.
Oort, Jan K. 1959.
Oosterhoff, P. Th. 1957.
Osmer, Patrick S. 1981-1982, 1984-1985, 1987, n.d.
Osterbrock, Donald E. 1987.
Osvalds, V. 1961.
Ovenden, Michael W. 1957-1958.
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Pagel, Bernard E. J. 1958, 1960, 1985.
Palmer, D. R. 1958.
Palous, Jan. 1984, 1986.
Pankonin, Vernon L. 1987.
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Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia. 1948.
Peñaloza, Marcos A. 1982.
Perry, Charles L. 1982.
Perry, Joan E. 1969, 1972.
Pesch, Peter. 1985.
Peterson, Deane M. 1986.
Petrie, R. M. 1956, 1958.
Philcox, J. 1970.
Philip, A. G. Davis, and Perry, Charles L. 1977.
Pilditch, Edgar L. 1958-1959.
Plaskett, H. H. 1958-1959.
Plowman, C. G. 1968, 1970-1973.
Popper, Daniel M. 1958, 1960, 1971, 1978.
Proust, Dominique. 1984-1985.
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Quill, Humphrey. 1957-1958.
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Ratnatunga, K. 1987.
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Reda, Fatma Mohamed [Miss]. n.d.
Redman, R. O. 1956-1957, 1959, 1961, 1967-1968.
Reid, Neill. 1983, 1997.
Reiz, A. 1972.
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Rodgers, Alex. 1985, 1987, 1992, 1995.
Rodriguez, Eloy. 1987.
Ross, Ian G. 1975-1977.
Rubin, Vera. ca. 1992.
Rule, Bruce H. 1967-1968.
Russell, Henry Norris. 1946.
Ryan, T. 1976.
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Sadler, D. H. 1958.
Sahada, Jorge. 1956-1958.
Sandage, Allan R. 1955-1961, 1965-1974, 1976, 1981, 1989-1990,
1992, 1994-1997, n.d.
Sargent, W. L. W. 1961, 1985, 1991.
Savage, D. G. 1982-1983.
Scalo, John M. 1983.
Schaefer, Brad. 1987.
Schmidt, Th. 1957.
Schmitz, Marion. 1979.
Schofield, A. Norman. 1958.
Schwan, H. 1991.
Seitzer, Pat. 1987.
Severny, A. B. 1958.
Shane, C. Donald. 1955-1959, 1962.
Shane, Mary Lea. 1958-1959.
[Shapley, Harlow]. ca. 1952; see James G. Baker.
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Skelton, R. A. 1957.
Skumanich, Andrew. 1957.
Smart, William M. 1958. [and to Walter S. Adams, 1936]
Smith, C. H. 1969, 1971.
Smith, Harlan J. 1956.
Smith, Robert. 1981-1982.
Soderblom, David. 1982.
“Staff Officer.” 1977.
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Stansen, R. 1967.
Stebbins, Joel. 1956-1959, n.d.
Stibbs, Walter N. 1957.
Stoy, Richard H. 1956-1962, 1964-1965.
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Street, R. 1973, 1975, 1977.
Strittmatter, Peter. 1968.
Strom, Stephen E. 1988.
Struve, Otto. 1955-1956.
Sullivan, Woodruff T., III. 1983.
Szabados, László. 1987.
Szeidl, Béla. 1980, 1982-1983.
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Taylor, B. 1987.
Taylor, Fritz G. 1977.
Teske, Richard G. 1986.
Thackeray, Andrew David. 1957-1960, n.d.
Thackeray, R. S. 1957.
Thomas, E. P. 1968.
Timings, E. K. 1957.
Titterton, Ernest W. 1967-1968, 1970-1971.
Toomre, Alar. 1978.
Torres, Guillermo. 1984.
Treenor, P. J. 1957.
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Twarog, Barbara. 1981, n.d.
Twarog, Bruce. 1982, 1985, n.d.
Tyndall, D. Gordon. 1956.
Tyson, Jack J. 1968.
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Upgren, Arthur R. 1981-1982.
Urasin, L. 1964.
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van Albada, G. B. 1957.
van de Kamp, Peter. 1959, 1962.
van den Berg, Sidney. 1982.
van den Boss, W. H. 1956, 1959, 1964.
Vanden Bout, P. A. 1983.
van der Hucht, K. A. 1983.
van Herk, G. 1959.
Vass, Gh. 1992.
Vaughn, Art. 1968.
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Wagman, Nicholas E. 1959-1960.
Walker, _____. 1967.
Walker, Merle F. 1952.
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Wallerstein, George. 1958, 1966-1967, 1969-1972, 1974, 1982,
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Wayman, Patrick A. 1957-1959, 1981-1982.
Webster, J. J. 1977.
Wehner, Herman. 1967.
Weideman, Volker. 1992.
Weinberg, Martin D. 1987.
Welch, Douglas L. 1983.
Welin, Gunnar. 1983.
Wellgate, G. B. 1957, 1960.
Westerlund, Bengt. 1966.
White, P. M. 1984.
Whitford, Albert E. 1957, 1959-1962, 1966-1968, 1973-1975,
1987.
Whitmire, Daniel P. 1991.
Whitney, Balfour S. 1962.
Whitrow, G. J. 1958.
Wieth-Knudsen, Niels P. 1958.
Wilson, Olin C. 1958-1959, 1965, n.d.
Wilson, Ralph E. 1949.
Wilson, Raymond H., Jr. 1957.
Williams, R. M. 1973-1974.
Williams, Robert E. 1985, 1987, 1989-1991.
Williams, Warwick. 1993.
Williamson, Vic. n.d.
Wolff, Sidney. 1984, 1988, 1997.
Woltjer, L. 1970.
Wood, Fergus J. 1957.
Wood, Peter. 1985.
Wood, Roger. 1973.
Woods, E. M. 1957.
Woolley, Richard van der Riet. 1956, 1959-1960, 1966-1974,
1975, 1977, n.d.
Wyatt, Stanley P. 1979.
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Young, Arthur. 1980.
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Zelwanowa, Elia. 1983.
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Miscellaneous correspondence (not arranged).
Private/family correspondence (not arranged).
Correspondence (UW, CTIO) re Eggen papers.
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“The Eggen Coat of Arms.”
Military Posts, 1943.
Draft by Joel Stebbins of 50th anniversary address, delivered before
AAS, 6 September 1947.
Notebook, “Intrinsic Variables,” begun at Lick Observatory,
Mount Hamilton, California, ca. 1948.
Untitled notebook, with calculations on radial velocities and proper
motions of stars, and data on clusters (e.g., Pleiades,
Hyades, Coma Bernices).
One-page manuscript catalogue of the space motions of selected
Cepheid variable stars, and a much larger manuscript
catalogue of variable stars (arranged by GC number) with
photometric, positional, and other data.
“SMC – Centre A and Centre B” – finder charts and “preliminary
list of clusters.”
Miscellaneous scientific papers, including stellar data, finder
charts, calculations, and drafts of several papers (likely
published).
Miscellaneous graphs (e.g., Algol’s light curve) and plots.
Proposal Evaluations conducted by Eggen (largely for NSF; not
arranged).
Referee’s reports on Eggen’s submitted papers (not arranged).
Two manuscripts re proposed research program at Radcliffe
Observatory (1950s)
Manual – “ECKO Electronics Equipment – Technical Instructions
– Power Unit Type 1033A.”
“Memorandum for the Hydrographer” – draft and typescript, ca.
1959.
“Poles of orbits of double stars in the Hyades Cluster and Group as
determined by B. L. Welther, July–August 1961 for Dr.
Olin J. Eggen.”
Draft of Eggen, Lynden-Bell, and Sandage (ELS) paper, originally
titled, “Evidence for the Formation of the Oldest Stars in a
Collapsing Galaxy.”
Undated “suggestion” from Eggen for a centralized clearinghouse
of astronomical data.
Controversy (1966) over first paper by Eggen and Sandage
regarding the existence of “pygmy stars.” Includes referee’s
comments by F. Zwicky and subsequent correspondence
between A. Sandage and S. Chandrasekhar.
Two one-page analyses, ca. 1970 and ca. 1975, from the Science
Citation Index, indicating Eggen’s enormous productivity.
Bibliography (part typescript; part hand-written) through ca. 1975
of Eggen’s 190 scientific publications, plus two one-page
vitae.
Memo (1979) by Eggen re proposed changes to CTIO scheduling
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procedures.
Search Committee for Director, CTIO, 1980 (applicants’ vitae
removed).
Draft, abstract to Eggen’s Russell Prize Lecture (1985).
Draft, “Notes from a Life in the Dark” (1993); originally titled,
“Notes From a Night Life,” and offprint.
RAS Dining Club statistics to 1995.
Itinerary, Eggen’s final trip to Australia (1998).
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Anglo-Australian Telescope/Observatory.
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“Commonwealth Observatory, Canberra: Supplement to the Report
of the Commonwealth Astronomer for the Year 1950.”
Mimeographed, with architectural plans, photos.
“Basic Information Regarding 120-inch Telescope.” Lick
Observatory, ca. 1966, and two-page document, est. cost of
150-inch reflector.
Drafts, “Justification for a Large Telescope.”
Drafts, “The Need for a 150-inch Optical Telescope in Australia.”
Attachment A; Appendices I-IV. “Conditions to a Joint
Venture with the British.”
“Discussions in London about 150-inch Optical Telescope in
Australia – April 1967.” “Aide-Memoire: A 150-inch
Optical Telescope in Australia.” “British-Australian 150inch Reflector.” “UK Redraft of Australian Draft.” “UK
Redraft of Australian Draft Press Release: Southern
Hemisphere Telescope.”
“Press Statement,” by Senator J. G. Gorton, 30 April 1967.
“Specification for Primary Mirror Blank, 150-inch AngloAustralian Telescope.” Two drafts.
“Interim Report on a Visit of the 150-inch Technical Committee to
the USA,” May 1967.
“Anglo-Australian Telescope, Technical Report No. 1,” June 1967.
Responsibilities Chart, “Joint British-Australian Southern
Telescope,” 8 August 1967. Draft, “Anglo-Australian
Telescope, Immediate Tasks,” 12 August 1967.
“Southern Hemisphere Telescope, Financial Arrangements.” Draft,
17 August 1967.
“Report on Visit to Mr. W. R. Lydster.” 5 September 1967.
“Anglo-Australian 150-inch Telescope,” 5 October 1967.
“Press Statement,” by Senator J. G. Gorton, 9 November 1967.
“Australian Conference on Instrumentation for a 150-inch
Telescope, July 8-9, 1968.” “Architects Report on Proposal
for Additional Accommodation to Lodge: Anglo-Australian
Telescope Project.” “Estimate of Drawings.” “Siding
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Spring Observatory Telephone Facilities.” “Power Supply
for Siding Spring Observatory,” 8 November 1968.
“Optical Performance Criteria for Tube Component Design,” 4
December 1968. “Evaluation of the Design Studies (Phase
A) for the Drive System,” 28 January 1969 and 12
February 1969.
“An Australian British Telescope 1869-1969.”
“Views of the Telescope Board about Control, Operation, and
Maintenance,” 10 July 1972.
Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National
University. Review of the School, Confidential Report to
Faculty Board, July 1976, R. Street, Chairman. Undated
draft (by Eggen) of response to Review (and/or the
following).
Observatories Review Sub-Committee, Paper 2, Policies for the
Planning, Organisation and Funding of Astronomical
Research in Some Overseas Countries.
“R. v.d. R. Woolley in Australia,” by Susan Davies. August 1982.
“Stromlo Graduates and Students,” 8 October 1997.
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Offprint of article by Eggen, “Flamsteed and Halley” (1958).
Draft of 1970 Dictionary of Scientific Biography article by Eggen
on George Biddell Airy.
Draft and offprint of 1974 Encyclopaedia Britannica sketch by
Eggen on Edmond Halley.
Draft and offprint of 1974 Encyclopaedia Britannica sketch by
Eggen on Tycho Brahe.
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University of Wisconsin, Washburn Observatory staff (ca.1935; ca.
late 1940s [the latter w/ Eggen]).
Photographs of Eggen, alone or in groups.
Eggen’s relatives/friends, including the Sandage family.
Other group photos.
Sir Richard Woolley.
Herstmonceaux; Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Australia: Great Melbourne Telescope; Mount Stromlo, including
first fire; Anglo-Australian Telescope/Observatory.
Unidentified institutions.
Pastel sketch of Margaret Burbidge, 1949. Labeled “SG, 67.”
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