Finding Aid for Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011

ID: 11/15/24

Primary Creator: Belford, Geneva G. (1932-2014)

Extent: 3.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject.

Date Acquired: 07/03/2014. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Advisors, Chemistry, Computer Science Department, Data, Databases, Engineering, College of, Faculty Papers, Illiac Computers, Mathematics, Women Engineers, Women Faculty

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Geneva Grosz Belford (1932-2014), Professor Emerita of Computer Science (1977-2000), B.A. 1953, M.S. 1954, Ph.D. 1960, including correspondence, course and advising materials, drafts of manuscripts, reprints, and notes, notebooks, and research data concerning her research in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer science relating to data management, performance analysis of computer systems, distributed databases, and sedimentation; her work as an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania and as a computer programmer at the Digital Computer Laboratory at the U of I; her experiences as an instructor; use of ILLIAC in research; and her role as a graduate advisor and mentor. Some materials relate to her joint research with R. Linn Belford.

Biographical Note

Geneva Grosz Belford (1932-2014) was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD from the University of Illinois. Belford's inital research interests were in chemistry and mathematics, however, she later conducted extensive research in computer science. Her tenure at the University of Illinois lasted nearly fifty years, during which time she was a professor of both Mathematics and Computer Science and served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate College. She published extensively both alone and with collaborators, including with her husband, R. Linn Belford.

Subject/Index Terms

Advisors
Chemistry
Computer Science Department
Data
Databases
Engineering, College of
Faculty Papers
Illiac Computers
Mathematics
Women Engineers
Women Faculty

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical, 1979-1981],
[Series 2: Course Materials and Thesis, 1951-1960],
[Series 3: Research Notebooks, 1960-1963],
[Series 4: Research Data and Notes, 1949-1982],
[Series 5: Publications, 1969-1998],
[Series 6: Teaching, 1995-2000],
[Series 7: Graduate Advising, 1999-2011],
[All]

Series 4: Research Data and Notes, 1949-1982

Box 1

Folder 25: Lumenescence of Uranyl Salt Solutions, ca. 1952
Folder 26: Acta Mathematica/Annalen, 1949-1950
Folder 27: Fessenden and Waugh Data, 1959
Folder 28: IBM 650 Notes, 1959
Folder 29: 650 Output 245, A, B, D, E [Variation Orbitals], 1961
Folder 30: McMahon's Stuff, ca. 1961
Folder 31: 1959 Production - Richard's Data, 1961

Box 2

Folder 1: 1031 Production, 1961
Folder 2: Paper II (Figs), 1961
Folder 3: 1173T Completed Work (old checks), 1959-1961
Folder 4: 1173T - Second Moments, 1959
Folder 5: Extra Printouts, 1959
Folder 6: Radiation Kinetics - Miscellaneous Notes on Runs, ca. 1960
Folder 7: Miscellaneous Output, 1959
Folder 8: Diffusion Kinetics in Radiation Chemistry, ca. 1961
Folder 9: Diffusion Kinetics in Radiation Chemistry (Generalized Formulation and Criteria of Diffusion Model, 1961
Folder 10: Diffusion Kinetics Paper I, 1959
Folder 11: Diffusion Kinetics/Main 2/Initial Values, 1960
Folder 12: Kinetics - 449 - S. Benson, 1959-1960
Folder 13: ILLIAC 1959, 1959-1960
Folder 14: Rakcyl-ILLIAC No. 1647, 1960
Folder 15: Isla-480, 1961
Folder 16: R. K. Cylinder, 1959
Folder 17: Rakcyl Code Checks (Old), 1960
Folder 18: Miscellaneous Papers (Digital Computer Laboratory), 1958
Folder 19: Orthogonalization, ca. 1961
Folder 20: Ligand Field - Orthogonalization, 1961
Folder 21: ILLIAC No. 2113 Program Notes, 1962
Folder 22: Run 1 - ILLIAC Output, ca. 1962
Folder 23: 2113 Output Run 2 and Series 2, 1962
Folder 24: Sedimentation Output Run 3 Series, 1962
Folder 25: Sedimentation Output Run 4 Series, 1962
Folder 26: Sedimentation Output Run 5 Series, 1962
Folder 27: Seminar -Sedimentation, ca. 1962
Folder 28: Sedimentation of Reacting Systems, ca. 1962
Folder 29: Sedimentation Paper II, ca. 1962
Folder 30: Sedimentation Paper II - Canabalized Copy, ca. 1962
Folder 31: Sedimentation ILLIAC work - Paper II, 1961
Folder 32: Sedimentation: K-limits, 1962
Folder 33: Sedimentation, 1962
Folder 34: Miscellaneous Starts for Future (Sedimentation), 1962
Folder 35: Sedimentation Reprints, 1964
Folder 36: Notes - Approximate Solution, 1963
Folder 37: Sedimentation, 1962
Folder 38: Sedimentation - Publication Information, 1962
Folder 39: Sedimentation - Rapid Reaction Limit, 1962-1963
Folder 40: Sedimentation - Draft Paper III, ca. 1963
Folder 41: Sedimentation III Final Draft, 1963
Folder 42: Sedimentation - Paper III, 1963
Folder 43: Algol Manual (User's Manual for Algol-60 Translator), 1964
Folder 44: Monte Carlo & Quantum Mechanics, ca. 1964
Folder 45: Initial Coordinates Computer - ILLIAC vs 1604 - Monte Carlo, ca. 1964
Folder 46: Unimolecular Reactions, ca. 1964
Folder 47: Miscellaneous Thoughts [Future Problems, etc.], ca. 1964
Folder 48: Lattice points within a circle, ca. 1964
Folder 49: Lattice Calculations, 1962
Folder 50: Quadruple Moment, 1961

Box 3

Folder 1: Field Gradient (Nash), 1963
Folder 2: NMR Seminars, 1963
Folder 3: Matrix 1487T, 1962-1963
Folder 4: Matrix Notes, 1959
Folder 5: Theory of Permutation Groups, ca. 1963
Folder 6: Cutler - Schotty Effect, 1963
Folder 7: 2028 Code Checks, 1961
Folder 8: 1604 Random Walk - Miscellaneous Notes, 1962
Folder 9: Random Walk Model, 1962
Folder 10: Unfinished Projects, ca. 1977-1978