Holdings University Library Departmental Library Services Neil L. Block Papers Finding Aid Holdings University Library Departmental Library Services Neil L. Block Papers Finding Aid Title: Neil L. Block Papers, 1912-1987
ID: 35/3/418
Primary Creator: Block, Neil (1931-1988)
Extent: 11.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: Arranged into two series based on order of acquisition. Series 1: Original Acquisition is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Series 2: Subsequent Acquisitions is arranged into three sub-series: Sub-series 1: Astrology Papers, arranged chronologically and alphabetically thereunder; Sub-series 2: Astronomy and Computer Science, arranged by subject with astronomy first and computer science second, then chronologically and alphabetically thereunder; and Sub-series 3: Personal Papers, arranged chronologically and alphabetically thereunder.
Date Acquired: 03/05/2015
Subjects: Astronomy, Computers, Computer Science, Lunar exploration
Languages: English
Papers of Neil L. Block [also "Neil Bloch"] (1931-88), computer programmer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior research engineer (1960-66), and astrologer, including articles, certificates, computer printouts, correspondence, magazines, memoranda, notebooks, notes, photographs, and resumes relating to American Federation of Astrologers, astrology, astronomy, Donald Bradley, bridge, celestial mechanics, computer programming, ephemerides, Cyril Fagan, Fortran, fortune-telling, horoscopes, the International Society for Astrological Research, Charles Jayne, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, mathematics, Neil Michelsen, minicomputers, the National Council for Geocosmic Research, Pascal 2, Rosicrucian Fellowship, Sidereal Astrologers' Guild, South Western Astrological Conference, space exploration, and stock market prediction. The series also contains a letter box of Block's mother, Eleanor, as well as a small number of papers of Michael Erlewine (1941- ), founder of Matrix Software and the Heart Center Astrological Library.
Block used the pseudonym Gary Duncan for his astrological projects.
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Access Restrictions: None.
Acquisition Source: UIUC Social Sciences Health and Education Library
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3503418.pdf
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