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Scope and Contents of the Materials

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PDF Box/Folder List

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Original Acquisition

See PDF finding aid.

Series 2: Subsequent Acquisitions

Sub-Series 1: Astrology Papers, 1919-1987

Consists of birth data, birth charts, horoscopes, research, ephemerides, presentations, publications, correspondence, FORTRAN programs used for astrology, Duncan’s Sidereal Forecasts, conference programs and awards from the American Federation of Astrologers, newsclippings, and notebooks used in the course of Block’s astrological work.

Box 8

Folder 1: 127 Reformers, Undated

Folder 2: 750 Over-the-Counter-Stocks, Undated

Folder 3: Articles, Address Lists, Horoscope Program Outputs, Undated

Folder 4: Astrological Charts, Undated

Folder 5: Astrological Charts - J.F.K and "Accident Prone Male", Undated

Folder 6: Astrolgical Grid, Undated

Folder 7: Astrological Tables and Graphs, Undated

Folder 8: Astrology Notebook, Undated

Folder 9: Astronomical Computations for Astrologers Promotional Material, Undated

Folder 10: Birth Data - Academics, Undated

Folder 11: Birth Data - American Academics, Undated

Folder 12: Birth Data - American Artists, Undated

Folder 13: Birth Data - American Authors, Jazz Musicians, Musicians, Undated

Folder 14: Birth Data - American Congress A-K, Undated

Folder 15: Birth Data - American Congress K-Z, Undated

Folder 16: Charts and Horoscopes - Lyle DeVore, Undated

Folder 17: Compendium of Sidereal Astrology by James Eshelman - Manuscript, Undated

Folder 18: Draft for Book on Astrological Calculations, Undated

Folder 19: Drafts: Disturbing Function and its Derivations, Undated

Folder 20: Drafts: A Mathematical Investigation of the Placides System by David Bennett, Undated

Folder 21: Duncan's Yearly Sidereal Forecast - Robert Russell, Undated

Folder 22: Ephemeris, Undated

Folder 23: Horoscopes - Jack Douglass Tennis Matches, Undated

Folder 24: List of Historically Significant Birthdates, Undated

Folder 25: List of Significatn Birthdates and Historical Events, Undated

Folder 26: Lists of Historical Disasters, Undated

Folder 27: Maps and Graphs, Undated

Folder 28: Mathematical Notes, Undated

Box 9

Folder 1: Natal Charts, Undated

Folder 2: Natal Charts and Statistical Research Notes, Undated

Folder 3: Notes and Manuscripts for Astrology Instruction Material, Undated

Folder 4: Paper: "Research Directions : What's Ahead?", Undated

Folder 5: Paper: "Some Historical Notes", Undated

Folder 6: Personal Astrology File, Undated

Folder 7: Sexuality Research (1 of 2), Undated

Folder 8: Sexuality Research (2 of 2), Undated

Folder 9: Solar Ephemerides, Undated

Folder 10: Statistical Zodiac Research Graphs, Undated

Folder 11: Transparencies for Science of Astrology Presentation, Undated

Folder 12: Unlabeled Ephemeris, Undated

Folder 13: Early Life Astrology Texts, 1919-1949

Folder 14: Earthquake and Weather Prediction Books, 1938-1982

Folder 15: Graphs and Charts of Astrological Phenomena, 1941

Folder 16: Horoscope Birthday Book, 1941

Folder 17: "Zodiacal Influences on the States and Cities of the U.S." by Katherine Q. Spencer, 1949

Folder 18: Internations Society for Investigtaion of Extra-Terrestrial Influence, 1949-1956

Folder 19: Personal Horoscopes, 1949-1951

Folder 20: Correspondence - Donald Bradley, Cyril Fagen, Rupert Gleadow, 1949-1968

Folder 21: On Science fo Astrology - Papers, Manuscripts, Notes, 1950

Folder 22: Astrological Charts A-M, ca. 1950

Folder 23: Astrological Charts N-Z, ca. 1950

Folder 24: Lecture - "Mathematics of Astrology" and Personal Charts

Folder 25: Natal Charts - Football Players, ca. 1952-1953

Folder 26: Birth Data - Baseball Players, 1954

Folder 27: Birth Data - Baseball Players, 1954

Folder 28: Birth Data - Baseball Players, Alphabetical by Last Name, with Corrections, 1954

Folder 29: Birth Data - Baseball Players, Chrological by Date of Birth, 1954

Folder 30: Birth Data - Baseball Players, Chrological by Date of Birth, with Corrections, 1954

Box 10

Folder 1: Astrology Projects, 1955-1982

Folder 2: Astrology Papers - Newsclippings, Charts, Articles, Newsletters, 1955-1987

Folder 3: Astrology Journals and Correspondence RE: Mail-in Home Astrology Course, 1957-1975

Folder 4: Research Projects Correspondence and Newsclippings, 1959-1973

Folder 5: Correspondence - Carl Tobey, Carl Weschke, Zip Dobyns, Paul Grell, Edward Dewey, Doris Doane, 1962-1963

Folder 6: AFA Lectures, 1962-1968

Folder 7: Correspondence - Arthur Blackwell and Edd Van Deusen, 1962-1976

Folder 8: Sidereal Astrologer's Guild of Los Angeles, 1963

Folder 9: Moon Sign Books, 1964-1966

Folder 10: Sidereal Astrologer's Guild and CA Ordinances Banning Astrology, 1965

Folder 11: Notes and Materials for Astrology Course and Astro Computing Service Order, ca. 1968

Folder 12: Planetary Transit Analysis, 1970-1974

Folder 13: "Fixed Stars: 2500 B.C. to 2500 A.D." by Marvin V. Layman, 1972

Folder 14: Correspondence and News Clippings on Presentations, 1972-1973

Folder 15: Correspondence - James Eshelman, 1972-1975

Folder 16: Assorted Horoscopes, 1972-1978

Folder 17: Research Methods Presentation Notes, ca.1974

Folder 18: Resume, Astrology Biography, and Duncan's Yearly Sidereal Forcast Introduction, 1974

Folder 19: American Federation of Astrologers Convention Programs, 1974-1976

Folder 20: Duncan and Associates, 1975

Folder 21: "Entrance of the Moon into each Tropical Zodiac Sign: 1400AD-2100AD" - Ephemerides by Robert Fowler, 1975

Folder 22: FORTRAN Astrology Software, 1975

Folder 23: FORTRAN Astrology Programs by Robert Fowler, 1975

Folder 24: "Geodesy and Maps" Chapter, 1975

Box 11

Folder 1: John Jones Ephemeris and Natal Chart, 1975

Folder 2: Solar Ephemeris and John Jones Horoscope, 1975

Folder 3: Computed Horoscopes and Ephemerides, 1975-1976

Folder 4: "Astrogenetics" Manuscript by Edward L. Van Deusen, 1976

Folder 5: Correspondence - G. Kent McClung RE: Transits for Presidential Events, 1976

Folder 6: Omega Magazine, 1976

Folder 7: Misceallaneous Astrology File - Birt Charts, Mailing Lists, and Correspondence, 1979

Folder 8: Birth Data - NFL Players, 1980

Folder 9: WDELIN.TXT Output, 1980

Folder 10: Transits Notebook and WASTO01 Mailing List Output, 1982

Folder 11: Duncan's Yearly Sidereal Forecast - John Jones, 1982-1984

Folder 12: Duncan's Yearly Sidereal Forecast - Advertisements and Zine Materials, ca. 1983

Folder 13: Duncan's Yearly Sidereal Forecast - John F. Kennedy, 1983

Folder 14: Letter from Michael Erlewine with Christopher's Journal, 1983

Folder 15: Articles from J. Van Zandt, 1984

Folder 16: Astrolog, 1984

Folder 17: Certificates of Appreciation from American Federation of Astrologers, 1984

Folder 18: Matrix Software Astro Index Draft #2, 1984

Folder 19: Research - 18,686 Clinical Psychologists, 1984

Folder 20: Chart and Horoscope for Joe Montana, 1985

Folder 21: Astrologer's Birthdays, Matrix Software Contract, Stock Market Research, 1987

MapDrawer 1

Folder 1: Stock Market Posters, 1987-1988

Sub-Series 2: Astronomy and Computer Science, 1950-1985

Consists of JPL articles, technical memos, reports, ephemera, FORTRAN programs, technical manuals, and instruction notes.

Box 11

Folder 22: Attempted Translations, Undated

Folder 23: Autographed Reprints by Longman and Leonard, 1950-1959

Folder 24: Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Douglas Aircraft Co. Reports, Astronomy Papers, 1951-1966

Folder 25: On Hansen's Method for Computing Special Perturbations by W.T. Kyner, 1959

Folder 26: Theorem of Image Trajectories in the Earth-Moon Space by Angelo Miele, 1960

Folder 27: Jet Propulsion Lasboratory Newsletters and Programs, 1960-1962

Folder 28: On the Estimation fo the Error in the Numerical Integration of Equations in Ceslestial Mechanics, 1961

Folder 29: Planetary Position - Velocity Ephemerides Obtained by Special Perturbations, 1962

Folder 30: Jet Propulsion Lab Technical Report - On the Lunar Ephemeris 1850-2000, 1961-1963

Folder 31: JPL Lunar Ephemeris, 1963-1966

Folder 32: "Planetary Inverse Distances" - JPL Report, 1963

Folder 33: "Relativistic Equations of Motion" Jet Propulsion Laboratory Technical Memo, 1965

Folder 34: "Computer Implementation of Newcomb's Ephemerides for the Unner Planets" JPL Memo, 1966

Folder 35: "The Motion of a Lunar Satelite" Naval Weapons Laboratory Report No. 2050, 1970

Folder 36: JPL Export Ephemeris User's Guide and American Astronomical Society Meeting, 1982-1984

Folder 37: JPL Export Ephemeris User's Guide and American Astronomical Society Meeting, 1982

Folder 38: Digital Research Report, Undated

Folder 39: Programming Flow Charts and Approximations for Digital Computers Newsletters, Undated

Folder 40: Versaplot Graphics Plotting Software Manual, Undated

Folder 41: Analogue Coding Manual by Block for Douglas Aircraft Company, 1955

Box 12

Folder 1: Programming Instruction, 1958-1973

Folder 2: "Fourier Series Manipulation Subroutines" by J.J Szelong, 1963

Folder 3: Symbol Generator, 1963

Folder 4: Chebyshev Polynomials Program, 1973

Folder 5: Unix Operating System Source Code Level Six, 1977

Folder 6: New WASTR0 FORTRAN Program, 1980

Folder 7: Z80 Assembler Version 1, 1980

Folder 8: Computer Programming - Correspondence, Job Application, FORTRAN Code, 1980-1987

Folder 9: WORDS FORTRAN Program, 1981

Folder 10: FORTRAN Word Puzzle Program, 1983

Folder 11: FORTRAN Subroutine for Interpreting JPL Ephemeris, 1984

Folder 12: PLOTLIB FORTRAN Program, 1984

Folder 13: PLOTLIB FORTRAN Program, 1985

Sub-Series 3: Personal Papers and Business Records, 1937-1983

Consists of correspondence, schoolwork, piano performance programs, business records, photographs, year books, newsclippings, and notebooks.

Box 12

Folder 14: Datalogics Ruler, Undated

Folder 15: "My Biography" Grade School Assignment, Undated

Folder 16: Notebooks, Undated

Folder 17: Photgraphs, Undated

Folder 18: Real Estate, Undated

Folder 19: Rosicrucian Philosophy Course, Undated

Folder 20: Personal File, 1937-1968

Folder 21: Franklin Institute Planetarium Booklet, 1943

Folder 22: Piano Studies, 1944-1945

Folder 23: Junior High School Awards, 1944-1945

Folder 24: Piano Concert Programs, 1946-1949

Folder 25: High School Yearbook, 1947

Folder 26: General Files and Correspondence (1 of 3), 1947-1953

Folder 27: General Files and Correspondence (2 of 3), 1947-1953

Folder 28: General Files and Correspondence (3 of 3), 1947-1953

Folder 29: High School Yearbook, 1948

Folder 30: Correspondence, Correspndence Records, Lecture Notecards, 1949

Folder 31: High School Yearbook, 1949

Folder 32: Music of the West Magazine, 1949

Folder 33: UCLA Alumni Magazine and Santa Analyzer, 1949

Box 13

Folder 1: University Records and Applications, 1949-1974

Folder 2: Typesetting Catalogs and Computype Promotional Material, 1964-1967

Folder 3: Correspondence - Tom Raber, 1965-1967

Folder 4: Resumes and Job Applications, 1969-1987

Folder 5: Duncan and Associates Articles of Incorporation, 1970

Folder 6: "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities", 1973

Folder 7: Simulation of  a Turning Machine Class Assignment, 1974

Folder 8: Astronomy Classwork, 1975

Folder 9: Contract with California Minicomputer Systems, inc., 1978

Folder 10: Microcomputer Firm Business Plan and Requests for Capital, 1979-1981

Folder 11: Compiler for the C Language Class Project, 1981

Folder 12: Multi-Level Astrologer, Inc. Articles of Incorporation and Business Records, 1983