Finding Aid for Glass Slides, 1969-88 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Glass Slides, 1969-88

ID: 15/3/13

Extent: 3.7 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject

Date Acquired: 05/12/2015

Subjects: Astronomy, Astronomy Department, Prairie Observatory

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

5 x 7, 2 x 3, and 1 1/4 x 1/2 glass slides from the Prairie Observatory with two accompanying logbooks (40-inch spectrograph and 40-inch direct records), documenting observations of unique phenomena and objects, including binary and multiple stars, planets, galaxies, and nebulae as well as the chemical composition of stars. Numbering of individual objects predominantly correspond to either the Henry Draper Catalog (HD) or the New General Catalogue (NGC).

Subject/Index Terms

Astronomy
Astronomy Department
Prairie Observatory

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Plates (40-inch Direct Records), 1969-80],
[Series 2: Plates (40-inch Spectrograph Records), 1970-87],
[Series 3: Logbooks, 1969-88],
[All]

Series 1: Plates (40-inch Direct Records), 1969-80

Box 1

Item 1: 1-53, 1969

Box 2

Item 1: 54-90, 1969

Box 3

Item 1: 91-145, 1969-70

Box 4

Item 1: 146-187, 1970

Box 5

Item 1: 188-229, 1970-71

Box 6

Item 1: 231-275, 1971

Box 7

Item 1: 276-330, 1971-72

Box 8

Item 1: 331-375, 1972

Box 9

Item 1: 376-428, 1972-1973

Box 10

Item 1: 432-485, 1974-75

Box 11

Item 1: 486-544, 1975-80

Box 12

Item 1: 554-624, 1980

Box 13

Item 1: Unnumbered, undated

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Plates (40-inch Direct Records), 1969-80],
[Series 2: Plates (40-inch Spectrograph Records), 1970-87],
[Series 3: Logbooks, 1969-88],
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