Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Asaph Hall papers, 1837-1983 |
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Span Dates | 1837-1983 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1860-1920) |
ID No. | MSS24505 |
Creator | Hall, Asaph, 1829-1907 |
Extent | 1,000 items ; 7 containers plus 1 oversize ; 3.8 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Astronomer. Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, writings, scientific notebooks, biographical material, family papers, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating to astronomers Asaph Hall (1829-1907) and his son, Asaph Hall (1859-1930). Documents the career of Asaph Hall (1829-1907) at the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. and to his discovery of the moons of Mars. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008080 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm73024505 |