Henry Phelps Gage papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1874

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, diaries, notes on the life of Simon Henry Gage; notebooks on lectures at Ithaca High School and Cornell University; printed matter on physics and related subjects; slides, photos, photographic plates, and miscellaneous papers. Includes correspondence and other papers pertaining to Henry Phelps Gage's work as head of the Optical Laboratory of Corning Glass Works (1911-1947) and to his membership in various scientific societies; also personal and family correspondence, including papers of Susanna Phelps Gage.

Dates

1886-1955.

Creator

Gage, Henry Phelps. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henry Phelps Gage was a physicist and inventor, and son of Cornell University Professor Simon Henry Gage and Susanna Phelps Gage, also a scientist.

Extent

26 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, notes on the life of Simon Henry Gage.

Physical Description

Correspondence, diaries, notes, notebooks, slides, photogrpahs.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Staff
Date completed:: May 1992August 2001
EAD encoding:: Ann Hubert, May 2004