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These papers concern modifications to the Physics Building during the 1970s and 1980s as well as a limited amount of information about the Physics Club, especially their spring trips.

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Papers, bound books and journals, photos, magnetic audiotape, ca. 1907-1972. The J. O. Perrine papers primarily cover Dr. Perrine’s work in the physics aspect of electrical communication. However, he also wrote a booklet about money and compound interest from a mathematician's point of view. It is uncertain who his intended audience was with this booklet.

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The collection consists of historical reminiscences, essays, and what seems to be the typescript for a textbook on atomic science. A portion of the collection requires conservation work, because many pieces had been rolled tightly for many years. But the collection is available to researchers.

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The collection contains documents collected by Dr. Ward during his service on the General Education Committee and the Blue Ribbon Panel. There are also notes and material from science and computer courses that Professor Ward taught. Another portion of the collection includes information on national curriculum projects relating to the teaching of mathematics and science. The final part of the collection relates to Professor Ward's work on grant-funded projects at UNI.

Scope and Contents These papers consist of material related to Verner Jensen's professional career. Of primary importance are correspondence, minutes, reports, and other material relating to the General Education Study Committee (1974-1976), of which Jensen was Chair. Also of significance is material relating to the Writing Across the Curriculum project. Jensen introduced a journal-keeping component into one of his physics classes as part of this project. Other papers in this collection include material...

Scope and Contents The arrangement of the first three boxes of papers very closely follows the order in which they were received. For the most part, these three boxes contain curricular material associated with Poppy's teaching at the University of Northern Iowa. However, these boxes also contain material relating to courses that Poppy took while a student and courses that Poppy taught to Army Air Corps personnel from 1942-1944. The curricular material includes quizzes, tests, lecture notes, and laboratory...