Series III. WORK NOTEBOOKS, 1947-2006 (#9.2-18.11, E.3)
Scope and Contents
Series III, WORK NOTEBOOKS, 1947-2006 (#9.2-18.11, E.3) includes notebooks kept throughout Simpson's career, beginning with the development of her Ph.D. dissertation and followed by documentation of research ideas and results of experiments. These notebooks also include staff meeting notes taken while working at Goddard Space Flight Center, speech drafts, and notes from lectures attended. Simpson wrote in these notebooks almost daily, recording then discarding ideas, often re-reading her notebooks after more experience was gained or a discussion with a colleague, revisiting rejected ideas. This type of revisiting situation occurred often during her work with the GATE project. Simpson's narratives regarding these projects are invaluable; she wrote in-depth descriptions of her career, projects, as well as explanations for her first grouping of notebooks (1947-1957). This narrative is in #9.2. Original folder titles are listed in quotations. When possible, folder descriptions were supplemented using Simpson's narrative. The notebooks are arranged in chronological order, following the narrative.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-2010
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950-1995
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research, but an appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
8.85 linear feet ((18 file boxes, 1 folio+ box) plus 1 folio+ folder, 20 photograph folders, 2 audiotapes, 1 motion picture, and electronic records)35.7 Megabytes (3 files)
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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