Sub-series 1. Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry Files, 1960-1984, undated
Scope and Content
The Nuclide Corporation Archives and The Papers of Leonard F. Herzog contain the corporate records of American scientific instrument manufacturer Nuclide Corporation and the professional files and personal files of American geophysicist, scientific instrument industry executive, and Nuclide Corporation founder Leonard F. Herzog. The collection is arranged into the following ten series:
- Chronological Files
- Nuclide Corporation Files
- Measurement and Analysis Systems, Incorporated (MAAS) Files
- Premier American Technologies Corporation (PATCO) Files
- Scientific Products, Incorporated (SPI) Files
- Science Centre, Incorporated (SCI) Files
- Ho-Par Associates, Incorporated Files
- Pennsylvania State University Files
- Personal Files
- Photographs
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1984, undated
Sub-series Description
Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Leonard F. Herzog’s Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry files. The files in this sub-series provide documentation of Herzog’s activities as a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry.
The files in this sub-series mainly concern administrative matters handled by Herzog as a Penn State faculty member. Small amounts of information regarding research conducted by Herzog at Penn State, his faculty service activities (reviewing papers and reviewing proposals), and his 1960 trip to Europe and the Soviet Union are also present here.
Correspondence and internal memoranda make up the bulk of the materials in these files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, reports, proposals, and a master’s thesis are preserved in this sub-series as well.
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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