Paul E. Pontius Papers
Content Description
Materials created, written and collected by Paul Edward Pontius about research and innovative engineering practices and policies when he was a graduate student at Purdue and when he was a Director of Optical Physics at the US Department of Standards.
Dates
- Creation: 1924 - 1982
Creator
- Pontius, Paul Edward (Person)
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Portions of material in this collection are in the public domain. Other material copyrights held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Paul Edward Pontius was a graduate of the Engineering School in 1941, and also returned to study as a graduate student in 1950s. He also worked as a Director of Optical Physics at th US Department of Standards.
Extent
0.727 Cubic Feet (two full-width letter-size manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Portuguese
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by his child Geraldine Pontius on 4th October 2014.
Processing Information
All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes
Source
- Pontius, Geraldine (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Paul E. Pontius papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Siddhant Mehta
- Date
- 2022-02-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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