William H. Bates papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two articles by William Bates:
Recent Co-ordination Of College Mathematical Topics, The Educator Journal, v. 9, no. 7, March 1909.
An Application Of Symbolic Methods To The Treatment Of Mean Curvatures In Hyperspace.
Dates
- Creation: 1909 - 1910
Creator
- Bates, William Hunt (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Access Information
This 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
William Hunt Bates grew up in Woodbury, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University where he was awarded the Founders Medal in 1894 and earned his BA in the same year. He received his AM from the University of Chicago in 1902, and later received his PhD at the University of Chicago in 1910. Bates started his teaching career as an assistant professor of Mathematics at Purdue University in 1906. He was also a member of the American Mathematical Society.
Extent
0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)
Processing Information
Material has been placed into acid-free folder and box.
Subject
- Purdue University. Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- William H. Bates papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amanda Rumba and Archives Staff
- Date
- 11/30/2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description first completed 2008-11-30 by Archives Staff.
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-06: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to more fully meet standards.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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