Box 2, Folder 07, Magnetic rotation file - speeches, papers, correspondence, 1960-1968; undated

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Abstract/Description:	The bulk of this collection is comprised of correspondence, both professional and personal. The professional correspondence includes letters from fellow physicists and associates discussing upcoming events and research, and offering congratulations for her receipt of the Karl Taylor Compton Award (American Institute of Physics) and the Oersted Medal (American Association of Physics Teachers). In 1952, Phillips became unemployed after refusing to testify before the U.S. Senates Internal Security subcommittee formed to investigate alleged communist activities. Many letters from fellow physicists and associates offer condolences, and opinion on her loss of employment. The personal correspondence contains letters written by Phillips to her family members, many postmarked from Stony Brook, New York. These letters were saved and donated by her family, and contain candid observations about her work and her daily life. The collection also includes Phillips report cards from the Oakland City College of Indiana; a file containing speeches, papers and correspondence relating to her research on magnetic rotation; and a scrapbook of photos, correspondence and clippings from her travel and work with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhongguo ke xue yuan).
Subject(s):	Phillips, Melba, 1907-2004 American Association of Physics Teachers Brooklyn College Oakland City College (Oakland City, Ind.) State University of New York at Stony Brook. University of Chicago. Zhongguo ke xue yuan Karl Taylor Compton Award Magnetism Oersted Medal Women physicists Communism and science Women in science
Date Issued:	1922

Title:	Box 2, Folder 07, Magnetic rotation file - speeches, papers, correspondence, 1960-1968; undated.
Name(s):	Phillips, Melba, 1907-2004
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Correspondence. Scrapbooks.
Issuance:	monographic
Date Issued:	1922
Extent:	1 linear foot (2 manuscript boxes)
Abstract/Description:	The bulk of this collection is comprised of correspondence, both professional and personal. The professional correspondence includes letters from fellow physicists and associates discussing upcoming events and research, and offering congratulations for her receipt of the Karl Taylor Compton Award (American Institute of Physics) and the Oersted Medal (American Association of Physics Teachers). In 1952, Phillips became unemployed after refusing to testify before the U.S. Senates Internal Security subcommittee formed to investigate alleged communist activities. Many letters from fellow physicists and associates offer condolences, and opinion on her loss of employment. The personal correspondence contains letters written by Phillips to her family members, many postmarked from Stony Brook, New York. These letters were saved and donated by her family, and contain candid observations about her work and her daily life. The collection also includes Phillips report cards from the Oakland City College of Indiana; a file containing speeches, papers and correspondence relating to her research on magnetic rotation; and a scrapbook of photos, correspondence and clippings from her travel and work with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhongguo ke xue yuan).
Identifier(s):	AR 2007-746 (Accession number)
Note(s):	(1907-2004) Ph.D. (physics), University of California, Berkeley (1933). Faculty, Brooklyn College; Columbia University Radiation Laboratory; Professor, University of Chicago; Visiting Professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook; Visiting Professor, University of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing (Zhongguo ke xue yuan). For use and additional information about this collection please contact nbl@aip.org. Finding aid available online.
Subject(s):	Phillips, Melba, 1907-2004 American Association of Physics Teachers Brooklyn College Oakland City College (Oakland City, Ind.) State University of New York at Stony Brook. University of Chicago. Zhongguo ke xue yuan Karl Taylor Compton Award Magnetism Oersted Medal Women physicists Communism and science Women in science
Held by:	American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Restrictions on Access:	Permission to cite from this collection is required in advance. Please cite as: Folder [Number], Box [Number], Melba Phillips papers, 1922-1999 (bulk 1950-1985). Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740.
Is Part of Series:	Series II. Miscellaneous. https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:AR2007746-2
Is Part Of:	Melba Phillips papers, 1922-1999 (bulk 1950-1985). https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:AR2007746
In Collections:	Box 2