Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, writings, and research notes, which document Boris Garfinkel's research and publications in astronomy.
Dates
- 1921-1992
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Boris Garfinkel has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu.
Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Boris Garfinkel, 1996, and the estate of Boris Garfinkel, 1999.
Extent
6.8 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers include correspondence, writings, and research notes, which document Boris Garfinkel's research and publications in astronomy.
Biographical / Historical
Boris Garfinkel was born in Rjev, Russia, on November 18, 1904. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from Yale University in 1943. Garfinkel worked, from 1946 to 1967, in the Ballistic Research Laboratories at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He then taught at Yale University as a senior research astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics. In 1983 he was made professor emeritus of astronomy.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Boris Garfinkel Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Diane E. Kaplan
- Date
- December 1996
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511