Ohio State University, Perkins Observatory Records 1935-1997

1.4 Cubic feet

(70) letter file folders

The Perkins Observatory, located in Delaware, Ohio, opened in 1935 and is jointly owned by Ohio State University and Ohio Wesleyan University and is used for astronomical research. The Ohio State University, Perkins Observatory Records contains an inventory of the contents of the Perkins Observatory library and publications from the observatory; materials date from 1935 to 1997.

[identification of item], Ohio State University, Perkins Observatory Records, RG 27.B.1, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, Perkins Observatory Records contain an inventory of the contents of the Perkins Observatory library and publications from the observatory; materials date from 1935 to 1997.

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Accession Number UA.1988.0171: Department of Astronomy, 2014 May; Accession Number UA.1988.0178

Ohio State University Archives Subject File: Perkins Observatory

The Perkins Observatory, located in Delaware, Ohio, opened in 1935 and is jointly owned by Ohio State University and Ohio Wesleyan University and is used for astronomical research. The observatory was named for Hiram Mills Perkins, who graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1857. Perkins donated $200,000 to Ohio Wesleyan University to purchase a telescope. The observatory is used as a teaching tool and a research laboratory.

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