2019-05-06 Preliminary Inventory of the Gerald H. Newsom Papers, 1970 , 2019 RG.40.393 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2019 May

preliminary

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-05-13T09:12-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Gerald H. Newsom Papers RG.40.393 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.02 Cubic feet 1970, 2019 (1) letter file folder, (13) megabytes that consist of PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, and JPEG files. English Newsom, G.H. (Gerald H.) Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received,

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. UA.2019.0028: G. H. Newsom, 2019 February; Accession No. UA.2020.0010: G. H. Newsom, 2020 January

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 Scope and Contents

The Gerald H. Newsom Papers consist of four letters (digital copies) that Newsom wrote to his family in May and June 1970 about events on campus associated with the student demonstrations. It also consists of an oral history interview recording and transcript from 2019 in which Newsom discusses his career as a professor of astronomy at The Ohio State University.

 Newsom, G.H. (Gerald H.) Oral histories (literary works) Accession Number UA.2019.0028 13.0 Megabytes 1970 May 3 - 1970 June 11 Contains PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, and JPEG files. Scope and Contents

Four letters (copies) that Newsom wrote to his family in May and June 1970 about events on campus associated with the student demonstrations. Also includes Newsom's compiled transcription of the letters.

 Correspondence 1970 May 3 - 1970 June 11 Accession Number UA.2020.0010 0.02 Cubic feet 2019 April 23 (1) letter file folder Scope and Contents

In an interview Gerald Newsom discusses his career as a professor of Astronomy at Ohio State. Included are discussions about his academic experiences, his leadership roles as vice chair and associate dean, and his participation in the Columbus Project, an international telescope initiative from which Ohio State University eventually withdrew. He also discusses various volunteer activities in which he has participated since retirement.

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains a compact disc

 Oral history interview transcript Oral History 13 2019 April 23 Oral history interview audio recording Oral History 13 2019 April 23 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown