Internationally celebrated solar astronomer and professor of Astro-Geophysics, Walter Orr Roberts (1915-1990), was a principal figure in many scientific developments in Colorado. Superintendent of the High Altitude Observatory in Climax, Colorado from 1940 to 1957, Roberts served as director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder from its founding in 1960 until 1968. This curated collection of material from the Walter Orr Roberts Papers reflects the major research and everyday operation of the High Altitude Observatory, the founding of NCAR, and the design and construction of the first solar coronograph telescope in the Western Hemisphere, among other topics.
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Name of the collection: Walter Orr Roberts Papers
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Common names seen in the collection include: Roberts, Walter Orr; Carlson, Robert F.; Shapley, Alan Harlow
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Type terms used in this collection include: still image; text; and mixed material
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Common publishers include: High Altitude Observatory (National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.).
Date created or issued.
Dates range from the 1940s-1960s.
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Language(s) seen in this collection include: English.
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Common form terms include: Correspondence; Mixed media; Memmorandums; Annual Reports; Records (documents)
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Common subject terms used in this collection include: Coronagraphs; Astronomical observatories; High Altitude Observatory (University of Colorado)
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Some coverage terms used in the collection include: Colorado--Boulder; Colorado--Climax
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Example: narv_robertsWalterOrr_566.pdf
The institution or repository that holds the resource or where it is available: Special Collections, Archives & Preservation, University of Colorado Boulder
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For more information about this collection visit the CU Boulder ArchivesSpace Walter Orr Roberts Papers webpage.