"Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers"
Haramundamis, Katherine, Russia/Soviet Union
Purge of Russian astronomers during the Stalin Regime
Excerpt from "Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers" by Katherine Haramundamis
Brief biography of Boris Petrovich Gerasimovich, one of the many Russian astronomers executed during the Stalin Regime purge of the staff at Pulkovo…
Barringer, Daniel M., Jr., Meteor Crater
Affects of the Great Depression
Letter from Daniel M. Barringer, Jr. to Carl Lampland, July 5, 1931, 1931-07-05
Daniel M. Barringer, Jr.'s article on Meteor Crater in Scientific American
Exploration work at Meteor Crater temporarily suspended due to the…
Barringer, Daniel M., Jr., Meteor Crater
Affects of the Great Depression
Letter from Daniel M. Barringer, Jr. to Carl Lampland, March 14, 1933, 1933-03-14
Papers on Meteor Crater
Odessa crater
Richard Barringer
The hard economic times have made it necessary to discontinue explorations at the…
Charushin, V., Russia/Soviet Union
Russian Astronomers after the Bolshevik Revolution
Letter from V. Charushin to Carl Lampland, July 18, 1925, 1925-07-18
Appeal on behalf of Charushin's Russian friends at the Astronomical Society of Nizhuy-hovgorad for intercourse with the rest of the civilized world…
Coblentz, W.W., World War II
Planetary Radiation Measurement
Letter from W.W. Coblentz (Bureau of Standards) to Carl Lampland, June 24, 1940, 1940-06-24
Lampland, C.O., Solar Eclipse Expeditions
World War I
Letter from Carl O. Lampland to John A. Miller (Vice President, Swarthmore College), November 1, 1917, 1917-11-01
Visit by Mrs. Lowell and Trustee, Guy Lowell
Photographic doublet needed to continue the transneptunian work and preparations for the eclipse…