R. A. Young Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS118
R. A. Young's papers include correspondence relating to his activities as editor of the Journal of Applied Crystallography, and materials relating to his career at Georgia Tech and his research.
(31 record center cartons, 1 document case)
Restrictions noted in box list.
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
31.4 Linear Feet
R. A. Young's papers include correspondence relating to his activities as editor of the Journal of Applied Crystallography, his career at Georgia Tech, and his research on powder diffraction and other areas. The Georgia Tech materials reveal his administrative and teaching contributions to the School of Physics and EES.
R. A. (Robert Alan) Young (known as Ray), Professor Emeritus of Physics, earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgia Tech (1950 and 1951) and his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1959. In addition to teaching in the School of Physics, Dr. Young headed several branches of Georgia Tech's Engineering Experiment Station (EES). His principal research experience was in crystal physics and in the physics and applications of x-ray, electron, and neutron diffraction phenomena. He co-edited the Journal of Applied Crystallography beginning in 1967.
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
Donations, 1998 and 2002. Accession numbers: 1998.0302 (old number: 98-03-02) and 2002.099.
(31 record center cartons, 1 document case)
In an effort to provide broader access, this finding aid has not been fully expanded, but presented as a basic box list.
Christine de Catanzaro encoded this collection summary in March 2006.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository