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| NRAO dedication, 1957. NRAO/AUI image |
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| 85 foot Tatel Telescope dedication, 1958. NRAO/AUI image |
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| 85 foot Tatel Telescope. NRAO/AUI image |
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| Struve at 300 foot ground breaking, 1961. NRAO/AUI image |
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| 300 foot telescope. NRAO/AUI image |
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140 foot telescope ground breaking, 1958. NRAO/AUI image
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NRAO 140 Foot telescope. NRAO/AUI image
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| Green Bank Interferometer. NRAO/AUI image |
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| VLA dedication, 1980. NRAO/AUI image |
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| VLA. NRAO/AUI image |
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| AIPS logo. NRAO/AUI image |
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| VLBA Pie Town antenna. NRAO/AUI image |
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| 300 foot after collapse, 1988. NRAO/AUI image |
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| GBT ground breaking, 1991. NRAO/AUI image |
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| Green Bank Telescope. NRAO/AUI image |
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| Alma Camp ground breaking. NRAO/AUI image |
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| ALMA. NRAO/AUI image |
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NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY ARCHIVES
Records of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Item listing
Founding and Organization, Planning Documents Unit
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Plans and policies for Brookhaven National Laboratory [scientific appointments, travel, retirement, etc] |
| Start Date | 1951 |
| End Date | 1955 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Research proposal to the National Science Foundation for a grant in support of a feasibility study of a national radio astronomy facility |
| Start Date | 7/26/1954 |
| Notes | Richard M. Emberson Principal Investigator; Lloyd V. Berkner, President |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Reprint |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | The new radio astronomy |
| Publication | American Scholar |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Page | 449 |
| Year | 1954 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Lecture |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | The new science of radio astronomy |
| Start Date | 12/29/1954 |
| Notes | Bok's address as retiring vice-president of Section D of the AAAS. Filed with address: reprint of article based on talk in Scientific Monthly 80: 333, 1955 |
| PDF File | View PDF |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Research objectives for large steerable paraboloid radio reflectors: a preliminary report prepared by a panel of Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Start Date | 4/22/1955 |
| Notes | Prepared by Bart J. Bok, panel chair; marked "Confidential" |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Eggers and Higgins, Architects |
| Title | Feasibility report for the National Science Foundation regarding site development and building requirements for a national radio astronomy facility |
| Start Date | 5/5/1955 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | The George R. Agassiz Radio Telescope of Harvard Observatory |
| Start Date | 1956 |
| Notes | Prepublication version of Nature 178: 232-234, 1956 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Planning document for the national radio astronomy facility - draft |
| Start Date | 1/10/1956 |
| Notes | Filed with document: cover memo from Richard M. Emberson to Alan T. Waterman; cover memo from Richard M. Emberson to AUI Advisory Committee on Radio Astronomy |
| | [Range 2B] |
| Author | Eggers and Higgins, Architects; Syska and Hennessey, Engineers |
| Title | National radio astronomy facility, Green Bank, West Virginia |
| Start Date | 4/20/1956 |
| Notes | Cost estimates for site development |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Alan T. Waterman |
| Title | Remarks at the dedication of the George R. Agassiz Radio Telescope, Harvard College Observatory |
| Start Date | 4/28/1956 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Planning document for the establishment and operation of a national radio astronomy facility : last draft |
| Start Date | 5/21/1956 |
| Notes | Filed with document: cover memo from Richard M. Emberson to AUI Advisory Committee on Radio Astronomy; cover memo from Emberson to Raymond J. Seeger, National Science Foundation. 2 folders |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Lecture |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | Radio astronomy research in the United States |
| Start Date | 7/11/1956 |
| Notes | Summary of an address presented at NSF |
| PDF File | View PDF |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Associated Universities, Inc. |
| Title | Planning document for the establishment and operation of a radio astronomy observatory |
| Start Date | 8/1956 |
| Notes | Prepared for the National Science Foundation by Associated Universities, Inc.; Cover title: Plan for a radio astronomy observatory |
| PDF File | View PDF |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | Toward a national radio observatory |
| Start Date | 8/7/1956 |
| PDF File | View PDF |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Reprint |
| Author | Bart J. Bok |
| Title | A National Radio Observatory |
| Publication | Scientific American |
| Volume | 195 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Page | 56 |
| Year | 1956 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | National Science Foundation |
| Title | Contract with Associated Universities, Inc., for construction and operation of the radio astronomy observatory at Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West Virginia |
| Start Date | 11/17/1956 |
| Notes | Contract NSF-C50. Photocopy of AUI signed file copy, received from AUI in April 2006. Filed with contract: Amendment no. 1 dated 16 October 1957; photocopy of AUI conformed file copy. |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | John W. Findlay |
| Format | Preservation photocopy of thermofax. |
| Title | Notes on a visit to the Bonn radio telescope |
| Start Date | 11/21/1956 |
| Notes | Filed with report: 12/10/1956 cover letter from Richard Emberson |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | David S. Heeschen |
| Title | The research programs of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| Start Date | 1957 |
| Notes | "Approved by the Advisory Committee to the NRAO, D.H.Menzel, Chairman." |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Correspondence |
| Author | David S. Heeschen |
| Recipient | Lloyd V. Berkner |
| Date of corresp | 11/12/1957 |
| Subject | Visitor programs for the NRAO |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Title | Estimates for building furnishings |
| Start Date | 1957 |
| Notes | Undated; estimated date |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Title | Estimates for construction and establishment of NRAO |
| Start Date | 12/1957 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Title | NRAO site development program |
| Start Date | 12/1957 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | G. Keller |
| Title | M.P.E. staff paper - The scientific need for very high mechanical precision in the proposed 140 foot dish-type radio telescope for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| Start Date | 12/10/1957 |
| Notes | Draft |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | David S. Heeschen |
| Title | Proposal for development of a large antenna |
| Start Date | 12/16/1957 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | John W. Findlay |
| Title | NRAO Scientific personnel and supporting technical staff |
| Start Date | 12/16/1957 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| ItemType | Notes and papers |
| Author | John W. Findlay |
| Subject | Equipment required for full operation of the 85-foot and 140-foot telescopes |
| Title | Electronic equipment |
| Start Date | 12/16/1957 |
| | [Range 2B] |
| Title | Dedication and ground breaking ceremonies, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, October 17, 1957 |
| Start Date | 5/14/1957 |
| End Date | 11/27/1957 |
| Notes | 1 folder. Notes, correspondence, invitation lists |
| | [Range 2B] |
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