Robert J. Gould Papers, 1964-2005 (MSS 746)

OFF-SITE STORAGE: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Extent: 2.8 Linear feet (7 archives boxes)

Papers of Robert J. Gould, physicist and research professor at the University of California, San Diego. Materials include notes, calculations, drafts and reprints of many of Gould's research papers.

Robert J. Gould, born May 31, 1935, began his studies at Providence College where he obtained his B.S. in Physics in 1957. In 1963, he graduated with his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University. Shortly after graduation from Cornell, Gould began teaching physics at the University of California, San Diego, where he remained throughout his career. His research focused on atomic, nuclear, and particle processes; statistical mechanics; and applications of astrophysics.

Gould passed away in June 2009.

The Robert J. Gould Papers document Gould's research and writing from 1964 to circa 2005. The collection mainly documents Gould's writing, as well as the scholarly publication process, and includes reprints, drafts, galleys, referee reports, notes, and calculations. Correspondence with editors, colleagues, and co-authors is also included. The collection only represents a portion of Gould's writing and does not contain a complete set of reprints.

Arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE & BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 2) WRITINGS, and 3) NOTES & RESEARCH.

Container List

CORRESPONDENCE & BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL

Box 1 Folder 1
Letters, ca. 1990-1994, and undated

Of interest are three letters from Stan Woosley debating a calculation method with Gould.

Box 1 Folder 2
Curriculum Vitae, academic biography, and bibliography, 1993

WRITINGS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2: WRITINGS

The WRITINGS series contains drafts, research notes and calculations, referee reports, and reprints, as well as correspondence with editors, colleagues, and co-authors. Also included is a typescript draft of Gould's book, Electromagnetic Processes (2005). Papers in the series are arranged by year of publication.

Along with published papers, the series also contains drafts of papers not accepted for publication, as well as papers given as lectures at conferences. These are filed chronologically, along with the published papers.

Box 1 Folder 3-21
1964 - 1969
Box 2 Folder 1-14
1970 - 1974
Box 3 Folder 1-14
1974 - 1982
Box 4 Folder 1-14
1983 - 1990
Box 5 Folder 1-9
1991 - ca. 2005
Box 6 Folder 1
Undated. Talk given at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Proton-Proton Fusion Reaction"

NOTES & RESEARCH

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) NOTES & RESEARCH: The NOTES & RESEARCH series contains a large amount of handwritten notes and calculations for an unidentified research or writing project. Two groups of numbered pages exist and have been kept in these groups, arranged by the page numbers assigned by Gould. The series also includes three subject files containing pages of notes and calculations. The folder titled "He Photoionization" contains several letters from Gould, ca. 1970s, written to an unidentified colleague. While these letters mainly describe his research, theories, and calculations, they also contain anecdotes and thoughts about sports, news, and UCSD campus events.

Box 6 Folder 2
He Photoionization - Includes correspondence
Box 6 Folder 3
Two-Electron Systems. Excited States
Box 6 Folder 4
Unidentified calculations
Box 6 Folder 5-7
Notes 1, pgs. 1-531
Box 7 Folder 1-2
Notes 1, pgs. 532-788
Box 7 Folder 3-6
Notes 2, pgs. 1-669