Inventory of the Lloyd R. Fortney Papers, 1964-1998

Abstract

Lloyd Fortney was a professor of Physics at Duke University.

His collection includes grant proposals, correspondence, memos and documents relating to the Physics Department and the Graduate School.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Fortney, Lloyd R.
Title: Lloyd R. Fortney Papers, 1964-1998
Language of Material: English
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet, 1,000 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Collection Overview

Contains grant proposals, department and Graduate School correspondence, memos and financial documents from the years roughly 1964-98.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Contents of the Collection

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2 Boxes

Atomic Energy Commission Proposals, 1972-1975

Box 1

Energy Research and Development Administration Proposals, 1976-1977

Box 1

Atomic Energy Commission Proposal, 1978

Box 1

Department of Energy Proposal, 1979-1988

Box 1

Correspondence

Box 1

National Science Foundation Proposal, 1968-1976

Box 1

Bubble Chamber Proposals, 1976-1984

Box 1

Financial Correspondence

Box 1

Financial Statements

Box 1

Graduate School and Department Memos, 1987-1988

Box 1

Department of Energy Proposals, 1988-1990

Box 1

Financial Documents and Memos, 1988-1991

Box 2

Department of Energy Proposals, 1990-1994

Box 2

Physics Department Memos and Documents, 1990-1991

Box 2

Historical Note

Lloyd Fortney was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1936. He received his B.S. from New Mexico State University in 1958, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1962. He came to Duke in 1963 as a research associate; he became a professor in the Physics Department starting in 1964 and remained for the next 35 years. His primary field of research included high energy physics, instrumentation and date acquisition, microelectronics applications, and software development. He taught courses in technical physics, mechanics, particle physics, electronic, and computer applications to measurement. He died in March 1999.

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