Albert Francis Zahm Papers
1889-1953.
Origination : Zahm, Albert Francis, 1862-Extent : 35 linear feet. 1 linear foot of photographs.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Preferred Citation
Albert Francis Zahm Papers (AZA), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Correspondence, 1889-1953; manuscripts by Zahm; diaries, 1930-1941; publications and clippings by and about Zahm; correspondence, reports, and other records concerning his involvement with the Smithsonian Institution, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and its Committee on Aerodynamics, the Library of Congress Division of Aeronautics, the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and the War Department; material collected by Zahm concerning the North Pole; records of his experiments including notes, design memoranda, lab records, notebooks, sketches, blueprints, and copyright and patent material; teaching and lecture notes; financial records; photographs; and personal effects including a will, membership cards, and addresses.
Background
Aviation pioneer, professor of mathematics and mechanics, University of Notre Dame, 1885-1892, and chief of the Aeronautical Division of the Library of Congress, 1929- 1946.
Index
Smithsonian Institution.United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Committee on Aerodynamics.
Library of Congress Division of Aeronautics.
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences.
United States. War Dept.
North Pole.
Aerodynamics.
Wind tunnels.
Zahm, Albert Francis, 1862-