MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION


MS 120 - JAEGER, John Conrad (1907-79)


Jaeger was Professor of Geophysics at the Australian National University 1951-72. His previous appointments included Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Tasmania 1936-44, Senior Lecturer 1944-48, Associate Professor 1949-50 and Professor 1950-51.

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  1. M S Paterson's correspondence associated with his work on Jaeger memoir for the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society 1980-81

  2. Material assembled by M S Paterson in compiling the Jaeger memoir 1927-81

  3. Carslaw oration 1942-81

  4. Correspondence; drafts of papers. Cook, Gay, etc. 1973-76

  5. Notes on items read; lists of publications of others 1938-66

  6. Offprints on numerical method 1942-50

  7. Correspondence / notes, offprints 1969-74


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a-g. Heat flow; data from boreholes and other related material 1969


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h-q. Heat flow; data from boreholes


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a-m. Lava flows


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h-p. Lava flows

a-j. Heat flow and related problems


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k-v. Heat flow and related problems


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a-g. Encyclopaedia: typescript drafts; corrected drafts; illustrations; correspondence


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h-o. Encyclopaedia


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p-u. Encyclopaedia


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a-c. Papers and correspondence with N Gay and W McIntyre ca 1973-74

d-h. Reports as consultant: NORAD ca 1963, Kanmantoo ca 1970, Bouganville ca 1969


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  1. An introduction to applied mathematics. 2nd ed. Copy of typescript 1974

  2. Fundamentals of rock mechanics with N G W Cook. 2nd ed. Copy of typescript 1976

  3. MS draft of unpublished book on structural geology ca 1965

  4. K C Burns; correspondence and copy of typescript on strain analysis 1965

  5. Friction; experiment records and calculations, early 1970s

  6. Brazil tests. Undated, possibly 1966

  7. (see f. above)

  8. (see f. above)

  9. (see f. above)

  10. (see f. above)


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  1. Correspondence from J R Philip and E S O'Driscoll March 1965 - August 1973

  2. Photograph of Research School of Earth Sciences 1978; photograph (screened print) of JCJ in laboratory ca 1963

  3. Complete set of JCJ's offprints, keyed to list at end of M S Paterson's memoir 1928-75


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  1. Cassette tape of reminiscences from E Irving. Sent to M S Paterson in response to a request for material in connection with writing a biographical memoir on Jaeger. Contains much on Irving's time at the ANU. January 1981

  2. Correspondence between John Sass, US Geological Survey and Jaeger, 1974-84. Covering letter to M S Paterson, 28 September 1981, and handwritten explanatory notes regarding the correspondence.

  3. Additional papers and material concerned with M S Paterson's memoir on JCJ, especially in relation to Sylvia Jaeger 1983-86

  4. Unpublished addendum to M S Paterson's memoir on Jaeger 1985

  5. Bound volume of scientific reprints by H S Carslaw, R V Churchill, S Goldstein and JCJ 1900-41

  6. Bibliography of works by J C Jaeger (source of list not noted)

  7. Documents and correspondence following JC Jaeger's death – includes documents relating to his final estate and copy of memoir by M S Paterson

  8. Reprints of JC Jaeger's memoir of Horatio Scott Carslaw. Published in Journal of the London Mathematical Society, vol. 31, 1956.

  9. Photo of J C Jaeger. Undated.

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