James John Brophy papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1222
Scope and Contents
The James John Brophy papers (1960s-1991) consist of the personal and professional papers of this physicist and University of Utah administrator. Included are reports, articles, publications, correspondence, speeches, manuals, employment materials, and other papers.
Dates
- 1960s-1991
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
James John Brophy was born on 6 June 1926 in Chicago to James J. and Ella Nerad Brophy. He married Muriel Johnson in 1949. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering (1947), his masters in science and electrical engineering (1949), and his Ph.D. in physics (1951) all from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Brophy was a researcher in solid state physics and wrote many papers and publications on the subject. He served as vice president for research at the University of Utah from 1980 to 1991.
Extent
12 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The James John Brophy papers (1960s-1991) consist of the personal and professional papers of this physicist and University of Utah administrator. Included are reports, articles, publications, correspondence, speeches, manuals, employment materials, and other papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Brophy.
Separated Materials
Slides were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0579).
Processing Information
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in the 1990s.
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the James John Brophy papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff.
- Date
- 1990 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu