Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1861
Scope and Contents
The Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection consists of 4 boxes containing 1,879 color prints and negatives and 3,672 digital only items. Box 1 contains portraits of Talbot Chubb and his family and friends and photographs of his involvement with professional conferences on cold fusion in Japan. Box 2 contains photographs of conferences, seminars, and work related to nuclear products and cold fusion, particularly in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Box 3 contains color and digital only photographs of the International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICC). Box 4 contains photographs primarily of Chubb's work with the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. The collection dates primarily from 1990 to 2008.
While many photographs in the collection were taken or collected by Talbott Chubb, many of the digital-only photographs and some of the prints, particularly of ICC, were provided to him prior to donation by other attendees, including: Glen Schmidt, David J. Nagel, Duy Tran, Chau Tran, Charles Beaudette, Marianne Macy. When known, the source of the photographs is noted in the folded title; these sources should be contacted for reproduction requests and copyright questions regarding the images they provided to Chubb.
While many photographs in the collection were taken or collected by Talbott Chubb, many of the digital-only photographs and some of the prints, particularly of ICC, were provided to him prior to donation by other attendees, including: Glen Schmidt, David J. Nagel, Duy Tran, Chau Tran, Charles Beaudette, Marianne Macy. When known, the source of the photographs is noted in the folded title; these sources should be contacted for reproduction requests and copyright questions regarding the images they provided to Chubb.
Dates
- 1990-2008
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Talbot Albert Chubb (1923-2011) was born on November 5, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three sons. He was a physics graduate of Princeton University in 1944. He received a doctorate in physics from the University of North Carolina in the early 1950s. Chubb was married to Martha Capps Chubb; together, they had four children.
During World War II, Chubb worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and served in the United States Army. For over 30 years, Chubb was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Chubb worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. In his later years, Chubb’s goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source.
Talbot A. Chubb died on December 11, 2011.
(This biographical note was taken from an obituary from the Washington Post published January 7, 2012.)
During World War II, Chubb worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and served in the United States Army. For over 30 years, Chubb was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Chubb worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. In his later years, Chubb’s goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source.
Talbot A. Chubb died on December 11, 2011.
(This biographical note was taken from an obituary from the Washington Post published January 7, 2012.)
Extent
5551 Items (4 boxes)
Abstract
Talbot Albert Chubb (1923-2011) was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. He also researched the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion and the experimental evidence of cold fusion. This collection contains color and digital photographs and slides depicting Chubb and his family and friends as well as his professional activities, particularly his involvement in the International Conference on Cold Fusion.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by T. Spence Chubb in 2013.
Separated Materials
See also the NTalbot A. Chubb papers (ACCN 2559) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Talbot A. Chubb photograph collection, 1990-2008
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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