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Hilbert Levitz transcript, 1939-2003, Date acquired: 08/30/2011, bulk 1939-1969 1.00 folders

 
Levitz, Hilbert

Hilbert Levitz's oral history discusses his childhood and teenage years growing up during the war and his career as a professor at multiple universities. His wartime memories consist of learning about Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler, his family's involvement in the war, war bonds, the Holocaust, the 1939 World's Fair, and the advancement of technology. Levitz also goes into depth about his short time in the army during the Korean War, his higher education, and computer science.

  1. FSU Special Collections & Archives

Howard W. Eves Audio Cassette Collection, Circa 1990 0.25 Linear Feet 1 Box

 
Eves, Howard, 1911-2004
A collection of 28 recordings of Professor Howard Whitley Eves teaching his Spring Semester class, the History of Mathematics, at the University of Central Florida. Professor Eves taught at the University of Central Florida from 1986 to 1991. The subject ranges from mathematics in the natural world to the development of mathematics across the globe during the early Middle Ages.
  1. UCF Special Collections

Howard W. Eves Unpublished Manuscript, 1997-1998 0.25 Linear Feet 1 Box

 
The collection includes 197 pages of an unpublished manuscript entitled "What Happened in Mathematics on this Date?" by Howard Whitley Eves. Eves was an accomplished mathematician with a focus on geometry, who also authored many books on the histories of mathematics.
  1. UCF Special Collections

Russell H. Johnsen Papers, 1952-1987, bulk 1959-1967 1.00 Linear Feet

 
Johnsen, Russell Harold, 1922-

The papers of Dr. Russell H. Johnsen (1922-) comprise subject files of correspondence, news clippings, reports, photographs, and several publications illustrating his activities in the development of the nuclear science and radiation chemistry programs and the Center for Research in College Instruction of Science and Mathematics at Florida State University (FSU), primarily from the late 1950s through the late 1960s. There are also letters and news clippings documenting the 1952 Linus Pauling affair.

  1. FSU Special Collections & Archives