15/3/11 Guide to the BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association) Project File BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association) Project File Finding Aid Authors: Maggie Cornelius.

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Guide to the BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association) Project File 1985/2005 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association) Project File 1985-2005 15/3/11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Astronomy 2.50 English University of Illinois Archives
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5 pages.

Additional information may be found at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1503011.pdf

Historical Note:

Instruction in astronomy commenced in 1892 as an offering of the Mathematics Department.1 In August 1921, the Board of Trustees authorized that the Division of Astronomy in the Department of Mathematics be organized as a separate Department of Astronomy.2 In 1957, the Department began a program of cooperative investigation with the United States Office of Naval Research3 and, in 1962, the radio telescope site at Vermilion River Observatory was completed.4 The courses offered range from descriptive astronomy to aeronomy,5 with B.S.,6 M.S. and Ph.D. degrees offered.7

1. Catalogs and Registers, 1892-93, p. 57.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 34th Report, August 1, 1921, p. 17.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 49th Report, April 15, 1957, p. 372.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 52nd Report, November 9, 1962, p. 261.

5. Undergraduate Course Catalog, 1972/74, pp. 61-62.

6. Undergraduate Study Catalog, 1971/72, p. 365.

7. Graduate College Catalog, 1971/72, p. 99.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term: Astronomy Astronomy Department Data Grants
Title:

BIMA Project File (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)

Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access:

Some content in box 3 is restricted. Information relating to students in box 3 is restricted for 80 years from date of creation or until the death of the student, whichever comes first. Please contact the University Archives for more information.

Arrangement of Materials:

By subject.

Scope and Contents

BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association) Astronomy Project materials including grant proposals; project proposals; proposal guidelines; research data sets; publications; reports; reference pamphlets; budget material; project correspondence; photographs; meeting minutes, agendas, and notes; project schedules; lists; evaluation forms; CVs; legal agreements; newsletters; project design and construction plans; projector transparencies; and mini data cartridge tapes concerning the establishment of BIMA; people who contributed to BIMA activities; BIMA board activities, BIMA project initiatives; and scientific experiment proposals.