Guide to the Alfred Alexander Dixon Papers, 1909 - 1939
Collection Number MSS 00045
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Collection Information
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- Abstract:
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Alfred Alexander Dixon (1885-1939) served as a professor of Physics at North Carolina State College from 1917 to 1939. The Alfred Alexander Dixon Papers includes faculty data cards, diplomas, journal reprints, a photograph, an obituary, and other materials related to Dixon's personal life and career.
Contact Information:
Processed by
Special Collections Staff
Encoded by
Valerie Gillispie
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Descriptive Summary
- Creator
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Dixon, Alfred Alexander
- Title
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Alfred Alexander Dixon Papers, 1909 - 1939
- Call Number
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MSS 00045
- Extent
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0.05 archival storage box, 0.025 linear feet
- Location
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For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Information for Users
- Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
- Acquisitions Information
Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Dixon, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 28, 1970; July 1, 1970.
- Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Alfred Alexander Dixon Papers, MSS 00045, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Copyright Notice
North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Biographical Note
Alfred Alexander Dixon (1885-1939) was a native of Alamance County. He served as a professor of Physics at North Carolina State College from 1917 to 1939. Dixon received a B.S. from Guildford College in 1909, an M.A. from Haverford College in 1911, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1930. His wife was the former Inez Wilson.
Online Catalog Headings
- Dixon, Alfred Alexander
- North Carolina State College
- North Carolina State College--Department of Physics
Detailed Description of the Collection
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| Faculty Data Cards, 1937-1938 |
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| Letter from Chancellor Harrelson to Dixon announcing his promotion from Associate Professor to Professor, October 20, 1936 |
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| Photograph of Dixon, [no date] |
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| Engineering School Faculty Resolution of Respect, November 6, 1939 |
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| Valentine received by Mrs. Dixon as a child, [no date] |
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| Cover page of Dixon's Ph.D. Thesis from Cornell, "A Study of the Relation of the Intensity of Fluorescence to the Concentration in the Case of Solid Solutions," February, 1930 |
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| Class Schedule Card, 1937 |
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| Program of the 37th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, and the Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 1938 |
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| Bulletin of the American Physical Society, February 2, 1937 |
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| "Elementary Instructions for Operating the Slide Rule - Manheim Type," 1928 |
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| "The Absorption of Liquid and Solid Solutions of Rhodamin-B in a Mixture of Alcohol and Collodian," by A.A. Dixon, "The Journal of the Optical Society of America", Vol. 21, No. 4, April, 1931 |
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| "The Study of the Relation of the Intensity of Fluorescence to the Concentration in the Case of Solid Solutions," by A.A. Dixon, "The Journal of the Optical Society of America", Vol. 21, No. 4, April, 1931 |
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| "The Ionizing Potentials of Gases," by A. Ll. Hughes and A.A. Dixon, "The Physical Review", Vol. 10, No. 5, November, 1917 |
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| B.S. from Guilford College, 1909 |
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| M.A. from Haverford College, 1911 |
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| Ph.D. from Cornell University, 1930 |
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