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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf0580018d No online items Guide to the Victor Lenzen Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Processed by The Bancroft Library staff The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu © 1997 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Note History --History, University of California --History, UC SystemHistory --History, University of California --History, UC BerkeleyGeographical (By Place) --University of California --University of California BerkeleySocial Sciences --Anthropology --ArchaeologyPhysical Sciences --PhysicsSocial Sciences --Education Guide to the Victor Lenzen BANC MSS 76/206 c 1 Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Guide to the Victor Lenzen Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Collection number: BANC MSS 76/206 c The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Contact Information: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Processed by: The Bancroft Library staff Date Completed: ca. 1976 Encoded by: Xiuzhi Zhou © 1997 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Victor Lenzen papers, Date (inclusive): [ca. 1904-1975] Collection Number: BANC MSS 76/206 c Creator: Lenzen, Victor Fritz, 1890-1975 Extent: Number of containers: 5 cartons, 7 boxes and 1 oversize folder Repository: The Bancroft Library. Berkeley, California 94720-6000 Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Abstract: Letters written to Lenzen and copies of letters by him; Mss. of books, papers, articles, speeches, lectures and problem sets; research notes on the figure of Dionysos on textiles and the lives and careers of Charles S. and Benjamin Peirce; physics and philosophy notebooks, including those he kept while attending Josiah Royce lectures in 1913; reprints; materials re various University of California clubs and committees; an article written and annotated by Albert Einstein; and personal materials. Languages Represented: English Access Collection is open for research. Guide to the Victor Lenzen BANC MSS 76/206 c 2 Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Victor Lenzen papers, BANC MSS 76/206 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library Identifier/Call Number: (BANC PIC 1976.067--PIC) Biography Victor Fritz Lenzen was born December 14, 1890 in San Josi, California to Theodore W. and Kate (Schnoor) Lenzen. He attended Bay Area schools and graduated in 1909 from the California School of Mechanical Arts. He began his studies at tile University of California in engineering, but, more interested in pure theory, he changed his major to philosophy. He graduated in 1913 and was awarded a scholarship for graduate study at Harvard University where he received his Ph.D. in philosophy in 1916. At Harvard, the lectures of Bertrand Russell and Josiah Royce and their emphasis on mathematical logic turned his interest towards physics. After a year of study in Europe and a year as an assistant in philosophy at Harvard, he enrolled in graduate studies in physics at the University of California in 1918. There he was appointed instructor in 1921 and professor of physics in 1939. His special interest in physics was mathematical logic, as demonstrated in his lectures for his graduate course in advanced dynamics which he taught until his retirement in 1958. Active in University affairs, he served on various academic senate committees and was for many years in charge of tile lower division office of the Physics Department. While serving on the University of California Press editorial committee in 1946, his investigation of a controversial paper on archeology led him to a study of the figure of Dionysos on textiles. An inquiry in the 1960's about his meeting with Mrs. Charles S. Peirce in 1914, when as a graduate student he assisted in picking up C. S. Peirce's papers, launched him on a study of Charles S., his wife Juliette, and Benjamin Peirce, which he pursued until his death on July 18, 1975. Scope and Content Part of the Lenzen collection came to The Bancroft Library as a gift of Professor Lenzen to the University Archives, which was transferred to the Manuscripts Division in 1966; the remainder came in 1976 as a gift of Mrs. Lenzen. It consists of five boxes of correspondence and six cartons of related papers, with one oversize folder of notes. It includes letters addressed to Lenzen; copies of letters written by him; manuscripts of books, papers, articles, speeches, lectures and problem sets; research notes on the figure of Dionysos on textiles and the lives and careers of Charles S., Juliette and Benjamin Peirce; physics and philosophy notebooks, including those he kept in 1913 while attending Josiah Royce's lectures; reprints; notes and materials on various University of California clubs and committees; an article written and annotated by Albert Einstein; and personal materials. Photographs have been removed to the Library's Pictorial Collection. While the articles, papers, lectures and notebooks reflect the whole range of Lenzen's interests during his career, the correspondence and notes relate primarily to his research connected with the life and career of Charles S. Peirce and the figure of Dionysos. The collection is described in greater detail in the Key to Arrangement which follows. Boxes 1-4 Letters written to Lenzen Scope and Content Note Include letters from colleagues, friends and organizations relating to his research on the life of works of Charles S. and Benjamin Peirce; classical archeology, mainly the figure of Dionysos on textiles; service on University of California committees; and his publications, lectures and speeches on physics and philosophy. Arranged alphabetically. A partial list of correspondents follows the Key to Arrangement. Unlisted letters are arranged alphabetically in miscellanies preceding each letter of the alphabet. Unidentified letters are at the end. Guide to the Victor Lenzen BANC MSS 76/206 c 3 Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Key to Arrangement Box 5 Letters written by Lenzen, 1914-1975 Scope and Content Note Primarily carbon copies with occasional drafts. No letters for the years 1915, 1917-35 and 1947. Arranged chronologically, with undated letters at the end. Carton 1 Manuscripts, (some with successive drafts), galley proofs and reprints of published articles and reviews written by Lenzen. Arranged by date of publication as follows: Independence Proofs and the Theory of Implication Reprint, January 1919 A General Method of Determining the Adiabatic Invariants of Mechanical Systems Ms., 1922 The Philosophical Aspects of the Theory of Relativity Reprint, November 1923 The Philosophy of Nature in the Light of Contemporary Physics Reprint, December 1924 Regulative Principles in Physical Science Reprint, November 1925 Scientific Ideas and Experience Reprint, 1926 Physical Substance Reprint, September 1927 Statistical Truth in Physical Science Reprint, October 1928 The Nature of Scientific Truth Reprint, September 1929 Determinism and Indeterminism in Classical Physics Ms. and reprint, October 1929 The Nature of Geometrical Relations Reprint, December 1930 World Geometry Reprint, October 1931 The Metaphysical Import of Scientific Facts Reprint, March 1932 Review: P. Frank, Das Kausalgesetz and sein Grenzen. Ms., 1932 The Quantum Theory Ms., 1932 The Metaphysics of Space and Time Reprint, April 1932 Archimede's Theory of the Lever Reprint, April 1932 Physical Causality Reprint, May 1932 Review: F. A. Lindermann, The Physical Significance of the Quantum Theory. Ms. and galley proof, 1932 The Theory of Relativity Ms. and reprint, December 1932 Review: F. S. C. Northrop, Science and First Principles Ms., 1933 The Concept of Reality in the Light of Quantum Theory Reprint, October 1933 Positivistic Theory of Possibility Reprint, October 1934 The Philosophical Problem of the Existence of the Physical World Ms. and reprint, December 1934 Metaphysics of the Physical World Ms. and reprint, September 14, 1935 Guide to the Victor Lenzen BANC MSS 76/206 c 4 Papers, [ca. 1904-1975] Key to Arrangement The Schema of Time Reprint, December 1935 Review: Henry Crew, The Rise of Modern Physics. Ms., 1936 Mind in Observation Reprint, December 1936 The Physical Theories of Niels Bohr Ms., 1937 Philosophy of Physics Ms. and printed article, June 18, 1937 Newton's Third Law of Motion Reprint, August 1937 Individuality in Atomism Reprint, September 1937 Newton's Third Law Galley proof, May 23, 1938 Letter Symbols for Physics with H. K. Hughes and others Reprint, August 1938 Procedures of Empirical Science Reprint, 1938 Experience and Convention on Physical Theory Reprint, 1938 Reason in Science Reprint, February 1939