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Rudolf Carnap Papers, 1920-1968 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7q2nb520 No online items Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap papers, 1920-1968 Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé UCLA Library Special Collections UCLA Library Special Collections staff Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ © 1998 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Note Arts and Humanities --PhilosophyHistory --History, University of California --History, UC Los AngelesGeographical (By Place) --University of California --University of California Los Angeles Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap 1029 1 papers, 1920-1968 Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap papers, 1920-1968 Collection number: 1029 UCLA Library Special Collections UCLA Library Special Collections staff Los Angeles, CA Contact Information UCLA Library Special Collections staff UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time) Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ Processed by: UCLA Library Special Collections staff, 1998 Encoded by: Caroline Cubé Online finding aid edited by: Josh Fiala, June 2002 © 1998 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Rudolf Carnap papers, Date (inclusive): 1920-1968 Collection number: 1029 Creator: Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970 Extent: 56 boxes (28 linear ft.) Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Abstract: Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) was born in Germany. He was one of the developers of theories of symbolic logic (1920s-1930s), a leader in the field of logical empiricism and the first to apply mathematical logic to scientific language. The collection consists of correspondence, audio tapes of lectures, notebooks, literary manuscripts (some unpublished), corrected galleys, books, and periodicals. Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Language: English. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Gift of Rudolf Carnap, 1968. Gift of UCLA Department of Philosophy, 1993. Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap 1029 2 papers, 1920-1968 Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Rudolf Carnap papers (Collection 1029). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 709581 Biography Carnap was born May 1891 in Germany; Ph.D, University of Jena (Germany), 1921; instructor in philosophy, University of Vienna, 1926-31; professor, German University, Prague, 1931-35; professor, University of Chicago, 1936-52; was at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1952-54; professor, UCLA, 1954-62; appointed research philosopher, UCLA, 1962-70; one of the developers of theories of symbolic logic in 1920s and 1930s; a leader in the field of logical empiricism, he was first to apply mathematical logic to scientific language; his book, Meaning and Necessity (1947) was a pioneering work in the study of language and logic; member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; died September 14, 1970. Scope and Content Collection consists of correspondence, audio tapes of lectures, notebooks, literary manuscripts (some unpublished), corrected galleys, books, and periodicals. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-11). 2. Taped lectures on philosophy, Russian lessons (Boxes 12-13). 3. 1993 addition (Boxes 13-21). 4. Articles by author (Boxes 22-64). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970--Archives. University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources. Philosophers--Archival resources. Articles and Reprints Box 22, Folder 1 Abbagnano. Box 22, Folder 2 Abraham. Box 22, Folder 3 Ackoff, Russell L. Box 22, Folder 4 Acquaviva, S.S. Box 22, Folder 5 Adamic, Louis. Box 22, Folder 6 Addison, John West. Box 22, Folder 7 Alexander, S. Box 22, Folder 8 Allee, W.C. Box 22, Folder 9 Allen, Edward S. Box 22, Folder 10 Allen, Edward S. & Diehl, Harvey. Box 22, Folder 11 Allen, Francis. Box 22, Folder 12 Ambrose, Alice. Box 22, Folder 13 Anderson, Oskar. Box 22, Folder 14 Apt. F. Box 22, Folder 15 Anschutz, R.P. Box 22, Folder 16 Apostel, Leo. Box 22, Folder 17 Aristotle. Box 22, Folder 18 Artlet, Walter. Box 22, Folder 19 Arx, Max. Box 22, Folder 20 Aschenbrenner, Karl. Box 22, Folder 21 Ashby, W. Ross. Box 22, Folder 22 Aster, Ernst von. Box 22, Folder 23 Atkinson, Richard C. Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap 1029 3 papers, 1920-1968 Articles and Reprints Box 22, Folder 24 Ayer, A.J. Box 22, Folder 25 Bachelard, Gaston. Box 22, Folder 26 Bachmann, Friedrich. Box 22, Folder 27 Baer, Reinhold. Box 22, Folder 28 Baidaff, Bernardo I. Box 22, Folder 29 Ball, W. Macmahon. Box 22, Folder 30 Bargmann, V. Box 22, Folder 31 Barkhausen, H. Box 22, Folder 32 Barnett, S.J. Box 22, Folder 33 Barrett, L.G. Box 22, Folder 34 Bartels, Hans. Box 22, Folder 35 Barthel, Ernst. Box 22, Folder 36 Bartlett, F.C. Box 22, Folder 37 Bartlett, Francis H. Box 22, Folder 38 Bartlett, M.S. Box 23, Folder 1 Bass, Robert. Box 23, Folder 2 Bauch, Bruno. Box 23, Folder 3 Bauer, Franz L. Box 23, Folder 4 Bavink, Bernhard (1 of 2). Box 23, Folder 5 Bavink, Bernhard (2 of 2). Box 23, Folder 6 Beck, Eugen. Box 23, Folder 7 Beck, Maximilian. Box 23, Folder 8 Beckenkamp, J. Box 23, Folder 9 Begun, Reni. Box 23, Folder 10 Bell, D.A. Box 23, Folder 11 Beltran, Gonzalo Aguirre. Box 23, Folder 12 Benes, E. Box 23, Folder 13 Benes, Vaclav Edvard. Box 23, Folder 14 Benjamin, A. Cornelius. Box 23, Folder 15 Benjamin, Robert L. Box 23, Folder 16 Bennewitz, K. Box 23, Folder 17 Benrubi, J. Box 23, Folder 18 Berek, M. Box 23, Folder 19 Berg, Jan. Box 23, Folder 20 Berg, Otto. Box 23, Folder 21 Berka, K. Box 23, Folder 22 Berndl, Ludwig. Box 23, Folder 23 Berndtson, Arthur. Box 23, Folder 24 Bethe, Hans. Box 23, Folder 25 Birkhoff, Garrett. Box 23, Folder 26 Bisbee, Eleanor. Box 23, Folder 27 Black, D.H. Box 23, Folder 28 Blau, Julian H. Box 23, Folder 29 Blondel, Maurice. Box 23, Folder 30 Bock, A.P. Box 23, Folder 31 Boenheim, Felix. Box 23, Folder 32 Boffa, Maurice. Box 24, Folder 1 Boll, Marcel. Box 24, Folder 2 Bollert, Karl. Box 24, Folder 3 Bolza, H. Box 24, Folder 4 Born, Max. Box 24, Folder 5 Borner, Wilhelm. Box 24, Folder 6 Bornstein, Benedykt. Box 24, Folder 7 Bortolotti, Enea. Box 24, Folder 8 Bose, Raj Chandra. Box 24, Folder 9 Bothe, W. Box 24, Folder 10 Bougle, C. Box 24, Folder 11 Boutroux, E. Finding Aid for the Rudolf Carnap 1029 4 papers, 1920-1968 Articles and Reprints Box 24, Folder 12 Bower, Gordon H. (1 of 2). Box 24, Folder 13 Bower, Gordon H. (2 of 2). Box 24, Folder 14 Bramel, Dana. Box 24, Folder 15 Braunbeck, Werner. Box 24, Folder 16 Bronowski, J. Box 24, Folder 17 Bruman, L. Box 24, Folder 18 Bridgman, Percy W. Box 24, Folder 19 Brightman, Edgar Sheffield. Box 24, Folder 20 Britzelmayer, Wilhelm. Box 24, Folder 21 Britzelmayr. Box 24, Folder 22 Brown, G. Burniston. Box 24, Folder 23 Brown, J.F. Box 24, Folder 24 Brown, Truesdell S. Box 24, Folder 25 Burrow, Trigant. Box 24, Folder 26 Byrne, Lee. Box 24, Folder 27 Causey, Robert Louis. Box 25, Folder 1 Chinese. Box 25, Folder 2 Chou, P.Y. Box 25, Folder 3 Churchman, C. West (1 of 2). Box 25, Folder 4 Churchamn, C. West (2 of 2). Box 25, Folder 5 Chwistek, Leon. Box 25, Folder 6 Dantzig, D. van. Box 25, Folder 7 Dartmouth Mathematics Project. Box 25, Folder 8 Deemer, Walter L. Box 25, Folder 9 De Groot, A.W. Box 25, Folder 10 Dempe, Helmuth. Box 25, Folder 11 Deri, Max. Box 25, Folder 12 Dessauer, Friedrich. Box 25, Folder 13 Deutsch, Karl Wolfgang. Box 25, Folder 14 Deutscher Kulturatlas. Box 25, Folder 15 Dickson, Harald. Box 25, Folder 16 Diepgen, Paul. Box 25, Folder 17 Dieterich, Oscar. Box 25, Folder 18 Dilthey, Wilhelm. Box 25, Folder 19 Dingle, Herbert. Box 25, Folder 20 Dingler, Hugo. Box 25, Folder 21 Diniz, Almachio. Box 26, Folder 1 Doblin, M.W. Box 26, Folder 2 Dodd, Stuart C. Box 26, Folder 3 Dorge, Karl. Box 26, Folder 4 Dorner, Alexander. Box 26, Folder 5 Dowdall, H.C. Box 26, Folder 6 Driesch, Hans. Box 26, Folder 7 Ducasse, C.J. (1 of 2). Box 26, Folder 8 Ducasse, C.J. (2 of 2). Box 26, Folder 9 Dunham, Barrows. Box 26, Folder 10 Dyson, Freeman J. Box 26, Folder 11 Eddington, Arthur S. Box 26, Folder 12 Edel, Abraham. Box 26, Folder 13 Ehrenfest, P.
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