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Interview with F. Burton Jones; Interview with F. Burton Jones
Title
Interview with F. Burton Jones, Interview with F. Burton Jones
Identifier
e_math_02022
Creator
Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor
Jones, F. Burton (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic
Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, World War, 1939-1945
Dates
1972
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description
Donald R. Traylor interviews F. Burton Jones, a former student of R. L. Moore and a University of Texas professor. Jones discusses the friction between the applied and pure mathematics departments at the University of Texas, along with university politics, and mathematicians during WWII. Jones also shares personal anecdotes about Moore, H. J. Ettlinger, and H. S. Vandiver. Number on tape: 091703. Tape has some distortion.
Interview with F. Burton Jones [part 2]; Interview with F. Burton Jones [part 2]
Title
Interview with F. Burton Jones [part 2], Interview with F. Burton Jones [part 2]
Identifier
e_math_02043
Creator
Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor
Jones, F. Burton (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic
Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, World War, 1939-1945
Dates
1972-12-03
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description
The continuation of Donald R. Traylor's interview with F. Burton Jones, a former student of R. L. Moore and a University of Texas professor. Traylor and Jones discuss teaching mathematics, competitiveness, and participation in Moore method courses. Number on tape: 091718.
Notes on an upcoming study [side A]; Notes on an upcoming study [side A]
Title
Notes on an upcoming study [side A], Notes on an upcoming study [side A]
Identifier
e_math_02048
Creator
Traylor, Donald R. (speaker)
Topic
Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, World War, 1939-1945
Dates
circa 1970-1971
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description
Donald R. Traylor dictates notes about an upcoming study. The purpose of the study is to develop procedures and methods by which a university may determine its priorities. Number on tape: 091721
Notes on conversations with R. L. Moore and notes about John Silber [side A]; Notes on conversations with R. L. Moore and notes about John Silber [side A]
Title
Notes on conversations with R. L. Moore and notes about John Silber [side A], Notes on conversations with R. L. Moore and notes about John Silber [side A]
Identifier
e_math_02046
Creator
Traylor, Donald R. (speaker)
Topic
Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, World War, 1939-1945
Dates
circa 1970-1971
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description
Donald R. Traylor dictates notes on conversations with R. L. Moore about different aspects of his teaching method. He also talks about the changes in the UT math department with the new Dean of Arts and Humanities, John Silber, and with the onset of the 1960s. Number on tape: 091720.
Notes on John Silber's tenure and changes in mathematics department [side B]; Notes on John Silber's tenure and changes in mathematics department [side B]
Title
Notes on John Silber's tenure and changes in mathematics department [side B], Notes on John Silber's tenure and changes in mathematics department [side B]
Identifier
e_math_02047
Creator
Traylor, Donald R. (speaker)
Topic
Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, World War, 1939-1945
Dates
circa 1970-1971
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description
Continues dictating notes of John Silber's tenure. Changes in math departments nationally and changes in position of the UT Pure Math. Traylor talks about various points of discontent and acrimony within the department and especially differences of opinion between the pure mathematics group (Moore, Ettlinger, and Wall) and the rest of the department. Number on tape: 091720.
William Chinn Interview, Part 1 of 3
Title
William Chinn Interview, Part 1 of 3, William Chinn Interview, Part 1 of 3
Identifier
e_rlm_0001
Creator
Chinn, William (interviewee), Roberts, David L. (interviewer)
Topic
Chinn, William G., San Francisco, California., California, Guangdong, China, China, University of California, Berkeley, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, Sahara, Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945, Salt Lake City (Utah), United States. Air Force, Cambridge (England), University of California, Los Angeles, V-E Day, 1945, V-J Day, 1945, World War, 1939-1945, Meteorology, Mathematics
Dates
1999-04-20
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection
William Chinn Interview, Part 2 of 3
Title
William Chinn Interview, Part 2 of 3, William Chinn Interview, Part 2 of 3
Identifier
e_rlm_0002
Creator
Chinn, William (interviewee), Roberts, David L. (interviewer)
Topic
Atomic bomb, World War, 1939-1945, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Meteorology, Topology, Algebra, City College of San Francisco, High school, Labor movement, Kearney, Denis, 1847-1907, Chicago (Ill.), San Francisco, California., Sputnik satellites, Sputnik 1, Begle, Edward G. (Edward Griffith), 1914-1978, Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Beberman, Max, SMSG reports, SMSG, Mathematics
Dates
1999-04-20
Resource
R. L. Moore legacy collection