George Ellery Hale was an astrophysicist. He was the organizer and director of the Mount Wilson Observatory of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1904-1923, and was honorary director until his death in 1938. His principal scientific researches were made in stellar spectroscopy.
This collection is organizaed into 6 series: I. Correspondence with Individuals. II. Organizational Correspondence. III. Family Correspondence. IV. Scientific Work. V. Biographical and Personal Material. VI. Director's Files of the Mt. Wilson Observatory.
100 microfilm reels.
Purchased from Microfilm Company of California ($550.000), Pasadena, CA., and accessioned, 6/06/1968 (1968 1619mf).
Originals in Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories Library, Pasadena, CA.
For a description of the contents of this collection, see Daniel J. Kevles, ed., "Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the George Ellery Hale Papers" (Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1968).