Scope & content
The Mayo Dyer Hersey files include the office files, research notes, lecture materials, correspondence, and book drafts of Mayo Dyer Hersey from his time as a professor of physics. The collection is mainly from 1900-1978, although the bulk of the material is from 1910 to 1960. This collection mainly consists of materials relating to Hersey's position as a teacher and researcher of physics, including class notes, research data, and drafts of published papers.