Contents of CSA #3247
Case File of John Bardeen and Walter Brattain
Committee on Science and the Arts
1954 Ballantine Medal
- Report
- File Coversheet / (367 k); 10/15/1952
- Final Report: "Investigating the Work of Walter H Brattain, of Morristown, New Jersey, and of John Bardeen, of Urbana, Illinois." 15 p. with cover; 3/12/1952 [More Information]
- Final Report: "Investigating the Work of John Bardeen, of Urbana, Illinois, and Walter H. Brattain, of Morristown, New Jersey." 15 p. with cover; 3/12/1952. Identical to previously listed final report with the exception of the cover / (780 k) which lists Bardeen first.
- Subcommittee Report. 15 pages; 2/13/1952
- Subcommittee Report duplicate sans slides. 12 pages; 2/13/1952
- Report revisions; new paragraph for p. 10 and new citation for p. 11; undated
- P. 10 of report with handwritten note "revised & retyped for Final Reading on 3/12/52"; undated
- Carbon copy of p. 10 of report with handwritten revisions; undated
- Carbon copy of p. 11 of report with citation crossed out
- Page 12 of report, "Discarded," written thereon; undated
- "Report on Transistor Case;" a rough draft of the subcommittee report with typed and handwritten pages; 2/11/1952
- "Report on Transistor Case;" a typed rough draft of the subcommittee report with coversheet titled "Accompanying Notes of Explanation" / (757 k); 1/24/1952 [More Information]
- "Report on Transistor Case;" a typed version of "Accompanying Notes of Explanation;" 1/24/1952
- "Report on Transistor Case;" a handwritten rough draft of the subcommittee report and "Accompanying Notes of Explanation;" 1/24/1952
- List of plates for report, presumably part of 1/25 handwritten draft based on appearance; undated
- Correspondence
- Letter to Dr. Henry B. Allen, Secretary of The Franklin Institute from Dr. Walter H. Brattain / (593 k);
Thanks The Franklin Institute for the award; 11/6/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (314 k); [More Information]
Informs Brattain that a hotel room was procured for Dr. and Mrs. Brattain; 10/10/1952
- Letter to Bellevue-Stratford Hotel from Allen;
Confirms telephone call reserving a small double room; 10/10/1952
- Letter to Ms. Gladys A. Scott, Secretary to Allen / (462 k); [More Information]
Responds to letter of 10/7, states details of plan to visit Philadelphia, 10/9/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (515 k); [More Information]
Thanks Brattain for 10/6 letter, informs of itinerary; 10/7/1952
- Letter to Allen from Brattain / (374 k); [More Information]
States intention to come to Philadelphia; 10/6/1952
- Letter to Scott from Brattain / (436 k); [More Information]
States proper designation and parental contact information; 8/12/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (384 k); [More Information]
Thanks Brattain for 7/31 letter, inquires about Harvard affiliation; 8/5/1952
- Letter to Allen from Brattain / (543 k); [More Information]
States parents' inability to attend ceremony, requests various invitations; 7/31/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (229 k);
Refers to enclosure of copy of 6/27 letter to which a reply had not been received, 7/29/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (293 k);
Informs Brattain of award citation's diction; 6/27/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (421 k); [More Information]
Inquires as to: proper name and title, marital status, and any desired invitees; 6/27/1952
- Letter to Allen from Brattain / (396 k); [More Information]
Thanks The Franklin Institute for the award; 3/28/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Allen / (408 k); [More Information]
Informs Brattain of his award; 3/26/1952
- Letter to Dr. John Bardeen from Allen / (705 k); [More Information]
Confirms receipt of letter of 23rd, reviews itinerary and medal day details; 9/26/1952
- Note; Unsigned, handwritten acceptance by Mr. and Mrs. John Bardeen of invitation to Medal Day Ceremonies; undated
- Letter to Bardeen from Allen / (311 k); [More Information]
States parties to whom invitations would be sent; 8/15/1952
- Letter to Allen from Bardeen / (547 k); [More Information]
States desired ceremony invitees; 8/9/1952
- Letter to Bardeen from Allen / (316 k); [More Information]
Thanks for letter of the 11th, acknowledging details therein; 7/14/1952
- Letter to Allen from Bardeen / (775 k); [More Information]
States official position, marital status and address; 7/11/1952
- Letter to Bardeen from Allen / (332 k);
States revised award citation; 6/27/1952
- Letter to Bardeen from Allen / (467k); [More Information]
Inquires as to: name, title and marital status, requests photograph; 6/27/1952
- Letter to Bardeen from Allen / (245 k); [More Information]
Thanks Bardeen for letter of the 12th; 4/15/1952
- Letter to Allen from Bardeen / (693 k); [More Information]
Acknowledges award, suggests a correction to the citation; 4/12/1952
- Letter to Allen from Bardeen / (392 k); [More Information]
Informs Bardeen of the award and citation diction; 3/26/1952
- Memo from Allen to Dr. John Frazer;
States it would be in order to inform Doctors Bardeen and Brattain of the award once ratified at March 19th board meeting; 3/14/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Secretary, CS&A / (259 k); [More Information]
Refers to enclosure of reprint of 12/1952 article appearing in The Journal of The Franklin Institute relevant to Medal Day proceedings; 4/15/1953
- Letter to Bardeen from Secretary, CS&A / (259 k); [More Information]
Refers to enclosure of reprint of 12/1952 article appearing in The Journal of The Franklin Institute relevant to Medal Day proceedings; 4/15/1953
- Letter to Frazer from Ralph H. McClarren / (517 k);
Thanks Frazer for use of the CSA report; 3/20/1953
- Letter to Medal Day Sponsors from Secretary / (648 k), CS&A; [More Information]
Provides Medal Day instructions and seating charts; page 2 / (246 k), page 3 / (253 k); 10/3/1952
- Letter to Medal Day Sponsors from Secretary, CS&A;
Reminds sponsors that Medal Day would take place on 10/15/1952
- Memo; Requests certificate prepared for Brattain and Bardeen; undated
- Memo; Requests certificate prepared for Bardeen and Brattain; undated
- Postcard to Frazer from Dr. Winthrop R. Wright;
Acknowledges receipt of sponsor's remarks; 10/10/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Wright;
Refers to enclosure of remarks, invites Frazer to make editions; 9/4/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Thanks Wright for his presentation remarks; 9/8/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Requests presentation remarks, conveys requirements for such; 6/23/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Norman A. Garrigus, The Robbins Company;
Refers to enclosure of pencil sketch showing the proposed medal; 7/30/1952
- Letter to Garrigus from Secretary, CS&A;
Acknowledges receipt of 7/30 - Letter with sketch; 8/1/1952
- Note; Requests two Ballantine Medals engraved per attached sketch; undated
- Telephone message to Frazer;
Notes Brattain called about the citation in the Ballantine report; 6/24/1952
- Letter to Frazer from H. B. Ely, Publication Manager, New Jersey Operations, Bell Telephone Laboratories;
Suggests Dr. Ralph Bown and Dr. James B. Fisk be invited to Medal Day as they were very close to transistor development work; 7/2/1952
- Letter to Ely from Secretary;
Acknowledges 7/2 letter, expresses intention to invite Bown and Fisk, asks about an earlier inquiry for information about C. N. Hickman which went unanswered; 7/2/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Brattain / (799 k); [More Information]
Refers to a telephone conversation in which the citation was discussed; 6/26/1952
- Letter to Brattain from Secretary, CS&A / (459 k);
Thanks Brattain for letter of the 26th; 6/30/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Reminds Wright of possible citation modification; 6/4/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Wright;
Suggests modifying the citation to use the term "surface properties" instead of "surface conduction" per Brattain's criticism; 6/7/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Acknowledges letter of the 7th and that attention would be paid to the matter of the citation under "New Business;" 6/10/1952
- Letter to Dr. Albert F. Murray from Secretary;
Requests Murray sign citation page of the Ballantine Report; 3/25/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Wright;
Refers to enclosure of Ballantine Report and modifications to page 10; 3/7/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Thanks Wright for 3/7 letter; 3/10/1952
- Letter to Wright from Murray / (836 k); [More Information]
States opinions on the citation and the Ballantine Medal; 3/4/1952
- Letter to Doctors Wright, Bazzoni, Murray, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Forstall from Secretary;
Addresses members of the subcommittee to enclose a copy of a memo received from Dr. Wright and solicits opinions on such; 3/3/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary, CS&A;
Acknowledges 3/1 letter with enclosure of memo to be distributed to the Ballantine committee; 3/3/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Wright;
Refers to enclosure of a memo to be distributed to the Ballantine committee; 3/1/1952
- Memo to the Ballantine committee from Wright (typed copy) / (838 k); [More Information]
Speculates on citation and Ballantine investigations, page 2 / (763 k), page 3 / (400 k); 3/3/1952
- Memo to the Ballantine committee from Wright (handwritten copy);
Speculates on citation and Ballantine investigations
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Asks if a subcommittee meeting was desired prior to the final reading scheduled for 3/12; 2/27/1952
- Letter to Wright from C. B. Bazzoni, Sun Oil Company / (815 k); [More Information]
Suggests a revision of the citation; 2/20/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Bazzoni / (921 k); [More Information]
States opinion on preliminary report; 2/6/1952
- Letter to Mr. J. Phillip Evans, Smith, Klein and French Laboratories from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of the "office copy" of the report rough draft; 2/6/1952
- Letter to Murray from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of subcommittee report which required Murray's signature before filing; 1/31/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of Murray's comment in reference to the report rough draft; 1/29/1952
- Letter to Murray from Secretary;
Acknowledges receipt of comments for Dr. Wright; 1/29/1952
- Letter to Frazer from Murray / (583 k) [More Information]
Responds to "Accompanying Notes of Explanation;" 1/27/1952
- Letter to all subcommittee members from Secretary;
Conveys change in meeting date; 1/24/1952
- Letter to all subcommittee members from Secretary;
Conveys meeting date; 1/23/1952
- Letter to all subcommittee members from Secretary;
Informs subcommittee members that the CS&A transferred the "Transistor Case" to the Ballantine Committee with handwritten note to Wright from Frazer about the date of the first reading of the report; 1/10/1952
- Letter to Wright from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of patent; 11/6/1951
- Letter to Ely from Ralph Bown, Director of Research / (1.02 MB); [More Information]
Furnishes Ely with information about the joint work between Bardeen and Brattain, page 2 / (856 k); 10/24/1951
- Postcard to Secretary, CS&A from Wright;
accepts appointment to the Ballantine subcommittee; 10/15/1951
- Postcard to Secretary, CS&A from Bazzoni;
accepts appointment to the Ballantine subcommittee; 10/31/1951
- Postcard to Secretary, CS&A from Ellis;
accepts appointment to the Ballantine subcommittee; 10/15/1951
- Postcard to Secretary, CS&A from Forstall;
accepts appointment to the Ballantine subcommittee; 10/15/1951
- Postcard to Secretary, CS&A from Murray;
accepts appointment to the Ballantine subcommittee; 10/12/1951
- Letter to Wright from Secretary, CS&A:
Informs Winthrop to his appointment of Chairman of the Ballantine committee; 10/10/1951
- Letter to Wright from Evans;
Refers to enclosure of report on transistor written with information released by Bell Laboratories and personal observations of the author; 01/04/1950
- Evidential Information
- Ephemera
- Miscellaneous
- Meeting minutes / (387 k); notes discussion of the "Transistor Case;" 2/7/1952
- Legacy of the Stuart Ballantine Medal Awards, Founded 1946; undated
- Article / (1.19 MB); "Science," Vol. 114, p. 487 containing a one-paragraph blurb with headline, "Transistor Electronics, W. Shockley, Bell Telephone Laboratories;" 11/9/1951 [More Information]
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