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Certificate given to Lowe from his students at the time of his retirement, 1973 May 11

 File — Box: OB-1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

The Personal Series reflects only a small portion of Victor Lowe's personal life and his 25-year teaching career at Johns Hopkins. The items are contained in Boxes 1.1 and Box 1.2. Among the items are a diary from 1941, several philosophical journals, and a journal with references to Lowe's interest in psychoanalytical theory. Lecture notes, student notes from Harvard, personal correspondence, and a few items related to Lowe's colleagues, George Boas, Albert Hammond and Arthur Lovejoy, are found in this series.

Victor's father, Henry A. Lowe, was a mechanical engineer who owned a tool-manufacturing business in Cleveland, Ohio. In the early 1900s, Henry Lowe patented a device known as the "Last Word" universal test indicator. In Series 1 is correspondence dealing with the patent process. Other papers relate to the family business and the settlement of Henry Lowe's estate. Family correspondence, 1928-1959, is included.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973 May 11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 13.32 Cubic Feet (9 record center cartons, 1 letter size document box, 1 letter half-size document box, 2 legal size document boxes, 1 custom box (14 x 13.5 x 5 inches), 1 over-sized folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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