Bessie Irving Miller lecture notes

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Identifier: MS-0101

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of lecture notes transcribed by Bessie Irving Miller from a class in Groups presented by Hopkins mathematician Arthur B. Coble from 1913 to 1914. Some typescripts are also included which may have been a part of Miss Miller's research for her thesis on elliptic functions.

Dates

Creation: 1913-1914

Creator

Miller, Bessie Irving, 1884-1931 (Person)

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Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical Note

Bessie Irving Miller was a mathematician. She was born in Baltimore, MD in 1884. She received the A.B. degree from Goucher College in 1907 and the Ph.D. in Mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University in 1914. Some course work was done with the mathematician Arthur B. Coble. Miss Miller was appointed professor of mathematics at Rockford College (IL), and a series of her lectures were published in 1924 entitled "Romance in Science." Bessie Irving Miller died in 1931.

Extent

0.24 Cubic Feet (1 legal half-size document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Bessie Irving Miller (1884-1931) was a mathematician. The collection consists of lecture notes transcribed Miller from a class by Hopkins mathematician Arthur B. Coble from 1913 to 1914.