Constance Reid Collection of Richard Courant Oral History Interviews
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Abstract
Constance Reid (1918-2010) was a writer who specialized in biographies of mathematicians. The Constance Reid Collection of Richard Courant Oral History Interviews consists of oral history transcripts and some additional ephemera donated by Constance Reid to the Courant Institute Library.
Biographical Note
Constance Reid (1918-2010) was a writer who specialized in biographies of mathematicians.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The Constance Reid Collection of Richard Courant Oral History Interviews consists of oral history transcripts and some additional ephemera donated by Constance Reid to the Courant Institute Library.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Duplication and photography of materials are prohibited. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Constance Reid Collection of Richard Courant Oral History Interviews; MC 383; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was treated as an administrative transfer to the New York University Archives from the Courant Institute in the summer of 2023 when the Courant Institute Library closed. The accession number associated with this transfer is 2024.001.
Custodial History
Constane Reid donated this collection to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library in December 2004.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described on the collection-level, with more granular rehousing, description, and an inventory deferred due to uncertainty regarding the materials' intellectual property status.
Some interview subjects express concerns about their statements being recorded.