University of Rochester Department of Mathematics: comprehensive examination material
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of mathematics comprehensive examinations from 1930 to 1939. For most of these years, doctoral students appear to have taken three separate examinations. Some folders include correspondence about the examinations, with topics such as the process of creating exams and developing questions; times, dates, and room numbers for exams; and lists of students who had taken the exams and who were going to take the exams.
Creator
- University of Rochester. Department of Mathematics (Organization)
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1939
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.37 cubic feet (1 container)
Conditions Governing Access
For access to this collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu) at least two business days prior to your planned visit.
Please note: Some materials may be restricted or require permission for use.
Conditions Governing Use
To request reproductions or permission to publish materials from the collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu). Researchers may be responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Department of Mathematics: Comprehensive Examination Material, UA157, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Arrangement
Originally in reverse chronological order, materials in this collection were placed into chronological order.
Processing Information
For preservation reasons, in 2016, the papers in this collection were removed from their original housing in two 3 1/2-inch correspondence binders and placed into folders.
Subject
- University of Rochester. Department of Mathematics (Organization)
- Title
- Department of Mathematics: comprehensive examination material (University of Rochester)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Miranda Zammarelli
- Date
- December 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the University of Rochester Archives Library
Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.
Rochester New York 14627-0055 USA
archives@library.rochester.edu
