Date Span: | 1949-1963 |
Creator: | Wells, James P. (1913-1982) |
Extent: | .25 linear feet. |
Collection Number: | RG99.0143 |
Repository: | University of Iowa Archives |
Summary: | Editorial assistant for the University of Iowa News and Information Service from 1952 until 1958, and administrative assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy from 1958 to 1979. Reports, writings, and news releases. |
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: These papers were donated by James P. Wells in October 1978. Finding aid posted to the Internet in July 2010.
Preferred Citation: James P. Wells Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Repository: | University of Iowa Archives |
Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
Curator: | David McCartney |
Email: | david-mccartney@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/archives |
James P. Wells was born August 6, 1913, in La Grande, Oregon. He was an editorial assistant for the University of Iowa News and Information Service from 1952 until 1958, when he was named administrative assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. In this capacity he prepared articles and news releases regarding the launching of the first U. S. satellites into Earth's orbit.
Wells retired from the University of Iowa in 1979. He and his wife, Alberta, had a son and a daughter. Wells died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 9, 1982.
[D. Anderson; 07/2010].
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