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Grant O. Gale Personal Papers 1850-1995 Grinnell (Iowa) -- Buildings, structures, etc
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Grant O. Gale Personal Papers 1850-1995

  • US US-IaGG MS/MS 01.115
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The personal correspondence, notes and photographs of former Grinnell professor of physics Grant O. Gale. Gale was educated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and got his masters in physics at the University of Michigan in 1933. He taught at Grinnell from 1929 to 1972. The college's observatory is named for Gale, and he was active in several Grinnell community organizations before his passing in 1998.
Gale is remembered for his dedication to his students and to his role as a mentor on the Grinnell campus.