Alice C. Beckenbach reminiscences
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter from Peter Duren to Alice Beckenbach regarding her talk, Reminiscences of a Mathematologist, and an annotated reprint of the talk.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics.
Dates
- Creation: 1989
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Beckenbach, Alice C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Alice Curtiss Beckenbach (1917-2010) came from a family of mathematicians and was a lifelong enthusiast of the subject. She married two prominent mathematicians: Albert W. Tucker, with whom she had three children, and Edwin Beckenbach, in 1960.
Mrs. Beckenbach attended the winter and summer meetings of the Mathematical Association of America for 85 years. She delivered her talk, Reminiscences of a Mathematologist, at three meetings of the MAA and AMS.
Extent
0.125 inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of one letter from Peter Duren to Alice Beckenbach regarding her talk, Reminiscences of a Mathematologist, and an annotated reprint of the talk.
Accession Number(s)
2010-122
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Carol Mead, February 2015.
Subject
- Beckenbach, Edwin F. (Person)
- Duren, Peter L., 1935- (Person)
- Beckenbach, Alice C. (Person)
- Title
- Alice C. Beckenbach Reminiscences, 1989, undated
- Status
- Ready To Publish
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin TX 78712
