RECORD

Iowa State College. Department of Physics (1915-1959)

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0144.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State College. Department of Physics (1915-1959)
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1915
End date:
1959
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State College from 1915 to 1959. In 1915, the Department of Physics and Illumination was renamed the Department of Physics.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-02-27. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Parent term:
Physics
Predecessor:
Iowa State College. Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering.
Successor:
Iowa State University. Department of Physics
Source:
Iowa State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy records finding aid, viewed on 2026-02-25 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xj53 ; "Department of Physics and Astronomy" profile, viewed on 2026-02-25 https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/99062
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/