Summary Information

Title: Cyril M. Jansky Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1888-1957

Creator:

• Jansky, Cyril M. (Cyril Methodius), 1870-1969

Call Number: Wis Mss VA

Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Cyril M. Jansky, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Correspondence, articles, speeches, lectures, and essays reflect Jansky's interest in public affairs and public utilities as well as his work in radio telegraphy. Correspondence with Gisbert Bossard concerns development of automatic signals for railroad crossings. Essays on the history of electricity were intended for publication as a book. Included also are manuscripts written by his sons, Karl, Nelson, and C. Moreau; materials on public utilities by J. A. Whitlow of the Oklahoma Public Service Company; and a volume of Jansky's personal accounts.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000va