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J. Ward Moody papers on the Brigham Young University planetarium, 1958-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9603 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains materials collected by BYU professor J. Ward Moody on the financing, construction, and dedication of the BYU planetarium, both the original 1958 Sarah Barrett Summerhays Planetarium Science Center and the 2005 replacement, the Royden G. Derrick Planetarium. Both were located in the Eyring Science Center on campus. Includes clippings, programs and other ephemera, the 2005 dedicatory prayer, University memos and letters regarding the planetarium's financing and proposal upgrade, and photographs with negatives of the telescope installation. Also includes an audio recording on compact disc of the Summerhays Planetarium dedication on March 7, 1958. Materials dated 1958-2007.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-2007

Creator

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Correspondence restricted until 2032. Negatives open for public research but kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice. All other materials open for public research.

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Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

J. Ward Moody received a PhD in astronomy from the University of Michigan and completed post-doctoral research at The Institute for Astronomy at the University of New Mexico. He then became an assistant professor at Weber State University before joining the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1990. Moody served as a member of the American Astronomical Society Publication Board. He retired from BYU around 2023.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

Steven E. Jones (born 1949) was born March 25, 1949. He earned a BS in physics from Brigham Young University in 1973, and a PhD in physics from Vanderbilt University in 1978. From 1974 to 1977. His post-doctoral research was conducted at Cornell University and the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. Jones became a professor of physics at Brigham Young University, retiring in 2006.

Jones is known for his theories and published work on the World Trade Center collapse in New York City during the 9/11 attack. He was a founding member of "Scholars for 9/11 Truth and "Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth."

Extent

9 folders

Language of Materials

English

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