Biographical/Historical Information
Biographical/Historical Information is a slim series at the beginning of the collection which includes a vita and retirement biography.
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William Charles Parkinson Papers, 1950-1997 (majority within 1950-1980)
5.25 linear feet
Professor of physics at the University of Michigan (1947-1988); director of the cyclotron laboratory, 1962-1977; inventor of method and apparatus for measuring the velocity of a projectile and of an automatic timing and sequence-indicating system used in swimming. Series in the collection relate to cyclotron laboratory and research; department of physics activities, including history; professional organizations; swimming judging and timing system; University of Michigan committee assignments; and photographs.
The William C. Parkinson Papers consist of 5.25 linear feet of documents relating to the professional career of physics professor William C. Parkinson, spanning years 1950 through 1990 with the bulk of the material dating from 1950 to 1980. The papers were received in two major accession in July 1991 and May 2012.
The first accession was broken into five series: Cyclotron, Physics Department, Professional Organizations, Swimming Judging and Timing System, and University Committees. There is also a folder entitled "Biographical/Historical Information" at the beginning of the collection which includes a 1974 vita and a publication on the cyclotron laboratory of which Parkinson was director.
The 2012 Accession included additions to the Cyclotron and Physics Department series and two new series: Consulting and Visual Materials.
1950-1983
Cyclotron, 1950-1983 (1.3 linear feet) includes material on the research projects and administration of the cyclotron laboratory, and reflect the growth of the laboratory and the various research projects, especially with the 83-inch cyclotron. The series includes correspondence with the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), laboratory annual reports, progress reports, and proposals. The AEC correspondence reflects Parkinson's order which accounts for the overlap of dates. The "Equipment Disposal" folder includes a written "History of the Cyclotron Disposal" that describes the dismantling of the laboratory and dispersal of equipment following the 1977 decision to close the laboratory due to lack of funding. Also of interest to the researcher will be the folder entitled "Newspaper Clippings and Photographs." The materials capture some of the building activities and remodeling of the laboratory that took place in 1960 and 1961. This series is comprised of materials received in the first accession and is continued in the 2012 accession.