Francis Edgar Johnston papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research notes and drafts for Johnston's PhD. thesis Transitive Substitution Groups Containing Regular Subgroups of Lower Degree.
Dates
- circa 1926
Creator
- Johnston, Francis Edgar (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biography
Francis Edgar Johnson spent 36 years on the faculty in the Mathematics Department at George Washington University. Dr. Johnston received his bachelor's degree from GW and a Master's and his Doctorate from the University of Illinois. Johnston was a fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Mathematics Association of America.
Dr. Johnston was born in 1897 in Alexandria Virginia and died in 1978 at the age of 80.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains research notes and drafts for Johnston's PhD. thesis Transitive Substitution Groups Containing Regular Subgroups of Lower Degree.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
- Mathematics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mathematics Department records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Francis Johnston papers, 1926
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
