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Francis Edgar Johnston papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2272-UA

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

  • Creation: circa 1926

Creator

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.

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

Contact:
George Washington University Gelman Library
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Washington DC 20052 United States of America