Statistics Department records
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include correspondence, a flyer, course schedules, and a program. The program is for the Kullback Memorial Research Conference in 1996. Other subjects include course schedules, faculty, the Biostatistics Center, and course descriptions. The material is dated from 1965 to 1996. Parts of this collection are unprocessed. Please see Special Collections staff for assistance.
Dates
- 1965-1996
Creator
- George Washington University. Dept. of Statistics (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Some records may be restricted.
Restrictions on 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.
Historical or Biographical Note
The Statistics Department at The George Washington University was founded in 1935, with Professor Frank Weida being the sole faculty member.
One of the department's most illustrious faculty was Solomon Kullback, professor of Statistics and winner of the Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal in 1976 presented by the American Statistical Association. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from GW in 1934, and was chairman of the Statistics Department from 1962-72. He was a research analyst for the Defense Department and National Security Agency from 1930-62, which included work with the elite World War II group “The Codebreakers” which successfully broke the Japanese code suing statistical information theory.
N.B. This history note was written in 2005
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The materials concern course schedules, faculty, history, the Biostatistics Center, and course descriptions. They range in date from 1965 to 1996.
Collection Organization
Organized into two series both titled Department files.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Acquisition Information
Materials were transferred to the University Archives by the Chair of the Statistics Department.
- Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George Washington University
- George Washington University. Dept. of Statistics
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Statistics Department records, 1965-1996
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2007
- 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
