Astronomy -- History

Scope and Contents Collection contains materials documenting Michael J. Crowe’s scholarly and professional activities, including correspondence; research/subject files; essay and book manuscript drafts; course packets, syllabi, exam questions, and assignments; lecture and reading notes; departmental reports, newsletters, and meeting minutes; and born-digital materials on external hard drives, flash drives, and CDs. The collection also includes copies of books that Crowe authored or edited, a framed certificate...

Scope and Content

Legal documents including his will; a notebook of arithmetic and poetry; and manuscripts of articles on the history of astronomy. Two volumes contain his financial accounts dating from his years as a merchant; part of one volume filed with early Notre Dame financial books (ULDG), contains further financial records.