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I. Personal and Financial Records, 1903-1981

II. Educational and Professional Records, 1912-1979

III. Rose Rand's Personal and Professional Correspondence, 1924-1980

IV. Translations and Original Works by Rose Rand, 1936-1978

V. Writings by Other Authors, 1912-1979

VI. Rose Rand's Research Notes, Transcriptions, Manuscript Fragements, and Minutes, 1912-1978

VII. Rose Rand's Notebooks and Papers by Other Authors, 1913-1980

VIII. Annotated Books from Rose Rand's Library, 1851-1970

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Title: Rose Rand Papers
Collection Number: ASP.1990.01
Creator: Rand, Rose

Collection Dates: Bulk, 1926-1980
Collection Dates: 1903-1981
Extent: 18.75 linear feet
Language: English
Abstract:
Rose Rand was a student member of the Vienna Circle, a group of philosophers who met on a regular basis for discussions in Vienna, Austria, from 1922 to 1938, and who proposed new philosophical ideas about the conception of scientific knowledge. The papers comprise Rose Rand's personal and professional records, a significant amount of correspondence and working papers, as well as notebooks, research notes, manuscript fragments, and transcriptions from Vienna Circle discussions. They also include 48 annotated books from her personal library. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available electronically within the finding aid.