Fryxell, Robert Edward - Correspondence F9488-101
Abstract/Contents
- Description
- Correspondence: Robert Fryxell Memorial fund correspondence between Carleen Hutchins, Marjorie K. Fryxell, and various donors to the fund.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Date created | 1987 - 1989 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | reformatted digital |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Fryxell, Robert Edward |
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Bibliographic information
Biographical/Historical note | A chemist, primarily involved in high temperature research for General Electric, first in Pittsfield, Mass. and then in Cincinnati, Ohio. Many of his developments were a basic part of the nuclear submarine and aircraft. Bob was an expert cellist whose first love was chamber music, and while living in Pittsfield, was cellist in many quartet and other chamber music sessions in Stockbridge at the home of Helen Rice. It was here that Fryxell met up with Saunders and those of us who were researching the acoustics of violins and violas and developing the instruments of the Violin Octet. He became a part of the original Saunders' research group (Hutchins, Fryxell, Saunders and Schelleng, some of whose early correspondance interchanges are in a large notebook in the CAS file) which eventually became the Catgut Acoustical Society (a name suggested jokingly by Schelleng). After the CAS was officially formed in 1963 and Hutchins had started a small Newsletter to keep in touch with the 25 or so members, Fryxell offered to be the Editor, a position which he fulfilled with great interest and expertise until his sudden death in 1988. He was a great reader and collected a fine library on all subjects relating to violins and violin making. He also did research on wood, especially the effects of moisture (see papers in the CASJ). Fryxell and his family often visited with the Hutchins in Montclair and New Hampshire where we discussed violin acoustics far into the night. Bob was wonderful friend and staunch supporter of the CAS. |
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Finding aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/cj591jb8942 |
Location | M1711 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Collection
Musical Acoustics Research Library collection, 1956-2007
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