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Papers of Prof. Mike Notis
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Dr. Michael Richard Notis was born in 1938 in Allentown (Pa.) and is a Professor Emeritus in Lehigh's Department of Material Sciences and Engineering (as of March 2019). While in the department, he was advisor to many students, conducted research on metallurgy and served a time as department chair. He made at least two visits to China in pursuit of his interest in ancient metallurgical methods. Professor Notis specialized in metallurgy with an interest in ancient tools and instruments most notably his work to learn the secrets of the samurai sword along with colleague Richard Vinci but also analysis of artifacts found at the Colonial Williamsburg archaeological site. The analysis of the steel in the process of manufacture of a samurai sword was recorded in a PBS TV NOVA special [LN912s DVD, MCDVD968]. Notis earned his Bachelors '60, Masters '63 and PhD '69 from Lehigh University. He and his wife, Ruth, have four children: Beth, Mark, Jennifer and Debra.
The collection contains documents that related to Prof. Notis's research in metallurgy, including studying ancient tools, traditional Japanese and Chinese metal work, etc. Documents include published papers, pictorial and textual data about laboratory research, historical information about Biblical archeology; published theses and eight books.
Collection arranged by topically then chronologically.
Donated by Professor Mike Notis, February 2019
Books will be shelved in circulating collection. Duplicate copies will be deaccessioned.
Organization
- Lehigh University. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Lehigh University. Faculty
- Glorified Blacksmith & Co.
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Department of Archaeological Research
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"Survey of Work Done on the Deposition of Thin Germanium Films by Thermal Decomposition of GeCl4, Memorandum for Record, November 21.
"The Appearance of Oxidation Products on the {lll} and Surfaces of Gallium Arsenide" [correspondence with Western Electric Company personnel - not published]
"Gallium Arsenide - Etching" [correspondence with Bell Telephone Laboratories regarding attempt to evaluate the perfection of GaAs material grown at Allentown]
"Preliminary Draft of Specification on Thickness Measurement by Infrared Reflectance" [To Members ASTM Task Force on Epitaxial Materials]
Notis and E. J. Saukulak "Resistivity Measurements of Epitaxial Silicon Layers" [Technical Memorandum to Western Electric Co., Inc. outlines the results of a study of the use of Four Point Probe Resistivity Measurements for Epitaxial Silicon Slices]
"Diffusion Measurement Techniques for Elemental Semiconductors" [Term Paper Met. 416 Atom Movements]
"The Effects of Imperfections on Semiconductor Properties and Device Parameters - A Literature Review" [Memorandum presents a literature review of the effects of crystallographic imperfections on semi- conductor properties and device properties]
"Stacking Faults in Epitaxial Silicon Thin Films" [M.S. Thesis and related correspondence]
Notis and G. P. Conard "Effect of Growth Rate on Stacking-Fault Density in Epitaxial Silicon Layers' [2 copies Reprinted from Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 35, No. 3, March 1964 and Western Electric Company Technical Papers Second Quarter 1964]
"Thermodynamic Evaluation of Silicon Vapor Deposition"
H. D. Pruett, D. L. Hughes and M. R. Notis "Effects of Annealing on Luminescent Properties of (Zn,O)-Doped GaP" Reprint from Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 119, No. 2, February (3 copies)
"Sputtered Superalloys" in Lehigh Research Review, Vol. 4, No. 3, October (3 copies)
J. F. Roeder, M. R. Notis and J. I. Goldstein "Compound Formation and Interfacial Instability in the Au-Cu-Sn System at Low Temperature" in Defect and Diffusion Forum, Vol. 59, pp. 271-278. 1988 (same as above) "Reaction Diffusion in the Au-Cu-Sn System at Low Temperature, pp. 167-170 (2 copies) 1988 Michael R. Notis, Charles E. Lyman, Heidi Moyer and Christopher Cowen "Tapping the Memory in Archaeological Materials" Reprint of Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 123 (3 copies)
Jicheng Zhao and M. R. Notis "Phase Transformation Kinetics and the Assessment of Equilibrium and Metastable States" Journal of Phase Equilibria, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2 copies)
D. J. Lewis, D. Gupta, M. R. Notis, Y. Imanaka "Diffusion of 110m Ag Tracer in Polycrystalline Piezoelectric Ceramics" Reprint from Defect and Diffusion Forum Vols. 194-199, pp. 1009-1016.
Beth-Shan Metallography research by Heidi Moyer [includes microprobe analysis, computer printouts, draft of a project report]
A Laboratory Research Note Book for Beth-Shan by Heidi Moyer
"Archaeometallurgy of Artifacts from Beth-Shan" by Heidi Moyer, May 15, 1981 - [photographs and computer printouts] - Notis advisor
September "Report on Analysis of "Siren" Cauldron Attachment #05.SP28" by Vincent C. Pigott re: artifact a 8th-7th century cauldron probably from Anatolia [photographs included]
1986 December 2 Talmesi Native Copper [computer printouts]
Tepe Hissar (Iran) Archaeometallurgy Reports Bronze Age Final Report
1990 Fall Mat 10 - Materials Laboratory "Statistical Parameters and Hypothesis Testing" and "The Fundamentals of Engineering Statistics" 4th edition by A. D. Romig and J. D. Aadland and W. Nachtrab published by Glorified Blacksmiths & Co., Dept. of Met. and Mats. Engr. Lehigh University
1992 October 29 Rosh Zayit (Israel) from Sy Gitin (W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem) to Notis. re: iron samples
1991 September 6 from Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia, David Harvey, Assistant Conservator, Metals) to Dr. Vincent Piggot (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania) re: scientific testing of selected 18th century hand tools [see letter beneath February 25]
1992 February 25 from Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia, Jay Gaynor Curator of Mechanical Arts) to Michael R. Notis re: preliminary thoughts about nature of testing to be undertaken on saws, molding plane irons, mortising chisels and miscellaneous chisels.
1992 Gaynor, Jay. "Tooles of all Sorts to Worke: A Brief Look at Common Woodworking Tools in 17th-Century Virginia" in The Archaeology of 17thy-Century Virginia editors Theodore R. Reinhart and Dennis J. Pogue, Special Publication No. 30 of the Archeological Society of Virginia, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, p. 310-356.
1994 Belcher, Donna L. "A Metallographic Study of 18th Century Woodworking Tools from the Williamsburg Collection" Masters Thesis May 18, 1994 [also correction sheets]
1994 Laboratory Testing, Inc. Certificate of Conformance [for 5 Test Specimens ordered by Donna Belcher and brass literature]
1994? from Donna Belcher to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation/Dave Harvey letter re: micrographs and macrophotograph of chisel discussed.
1994 April 19 and April 24 from Donna Belcher to Dave Harvey FAX re: Museum case captions of plane blades, saws, chisel
Hardness Profiles & Data: molding planes, mortising chisels, saws
[Overhead projector plates] for presentation on Williamsburg artifacts
[Collection] Computer prints for chisels, saws, blades analyses
1993 Jennifer Iorio re: Metallography of Iron and Steel [negatives and photographs, no text]
Charles, J. A. "From Copper to Iron -- the Origin of Metallic Materials," Journal of Metals, July 1979, p. 8-13.
France-Lanord, A. "Examens Metallographiques non Destructifs," Revue d'histoire de la siderurgie, v. 3, 1962, p. 253-262.
Li, C. H. "Epitaxial Growth of Silicon and Germanium (I)"
Smith, Cyril Stanley "Early English Brass Making" The Metal Industry, March 29, 1940
Speich, G. R. "Tempered Ferrous Martensitic Structures," p. 202-204. 1973
Stankus, Bill "Testing Wood Chisels - Lab finds no secrets in the steel," Fine Woodworking, March/April 1985, p. 44-48.
Unglik, Henry "Cast Irons from Les Forges du Saint-Maurice, Quebec A Metallurgical Study," Studies in Archaeology Architecture and History, National Historic Parks and Sites, Parks Service, Environment Canada, 1990, p. 5-55.
Light, John D. and Unglik, Henry "A Frontier Fur Trade Blacksmith Shop 1796-1812," Studies in Archaeology Architecture and History, National Historic Parks and Sites, Environment Canada - Parks, p. 3-130. 1987
Unglik, Henry "Observations on the structures and formation of microscopic smithing residues from Bixby Blacksmith Shop at Barre Four Corners, Massachussetts, 1824-55" JHMS 25/2 1991
"Cast Steel," Chapter XIII, The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel, by Albert Sauveur, 2nd ed., Cambridge: Sauveur and Boylston, 1949?
"10 Hacksaw Blades - A Case Study," Engineering Materials: An Introduction, 1974.
"A Cause and Cure of Stacking Faults in Silicon Epitaxial Layers" by D. Pomerantz, 1967
Boyer, John William. "The Influence of Annealing on the Optical Properties of (Zn,O)-Doped GaP," Master of Science, 1972 (Notis advisor)
[Collection of archaeological papers on Beth-Shan/Beisan: Alan Rowe, Frances W. James, Henry O. Thompson, Elizer D. Oren, Ora Negbi]
Chou, Chih-Hung. 1928. The Crystallization of Iron Carbon Alloy with
Special Reference to Widmanstattian Structure, Part I. Widmanstattian
Structure in Iron Carbon Alloys; Part II. Widmanstattian Structure in Pure Iron. PhD dissertation. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University.
Wu, Ching-Tsu. 1973. The Scholars, 3rd ed. Translated by Yang, Hsien-Yi and Yang, Gladys, Illustrations by Cheng, Shih-Fa. Peking. Foreign Languages Press.
Tsao, Hsueh-Chin and Kao, Ngo. 1978. A Dream of Red Mansions, 1st ed., Vol. I and II, Illustrated by Tai Tun-Pang. Peking: Foreign Languages Press.
Hayashi, Juro. 1987. Common Animals of the World in Color, Vol. II. Osaka:
Hoikusha Publishing Co. [in Japanese] For Circualtion: Sugawara, Makoto. 1985. Lives of Master Swordsmen, ed. by Burritt Sabin.
Tokyo: The East Publications, Inc. For Circulation: Alexander, William and Street, Arthur. 1976. Metals in the Service of Man, 6th ed. Great Britain: Pelican Books. Deaccesioned: 951.01 W2468hE Wang, Zhongshu. 1982. Han Civilization. Translated by K. C. Chang and Collaborators. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
Deaccessioned: 681.8195 A185 Rossing, Thomas D. Ed. 1984. Acoustics of Bells. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.