Loring's papers include published works, photographs, a resume, graduate material, and newspaper clippings. His study of the Zeeman Effect is documented. There is one file relating to his association with the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. Also included are photographs documenting experiments and experimental results, and the Ohio River flood of 1937.
Ralph Alden Loring was born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 16, 1897. He received his B.S. degree from Dartmouth in 1920, his M.A. from Harvard in 1927, and his Ph.D. from Ohio State in 1932. He was appointed assistant professor of physics at the University of Louisville in 1934. In 1937, Dr. Loring was promoted to associate professor and head of the physics department. He became a full professor in 1943. Dr. Loring was the author of numerous published articles, held membership in several societies and fraternities, and was involved in work for the federal government. Dr. Loring died on December 31, 1952 of a heart attack.
[Identification of item], Ralph A. Loring Papers, Archives and Special Collections, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
[Identification of item], Ralph A. Loring Papers, Archives and Special Collections, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. https://archivescatalog.library.louisville.edu/repositories/2/resources/271 Accessed March 04, 2021.