Beverly E. Golemba papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0307

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection (1994, undated) contains a manuscript of Human Computers: The Women in Aeronautical Research. This typescript manuscript documents the women who performed the mathematical calculations for the National Air and Space Administration (NASA) Program in the 1940s, prior to the advent of mechanical computers. Based on interviews, Golemba details the backgrounds, careers, and personal lives of each participant. Those included are: Vivian Adair, Rowena Becker, Margaret Block, Marie Burcher, Betty Farmer, Vera Huckel, Mary Jackson, Helen Johnson, Emma Jean Landrum, Kathryn Peddrew, Dorothy Vaughan, Barbara Weigel, and Helen Willey.

This collection also contains an index to women scientists and engineers in Golemba’s Lesser-Known Women: A Biographical Dictionary.

Dates

Creation: 1994, undated

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

Special Collections and University Archives

Biography/Profile

Beverly E. Golemba received her B.A. (1977) in Sociology from Hampton Institute; her M.A. (1979) in Sociology from the College of William and Mary; and her Ed.D (1985) in Adult Education from Nova University. She has been employed as an Instructor (1979); Faculty member (1980-1981); Assistant Professor (1982-1988); Associate Professor (1989-1992); and is currently a full Professor of Sociology at Saint Leo College Military Education Programs.

Golemba has authored Lesser-Known Women: A Biographical Dictionary (1992) and is a member of the American Association of University Women and the American Sociological Society.