Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Physics Library
The Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Physics Library is open as a study space in Compton 340.
There are reference and reserve books, but the majority of the collection is now housed in Olin Library, Level B.
The doors are open from 7:15am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday.
- Physics Departmental Library CatalogExcel spreadsheet of donated books housed in the Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Physics. You do not need an ID to check out any books, borrowing is on the honor system. Please sign your name to the charge sheet behind the desk if you are taking a book out of the library,
Physics Department
- History of Crow HallC. F. Hagenow; The New Physics Building at Washington University. Am. J. Phys. 1 February 1935; 3 (1): 25–31.
- Recollections and Mementos of G.A. PfeifferPDF of remembrances of the library's namesake, Gus Pfeiffer, by Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Wayman Crow Professor of Physics from 1975-1998.
- History of the Physics DepartmentDepartmental history, including notable professors, historical milestones, and documents from the Department of Physics.
- The Wayman Crow Professorship of Physics at Washington UniversityHistory and information about the Crow Professorship in Physics, from the Department of Special Collections.
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