Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/24/59
H. O. Hartley (1912-1980)
Papers, 1934-1980, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Hartley, H. O. (1912-1980) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1934-1980, undated |
| extent: | 4.32 linear feet (3 records center cartons, 1 document box) |
| collection number: | RS 13/24/59 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | H. O. Hartley Papers, RS 13/24/59, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
H. O. Hartley (1912-1980), a German statistician, emigrated from Germany to England in 1934 after receiving his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Berlin University. He taught mathematics and statistics at Harper Adams Agricultural College in Shropshire, University College in London, Iowa State College (University), Texas A&M University, and Duke University. Hartley founded the Institute of Statistics at Texas A&M University and published professional papers and reports for the National Testing Service (NTS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and was a member of the International Statistical Association. He also developed Hartley's Test in 1950, which is used to verify that different groups have a similar variance. This collection includes Hartley's professional papers, technical reports, and consultation reports for NTS and NASA. The collection also contains lecture notes, handouts, and correspondence. |
Biographical note
Herman Otto Hartley (1912-1980) was born Herman Otto Hirschfeld in Germany. In 1934, Hartley immigrated to England after completing his Ph.D. in mathematics at Berlin University. He continued his postgraduate work at Cambridge and earned a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics in 1940. Hartley held a post as statistician at the Harper Adams Agricultural College in Shropshire where he was in charge of designing and analyzing poultry experiments at three agricultural experiment stations. During his time at Adams, Hartley lectured to agricultural students and published seven papers. He moved to University College in London as a lecturer of statistics and met Egon Pearson. Together they wrote and published the two-volume Biometrika Tables for Statisticians (1954 and 1972). During this time he also developed Hartley's Test which is used to verify that different groups have a similar variance. In 1953, Hartley arrived at Iowa State College (University) as a one-year visiting research professor in statistics and stayed for nine years. While at Iowa State, Hartley was involved in research, teaching, and directing Ph.D. and Master's theses. His main area of research was survey sampling and statistical computing. Initially, he was in charge of scientific computing consultation and helped provide the entire university with service in data processing and numerical analysis for the first time. Hartley continued his consultations on statistics with a number of scientists on campus. He was elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and a member of the International Statistical Institute. In 1963, Hartley accepted an appointment as Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, where he founded the university's Institute of Statistics and became its first director. He drew a considerable amount of research funds and guided more than 30 doctoral students in their research. He published over 75 papers during his work at Texas A&M, including the foundations of sampling theory for which he became well-known, mathematical optimization, estimation with incomplete data, estimation of variance components, and establishment of safe doses in carcinogenic experiments. He served as president of the Eastern North American Region of the Biometric Society. In 1979, he became president of the American Statistical Association and was named a Fellow of ASA. In 1979, Hartley accepted a professional position at Duke University and served there until his death in 1980. He received many recognitions and honors, such as the Samuel S. Wilks Medal in 1973, for his national and international efforts in the field of statistics. He and his wife Grace had two children, Michael and Jennifer. |
Collection description
This collection (1934-1980, undated) contains Hartley's professional papers, as well as technical reports and consultation reports for the National Testing Service (NTS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The collection also contains lecture notes and handouts for his various classes at Texas A&M University and correspondence and meeting materials regarding committees from Hartley's work with the ASA. |
Related materials
Related collections in the Special Collections Department are listed in the Statistical Collections Guide (http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/statistics.html). |
Organization
Description of series
| Series 1 | Professional Papers | 1934-1980, undated |
| extent: | 1.3 linear feet (1 records center carton) | |
| description: | This series contains the professional papers, drafts, and correspondence related to the papers written by Hartley throughout his career. This series also contains writings as Herman Hirschfeld, Hartley's birth name. Biographical information and personal materials, including citizenship paperwork for the Hartley family, is also included. This series is arranged alphabetically with biographical material at the beginning. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical and personal Information |
1970-1980, undated |
1 |
2 |
Citizenship paperwork for Hartley family |
1964 |
1 |
3 |
"Aids for the Evaluation of the Global Maxima of Continuous Functions" |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Analysis of Unbalanced Equations |
1969, undated |
1 |
5 |
"The Application of Some Commercial Calculating Machines to Certain Statistical Calculations" |
1947 |
1 |
6 |
ARO-D Report 64-2, 65-3, 66-2 |
undated |
1 |
7 |
Biometrika Papers |
1940-1972 |
1 |
8 |
Charts of the Power Function for Analysis of Variance Tests, Derived from the Non-Central F-Distribution |
1951 |
1 |
9 |
The Chemical Mixture Problem (Transparencies) |
undated |
1 |
10 |
"Comments of a Proposed Risk Assessment Strategy" |
undated |
1 |
11 |
Confidence Intervals for Global Optima in Mathematical Programming (Transparencies) |
undated |
1 |
12 |
Confidence Region Papers |
1964-1968, undated |
1 |
13 |
"Confidence Statements for the Children's Record Problem" |
undated |
1 |
14 |
Computer Optimization of Second Order Response Surface Designs |
1969 |
1 |
15 |
"The Construction of Youden Squares" (plus Transparencies) |
1948-1953 |
1 |
16 |
The Design of Scientific Experiments: Transparencies |
undated |
1 |
17 |
Development of Statistical Methodology for Risk Estimation: Final report |
1978 |
1 |
18 |
Discussion of "Another Look at Henderson's Methods of Estimating Variance Components" |
undated |
1 |
19 |
Draft Research Proposal: "Estimation Theory for Unbalanced Factorial Data Analysis of Unbalanced Experiments" |
undated |
1 |
20 |
"Elements and Applications of Linear Programming" |
1962-1963 |
1 |
21 |
"Estimation of Components of Variance by Sufficient Statistics and Synthesis" |
undated |
1 |
22 |
"Estimation of Non-Sampling Variance Components in Sample Surveys" |
1977-1979, undated |
1 |
23 |
"Estimation of "Safe Doses" in Carcinogenic Experiments" |
1977 |
1 |
24 |
"Exposure Time with Maximum Incremental Risk" |
1979 |
1 |
25 |
Extension of the Census Bureau's Response Variance Model to Include Fuller's Errors-in-Variables Model |
1972 |
1 |
26 |
"Foundations of Survey Sampling (A Don Quixote Tragedy)" |
undated |
1 |
27 |
"The Future of Statistics Paper" |
1976, undated |
1 |
28 |
"Group Comparisons and Analysis of Variance and Covariance in Cluster Sampling" |
undated |
1 |
29 |
"In Bayes' Consulting Room" |
1963 |
1 |
30 |
Industrial Applications of Regression Analysis: Transparencies |
undated |
1 |
31 |
"The Impact of Computers on Statistics" |
1975 |
1 |
32 |
"The Impact of Mathematical Modeling and Computers" |
1975 |
1 |
33 |
Incomplete Data Analysis Papers |
1958-1971 |
1 |
34 |
"Interviewer Assignments which Minimize the Effect of Non-Sampling Errors" |
undated |
1 |
35 |
"Jack-Knife Variance Estimation for Simultaneous Equations" |
undated |
1 |
36 |
Linear Programming and Models Papers |
1964-1973 |
1 |
37 |
Maximum Likelihood Estimation Papers |
1967-1973, undated |
1 |
38 |
Monte Carlo Method Papers |
1962-1977 |
1 |
39 |
"'Multiple Attack' Model for Cancer Incidence Data" |
1980 |
1 |
40 |
Multiple Frame Surveys Articles and Transparencies |
1962-1973 |
1 |
41 |
"Multiple Purpose Optimum Allocation in Stratified Sampling" |
1965 |
1 |
42 |
Multivariate Problems in the Design of Experiments Papers |
undated |
1 |
43 |
"New Estimation Theory for Sample Survey" |
1968 |
1 |
44 |
"New non-Parametric Goodness of Fit Criterion" |
undated |
1 |
45 |
"New Statistical Approach to Project Scheduling" |
1979 |
1 |
46 |
Non-Convex Computational: Transparencies |
undated |
1 |
47 |
"On a Family of Lesser Known Goodness of Fit Criteria" |
undated |
1 |
48 |
"Optimisation of Generalizability" |
undated |
1 |
49 |
Optimization of Shill Structures by Almost Convex Programming Notes and Transparencies |
1970 |
1 |
50 |
"Optimum Diets in Food Mixes by Linear Programming" |
undated |
1 |
51 |
Papers Written as Hermann O. Hirschfeld |
1934-1937 |
1 |
52 |
Papers Written while at Iowa State College (University) |
1954-1965 |
1 |
53 |
PERT: Program Evaluation Review Technique |
1965-1977, undated |
1 |
54 |
"The Precision of Unbiased Ratio-Type Estimators" |
1958 |
1 |
55 |
"The Product Form of the Hazard Rate Model in Carcinogenic Testing" |
undated |
1 |
56 |
"Programs for Computation of Incomplete Beta Function and F-Integral on Machines with Limited Storage" |
1956 |
1 |
57 |
Project Themis Optimization: Draft Technical Report |
undated |
1 |
58 |
Project Themis: Restricted L1 Estimators and their Covariances |
1980 |
1 |
59 |
Project Themis: Unbiased L1 Estimators and their Covariances |
1980 |
1 |
60 |
"Proposed Comparison of Fall Roadside Pheasant Counts and Flushing Rates" |
1954 |
1 |
61 |
"Proposal for Saturated Designs for Quadratic Responses" |
1965 |
1 |
62 |
"Proposed Technique for Adjustment of Yield Prediction for Fertilizer Use" |
1974 |
1 |
63 |
Quadratic Programming |
undated |
1 |
64 |
"The Range of Random Samples" |
1942 |
1 |
65 |
"Recent Developments in Survey Methods" |
undated |
1 |
66 |
Review by Hartley: Contemporary Psychology |
1979 |
1 |
67 |
"Root Estimators" |
1973 |
1 |
68 |
"Rotation Sample Designs for Estimation of Crop Acreages in Satellite Agriculture Surveys" |
1980 |
1 |
69 |
Sampling Without Replacement Papers |
1962-1967 |
1 |
70 |
"Second Order Autoregressive Schemes with Time-Trending Coefficients" |
1952 |
1 |
71 |
Simple 'Synthesis'-Based Method of Variance Component Estimation Papers |
1967,1977 undated |
1 |
72 |
"Smallest Composite Designs for Quadratic Response Surfaces" |
1959 |
1 |
73 |
"Smooth" Non-Parametric Regression by Quadratic Programming Papers and Notes |
1979, undated |
1 |
74 |
"Some Applications of Computers to Bio-Medical Research" |
1963 |
1 |
75 |
"Some Fractional Replicates of 2n Designs Suitable for Composite Experiments" |
undated |
1 |
76 |
Some Methods of Automated Data Editing Papers |
1967 |
1 |
77 |
"Some Remarks on a New Approach to Sampling from Finite Populations Proposed by Godambe" |
1975, undated |
1 |
78 |
"Some Theorems in the Construction of Experimental Designs" |
undated |
1 |
79 |
"Statistical Control of Optimization" Papers and Transparencies |
1971 |
1 |
80 |
Statistics as a Profession Papers |
1961-1962, 1980 |
1 |
81 |
"Stochastic Compartmental Analysis Model and Least Squares Estimation from Time Series Data" |
1971 |
1 |
82 |
"Studentization and Large-Sample Theory" |
1938-1944 |
1 |
83 |
"A 'Super-Population Viewpoint' for Finite Population Sampling" |
1975 |
1 |
84 |
"The Survey Design" Appendix |
undated |
1 |
85 |
Tanker Problem Presentation |
1974, undated |
1 |
86 |
"Tables for Numerical Integration at Non-Equidistant Argument Steps" |
1951 |
1 |
87 |
"Tables of Percentage Points of the Inverted Beta (F) Distribution" |
1943 |
1 |
88 |
"Technique for Sampling Mourning Dove Production" |
1957 |
1 |
89 |
Testing the Homogeneity of a Set of Variances Papers |
1940-1946 |
3 |
1 |
Theory of Advanced Design of Surveys Lecture Notes by Hartley |
undated |
3 |
2 |
Transportation Problem with Optimization of the Origins |
undated |
3 |
3 |
Unbiasedness in Linear Model Estimation |
undated |
3 |
4 |
Variance Estimation with One Unit Per Stratum |
1969 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Math and Statistics Class Material | 1972-1980, undated |
| extent: | 1.3 linear feet (1 records center carton) | |
| description: | This series contains lecture material from Hartley's Mathematics and Statistics classes at Texas A&M University, as well as material produced as he founded the University's Institute of Statistics. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
2 |
1 |
The Academic Program, Institute of Statistics Texas A&M University |
1976 |
2 |
2 |
Comments on "An Analysis by E. Parzen of the Structure of Current Graduate Courses in Statistics" |
undated |
2 |
3 |
An Optimum Assignment Problem |
undated |
2 |
4 |
SPEED: A Package of Statistical Programs, Institute of Statistics, Texas A&M University |
1972 |
2 |
5 |
Mathematics 248: The Design and Analysis of Experiments |
1980 |
2 |
6 |
Mathematics 249: Lecture Notes |
1980 |
2 |
7 |
Mathematics 249: Lecture Notes |
undated |
2 |
8 |
Mathematics 249: Sampling Techniques Handouts |
1980 |
2 |
9 |
Mathematics 249: Handouts |
undated |
2 |
10 |
Statistics 601: Lecture Notes |
undated |
2 |
11 |
Statistics 603: Lecture Notes |
1977 |
2 |
12 |
Statistics 606: Lecture Notes |
1972 |
2 |
13 |
Statistics 607: Handouts |
undated |
2 |
14 |
Statistics 607: Lecture Notes |
undated |
2 |
15 |
Statistics 617: Lecture Notes |
1977 |
2 |
16 |
Statistics 617: Handouts |
1977 |
2 |
17 |
Statistics 652: Lecture Notes |
1975 |
2 |
18 |
Statistics 652: Handouts, Transparencies |
1975 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Technical Reports and National Testing Service, Contracted Jobs | 1975-1980, undated |
| extent: | 45 files | |
| description: | This series contains correspondences of Hartley and technical reports from Hartley's work with the National Testing Service, as well as his work of the Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment (LACIE) program for NASA. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
5 |
Conferences |
1977-1980 |
3 |
6-8 |
Correspondences |
1967-1980 |
3 |
9 |
E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Company |
1973-1978 |
3 |
10 |
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory: Survey of Seasonal Adjustment Procedures |
1979 |
3 |
11 |
Lockheed Contract and Projects |
1978-1979 |
3 |
12 |
NASA Clearance |
1967, 1978 |
3 |
13 |
NASA Correspondences |
1979-1980 |
3 |
14 |
NIAAA Alcohol Consumption Education Study Notes |
1980 |
3 |
15 |
Rockwell International Work |
1979 |
3 |
16 |
USDA Correspondences |
1979 |
3 |
17 |
Review of Select Papers |
1968 |
3 |
18 |
Technical Reports Prepared Under the LACIE Project by Institute of Statistics Texas A&M University |
undated |
3 |
19 |
Technical Report 21: Mixed Convex and Non-Convex Programming |
undated |
3 |
20 |
Technical Report PB3: The Control of Measurement Errors in ERTS Sampling |
1975 |
3 |
21 |
Technical Report Y5: The Error in Yield Predications |
1978 |
3 |
22 |
Technical Report Y6: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for the 'Law of Minimum' |
1978 |
3 |
23 |
Technical Report DS1: A Survey of Multiyear Estimation Procedures |
undated |
3 |
24 |
Technical Report DS2: A Comparison of the Economics of Full Frame Estimation and Multiyear Sampling Estimation |
undated |
3 |
25 |
Technical Report DS4: Optimization of Multicrop-Multiyear-Multi-Country Estimation |
undated |
3 |
26 |
Technical Report DS5: An Improved Optimization Algorithm for Multi-Crop-Multi-Year Estimation |
undated |
3 |
27 |
Technical Report No. 1: An Exact Small Sample Theory for Post-Stratification |
1978 |
3 |
28 |
Technical Proposal: Optimal Multicrop Sampling and Aggregation Procedures Development |
1980, undated |
3 |
29 |
Technical Report #4: Literature Review and Development of Statistical Methodology |
1975 circa |
3 |
30 |
Technical Report S8: Multi-Year Estimates for the LACIE Sampling Plans |
undated |
3 |
31 |
Technical Report S9: Estimation of Wheat Acreage via Small Grain Crop Acreage |
1976 |
3 |
32 |
Technical Report S10: The Use of the 1974 AG Census for LACIE Estimates |
1977 |
3 |
33 |
Technical Report S11: Bias Through Engineering Restrictions |
1976 |
3 |
34 |
Technical Report S12: Multiyear Estimates for the LACIE Sampling Plans |
undated |
3 |
35 |
Technical Report S13: Improvements in Multiyear Estimates of Wheat Acreages |
undated |
3 |
36 |
Technical Report S14: Control of Classifications Bias Through Ground Truth Data Bank (Draft) |
1978 |
3 |
37 |
Technical Report S15: A Multicrop-Multicounty Sampling Strategy |
1979 |
3 |
38 |
Technical Report S16: Gains of Precision Achievable by Multiyear Estimation |
1979 |
3 |
39 |
Technical Report 17: A Computer Implementation of the Multicrop Sampling Strategy |
1979 |
3 |
40 |
NTS Correspondences |
1979 |
3 |
41 |
NTS: Data Coordinating Center for NHLBI Registry for Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty Technical Proposal |
1980 |
3 |
42 |
NTS: Data Management and Statistical Support for the Brain Tumor Program |
undated |
3 |
43 |
NTS: Department of Education Proposals |
1980 |
3 |
44 |
NTS: Development of a Survey Design to Determine the Distribution of Dental Specialists as Related to Need and Demand |
1980 |
3 |
45 |
NTS: Evaluation of Monthly Series Methodology for Mortality |
1980 |
3 |
46 |
NTS: Evaluation of Participation in the National Hospital Discharge Survey and Related National Utilization Surveys |
1979 |
3 |
47 |
NTS: Project 8 Report: Construct Definition and Generalizability Analyses for Selected Process and Child Outcome Measures |
1980 |
3 |
48 |
NTS: Research: Social Security |
1980 |
3 |
49 |
NTS: Research: Statistical Analysis Group in Education (SAGE) Technical Proposal Volume 1 |
1980 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | American Statistical Association | 1978-1980, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) | |
| description: | This series contains correspondences regarding the ASA during 1979-1980 Presidential term. This series contains material not found in American Statistical Association Records, MS 349, including ad hoc committees and various other special committees. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
50- 53 |
Correspondence |
1978-1980 |
4 |
1 |
Ad Hoc Energy Committee |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Law and Criminal Justice Statistics |
1977-1979 |
4 |
3 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Controversy |
1979-1980 |
4 |
4 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights: Dr. Carlos Noriega Incident |
1979-1980 |
4 |
5 |
Final Report Ad Hoc Committee on Statistical Graphics |
1980 |
4 |
6 |
COLPRIE Correspondence |
1978-1979 |
4 |
7 |
Committee on Audio-Visual Instructional Material |
1979 |
4 |
8 |
Committee on Elections |
1975-1978 |
4 |
9 |
Committee on the Gertrude Cox Lecture |
1979 |
4 |
10 |
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. |
1979 |
4 |
11 |
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences |
1979-1980 |
4 |
12 |
COPSS Correspondences |
1979 |
4 |
13 |
Editorial Search Committee |
1978 |
4 |
14 |
FDA Correspondence |
1978 |
4 |
15 |
Presidential Address: Statistics as a Science and as a Profession |
1979 |
4 |
16 |
Symposium on Survey Sampling |
1980 |