Maurice Ewing Oral History related papers, 1960 - 1973
Collection context
- Creator:
- Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice), 1906-1974
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet 3 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Papers stemming from the OHRO documentation of the founding of the Lamont-Dougherty Earth Observatory. Includes correspondence and research materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Maurice Ewing (1906 - 1974) was an American geophysicist, oceanographer, and a pioneer of ocean floor research. He was born in rural Texas to a large farm family. His expertise in mathematics led him to be offered a scholarship to Rice University at a young age, eventually earning a Ph.D. in physics. "Doc" Ewing taught physics at the University of Pittsburgh and Lehigh University before becoming a professor of geology at Columbia in 1947, where he worked until 1972. Also an intense researcher, he collected years worth of core data from the world's ocean floors, bringing the ocean basins into view for the first time. Results from his research laid groundwork for further discoveries that would shape plate tectonics in the Earth Sciences.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Maurice Ewing Oral History Related Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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