Wallace S. Broecker papers, 1960s-2010s

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#2137
Bib ID:
17650779 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Broecker, Wallace S., 1931-2019
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
10 Linear Feet (8 record storage cartons)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Description

Content Description

The collection consists primarily of printouts of journal articles, his books (in English and Asian language translations), some correspondence, tributes, and about 14 binders he labelled as "VITA" which contain his published articles in chronological order. Material dates between the 1960s and the 2010s.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Wallace S. Broecker Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Biographical / Historical

Wally Broecker was the Newberry Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. He was also a scientist at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and an Academic Committee member of the Earth Institute. An alumnus of Columbia, Broecker. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. His earned his doctorate in geology in 1958 and was appointed to the Columbia faculty in 1959.

Subject Headings

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Subject
Climatic changes CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Geology CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID