Maurice Ewing Oral History related papers, 1960 - 1973
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1906
- Bib ID:
- 6910295 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice), 1906-1974
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
- 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.
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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.
Description
Summary
Papers stemming from the OHRO documentation of the founding of the Lamont-Dougherty Earth Observatory. Includes correspondence and research materials.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on 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.
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 Governing Use and Reproduction
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
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Maurice Ewing Oral History Related Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Papers processed mmb 5/2/1999.
Papers appraised appraiser [date].
Biographical / Historical
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.
Subject Headings
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| Name | ||
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| Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice), 1906-1974 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Subject | ||
| Geology | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |