Allen, Clarence R. (Geologist, Geophysicist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 2222 - 2222
Biographical/Historical
Background: Caltech Professor of Geophysics and Geology, 1955-1990 (Emeritus 1990- ); Acting Chairman, Division of Geology, 1967-1968; Interim Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1965-1967; Caltech alumnus (MS, 1951; PhD, 1954).
Biographical/Historical
Collection Notes: Oral History 1994. A 53-page personal history with David Valone which covers youth and education in Southern California; graduate study of San Andreas Fault; combined interest in field geology, seismology and geophysics. Reminiscences of B. Gutenberg, C. Richter, H. Benioff, R. Sharp, F. Press; Caltech's Seismology Laboratory.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
2005-00001
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2005-00001
Air Talk with Clarence Allen, 1991-03-20
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided according to the recording type: audio and video then ordered chronologically. Each recording includes an interview with either Caltech faculty, administrators, staff, students, alumni, JPL scientists or administrators. It also includes features such as Caltech Almanac -a detailed look at some of the many interesting people, places and discoveries in Caltech’s history-, Caltech Calendar -a listing of upcoming public events on campus- and Caltech in the News....
Dates:
1991-03-20
Clarence Allen Oral History Interview with David Valone, 1994-04-01 - 1994-04-04
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Scope and Contents
An interview in two sessions in April 1994 with Clarence R. Allen, emeritus professor of geology and geophysics in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. Dr. Allen matriculated at Reed College in 1942, then spent three years (1943 to 1946) in the Army Air Corps before returning to graduate with a major in physics. He entered Caltech as a graduate student in geophysics in 1949 (MS, 1951; PhD in structural geology and geophysics, 1954). After a year as assistant professor at the...
Dates:
1994-04-01 - 1994-04-04
Clarence Allen Oral History Interview with David Valone [sound recording], 1994-04-01 - 1994-04-04
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Scope and Contents
An interview in two sessions in April 1994 with Clarence R. Allen, emeritus professor of geology and geophysics in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. Dr. Allen matriculated at Reed College in 1942, then spent three years (1943 to 1946) in the Army Air Corps before returning to graduate with a major in physics. He entered Caltech as a graduate student in geophysics in 1949 (MS, 1951; PhD in structural geology and geophysics, 1954). After a year as assistant professor at the...
Dates:
1994-04-01 - 1994-04-04
Collision Between India & Asia: View From Tibet
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00010
Dates:
1980-03-12
Conference On Nature Of Great Earthquakes
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00005
Dates:
1977-02-14
Earthquake Prediction Behind Iron & Bamboo Curtain
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00009
Dates:
1975-04-21
Earthquake Prediction Behind Iron & Bamboo Curtain
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2002-00020
Dates:
1975-04-21
Earthquakes & Overview Of Geological Sciences
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00008
Dates:
1968-02-21
Earthquakes & Overview Of Geological Sciences
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1999-00007
Dates:
1968-02-21
Interview with Clarence R. Allen, 04-01-1994 - 04-04-1994
Item
Scope and Contents
An interview in two sessions in April 1994 with Clarence R. Allen, emeritus professor of geology and geophysics in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. Dr. Allen matriculated at Reed College in 1942, then spent three years (1943 to 1946) in the Army Air Corps before returning to graduate with a major in physics. He entered Caltech as a graduate student in geophysics in 1949 (MS, 1951; PhD in structural geology and geophysics, 1954). After a year as assistant professor at the...
Dates:
04-01-1994 - 04-04-1994
San Fernando Earthquake Of Feb. 9,1971
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-00004
Dates:
1971-03-17
San Fernando Earthquake Of Feb. 9,1971
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2000-00004
Dates:
1971-03-17
Additional filters:
- Type
- Unprocessed Material 16
- Archival Object 5
- Digital Record 1
- Subject
- Geology 5
- AirTalk 3
- Audio, miscellaneous 3
- Watson Lecture 3
- Frontiers Of Science 2
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