Meteorology

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Photographs from Caltech's World War II instructional program in meteorology, 1941-1942. Caltech was one of five American universities tasked by the U.S. government with training meteorologists for service in World War II. For full description of course and photos, see Historical File A12.4. Photos may be viewed online in PhotoNet database under title: Caltech-Armed Forces Meteorology Training Course.

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This collection provides a thorough record of George Ellery Hale’s activities. A prolific correspondent, Hale kept copies of most of his letters. The collections contains significant material relating to the theoretical and instrumental development of astrophysics, the history of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, and the early history of the California Institute of Technology. It also documents Hale’s work with the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.

Abstract Arriving on December 30th 2003, the collection documents most aspects of MacCready's career and many features of his individual character. Constituted within the papers is a diverse array of documents, media, objects, manuscripts and printed material; awards; videos and film; photographs and slides, diaries and notebooks; memorabilia, biographical material and ephemera. While the collection spans over seventy years (ca. 1930-2002), the bulk of material dates from the mid 1960s to the mid...

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Materials relating to Caltech's instructional program in meteorology, 1933-1948. Caltech was one of five American universities tasked by the U.S. government with training meteorologists for service in World War II. File includes information on World War II courses with photos. See also: digital copies of photos on CD from Air Force Weather Historical Image Collection in .TIFF format (CD Archive).

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection provides a thorough record of George Ellery Hale’s activities. A prolific correspondent, Hale kept copies of most of his letters. The collections contains significant material relating to the theoretical and instrumental development of astrophysics, the history of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, and the early history of the California Institute of Technology. It also documents Hale’s work with the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.

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William Curtis Rockefeller, 1910-1982. Caltech BS (Eng) 1932; MS aeronautical engineering, 1934; Instructor 1934-1938. In 1936 Rockefeller was the first recipient of the Lawrence B. Sperry Award for young aeronautical engineers. He served as meteorologist for Howard Hughes's record-setting around the world flight in 1936.