University of Southern California Office of the Provost records Bulk, 1973-2007 1939-2007

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University of Southern California Office of the Provost records Bulk, 1973-2007 1939-2007

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The records, audiotapes and video tapes, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts of the University of Southern California Office of the Provost. As the second ranking official and the chief academic officer, the Office of the Provost provides academic leadership to the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, materials document the administration of the international Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, which is considered the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon mankind. The Tyler Prize is now administered by the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

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Sample, Steven B., 1940-

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Tyler, John C., 1887-1973

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Raven, Peter H.

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Wilson, Carroll L.

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Galdikas, Biruté Marija Filomena

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Johnston, Harold S.

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Revelle, Roger, 1909-1991

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Revelle (1909-1991). Research oceanographer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. From the description of Sound recordings, 1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82028116 From the description of Oral history interview with Roger Revelle: Observations on the Office of Naval Research and International Science, 1945-1960 1984 November. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 83494102 American oceanographer. From the description of Papers, ...

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University of Southern California. Office of the Provost.

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Administrative History The Office of the Provost provides academic leadership to the University of Southern California (USC). As USC's second ranking official and the chief academic officer, the Provost reports directly to the USC President. The Provost supervises all academic programs and support functions, faculty affairs, student academic affairs, and academic planning. The Provost is also a principal participant in collaborative decision-...

Hubbard, John R. (John Randolph), 1918-2011

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Wilson, Edward Osborne, 1929-

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Living on Earth (LOE) is the weekly environmental news magazine and information program distributed by National Public Radio since April 1991. The recipient of several prestigious awards, LOE is about the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land on which we live. Its award-winning reporters examine all aspects of the environment by broadcasting news, features, interviews, and commentaries on a broad range of ecological issues that affect our lives: culture, economics, fashion, health, th...

Vollenweider, Richard A., 1922-....

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Bolin, Bert, 1925-2007

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Zumberge, James Herbert.

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Tyler, Alice C.

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Lorius, Claude

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Organization for Tropical Studies

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Dansgaard, W.

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Crutzen, Paul J., 1933-....

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Likens, Gene E., 1935-....

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Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-2013

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Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Goldberg, Edward D.

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Goodall, Jane, 1934-

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Gómez-Pompa, Arturo

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Rowland, F. S.

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Oeschger, H. (Hans)

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Patterson, Clair C.

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McCarty, Perry L.

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Bormann, F. Herbert, 1922-2012

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Schaller, George B.

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Stumm, Werner

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