Papers of Basil Wilson, 1954-1977

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Papers of Basil Wilson, 1954-1977

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The majority of the collection consists of correspondences and papers relating to the Alaskan earthquake and tsunami of 1964, the Hilo Harbor Tsunamis, and a boat landing project for Long Beach Harbor. There are also notebooks of other projects on which Wilson worked.

6 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 7443094

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

Port of Long Beach

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Wilson, Basil W.

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Basil W. Wilson was a consulting oceanographic engineer based in Pasadena, California. Wilson was a professor of Engineering Oceanography at Texas A&M University from 1952-1961. From 1961 to 1964 he conducted studies for the National Engineering Science Company in Pasadena, California. Wilson went into private practice in 1968 as a consulting oceanographic engineer whose work included earthquake occurrence and effects in ocean areas, tsunami hazards, surge studies in Long Beach harbor, and w...