Glacier Bay scientists, 1879-1982, ca. 1983.

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Glacier Bay scientists, 1879-1982, ca. 1983.

Preliminary guide, photographs, and U.S.G.S. microfiche of glacier photos.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7489312

Alaska State Library

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Field, William O. (William Osgood), 1904-

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William Osgood Field was born in New York City on January 30, 1904. He earned a B.S. in geology from Harvard University in 1926 and traveled to Glacier Bay, Alaska, on his first scientific trip that same year. Field served on the staff of the American Geographical Society and served as a photographic officer for the U.S. Army during World War II. He was appointed head of the Department of Exploration and Field Research at the American Geographical Society in 1947. Field was appointed Director, W...