Papers, 1946-1996 (bulk 1970-1992).

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Papers, 1946-1996 (bulk 1970-1992).

The collection consists of 8 series: Biographical; correspondence; National Science Foundation (NSF); scientific experiements and expeditions; drafts of research for articles; book drafts; data; and notebooks, lectures, exhibits. Primary focus is the scientific work that he did. There is little personal information.

18 linear ft. (37 boxes)

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Woods Hole oceanographic institution

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Stommel, Henry M., 1920-1992

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Henry Melson Stommel, 1920-1992. Physical oceanographer (founder of the field of dynamical oceanography). Employed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) from 1944-1959 (with two leaves of absence), working first with Maurice Ewing and then with Jeffreys Wyman. Appointed professor at Harvard University (1960-1963) and then Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dept. of Meteorology (1963-). Stommel returned to WHOI in 1978. From the description of Papers, 1946-1996. (Unknown)....