Oral history interview with Betty Jane Meggers, 2004.

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Oral history interview with Betty Jane Meggers, 2004.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79391464

Betty describes her memories of her paternal grandparents, her Aunt Clara, her father's sister. She describes her father's birthplace in Clintonville WI and his mother and father, and the family trips there in the summer. Describes the farm that her father bought in Ann Arundel County, Maryland on the Patuxent River, its use as a victory garden and a family getaway. Discusses other family members, and her brothers. Also discusses her latest work in archaeology.

Sound recording: 60 minutes (1 audiocassette).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Meggers, Betty Jane

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Archaeologist, Smithsonian Institution. Daughter of William F. Meggers. From the description of Oral history interview with Betty Jane Meggers, 2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79391464 ...

Meggers, William F. (William Frederick), 1888-1966

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Physicist (physical optics, spectroscopy). Staff member, National Bureau of Standards, 1914-1958; chief of Spectroscoptic Section, 1920-1958. From the description of Papers, 1917-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83715373 From the description of Addition to papers, 1870-1973 (bulk: 1906-1966). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79391414 Physicist (physical optics, spectroscopy). Staff member, National Bureau of Standards, 1914-1958; chief of spectroscoptic section, 1...