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Title: | University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology. Records |
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Dates: | 1937-1950 |
Size: | 1.75 linear feet (4 boxes) |
Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
Abstract: | The University of Chicago's Department of Meteorology was established in 1942, and conducted ground-breaking research through World War II. This collection consists of reports, correspondence, financial material, and other administrative records, mainly related to the department's research and development contracts with the U.S. Army and Navy, with a concentration of material dating from the mid- to late-1940s. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Meteorology as an academic discipline at the University of Chicago began as an institute of the Department of Physics in 1940. In 1942, Carl-Gustaf Rossby organized an independent Department of Meteorology. Early work established the "Chicago School" of meteorology, and the department was the site of ground-breaking research through World War II. In 1961, the department merged with the Department of Geology, forming the Department of Geophysical Sciences.
This collection consists of reports, correspondence, financial material, and other administrative records from the Department of Meteorology, with a concentration of material dating from the mid- to late-1940s. Most of the material originated in the department's instrument laboratory, and is related to the department's research and development contracts with the United States Army and Navy. The projects represented were conducted during and after World War II, and deal with instruments for predicting and measuring air turbulence, humidity, dew point, and winds. Also included are departmental meeting minutes, files on the department's radio station, and records related to the purchase, maintenance and location of meteorological equipment.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
University of Chicago. Department of Geology. Records
University of Chicago. Department of Physics. Records
University of Chicago. Division of the Physical Sciences. Records
Box 1 Folder 1 | Airborne Turbulence Indicator, Model M-4, report, 1946 |
Box 1 Folder 2 | Airplane Turbulence Indicator, 1944-1947 |
Box 1 Folder 3 | Anemometer research, billing, 1946 |
Box 1 Folder 4 | Anemometer research, 1946-1947 |
Box 1 Folder 5 | Anemometer research, progress reports, 1946-1948 |
Box 1 Folder 6 | Anemometer research, property and supplies, 1947 |
Box 1 Folder 7 | Anemometer research, final accounting, 1948 |
Box 1 Folder 8 | Bendix Aviation Corporation, Diamond-Hinman Radiosonde, 1942-1948 |
Box 1 Folder 9 | Brissman, D.N., 1st Lt., A.C., “Instruction for Operation of University of Chicago Dewpoint Hygrometer,” report, n.d. |
Box 1 Folder 10 | Brissman, D.N., 1st Lt., A.C., “A Method for the Continuous Measurement of Dew Point Temperatures,” report, 1945 |
Box 1 Folder 11 | Chanute turbulence investigation, 1945-1946 |
Box 1 Folder 12 | Church, Phil E., “The Annual Temperature Cycle of Lake Michigan: II. Spring Warming and Summer Stationary Periods, 1942,” |
Box 1 Folder 13 | Cloud top indicator, 1944 |
Box 1 Folder 14 | Departmental staff meeting minutes, 1947 |
Box 1 Folder 15 | “Development and Flight Testing of a Balloon Radiosonde of High Precision for the Study of the Stratosphere,” report, October 24, 1950. |
Box 1 Folder 16 | “Development of Instruments for Accurate Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere, April 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947,” progress report, 1947 |
Box 2 Folder 1 | “Development of Instruments for Accurate Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere," status reports, 1948 |
Box 2 Folder 2 | Endlich, Roy M., Charles J. Neumann, George V. Owens, and Donald R. Purdy, “High Level Humidity Measurements Using Radiosondes with Increased Moisture Sensitivity,” report, July 1948. |
Box 2 Folder 3 | Equipment, 1946-1949 |
Box 2 Folder 4 | Equipment, Navy loaned or furnished, 1947-1949 |
Box 2 Folder 5 | Equipment, surplus, 1947-1948 |
Box 2 Folder 6 | Equipment, loans, 1945-1949 |
Box 2 Folder 7 | Ference, Michael, Jr. and Verner Suomi, "Survey and Analysis of Sonic Devices for Measuring True Air Speed," report, n.d. |
Box 2 Folder 8 | Flight Test Division memorandum, "Modification of an A-4 Camera," 1946 |
Box 2 Folder 9 | Graphs, unidentified, n.d. |
Box 2 Folder 10 | Insurance, 1947-1948 |
Box 2 Folder 11 | Hacker, Paul T., “Preliminary Report on Behavior of Lithium Chloride Hygrometer Elements under Conditions of A.C. and D.C. Excitation,” 1947 |
Box 2 Folder 12 | Lake Michigan, bathythermographs, 1944 |
Box 2 Folder 13 | Lake Michigan radiosonde, 1944 |
Box 2 Folder 14 | Mobile weather unit, 1943-1944 |
Box 2 Folder 15 | Moses, Harry, and Ferguson Hall, “A Sea Swell Indicator,” n.d. |
Box 2 Folder 16 | Naval research, administrative correspondence, 1947-1947 |
Box 2 Folder 17 | Naval research, 1947-1949 |
Box 2 Folder 18 | Naval research, “Instructions to Contractors holding Office of Naval Research Contracts under the Cognizance of the Chicago Branch Office,” 1947 |
Box 2 Folder 19 | Radio set SCR-658, 1946-1947 |
Box 2 Folder 20 | Radio station, 1946-1949 |
Box 2 Folder 21 | Radio station, regulations, 1937-1949 |
Box 3 Folder 1 | Scoates, William D., 1st Lt. A.C., “An Airborne Turbulence Indicator,” reports, 1945. |
Box 3 Folder 2 | Sea swell indicator, 1942-1944 |
Box 3 Folder 3 | Services and repairs, 1947 |
Box 3 Folder 4 | Signal Corps, correspondence, 1945-1948 |
Box 3 Folder 5 | Sonic Thermometer, monthly reports, 1945-1948 |
Box 3 Folder 6 | Temperature measurement research, “Final Report on Investigation on Temperature Measurement Contract W 28-003 sc-1618,” report, 1947. |
Box 3 Folder 7 | Temperature measurement research, 1945-1949 |
Box 3 Folder 8 | Temperature measurement research, final accounting, 1946-1949 |
Box 3 Folder 9 | Temperature measurement research, contracts, 1945-1946 |
Box 3 Folder 10 | Temperature measurement research, supplies, 1947 |
Box 3 Folder 11 | Temperature measurement research, contracts, 1947-1948 |
Box 3 Folder 12 | Temperature measurement research, correspondence, 1945-1947 |
Box 3 Folder 13 | Temperature measurement research, "Investigations on temperature measurement," engineering reports, 1946-1947 |
Box 3 Folder 14-15 | Typhoon research (Project TYRENA), 1947 |
Box 4 Folder 1 | Typhoon research (Project TYRENA), 1947 |
Box 4 Folder 2 | Typhoon research (Project TYRENA), reports, 1948 |
Box 4 Folder 3 | Typhoon research (Project TYRENA), 1947-1948 |
Box 4 Folder 4 | Typhoon research (Project TYRENA), proposals, 1947 |
Box 4 Folder 5 | United States Department of Commerce, correspondence, 1946- 1948 |
Box 4 Folder 6 | United States Weather Bureau, report, 1947 |
Box 4 Folder 7 | United States Weather Bureau, 1948 |
Box 4 Folder 8 | W-Sonde, instructions and report, 1946 |
Box 4 Folder 9 | W-Sonde, photographs, n.d. |