Richard E. Payne papers
Scope and Content Note
The papers consist of research materials from a number of Payne's projects, as well as material from his Ph.D. thesis.
Dates
- 1962-2012
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Use
Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.
Biographical Information
Richard E. Payne is an Oceanographer Emeritus in the WHOI Physical Oceanography department. He received his B.S. in Physics from Bowdoin College (1958), an M.S. in Physics from the University of Maryland (1962) and a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island (1971). His research interests include the design, use and calibration of meteorological and oceanographic sensors on moored buoys.
Extent
6 boxes (7.5 lin. ft.)
Overview
The Richard E. Payne papers consist of research materials from various projects worked on by Payne from 1962-2012.
Custodial History
The papers were stored in Payne's office in Clark South 178B prior to their donation to the archives.
Acquisitions Information
The papers were received from Richard E. Payne as acc2013-10 on August 21, 2013.
Separated Material
One box of publications, including copies of Oceanus and Woods Hole Notes, were removed from the papers and used to fill in other collections or discarded.
Processing Information
First-level processing and a folder list was completed by David Sherman in September 2013.
- Title
- A Guide to the Richard E. Payne papers, 1962-2012
- Author
- David Sherman
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written inEnglish
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository