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Correspondence File, 1928-1988

 Series

Scope and Content Note

This principal series consists of correspondence regarding Montgomery’s various scientific projects, formal and informal reviews, and project and paper proposals. One file of letters to congressmen reflects his political awareness (box 18). Other subjects of note include his files on Johns Hopkins University (box 8), MIT (box 9), New York University (box 13), and WHOI (boxes 19-20). Correspondents include Dean Bumpus, Townsend Cromwell, Nicholas Fofonoff, J. L. Reid, Henry Stommel, E. D. Shroup, Wilton Sturges, and Warren S. Wooster. Information regarding the discovery of the equatorial undercurrent in the Pacific may be found in the files concerning Townsend Cromwell (box 4), E. D. Shoup (box 16), Equatorial Currents of Pacific Ocean, Physics Club (talk), 1953 (box 22) and Pacific Equatorial Water, NYU (seminar), 1956 (box 23).

Dates

  • 1928-1988

Language of Materials

From the Record Group:

The records are in

English and

German.

Access

Four folders in the series are Restricted: box 14 folder 26 (Reid, J. L., Jr.,1957-1963), box 16 folder 10 (Sturges, Wilton, 1959-1972), box 17 folder 20 (Tsuchiya, Mizuki: correspondence, 1950-1968), box 18 folder 28 (University of Hawaii: correspondence, 1958-1978).

Extent

20.5 boxes (10.25 lin. ft.)

Arrangement

Folders in the series are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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