George R. Hampson papers
Scope and Content Note
The papers of George Hampson include his files on the 1969 West Falmouth oil spill, the 1974 Bourne, MA oil spill, and environmental monitoring of the Plymouth Nuclear Power Station. Notebooks, correspondence and photographic slides are included in the collection.
Dates
- 1969-2001
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
George R. Hampson is an Oceanographer Emeritus in the Biology Department at WHOI. He received a B.A. in Biology from Northeastern University. His research focus was in environmental impact assessment, analysis of benthic community structure and data interpretation. Hampson also perfected the sampling design and capabilities of two types of benthic sampling gear: the deep sea anchor dredge and the WHOI epibenthic sled.
Extent
5 boxes (3.75 lin. ft.)
Overview
The papers of George R. Hampson include records relating to the 1969 West Falmouth oil spill, the 1974 Bourne, MA oil spill, and environmental monitoring of the Plymouth Nuclear Power Station, and consists of notebooks, correspondence and photographic materials.
Custodial History
The papers were kept by George Hampson prior to their donation to the Archives.
Acquisitions Information
The papers were donated by George Hampson in several accessions, including acc2000-10, 2000-24, 2008-29, 2009-06, 2009-18, 2009-19, 2009-26 and 2009-36.
Processing Information
First-level processing completed by Rosemary Davis. Additional material processed by Annie Polachi from January-March, 2012.
- Title
- A Guide to the George R. Hampson papers, 1969-2001
- Author
- Annie Polachi
- Date
- 2012
- 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