Steve Lamphear Collection
c.00514

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator - Donor
Lamphear, Steven C.
Title
Steve Lamphear collection
ID
c.00514
Date
1959
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Steven C. Lamphear was born on November 1, 1935 to Helen and Ray Lamphear in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in East Lansing where his father worked for Michigan State University as a manager in housing services.

Lamphear attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During his service with the U.S. Navy, he participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica.

Lamphear earned his Ph.D. in natural resource management from the School of Forestry at University of Georgia in 1969. He joined the faculty in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri Columbia. He retired with professor emeritus status.

In 1970, he married Judith Ann McKinnon and they had two daughters. Lamphear died on September 5, 2004 in Saint Augustine, Florida.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection contains photographs from the U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. The images show construction, facilities, people, activities and equipment. There are also blueprint plans for "Little America Five," the main base for the United States Navy's "Expedition Deep Freeze" (1959) and a blueprint plot plan for McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (1959).

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  August 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Steve Lamphear, 1960-09-27. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Operation Deep Freeze.
  • United States. Navy.

Genre(s)

  • Blueprints
  • Photographs

Geographic Name(s)

  • Antarctica
  • McMurdo Sound (Antarctica)

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Collection Inventory

Oversized Materials 

Scope and Contents note

Drawer

Blueprint plan for Latin America Five, the main base for the U.S. Navy's "Expedition Deep Freeze" 1959 

44

Blueprint plan for McMurdo Sound, Antarctica 1959 

44

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Photographs - U.S. Navy. "Operation Deep Freeze," Antarctica. 

Box

Aircraft Undergoing Repair (?) 

SC Photo 4

Cape Adari Station. Air Photograph 

SC Photo 4

Construction 

SC Photo 4

Construction. Placing Bolster Along Byrd Land Trail 

SC Photo 4

Construction. Setting side boards on Wanigan for trip to Byrd Station 

SC Photo 4

Ellsworth Station. Construction 

SC Photo 4

Ellsworth Station. Construction. Assembling deck panels 

SC Photo 4

Ellsworth Station. Construction. Installing Roof Panels 

SC Photo 4

Medical Facilities. Dental Office 

SC Photo 4

Medical Facilities. Sick Bay 

SC Photo 4

Medical Facilities. Sick Bay. Operating Room 

SC Photo 4

People. Adams, Robert J., Official Bartender at CB Birthday Party 

SC Photo 4

People. Baldwin, Arthur W., Radio Supervisor Chief, Manning Phones 

SC Photo 4

People. Banasiak, Richard H., with Cake at CB Birthday Party 

SC Photo 4

People. Bradley, William H., Repairing Tractor 

SC Photo 4

People. Chappell, Dick, with Seagull 

SC Photo 4

People. Darchuck, Daniel, Cutting Pipe 

SC Photo 4

People. Gehringer, Thomas E., in Power House 

SC Photo 4

People. Grimes, Gerald W., Digging Pit in Antenna Field 

SC Photo 4

People. Groups. CB Recon Unit Working at Marble Pt. 

SC Photo 4

People. Groups. New Zealand Trail Party 

SC Photo 4

People. Groups. Photographing Sun from Top of Buildings 

SC Photo 4

People. Hillis, Richard after Attempting to Photograph Blizzard Conditions 

SC Photo 4

People. Hillis, Richard, in Photo Lab 

SC Photo 4

People. Larsen, C. L., in Photo Lab 

SC Photo 4

People. McAlpin, Mr., and Francis H. Russel, prior to Departure from McMurdo Sound 

SC Photo 4

People. Milan, Frederick A., Physiologist and Paul C. Dalrymple, Glaciologist, Conducting Experiment 

SC Photo 4

People. Miles, William S., Jr., Conducting Class on the Engine Analyzer 

SC Photo 4

People. Pearson, William E., in Storeroom 

SC Photo 4

People. Rastorguev, Vladimir I., Plotting Weather Map 

SC Photo 4

People. Reilly, John W., Receiving Cap with CPO Device 

SC Photo 4

Sailor Melting Ice for Water 

SC Photo 4

Sailor Tabulating Data 

SC Photo 4

Sailor Trimming Beard 

SC Photo 4

Sailors Playing Musical Instruments 

SC Photo 4

Sailors Relaxing 

SC Photo 4

Sailors Replacing Aircraft Engine 

SC Box 5

Sailors Serving Meals 

SC Box 5

Tractors Being Warmed with Steam 

SC Box 5

Tractors Covered with Snow 

SC Box 5

Tractors on the Trail to Byrd Base 

SC Box 5

Tractors Undergoing Repair 

SC Box 5

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