Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Glaciological Institute Records
UA.16.53.2
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Michigan State University. Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute.
- Creator
- Michigan State University. Glaciological Institute.
- Creator
- Miller, Maynard M.
- Title
- Glaciological Institute records
- ID
- UA.16.53.2
- Date [inclusive]
- 1964-1970
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 7 folders
- 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."
Historical Note
The seven-week Summer Institute of Glaciological Sciences was organized in 1960 and presented each summer through 1970 to provide academic and field training, primarily at the graduate level, for potential polar and mountain scientists.
The first five weeks were held on the Juneau Icefield in the Alaska-British Columbia Coast Range near Juneau, Alaska, the next week was used for specific field problems, the final week was conducted in a peripheral area of deglaciated terrain. In addition to academic offerings (lectures at field sites, demonstrations with instruments/materials in the field, taking/recording scientific measurements in actual field research programs), the Institute provided practical training/experience in field work in a variety of sub-Arctic to high-Arctic and mountain expeditionary environments.
Organized through the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University, eight catalogued courses were offered: Field Glaciology, Periglacial Geomorphology, Glacio-ecology, Glacio-lichenometry, Glacier Mechanics, Glacier Surveying, Terrestrial and Glacier Photogrammetry, and Field Problems. The Institutes were funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and from 1966 – 1970 by financial help provided to the instructional program by MSU. The Reader’s Digest Foundation in New York and the Talbert and Leota Abrams Foundation in Michigan provided grants to support operational expenses. In 1970, the Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research made available its considerable facilities to the Institute without charge and provided substantial funds for the repair, improvement and expansion of key facilities in the field.
Scope and Contents note
The Glaciological Institute records consist of brochures for the Summer Institute of Glaciological and Arctic Sciences, proposal and progress report for the Alaska Commemorative Glacier Project. Also included are research reports and articles written by Maynard Miller including "1946-1962 Survey of the Regional Pattern of Alaskan Glacier Variations," "Glaciology of the Khumbu Glacier and Mount Everest," "The Alaskan Glacier Commemorative Project Phase I" and "A Sea Ice Stress/Strain Instrumentation Package."
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
May 2010
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
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.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute.
- Michigan State University. Glaciological Institute.
Genre(s)
- Annual reports
- Brochures
- Publications
- Reports
Geographic Name(s)
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Personal Name(s)
- Miller, Maynard M.
Subject(s)
- Glaciers
- Glaciers -- Alaska
- Glaciology
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Brochures: Summer Institute of Glaciological and Arctic Sciences 1964-1970 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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1946-1962 Survey of the Regional Pattern of Alaskan Glacier Variations 1970 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Glaciology of the Khumbu Glacier and Mount Everest 1970 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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The Alaskan Glacier Commemorative Project Phase I 1969 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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National Geographic articles written by Maynard Miller 1967 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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19th Alaska Science Conference “Science in the North” 1968 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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“A Sea Ice Stress/ Strain Instrumentation Package” by Dr. M. M. Miller 1968 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
Proposal for Phase II: Alaska Commemorative Glacier Project 1965 |
Drawer F.D. |
Folder 6 |
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Progress Report on National Geographic Society Alaskan Glacier Commemorative Project 1964 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Personnel Register Glaciological and Arctic Institute 1960-1970 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
Annual Reports |
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Unpublished |
Annual Reports | |||
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1966 |
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1967 |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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