Box 09

The Dennis M. Powers papers contain research materials including interviews and notes used in the authorship of several books

This folder contains a series of email correspondences between Dennis Powers, interviewers, and potential interviewers regarding public relations for the book "The Raging Sea." Also included are handwritten notes from Mr. Powers regarding the results, directions, and times of the interviews.

The series of email correspondences between Dennis Powers, interviewers, and potential interviewers regards public relations for the book "The Raging Sea." Also included are newspaper articles concerning earthquakes and research notes.

The third draft of the book "The Raging Sea" mailed to and from Dennis Powers.

Dennis Powers' handwritten research notes concerning "The Raging Sea." Included are correspondences between Mr. Powers and people he has interviewed for the book, transcripts of interviews, and a summary of chapter eleven.

The various maps of Crescent City and handwritten notes concern "The Raging Sea." Additional materials include photocopies of photographs for use in the book and newspaper articles about the northern coast of California and towns on the coast of Oregon.

The materials include a list of interviews to be conducted, correspondence between Mr. Powers and people he interviewed, sample chapters, and rejection letters from publishers regarding the book that would eventually become "The Raging Sea."

The article "The 1964 Good Friday Tidal Wave" by Dennis M. Powers. Additional materials include correspondence, handwritten notes, print outs of internet searches, and photocopied newspaper articles. All pertain to the tsunami and the book that would eventually become "The Raging Sea."

The 20th-anniversary supplement of the Anchorage Daily News on the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake entitled "Earthquake," and a letter to Dennis from Leola Jewett who sent the paper to Dennis.

The variety of research materials note the specifics of seismic activity, including earthquakes and tsunamis, the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, and an exhaustive list of books for sale that relate to earthquakes.