Box 10

Abstract

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

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The materials include correspondence for permission to use specific stories in "The Raging Sea," newspaper articles, photocopied photographs, contact information for people who have accounts used in the book, handwritten notes, and obituaries of the victims of the 1964 Crescent City tsunami.

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The four sony microcassettes document an interview with Gary Clawson. Additional materials include handwritten notes, newspaper clippings concerning tsunamis, a bundle of information about Robert K. Gessaro, Ph.D. from NOAA, various business cards from businesses and individuals from Crescent City, CA. and correspondences between Dennis Powers and the editor for the Del Norte Daily Triplicate and the Del Norte Historical Society.

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The publicity for "The Raging Sea" from various newspapers and magazines. The publications are Oregon Coast Magazine, The Daily Triplicate, The Mail Tribune, The Siuslaw News, and the Sunday Oregonian.

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Materials include the photographs used in "The Raging Sea." The papers also consist of an advance copies list, signed authorizations to use photos for the book, a guidebook to Redwoods National Park, and a copy of a book published by the USGS entitled "Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan."

Scope and Contents The materials consist of newspaper and magazine articles. Some articles concerned the tsunami in Crescent City in 1964, but the majority are reviews of Dennis Powers' book "The Raging Sea." Also included here are some announcements of Dennis Powers' public appearances in support of the book. Some of the publications included in this folder are The Del Norte Triplicate, The Ashland Sneak Preview, The Ashland YMCA calendar, The Ventura County Star, The Medford Mail Tribune, The...

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The newspaper articles concern tsunamis, most notably the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

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The newspaper articles concern tsunami warning systems in the Pacific Northwest.

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The newspaper articles from the Oregonian and the Medford Mail Tribune about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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The series contains materials related to Dennis Powers' historical research and the writing of the book “The Raging Sea." The materials include papers concerning the publication and the promotion for the book. “The Raging Sea" was published in 2005.