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Natural disasters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Dark Disaster, 2004

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124098], Object: 10
Identifier: MSS043:01.11.10
Scope and Contents

A video cassette of a news report entitled "Dark Disaster" from Channel 10, KTVL-TV dated March 29, 2004. Eric Heartquist was the reporter.

Dates: 2004

Dark Disaster Hardcover, 1964

 File — Box 08: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124064], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:01.08.04
Scope and Contents

The book "Dark Disaster" by Wallace Griffin.

Dates: 1964

Dateline, 2005

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124098], Object: 11
Identifier: MSS043:01.11.11
Scope and Contents

A video cassette of a news report from the television program "Dateline," about the tsunami in Crescent City. Dated 1-7-05.

Dates: 2005

Discovery Channel

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124098], Object: 24
Identifier: MSS043:01.11.24
Scope and Contents

A CD that contains a documentary entitled "Mega Tsunamis," which was broadcast on the Discovery Channel.

Dates: 1999-2000s

Donald McClure miscellanea, 2000-2003

 File — Box 05: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124031], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043:01.05.07
Scope and Contents

The materials pertain to Donald McClure, a casualty of the tsunami that struck Crescent City, CA in 1964. Materials include images of the destruction the tsunami caused, several handwritten notes, a newspaper article regarding the tsunami.

Dates: 2000-2003

Government Reports and Workshops in Alaska and Canada, 1964-1998

 File — Box 02: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124007], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:01.02.01
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a variety of information concerning The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 and the ensuing tsunami in Alaska and Crescent City, CA. Various reports, scientific journal articles, and workshop memorandums cover the process of earthquakes and tsunamis as well as the history of this event in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1964-1998

Historical museum pictures, 2000-2004

 File — Box 04: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124023], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:01.04.01
Scope and Contents

A series of images from the Crescent City tsunami of 1964 retrieved from the Del Norte County Historical Society. The materials include correspondence between Mr. Powers and the Historical Society concerning the photographs..

Dates: 2000-2004

Historical records and firsthand accounts, 1999-2001

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008123991], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:01.01.05
Scope and Contents

The historical records and firsthand accounts contain Mr. Powers' summary of Frank Boynton's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California, and photocopies of three documents containing Del Norte County history starting in the mid-19th century.

Dates: 1999-2001

Historical Society release, 2004

 File — Box 04: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124023], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:01.04.02
Scope and Contents

A series of images from the Crescent City tsunami of 1964 retrieved from the Del Norte County Historical Society. Materials also contain a release form from the Del Norte Historical Society granting permission to use specific photographs and signed by Mr. Powers.

Dates: 2004

Indian Ocean tsunami, 1999-2005

 File — Box 10: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124080], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:01.10.06
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1999-2005