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Natural disasters

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Newspaper articles with handwritten notes, 1964-1998

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124015], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:01.03.01
Scope and Contents

The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes concern the destruction of the infrastructure and the stories of the victims of the tsunami. The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami and stories about the damage caused by the earthquake. Additional documents concern the USSR and a bloodmobile in Jackson County, Oregon.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1964-1998

Newspaper articles with handwritten notes, 1964, 1985, 1994

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124015], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:01.03.02
Scope and Contents

The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes concern the destruction of the infrastructure and the stories of the victims of the tsunami. The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami and stories about the damage caused by the earthquake. Additional articles about the Crescent City tsunami were published in1985 and 1994.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1964, 1985, 1994

Newspaper articles with handwritten notes, 1964

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124015], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:01.03.04
Scope and Contents The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes concern the destruction of the infrastructure and the stories of the victims of the tsunami. The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami and stories about the damage caused by the earthquake. There are also a few items not related to the tsunami. These include documents on civil rights, the Gemini spaceflight,...
Dates: 1964

Newspaper articles with handwritten notes and images, 1964

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124015], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:01.03.03
Scope and Contents The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes concern the destruction of the infrastructure and the stories of the victims of the tsunami. The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami and stories about the damage caused by the earthquake. Additional materials contain numerous images of the damage caused by the 1964 tsunami. There are also a few items not...
Dates: 1964

Newspaper clippings, 1984-2000

 File — Box 05: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124031], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043:01.05.08
Scope and Contents

The materials include numerous newspaper articles regarding the tsunami in Crescent City, CA, in 1964. Articles address anniversaries, histories, visitor's guides, salmon, lousy weather, and president Bill Clinton.

Dates: 1984-2000

Obituaries, 2000

 File — Box 10: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124080], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:01.10.01
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2000

On Shaky Ground, 1988

 File — Box 08: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124064], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:01.08.03
Scope and Contents

The book "On Shaky Ground" by John J. Nance.

Dates: 1988

Reports of the Cresent City tsunami, 1964

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124015], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043:01.03.08
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami in Crescent City and stories about the damage. Powers has designated and ordered the reports by type. These types include banking, oddities, transportation, and newspaper.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1964

Research concerning the Cresent City tsunamis, 1964

 File — Box 02: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124007], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043:01.02.08
Scope and Contents

The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes include the destruction of the infrastructure, the stories of the victims of the tsunami, the shipwrecks caused by the high waves, and California earthquakes. Strewn about also are articles that seemingly do not relate to tsunamis.

Dates: 1964

Research on the 20th anniversary of the Cresent City tsunamis, 1964, 1984, 1994

 File — Box 02: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124007], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS043:01.02.09
Scope and Contents The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes concern the destruction of the infrastructure and the shipwrecks caused by the high waves. The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami and stories about the damage caused by the earthquake. Additional articles cover the 20th anniversary of the tsunami in Crescent City and provide the stories of survivors...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1964, 1984, 1994