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Natural disasters

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Biographies, obituaries, and interviews, 1999-2000

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008123991], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:01.01.03
Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Ruth Long, Mick Miller, Roy Magnuson, Peggy Coons, Joseph McKay, Macie Pearl Franco, Mrs. Lorraine Kelly, Joan Clark and Bud Clark, Bill Parker, Wally Griffin, Ruth Long, Drexel B. Swanson, Diane...
Dates: 1999-2000

Biographies, obituaries, and interviews, 1999

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008123991], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:01.01.02
Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Ruth Long, Mick Miller, Roy Magnuson, Peggy Coons, Joseph McKay, Macie Pearl Franco, Mrs. Lorraine Kelly, Joan Clark and Bud Clark, Bill Parker, Wally Griffin, Ruth Long, Drexel B. Swanson, Diane...
Dates: 1999

Biographies, obituaries, and interviews, 1999

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008123991], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:01.01.04
Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Bill Whippo, Joyce London and Lavella Hillsbery, Mable Martin, Bill Parker, Glenn Smedley, Doug Pyke, Ernie Pyke, Bob Ames Jr., Guy Ames, Cosey Collins, Dale Cleveland, Dan Mather, Harold Rankin...
Dates: 1999

Books and articles, 1964-2005

 File — Box 05: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124031], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS043:01.05.11
Scope and Contents

The materials include articles from magazines, photocopies of books, and copies of scientific journal articles regarding tsunamis and earthquakes. Included are issues of Newsweek magazine, Scientific American magazine and Coronet magazine.

Dates: 1964-2005

Correspondence and notes from attorney James R. Hooper, 2000

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008123991], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:01.01.06
Scope and Contents

The correspondence and notes from attorney James R. Hooper includess letters exchanged between Mr. Powers and Mr. Hooper, Mr. Powers' manuscripts with handwritten revisions by Mr. Hooper, a release form signed by Mr. Hooper, and tsunami resources provided by Mr. Hooper.

Dates: 2000
Crescent City dock
Crescent City dock

Crescent City dock

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Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/6
Crescent City fire
Crescent City fire

Crescent City fire

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Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/7
Crescent City home
Crescent City home

Crescent City home

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Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/8
Crescent City street view
Crescent City street view

Crescent City street view

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Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/9

Dark Disaster, 1964

 File — Box 08: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124064], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:01.08.05
Scope and Contents

An additional copy of the book "Dark Disaster" by Wallace Griffin.

Dates: 1964