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1. Francis W. Reichelderfer papers, 1918-1983

   3,150 items. 9 containers. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States naval officer and meteorologist. Correspondence, memoranda, agendas, notes, speeches, writings, transcripts of radio broadcasts, interviews, biographical material, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Reichelderfer's career in meterorology as chief of the United States Weather Bureau.

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2. Evelyn Briggs Baldwin papers, 1649-1933

   4,200 items. 18 containers plus 3 oversize. 7.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Meteorologist and explorer. Correspondence, reports, journals, scrapbooks, financial records, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and genealogical material relating primarily to Baldwin’s polar explorations, especially the Wellman Polar Expedition (1898-1899) and the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition (1901-1902).

3. Abbott Lawrence Rotch papers, 1896-1912

   1,050 items. 4 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Meteorologist and balloonist. Correspondence, financial papers, photographs, writings, maps, tables, charts, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material relating chiefly to Rotch's interest in meteorology and aeronautics.

4. Cleveland Abbe papers, 1850-1954

   9,700 items. 33 containers plus 3 oversize. 13 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Astronomer and meteorologist. Correspondence, diaries, and other papers relating mainly to Abbe's career with the Weather Service of the Army Signal Corps, his participation in the West African Eclipse Expedition (1880s), and his career in the United States Weather Bureau.

5. Harry Wexler papers, 1929-1962

   13,000 items. 44 containers. 19 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Geophysicist and meteorologist. Correspondence and papers relating primarily to Wexler's career in the United States Weather Bureau and the Weather Service of the United States Air Force.

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6. Edward N. Lorenz papers, circa 1895-2009

   15,000 items. 44 containers plus 12 oversize. 17.6 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 1 artifact. 2724 digital files (2.32 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Meteorologist and mathematician. Correspondence, articles, scientific papers, speeches, presentations, photographs, data and data visualizations in both physical and digital formats. Material in physical format also includes military records, subject files, and book files. Material in digital format also includes games and sound recordings. The collection documents Lorenz's activities as a meteorology professor and his discovery of deterministic chaos.

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7. Emma Delano Pettengill collection, 1942-1991 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

   1 photograph.. 1 clipping.. 4 military papers.. 523 letters.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection includes clippings, correspondence, military papers, printed matter, and photographic prints.

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