Heezen-Tharp collection

Collection Summary

Title	Heezen-Tharp collection
Span Dates	1876-1995
Call No.	G3201.C2 coll .H41 HT
Creator	Tharp, Marie
Extent	255 boxes (estimated 370 linear ft.)
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm017012
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2017594025
Summary	Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp worked for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Science Observatory of Columbia University and mapped the ocean floor from 1957 to 1977. Heezen was geologist and Tharp was a cartographer. The collection consists of the textual materials, photographs, and scientific data. Related maps and globes are held by the Geography and Map Division and cataloged separately.