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W. M. Keck Observatory records
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: W. M. Keck Observatory records
creator:
W.M. Keck Observatory
Identifier/Call Number: UA.037
Physical Description:
13.9 Linear Feet
21 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1980-1990
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W. M. Keck Observatory Historical Records. UA 37. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Contains correspondence and planning documents concerning the funding, planning, and
construction of the Ten Meter Telescopes (TMT) on the summit of Mauna Kea, Island of
Hawai'i. Also includes press releases and publicity regarding the telescopes. Additionally
the collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews about the TMT from
1983-1990, conducted by John Gustafson during his tenure as writer and spokesman for the
Keck Ten Meter Telescope Project.
Caltech maintains an oral history collection that includes interviews about Keck.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Astronomy -- United States -- History
W.M. Keck Observatory