Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0306
Creator:
Jahns, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1915-1983
Title: Richard H. Jahns papers
Dates: circa 1916-1983
Physical Description:
61.5 Linear feet
Summary: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and articles. The Jahns papers reflect the breadth of his research and teaching interests,
from glacial deposits to seismic hazards. Also included are materials related to his public service and consulting activities
with NASA, Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, the Stanford University Committee on Earthquake Preparedness,
University Committee on Land and Building Development, the California State Seismic Commission, and two field notebooks concerning
the granite district of Milford, New Hampshire.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of the estate of Richard Jahns.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Richard H. Jahns Papers (SC0306). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor of Geology and Applied Sciences and Dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, 1965-1983. Jahns
came to Stanford following teaching positions at Cal Tech and Penn State, where he also served as Dean of the College of Mineral
Industries. Jahns received many national awards and published over 100 monographs. He died in 1983.
Description of the Collection
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and articles. The Jahns papers reflect the breadth of his research and teaching interests,
from glacial deposits to seismic hazards. Also included are materials related to his public service and consulting activities
with NASA, Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, the Stanford University Committee on Earthquake Preparedness,
University Committee on Land and Building Development, the California State Seismic Commission, and two field notebooks concerning
the granite district of Milford, New Hampshire.
Access Terms
Jahns, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1915-1983
Stanford University. Department of Geology. Faculty.
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences. Dean's Office.
Earth Sciences.
Earthquakes.
Geology.
Milford (N. H.).