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Finding Aid for the Jack M. Hubbard Papers, 1940-1976
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Jack M. Hubbard Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1940-1976
    Collection number: 524
    Creator: Hubbard, Jack M.
    Extent: 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Jack M. Hubbard was employed by the Manhattan Project as a meteorologist. The collection consists chiefly of bound volumes of manuscript writings and reports with some correspondence about various stages of his career.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Additional Physical Form Available

    A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
    • Public Services Division
    • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
    • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
    • Box 951575
    • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
    • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
    • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Jack M. Hubbard Papers (Collection 524). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233178 

    Biography

    Hubbard was employed by the Manhattan Project as a meteorologist.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists chiefly of bound volumes of the manuscript writings and reports of meteorologist Jack M. Hubbard, with some correspondence about various stages of his career. Manuscripts include Air Mass Analysis, and other reports relating to World War II, Human Dynamics, The Universe of Energy, South American Weather, and (with Kappy Sprenger) Distinguished Scientists: Their Lives and Contributions (1973). Also contains material from California Institute of Technology classes, and letters from Washington officials, academics and others for projects during and after the war, including meteorological warfare.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. War work and other meteorological work (Box 1).
    2. Research and writings (Boxes 1-3).

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Hubbard, Jack M.--Archives.
    Meteorologists--United States--Archival resources.
    Manuscripts for publication.