Finding Aid for the Jack M. Hubbard Papers, 1940-1976

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Jack M. Hubbard Papers, 1940-1976

Collection number: 524

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts 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
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, July 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

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

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Restrictions on Access

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

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  • 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.


 

War Work and Other Meteorological Work

 

Research and Writings

 

Air Mass Analysis CIT World War II, Book 4

Box 1

Manuscript Material, 1940-1945.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

California Institute of Technology class.
 

Dynamic Meteorology CIT World War II, Book 1

Box 1

Manuscript Material, 1940-1945.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

California Institute of Technology class.
 

Dynamic Meteorology CIT World War II, Book 2

Box 1

Manuscript Material, 1940-1945.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

California Institute of Technology class.
 

Energy Space Time

Box 2, Folder 5

Manuscript Material, 1976.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.
 

Forecasting CIT World War II, Book 3

Box 1

Manuscript Material, 1940-1945 .

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

California Institute of Technology class.
 

Human Dynamics

Box 3, Folder 3

Manuscript Material, 1969 .

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

The Human Experience. Introduction to Human Dynamics, 1969.
 

Interesting Mathematics

Box 2, Folder 6

Manuscript Material, 1972.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.
 

Lockheed

Box 2, Folder 4

Manuscript Material, 1959.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

A report on aerial fire fighting. Done as consultant.
 

Los Alamos

Box 2, Folder 2

Manuscript Material, 1945.

Physical Description: Journal in blue buckram.
 

Projects

Box 2, Folder 3

Manuscript Material, 1964.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.
 

Scientists

Box 3, Folder 1

Manuscript Material, 1973.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

Distinguished Scientists: Their Lives And Contributions, by J. Hubbard and Kappy Sprenger. 1973.
 

South American Weather

Box 3, Folder 2

Manuscript Material, 1976 [material from 1940s].

Physical Description: In blue buckram.
 

Synoptic Meteorology CIT World War II

Box 2, Folder 1

Manuscript Material, 1940-1945.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.

Scope and Content Note

California Institute of Technology class.
 

The Universe of Energy

Box 3, Folder 4

Manuscript Material, 1969.

Physical Description: In blue buckram.
 

Various Assignments

 

Los Alamos, Santa Fe, etc.

Box 1, Folder 1

Correspondence, 1940s-1961.

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Washington officials, academics, etc. for projects during and after the war, including meteorological warfare.