Descriptive Summary
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Biography
OFF-SITE STORAGE
Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Jorgen Holmboe Papers
Creator:
Holmboe, Jörgen, 1902-1979
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0101
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear feet
(2 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1980
Abstract: The papers of meteorologist Jorgen Holmboe contain mainly personal and professional correspondence, but also document his
participation on the Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition of 1934-1936. The bulk of this material is in Norwegian with some
material in English and German.
Languages:
Norwegian
.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Preferred Citation
Jorgen Holmboe Papers, SMC 101. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2001, 2005.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of meteorologist Jorgen Holmboe document his work as assistant to Vilhelm Bjerknes and his participation on the
Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition of 1934-1936. The collection also documents the Holmboe family in Norway and the United
States.
The papers are arranged in two series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE and 2) PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.
Biography
Jorgen Holmboe was born on November 8, 1902, near Hammerfest, Norway. In 1922, he entered the University of Oslo, initially
studying mathematics. He became research assistant to meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, founder of the Bergen Geophysical Institute
and leader of the Bergen School of Meteorology, in 1925. After graduating in 1930, Holmboe worked as a meteorologist for the
Norwegian weather service, first in Tromso, then in Bergen. From 1933 to 1935, he served as meteorologist for the Lincoln
Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition. Upon his return, Holmboe married Kirsten Bendixen; they had one daughter, Anna, born in 1941.
Holmboe was appointed assistant professor at MIT in 1936, and then was invited by Bjerknes to join him in establishing a
meteorology program at UCLA. Initially part of the physics program, the meteorology department was established as a separate
department at UCLA in 1946. Holmboe served as the first chair of the Meteorology Department in 1946, and again from 1949-1958.
His research principally concerned wave motion in the atmosphere, the formation of cyclones, and air flow over the Sierra
Nevada.
Holmboe was appointed professor emeritus at UCLA, and retired in 1970. He died on October 29, 1970.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration
Meteorologists -- United States -- Correspondence
Meteorologists -- Norway -- Correspondence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty
University of California, Los Angeles -- Faculty
Wilkins, George H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958 -- Correspondence
Petterssen, Sverre, 1898-1974 -- Correspondence
Kidson, E. (Edward), 1882-1939 -- Correspondence
Holmboe, Kirsten, 1908-2000 -- Correspondence
Hesselberg, Th. (Theodor), 1885-1966 -- Correspondence
Holmboe, Jörgen, 1902-1979 -- Archives
Ellsworth, Lincoln, 1880-1951 -- Correspondence
Bergeron, Tor, 1891-1977 -- Correspondence
Barnett, M. A. F. (Miles Aylmer Fulton), 1901-1979 -- Correspondence