Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Basil Wilson papers
- Dates:
- 1954-1977
- Creators:
- Wilson, Basil W.
- Abstract:
- Basil W. Wilson was a consulting oceanographic engineer based in Pasadena, California. The collection consists of his correspondence, papers, and notebooks.
- Extent:
- 6 boxes
- Language:
- The records are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Basil Wilson papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The majority of the collection consists of correspondences and papers relating to the Alaskan earthquake and tsunami of 1964, the Hilo Harbor Tsunamis, and a boat landing project for Long Beach Harbor. There are also notebooks of other projects on which Wilson worked.
The collection is arranged by subject, retaining Wilson's order within the subject.
- Biographical / historical:
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Basil W. Wilson was a consulting oceanographic engineer based in Pasadena, California. Wilson was a professor of Engineering Oceanography at Texas A&M University from 1952-1961. From 1961 to 1964 he conducted studies for the National Engineering Science Company in Pasadena, California. Wilson went into private practice in 1968 as a consulting oceanographic engineer whose work included earthquake occurrence and effects in ocean areas, tsunami hazards, surge studies in Long Beach harbor, and wave problems involving the dynamic behavior of offshore structures and the mooring of supertankers.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from Elizabeth Wilson, July 2001.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid encoded by Laura R. Rips in December 2015
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following web site.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Basil Wilson papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191