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Title: Irving P. Krick papers
Collection number: 211
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
58.0 linear ft.
(116 boxes and 3 oversize long boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1921-1996
Abstract: Collection consists of original meteorological and climatological data (including weather maps and charts) collected by Irving
P. Krick and his associates in various states of the U.S., Alberta, Canada, and France.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Krick, Irving
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Conditions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library 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.
Processed by Bernadette Roca, June 2006
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
5468716
[Identification of item], Irving P. Krick Papers (Collection 211). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ephraim Sales, 2004.
Irving P. Krick received his B.S. degree in Physics from the University of California, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in meteorology
from the California Institute of Technology. He returned to CIT in 1933 to serve as the Chairman for the Department of Meteorology
until 1948. Thereafter, Krick oversaw operations as president to a number of his own meteorological companies, including Irving
P. Krick Associates Inc. and Irving P. Krick Associates of Canada Ltd. During this time, Krick also served in the U.S. Navy
(1942), as well as in the U.S. Army Air Forces, first as the Chief of Long Range Research and Forecasting Section (1942-44),
and subsequently as the Deputy Director of Weather Services for the European Theatre of Operations (1944-45). Krick was awarded
the U.S. Legion of Merit and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Croix de Guerre avec E'toile Vermeil from France.
Collection consists of original meteorological and climatological data (including weather maps and charts) collected by Irving
P. Krick and his associates in various states of the U.S., Alberta, Canada, and France. In addition, there are numerous contracts,
correspondence, and weather reports issued to U.S. and foreign clients, including correspondence with and regarding NASA.
Correspondence with and information regarding prospective clients is also included, along with personal correspondence, research
articles by Krick and his colleagues, newspaper clippings, various court transcripts, generator information, daily summaries,
and other miscellany.
The collection is arranged by topic, and includes the following series:
- Weather modification operations
- Correspondence
- Research papers
- Paris operations
- Strategic Weather Services
- Newsletters, books and brochures
- U.S. government
- Irving P. Krick Associates Inc.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Krick, Irving--Archives.
Meteorologists--United States--Archives.