Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- William Chapman Weather Records
- Dates:
- 1995-2009
- Creators:
- Chapman, William Ashley (1919-2010)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- .25 linear feet (3 notebooks)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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William Chapman Weather Records. History San Jose Research Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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Three notebooks created by William Chapman recording daily high and low temperatures and rainfall between May 1995 and November 2009 at his 911 Echo Drive residence in Los Altos. Occasional weather details are sprinkled throughout, e.g. "overcast," "blustery," "beautiful day." Chapman, who flew private planes and was therefore interested in the weather, was part of a local corps of weather observers around the San Francisco Bay Area, using analog high-low weather gauges in his garden and at least two rain gauges on his fence. Local stations KRON and KCBS were in contact with Chapman and used his data for their reporting. As Chapman got older and his handwriting shakier, his wife Faye took over the data recording. She passed away at the end of 2009, and William Chapman passed shortly thereafter.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated to History San Jose in 2019 by the Chapman family.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1995-2009
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to the public for research by appointment.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the History San Jose Research Library for publication and reproduction
- Preferred citation:
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William Chapman Weather Records. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290