Guide to the W. M. Keck Observatory records
Maureen Carey, Kate Dundon
University of California, Santa Cruz
2018
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: W. M. Keck Observatory records
creator:
W.M. Keck Observatory
Identifier/Call Number: UA.037
Physical Description:
13.9 Linear Feet
21 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1980-1990
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Preferred Citation
W. M. Keck Observatory Historical Records. UA 37. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence and planning documents concerning the funding, planning, and
construction of the Ten Meter Telescopes (TMT) on the summit of Mauna Kea, Island of
Hawai'i. Also includes press releases and publicity regarding the telescopes. Additionally
the collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews about the TMT from
1983-1990, conducted by John Gustafson during his tenure as writer and spokesman for the
Keck Ten Meter Telescope Project.
Related Materials
Caltech maintains an oral history collection that includes interviews about Keck.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Astronomy -- United States -- History
W.M. Keck Observatory
Box 1
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 1
1980-1981
Box 1
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 2
1981
Box 2
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 3
1981-1982
Box 2
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 4
undated
Box 3
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 5
undated
Box 3
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 6
undated
Box 4
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 7
undated
Box 4
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 8
undated
Box 5
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 9
undated
Box 5
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 10
1983
Box 6
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 11
January-May 1984
Box 6
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 12
30803
Box 7
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 13
June-July 1984
Box 7
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 14
July-Oct 1984
Box 8
Ten Meter Telescope - Book 15
October 1984-April 1985
Box 8
TMT Sublease Agreement and Operating and Site Development Agreement
1982-1984
Box 8
TMT Misc. Press clippings and articles
1982-1985
Box 9
TMT Proposal Book - An invitation from the Board of Regents of University of
California with cooperation of the University of Hawaii to Mrs. Marion O. Hoffman to
become the sponsor of and to name to 10 meter telescope . . ."
1982-1985
Box 9
TMT Fundraising - Book 1
1983-1984
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED
Box 9
TMT Fundraising - Book 2
1983-1984
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED
Box 9
TMT Fundraising - Book 3
1984
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED
Box 10, Folder 1
Livermore, Tom - Drives and Control System Manager
31706
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 86-1/AB
Box 10, Folder 2
Boesgaard, Hans - Dome and Telescope Structural Manager
31706
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 86-1/A
Box 10, Folder 3
Magner, Joe - CARA Optics Manager
31706
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 86-1/B
Box 10, Folder 4
Vescelus, Fred - Assistant Project Manager to Jerry Smith
31706
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 86-2/A
Box 10, Folder 5
Iracle, Bill - Project Engineer
31706
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 86-2/B
Box 10, Folder 6
Angel, Roger - Presentation at AAS mtg
31778
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-1/A
Box 10, Folder 7
Nelson, Jerry - AAS Mtg. in Pasadena
31778
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-1/B
Box 10, Folder 8
Nelson, Jerry - AAS Mtg in Pasadena
31793
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-3/A
Box 10, Folder 9
Nelson, Jerry - Interview for UC Focus article
31884
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-4/A
Box 10, Folder 10
Nelson, Jerry - Interview with Jerry Nelson and Barbara Schaefer) on flight
back from Pasadena after Waimea HQ PDR
32017
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-8/A
Box 10, Folder 11
Livermore, Tom - Critical Design Review
32052
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-8/B
Box 10, Folder 12
Mast, Terry
32091
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription
Box 10, Folder 13
Jared, Dick
32099
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-9
Box 10, Folder 14
Boesgaard, Hans
32113
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-10
Box 10, Folder 15
Vescelus, Fred
32113
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-11/A
Box 10, Folder 16
Irace, Fred
32113
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-11/B
Box 10, Folder 17
Smith, Jerry
32113
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-12/A
Box 10, Folder 18
Smith Jerry
32113
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-12/B
Box 10, Folder 19
Nelson, Jerry
32114
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-13/A
Box 10, Folder 20
Nelson, Jerry - AAS
31821
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 88-1/B
Box 10, Folder 21
Nelson, Jerry
32332
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 88-10
Box 10, Folder 22
Vescelus, Fred
32332
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 88-11
Box 10, Folder 23
Smith, Jerry and Jerry Nelson - Itek Press Tour
32520
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 89-1
Box 10, Folder 24
Livermore, Tom
32700
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 89-18
Box 10, Folder 25
Smith, Jerry
32822
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 89-22
Box 10, Folder 26
Chanan, Gary
32842
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 89-27
Box 10, Folder 27
DuBois, Amy
33134
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 90-3
Box 10, Folder 28
Nelson, Jerry "First Light"
33227
Scope and Contents
Edited transcript
Box 10, Folder 29
Clark, Frank, Jr.
31912
Scope and Contents
Interview transcription tape 87-5
Box 10, Folder 30
Weitzmann, Miller, Faber - misc. interviews
1985
Scope and Contents
Edited transcripts
Box 10, Folder 31
Minor, Bob
1983
Scope and Contents
Edited transcripts
Box 10, Folder 31
Magner, Joseph; Mast, Terry; Nelson, Jerry
1985
Scope and Contents
Edited transcripts
Box 11, Folder 1
W. M. Keck Observatory Reports and Technical Notes; Acronyms List; Oral History
Tapes List
undated
Box 11, Folder 2
TMT: Establishment of UC Observatories
32264
Box 11, Folder 3
CalTech / UC Interplay - Pre-Keck
30747
Box 11, Folder 4
"Background on UC Ten-Meter Telescope Facility"
circa 1983-1985
Box 11, Folder 5
Hoffmann Foundation Gift
1984-1985
Box 11, Folder 6
Hoffman Background information
1983-1985
Box 11, Folder 7
Keck Foundation gift
1985-1987
Box 11, Folder 8
Funding, Development Plans
1981-1984
Box 11, Folder 9
TMT Executive Committee - minutes
1980-1984
Box 11, Folder 10
TMT Interim Coordinating Committee (ICC) - Agendas and Reports
1985
Box 12, Folder 1
TMT Conceptual Design Review and Budget
1985
Box 12, Folder 2
TMT Design Review Committee
1984-1986
Box 12, Folder 3
TMT Design Report, Draft no.2
30993
Box 12, Folder 4
TMT UC Conservation District Use Application
1983
Box 12, Folder 5
TMT Site Development, agreements, etc.
1981-1984
Box 13, Folder 2
"UC Ten-Meter Telescope" Jerry Nelson
30820
Box 13, Folder 3
"Scientific Case for the Ten-Meter Telescope", Robert Kraft
circa 1981-1983
Box 13, Folder 4
TMT Groundbreaking - Publicity
1984-1985
Box 13, Folder 5
TMT Groundbreaking - Event planning
1985
Box 13, Folder 6
TMT Groundbreaking - Correspondence
1988, 1992
Box 13, Folder 7
Development of Archive
1987-1989
Box 13, Folder 8
NHPRC grant and establishment of archive
1987-1988
Box 13, Folder 9
NHPRC grant and establishment of archive
1989
Box 14, Folder 1
ITEK Weekly Status Reports
June-December 1988
Box 14, Folder 2
ITEK Weekly Status Reports
January-December 1989
Box 14, Folder 3
ITEK Optical Systems - Status Reports
January-October 1990
Box 14, Folder 4
ITEK Tour - Lexington, MA
32520
Box 14, Folder 5
ITEK - Film Crew tour, June 12-14, 1989
May 16, 1989 - July 24, 1989
Box 14, Folder 6
ITEK - PR tours
1986-1989
Box 14, Folder 7
ITEK Publicity, photos
1988
Box 14, Folder 8
TMT Science Steering Committee - minutes
1985-1990
Box 14, Folder 9
TMT Science Steering Committee - minutes
1990
Box 15, Folder 1
TMT Educational promotional pieces - publicity
circa 1984-1986
Box 15, Folder 3
TMT Press Packets, Publicity
1985
Box 15, Folder 4
TMT Brochures and media packets
1984-1985
Box 15, Folder 5
TMT Media coverage, public relations, publicity plans
1981-1982
Box 15, Folder 6
TMT Booklet design and text
circa 1984-1986
Box 15, Folder 7
TMT Newsletter and stationary samples
circa 1985-1986
Box 15, Folder 8
TMT News clippings, news releases
1980-1984
Box 15, Folder 9
TMT News clippings, news releases
1985-1987
Box 16, Folder 1
Promotional brochures - others observatories
1980-1990
Box 16, Folder 2
TMT Press - news clippings
1980-1986
Box 16, Folder 3
Media Coverage - W.M. Keck Foundation Proposed Grant to California Institute of
Technology for the Keck Ten-Meter Telescope, January 1985 v. 1
1985
Scope and Contents
Press clippings
Box 16, Folder 4
Media Coverage - W.M. Keck Foundation Proposed Grant to California Institute of
Technology for the Keck Ten-Meter Telescope, January 1985 v. 2
1985
Scope and Contents
Press clippings
Box 16, Folder 5
TMT Publicity photographs, 8x10
1984-1985
Box 16, Folder 6
Contact prints - Keck Observatory Ground Breaking
September 1985
Scope and Contents
Tom Reed Braun and Company
Box 17-18
VHS tapes
1985-1990
Scope and Contents
Keck construction, groundbreaking ceremony, Keck in the news
Box 19
Cassette tapes
1987-1990
Scope and Contents
Interview recordings, staff meetings, lectures, TMT instrument conference,
Box 20
Cassette tapes
1983-1990
Scope and Contents
Oral History Tape Collection
Box 21
Ten Meter Telescope reports, UC publications