Christensen (Erik Hohwü) Laboratory Books and Photographs, 1935
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Erik Hohwü Christensen Laboratory Books and Photographs
- Dates:
- 1935
- Creators:
- Christensen, E. Hohwü (Erik Hohwü), 1904-
- Abstract:
- Laboratory data and photographs compiled by Erik Hohwü Christensen and related to the 1935 International High Altitude Expedition to Chile. The collection includes two sets of test results for exercise on a cycle ergometer, one set taken at sea level in Boston to acquire baseline data and the other set taken during the expedition at an altitude of 17,500 feet. Four mounted black-and-white photographs of the mountain Aucanquilcha and the surrounding Chilean Andes and a black-and-white slide of a mining car near the Ollague mine are also in the collection.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear feet (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
-
Erik Hohwü Christensen Laboratory Books and Photographs, MSS 469. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
-
Physiologist and member of the 1935 International High Altitude Expedition to Chile.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 1998.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-09 11:48:31 -0800 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
-
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
- Preferred citation:
-
Erik Hohwü Christensen Laboratory Books and Photographs, MSS 469. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533