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1Author:  Battan, Louis J.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Louis J. Battan papers, 1946-1986 ead 
 Date(s):  1946-1986 
 Abstract:  Well-known for research on radar meteorology and cloud physics, Dr. Battan was a scientist who worked for the U.S. Air Force in World War Two, the Weather Bureau at the University of Chicago, and finally as a professor and head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona. He was an authority on weather modification in both the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This collection contains research, data, publications, manuscripts, and correspondence of Battan's from 1946-1986. Subjects include weather modification, cloud physics, radar meteorology, the Thunderstorm Project, the Arizona Cloud Seeding Project, backscattering experiments, and scientific organizations related to those fields. Papers relating to conferences, meetings, lectures, and committee notes for various weather-related scientific organizations make up a large portion of the collection. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Meteorology | Radar meteorology | Rain-making | Cloud Physics | Thunderstorms | Doppler radar | Weather Control 
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2Author:  Douglas, Lewis W. (Lewis Williams), 1894-Add to Favorites
 Title:  Lewis W. Douglas papers, 1859-1974 (bulk 1880-1960) ead 
 Date(s):  1859-1974 (bulk 1880-1960) 
 Abstract:  Correspondence, congressional bills, speeches, articles, financial records, clippings, diaries, reminiscenses, photographs of family members from 1897 to 1964, wills, and estate records relating to Lewis's family and his extensive activities in politics and government. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Sources | Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Great Britain | Banks and banking -- Arizona | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History -- Sources | Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- History -- Sources | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Law and legislation -- Sources | Rain-making -- Arizona 
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