2023-12-18 Guide to the Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History, 2002 SPEC.PA.56.0114 Finding aid prepared by Tricia McEldowney Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2023 December This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-12-18T15:35-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History SPEC.PA.56.0114 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.12 Cubic feet 2002 Lieutenant Clifford D. Hathaway participated in Operation Deep Freeze I Antarctic expedition (1955-1956) as a member of the United States Navy. The Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History, dated 2002, contains notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Hathaway and Brian Shoemaker conducted on May 3, 2002. Major topics discussed include the role of the icebreaker ship Glacier in getting to Antarctica, using Caterpillar tractors to transport supplies over snow and ice, establishing the Little America V base camp, ground controlled approach for aircraft, and rescue operations for pilots and aircraft. (6) audiocassettes; (5) compact discs; (3) letter file folders English Hathaway, Clifford D., (Clifford Dale) Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged in the order created during the interview process with the first file containing administrative materials created before, during, and after the interview.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. PA.2002.0008: Clifford D. Hathaway, 2002 May

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History, SPEC.PA.56.0114, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains audiocassettes and compact discs.

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the University Archives reading room only. Audiovisual materials may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. Contact the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program at polararchives@osu.edu for more information.

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Processed by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2023 November; Finding aid written by: Tricia McEldowney, 2023 December

 Biographical Note

Lieutenant Clifford D. Hathaway (1931-2010) enlisted in the United States Navy Reserves in 1947. He re-enlisted in the Navy, no longer as a member of the Reserves, in 1951 and was initially sent to Naval Base Kwajalein in the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the first hydrogen bomb tests. Hathaway was later reassigned on orders to attend Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) School in the United States. Hathaway volunteered for Operation Deep Freeze I (1955-1956) in response to a call from the U.S. Navy for GCA operators to join the Antarctic expedition. In Antarctica, he assisted in the establishment of the Little America V base. Hathaway drove Caterpillar tractors to transport supplies over the snow and ice and helped install equipment for the ground controlled approach systems for aircraft at the base. He also participated in rescue operations for pilots and aircraft.

After his time on Operation Deep Freeze I, Hathaway continued his career in the U.S. Navy. He never returned to Antarctica, and he retired from the Navy in 1973.

 Scope and Contents

The Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History, dated 2002, contains notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Hathaway and Brian Shoemaker conducted on May 3, 2002. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include the role of the icebreaker ship Glacier in getting to Antarctica, using Caterpillar tractors to transport supplies over snow and ice, establishing the Little America V base camp, ground controlled approach for aircraft, and rescue operations for pilots and aircraft.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Also available online.

 Glacier (Icebreaker) Hathaway, Clifford D., (Clifford Dale) Little America V (Antarctica: Research station) Operation Deep Freeze--Personal narratives United States. Navy--Officers United States. Navy--Personal narratives Air traffic control--Antarctica--20th century Air traffic controllers--Antarctica--20th century Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--American--20th century Audiocassettes Cargo handling--Equipment and supplies--Antarctica--20th century Caterpillar tractors--20th century Compact discs Ground controlled approach--Antarctica--20th century Military bases, American--Antarctica--20th century Military life--American--20th century Oral histories (literary works) Search and rescue operations--Antarctica--20th century Tractor driving--Antarctica--20th century Notes Polar Oral History 5 1 2002 Interview recording Polar Oral History 8 1-3 2002 May 3 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Interview recording copy Polar Oral History 7 1-3 Polar Oral History 8 1-5 2002 May 3 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Audiocassette; approximate run time: unknown Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown Transcript Polar Oral History 5 2 2002 May 3 Final edited transcript Polar Oral History 5 3 2002 May 3 Existence and Location of Copies

Also available online.