2016-11-22 Guide to the Lonnie G. Thompson Papers, circa 1970s, 2012 RG.40.294 Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-03-25T15:40-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Lonnie G. Thompson Papers RG.40.294 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.09 Cubic feet circa 1970s, 2012 The Lonnie G. Thompson Papers contain a pair of snow shoes used by Lonnie Thompson, an ice core drill fabricated at the Byrd Polar Research Center, and a recording of a 2012 Franklin Institute Award Ceremony. Lonnie Thompson was a professor of geological sciences at Ohio State University and research scientist at the Byrd Polar Climate and Research Center as of 2017. (1) file folder, (2) artifacts English Thompson, Lonnie G. Acquisitions Information

Accession Number UA.2011.0020: Lonnie G. Thompson; Accession Number UA.2016.0051: Ellen Thompson, 2012

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Materials are arranged in the order received.

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[identification of item], Lonnie G. Thompson Papers, RG 40.294, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains a DVD.

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 November

 Biographical Note

Lonnie G. Thompson (1948-) was a professor of geological sciences at Ohio State University and research scientist at the Byrd Polar Climate and Research Center as of 2017.

 Scope and Contents

The Lonnie G. Thompson Papers contain a pair of snow shoes used by Lonnie Thompson in Peru during the 1970s and an ice core drill fabricated at the Byrd Polar Research Center and used by Lonnie and his wife Ellen in field research, circa 1970s. It also contains a DVD recording of the 2012 Franklin Institute Award Ceremony where Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson received the Franklin Award on April 26, 2012, in a ceremony in Philadelphia.

 Related Materials Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Records Lonnie G. Thompson Ellen Mosley-Thompson Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording Mosley-Thompson, Ellen Ohio State University--Faculty. Ohio State University--History. Ohio State University. Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. Ohio State University. Byrd Polar Research Center. Ohio State University. Institute of Polar Studies. Thompson, Lonnie G. College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--20th century College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Cultural artifacts Drill cores Geologists--Ohio--Columbus--20th century Geologists--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Polar regions--Discovery and exploration--20th century Accession Number UA.2011.0020 1.0 cubic foot circa 1970s (1) artifact Acquisitions Information

Accession Number UA.2011.0020: Lonnie G. Thompson

 Snow shoes UA.2011.0020.0001 circa 1970s Accession Number UA.2011.0080 0.07 Cubic feet circa 1970s (1) artifact Acquisitions Information

Accession Number UA.2011.0080: Lonnie Thompson, 2011

 Ice core drill UA.2011.0080.0001 circa 1970s Accession Number UA.2016.0051 0.02 Cubic feet 2012 April 26 (1) file folder Acquisitions Information

Accession Number UA.2016.0051: Ellen Thompson, 2012

 Franklin Institute Award Ceremony Small Accessions 45 2012 April 26 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

DVD