A Guide to the Papers of Earl E. Hays, 1970-1983
Manuscript Collection MC-90
3 boxes (1.25 lin. ft.)
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A Guide to the Papers of Earl E. Hays, 1970-1983 Manuscript Collection MC-90 3 boxes (1.25 lin. ft.) |
Earl Ewing Hays was born in 1918, and received his A.B. in physics from Allegheny College, and his Ph.D. in physics from Northwestern University.
Prior to joining the Institution, he taught physics at the University of Toledo from 1951-1957, worked as a physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1948-1951, and at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory during the summers of 1953 and 1954.
Hays joined WHOI's staff in 1957 as a physicist in the acoustics program, working for Brackett Hersey. At the time, Hays was on the staff of the Engineering Physics Department of the University of Toledo and had worked for WHOI during the summer of 1956. In 1962 he was appointed Chairman of the newly formed Department of Applied Oceanography which, among other projects, was involved in the design, construction, testing and utilization of the DSRV Alvin. In 1963 he was appointed Senior Scientist, in 1967 Chairman of the Geophysics Department and in 1971, Chairman of the Ocean Engineering Department. Hays had the distinction to have served as Chairman of four scientific departments.
Hays was know for his activity as a swimmer and scuba diver. He often was called upon, with others, to check and install transducers and other instruments on ships as well as assisting the Coast Guard and the local power company in locating underwater cables. As a qualified diver he served for many years as chairman of the Institution's Diving Board. His research insterests were underwater acoustics, seismic profiling, marine geophysics, sound velocity in seawater and underwater vehicles.
Hays died on February 23, 1985 at the age of sixty-seven.
[Taken from Hays' WHOI obituary.]
The Earl E. Hays Papers contain Hays' chronological correspondence files as Chairman of the Department of Ocean Engineering, as well as several files on various scientific projects.
The custodial history of the papers is undocumented.
Papers of Earl E. Hays, 1970-1983. MC-90, "Folder Name." Data Library and Archives, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The acquisition of the papers by the Archives is undocumented.
First-level processing completed by David Sherman in December 2009. Material was refoldered using acid-free folders, and was reboxed.
Open/Restricted: most materials in the collection are available for research; some materials may only be viewed by the Office of Origin or with permission of the Archivist.
Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.
The papers are arranged in two series:
Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the MBLWHOI Library catalog under these terms.
| Chronological Files 1971-1983 1.5 boxes (.75 lin. ft.) | |||||||||||
| Scope and Content Note | |||||||||||
| The series contains Hays' chronological files as Chairman of the Department of Ocean Engineering. The files consist largely of correspondence and memoranda, with some reports and other miscellaneous material included. The files deal with administrative and financial matters, appointments, students, funding, courses, projects and other issues. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement | |||||||||||
| Folders are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Access Restrictions | |||||||||||
| Because of personnel and student information in the files, the series is restricted. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Chronological File: Book I | August 1971-1973 | ||||||||
| 2 | Chronological File: Book II | 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | Chronological File: Book III | 1976-1977 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chronological File: Book IV | 1978 | |||||||||
| 5 | Chronological File: Book V | 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Chronological File: Book VI | 1980 | ||||||||
| 2 | Chronological File: Book VII | 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | Chronological File: Book VIII | 1982-January 1983 | |||||||||
| Project Files 1970-1981 2 boxes (.5 lin. ft.) | |||||||||||
| Scope and Content Note | |||||||||||
| The Project Files series contains material from several scientific projects Hays worked on. Material in the series consists of data, logbooks, correspondence, notes, articles, manuals, agenda and minutes, and reports. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement | |||||||||||
| Folders are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TASS RAP/DEEP PLATE | August-September 1972 | ||||||||
| 5 | ACODAC-Ionian General Log | August 22, 1972-October 16, 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | IOMED | 1972-1978 | ||||||||
| 2 | NORDA 6.2 NAVMAT DDF Program | 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 3 | Project Standard Argo, USNS Bartlett | 1970, 1980-1981 | |||||||||