Interview of George Toney by Dian O. Belanger
The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. George Toney was loan...
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ftohiostateu:oai:kb.osu.edu:1811/36744 2023-05-15T14:04:30+02:00 Interview of George Toney by Dian O. Belanger Toney, George Belanger, Dian Olson, 1941- 2009-04-23T17:46:25Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36744 en eng Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program 2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Antarctic Deep Freeze Oral History Project Record Group Number: 56.189 SPEC.RG.56.189 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36744 Restrictions: This item is not restricted. Operation Deep Freeze Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Toney George -- Interviews Transcript 2009 ftohiostateu 2020-08-22T19:36:27Z The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. George Toney was loaned to the secretariat of the US National Committee for the IGY as a US Weather Bureau Arctic logistics specialist. He accompanied the Antarctic reconnaissance cruise of the icebreaker Atka in 1954-55. During Deep Freeze I, he worked on preparations for the IGY Antarctic program-recruiting personnel, training and clothing them, and transporting them and their scientific equipment. Very late, he was appointed scientific leader at inland Byrd Station. When he landed to winter over in January 1957, construction crews that came with supplies by tractor train had erected four buildings, but much outdoor work remained to be done in the waning season. Many materials and supplies never arrived, making improvisation essential and privation a fact of life (though he dismissed this). Working later for the National Science Foundation, he summered twice at McMurdo to coordinate the scientific program with Navy supply and went on the first two cruises of the laboratory ship Eltanin in the early 1960s. National Science Foundation Antarctic Deep Freeze Association Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Icebreaker Ohio State University (OSU): Knowledge Bank Antarctic Arctic Atka ENVELOPE(151.789,151.789,60.835,60.835) Byrd Byrd Station ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017) The Antarctic |
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The Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and supported by the Antarctic Deep Freeze Association. The original paper copies and unaltered tapes have been deposited in the library of the National Science Foundation. George Toney was loaned to the secretariat of the US National Committee for the IGY as a US Weather Bureau Arctic logistics specialist. He accompanied the Antarctic reconnaissance cruise of the icebreaker Atka in 1954-55. During Deep Freeze I, he worked on preparations for the IGY Antarctic program-recruiting personnel, training and clothing them, and transporting them and their scientific equipment. Very late, he was appointed scientific leader at inland Byrd Station. When he landed to winter over in January 1957, construction crews that came with supplies by tractor train had erected four buildings, but much outdoor work remained to be done in the waning season. Many materials and supplies never arrived, making improvisation essential and privation a fact of life (though he dismissed this). Working later for the National Science Foundation, he summered twice at McMurdo to coordinate the scientific program with Navy supply and went on the first two cruises of the laboratory ship Eltanin in the early 1960s. National Science Foundation Antarctic Deep Freeze Association |
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2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Antarctic Deep Freeze Oral History Project Record Group Number: 56.189 SPEC.RG.56.189 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36744 |
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