Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film]
The Juneau Icefield Research Project (JIRP), a decade-long (1948-1958) program of glaciological research, was organized and sponsored by the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York City. JIRP was led by William O. Field, Director of the AGS Department of Exploration and Field Research and su...
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ftunivwislib:oai:collections.lib.uwm.edu:agsnorth/13555 2023-05-15T16:20:28+02:00 Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film] North and Central America North America United States; Canada Alaska; British Columbia (province) Taku Glacier (glacier) Between 1948 and 1958 16 mm Safety film 3:00 MP4 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsnorth/id/13555 unknown Juneau Icefield Research Project - Motion Picture Films Connor, Cathy (2009). Field glaciology and earth systems science: The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP), 1946-2008. The Geological Society of America. Special Paper 461. <http://juneauicefield.com/s/connor_jirp_history_gsa2009.pdf>; Field, W.O. and Brown, C.S. (2004). With a Camera in my Hands: William O. Field, Pioneer Glaciologist. A Life History as told to C Suzanne Brown. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 184 pp.; Field, W.O. and Miller, M.M. (1950). The Juneau Icefield Research Project. Geographical Review, 40(2): 179-190.; Heusser, C.J. (2007). Juneau Icefield Research Project (1949-1958): A Retrospective. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 254 pp.; Marston, R. (2014). In Memorium: Maynard Malcolm Miller. Ubique, News from the American Geographical Society, 34(1): 14-15. <https://www.amergeog.org/images/pdf/Ubique%20March%202014.pdf>; Miller, M. M. and Field, W. O. (1951). Exploring the Juneau Ice Cap. Research Reviews. <http://static.squarespace.com/static/506e663fe4b04973cff68e47/t/517856f6e4b0b2fbd5115117/1366841078970/25-ExploringJIC.pdf>; Nelson, F.E. (ed., 1995). Glaciers and Late Quaternary Environments of Alaska: Essays in Honor of William O. Field. Physical Geography 16(1-2): 1-161. Juneau Icefield Research Project American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive - North and Central America NEH Grant Project: Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Film Collections II - Monochrome Acetate Negatives and Motion Picture Film American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive Reel 92b mpjp0015 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsnorth/id/13555 https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/ Glaciers Men Digging Shovels Surveying equipment Ice Snow Research Juneau Icefield (Alaska and B.C.) Moving Image Educational/cultural films & video 1948 ftunivwislib 2022-11-26T16:32:28Z The Juneau Icefield Research Project (JIRP), a decade-long (1948-1958) program of glaciological research, was organized and sponsored by the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York City. JIRP was led by William O. Field, Director of the AGS Department of Exploration and Field Research and supported by the Office of Naval Research. Maynard Malcolm Miller was responsible for field operations in Alaska. After 1958, Miller assumed responsibility for JIRP, renaming it Juneau Icefield Research Program, and gave it a stronger educational focus. This program continues to the present, attracting participants from around the world. The JIRP films in the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) cover the initial project period 1948-1958. The films were digitized for the AGS Library as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. They document research on fluctuations of glaciers in relation to climate change, and feature mass-balance and meteorological measurements, construction of high-ice camps, close-up shots of JIRP scientists, airdrops from airplanes of the Kodiak Naval Air Station, scenes of downtown Juneau, and many natural features of the Juneau Icefield. Color Silent Moving Image (Video) glacier glaciers Kodiak Alaska University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: UWM Libraries Digital Collections British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Juneau Icefield ENVELOPE(-134.254,-134.254,58.916,58.916) Taku ENVELOPE(-133.854,-133.854,59.633,59.633) |
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Glaciers Men Digging Shovels Surveying equipment Ice Snow Research Juneau Icefield (Alaska and B.C.) |
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The Juneau Icefield Research Project (JIRP), a decade-long (1948-1958) program of glaciological research, was organized and sponsored by the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York City. JIRP was led by William O. Field, Director of the AGS Department of Exploration and Field Research and supported by the Office of Naval Research. Maynard Malcolm Miller was responsible for field operations in Alaska. After 1958, Miller assumed responsibility for JIRP, renaming it Juneau Icefield Research Program, and gave it a stronger educational focus. This program continues to the present, attracting participants from around the world. The JIRP films in the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) cover the initial project period 1948-1958. The films were digitized for the AGS Library as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. They document research on fluctuations of glaciers in relation to climate change, and feature mass-balance and meteorological measurements, construction of high-ice camps, close-up shots of JIRP scientists, airdrops from airplanes of the Kodiak Naval Air Station, scenes of downtown Juneau, and many natural features of the Juneau Icefield. Color Silent |
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Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film] |
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Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film] |
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Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film] |
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Juneau Icefield Research Project [Motion Picture Film] |
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juneau icefield research project [motion picture film] |
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1948 |
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North and Central America North America United States; Canada Alaska; British Columbia (province) Taku Glacier (glacier) |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(-134.254,-134.254,58.916,58.916) ENVELOPE(-133.854,-133.854,59.633,59.633) |
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British Columbia Canada Juneau Icefield Taku |
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British Columbia Canada Juneau Icefield Taku |
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glacier glaciers Kodiak Alaska |
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glacier glaciers Kodiak Alaska |
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Juneau Icefield Research Project - Motion Picture Films Connor, Cathy (2009). Field glaciology and earth systems science: The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP), 1946-2008. The Geological Society of America. Special Paper 461. <http://juneauicefield.com/s/connor_jirp_history_gsa2009.pdf>; Field, W.O. and Brown, C.S. (2004). With a Camera in my Hands: William O. Field, Pioneer Glaciologist. A Life History as told to C Suzanne Brown. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 184 pp.; Field, W.O. and Miller, M.M. (1950). The Juneau Icefield Research Project. Geographical Review, 40(2): 179-190.; Heusser, C.J. (2007). Juneau Icefield Research Project (1949-1958): A Retrospective. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 254 pp.; Marston, R. (2014). In Memorium: Maynard Malcolm Miller. Ubique, News from the American Geographical Society, 34(1): 14-15. <https://www.amergeog.org/images/pdf/Ubique%20March%202014.pdf>; Miller, M. M. and Field, W. O. (1951). Exploring the Juneau Ice Cap. Research Reviews. <http://static.squarespace.com/static/506e663fe4b04973cff68e47/t/517856f6e4b0b2fbd5115117/1366841078970/25-ExploringJIC.pdf>; Nelson, F.E. (ed., 1995). Glaciers and Late Quaternary Environments of Alaska: Essays in Honor of William O. Field. Physical Geography 16(1-2): 1-161. Juneau Icefield Research Project American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive - North and Central America NEH Grant Project: Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Film Collections II - Monochrome Acetate Negatives and Motion Picture Film American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive Reel 92b mpjp0015 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsnorth/id/13555 |
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