Weather station handbook for the observer
Scope and Contents note
Weather station handbook for the observer is a manual intended for a weather observer of the Army Air Forces Weather Service. At its creation in 1945, the manual was under restricted access as the War Department technical manual 1-235. The handbook includes maps, illustrations, an index, and a bibliography.
Dates
- 1945
Creator
- United States. War Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Weather station handbook for the observer must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The United States War Department, or the War Office, was established in 1789. The department was originally responsible for the combined armed forces of the United States, though over time individual branches of the service were separated into their own departments. In 1947, with the formation of the Department of the Air Force, the department was renamed the Department of the Army.
Extent
1 folder (0.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Weather station handbook for the observer is a manual intended for a weather observer of the Army Air Forces Weather Service. The handbook was distributed in 1945.
Appraisal note
Western American business and labor history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.II).
Processing Information note
Processed; Mary Downs; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Weather station handbook for the observer
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary Downs, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 15 June 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States