Contents and Arrangement
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Phinney, Robert A.
- Title:
- Robert A. Phinney Papers
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dch128nt59h
- Dates:
- 1954-2013
- Size:
- 28 boxes, 12.42 linear feet, 33.1 GB, 208 digital files
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-28
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of research files, teaching files, and publications related to the career of American seismologist Robert A. Phinney. Types of materials in the collection include: research notes, papers, notebooks, preprints, reprints, course notes, and scientific and professional correspondence.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of research files, teaching files, and publications related to the career of American seismologist Robert A. Phinney. The collection largely contains materials authored or edited by Phinney, though some materials are by other scientists. The Research and Teaching Files include research notes, course notes, field notes, and scientific and professional correspondence, as well as documents created in relation to various field trips. Publications included in the collection range from preprints, offprints, and reprints of journal articles to reports and theses.
- Arrangement
Materials remain in the physical order in which they were received, except for several maps that the processor grouped together. The intellectual groupings of Research and Teaching Files and Publications were created by the processor.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Phinney, Robert A.
Robert A. Phinney is a Professor of Geosciences, Emeritus, at Princeton University. His research primarily relates to the study of structure in Earth's upper mantle in different regions in the United States. Phinney holds a PhD from the California Institute of Technology, as well as a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gifted by Robert A. Phinney in 2024 (AM 2025-082).
- Appraisal
Four books published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and a few commercial CDs were removed from the collection during 2025 processing.
- Processing Information
Collection processed and described by Lauren C. Williams in April-May 2025, incorporating inventory information created by Anika H. Simons and provided by Frederik J. Simons, Professor of Geosciences.
Born-digital materials in this collection have been processed according to Princeton University Library's Born-Digital Processing Workflows. For more information on the workflow, please read our full Born-Digital Processing Information Note.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form."
This collection contains digital files, which may require specific software or hardware for access. Refer to our Tips on Accessing Born-Digital Content for information on how to render these file formats.
- Credit this material:
Robert A. Phinney Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dch128nt59h
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-28
