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Anthony Qamar papers, circa 1960s-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Qamar, Anthony
- Title
- Anthony Qamar papers
- Dates
- circa 1960s-2007 (inclusive)19602007
- Quantity
- 3.56 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5971 (Accession No. 5971-001)
- Summary
- Curriculum and research materials, professional papers, photographs, and slides of Dr. Anthony Qamar, a research professor of geophysics in the University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences and the Washington State Seismologist
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Anthony Qamar (1943-2005) was a research professor of geophysics in the University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences. He also served as the Washington State Seismologist.
Dr. Qamar was born in Redding, California in 1943. He earned his PhD in geophysics from the University of California Berkeley, then joined the faculty of the Department of Geology at the University of Montana. In 1980, while working at the University of Montana, Dr. Qamar set up portable seismic and heat-monitoring instruments around Mount St. Helens as the volcano was building toward its May 18 eruption. Qamar joined the University of Washington in 1983 as a research associate professor, where he also served as the Washington state seismologist, advising the government on earthquake safety issues, and as co-principal investigator for the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network. Qamar was also an avid mountaineer credited with several first ascents, a skill he frequently brought to his research field work. Anthony Qamar and his colleague Dr. Daniel Johnson of the University of Puget Sound were fatally injured by a logging truck's lost load on October 4, 2005 while driving to the Olympic Peninsula to retrieve research instrumentation.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Class notes and lecture materials, correspondence, professional papers, research notes and field notes, University of Montana and University of Washington documents, mountaineering materials, news reports and tributes to Anthony Qamar following his death, dissertation and research notes, slides, photographs, and bibliography.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Class Notes and Lecture Materials | circa 1970s-1990s |
| 1 | Macintosh 1984 Computer manuals and print-outs | 1984 |
| 1 | UC Berkeley Correspondence | 1967-1973 |
| 1 | Publications | 1964-2008 |
| 1 | Field Notes | 1980-2003 |
| 1 | Research Notes | 1970s |
| 2 | Field Notes | 1970s-1980s |
| 2 | University of Montana correspondence | 1970s-1980s |
| 2 | University of Montana appointment | 1973-1984 |
| 2 | University of Washington appointment | 1983-2002 |
| 2 | University of Washington correspondence | 1984-2003 |
| 2 | Mountaineering materials | 1971, 2005 |
| 2 | Tributes to Anthony Qamar | 2005-2006 |
| 2 | News reports on the death of Anthony Qamar | 2005-2007 |
| 2 | "Seismic Wave Velocity in the Earth's Core" dissertation | 1971 |
| 2 | Background material for PhD. Dissertation | circa 1970s |
| 2 | CV | 2005 |
| 2 | Overheads | undated |
| 2 | Research Slides | 1970s-1980s |
| 3 | Research Slides | 1970s-1980s |
| 3 | Photographs of Columbia Glacier, Alaska, by A. Qamar | 1984 |
| 3 | Climbing Slides | undated |
| 3 | Thesis Slides | circa 1960s-1970s |
| 3 | Thesis Negatives | circa 1960s-1970s |
| 3 | Research Photographs | circa 1980s-1990s |
| 4 | Bibliography card file | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Geophysics--Study and teaching
- Mountaineering--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Qamar, Anthony--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Montana--Missoula--Faculty--Archives
- University of Washington. Department of Earth and Space Sciences--Faculty--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Business correspondence
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives, (host institution)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
