Eugene Nicholas Kovalenko (b. 1934) studied at the University of California and received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Utah. Kovalenko's papers and writings in this collection are primarily comprised of correspondence with John R. Howard from 1972-1992. John R. Howard, served as Lewis & Clark College president from 1960 to 1981. He employed Kovalenko to work on the Immanuel Velikovsky Symposium held at Lewis & Clark College, August 16-18, 1972. Russian-born American scientist Immanuel Velikovsky is best known as the author of a number of controversial books, primarily arguing that ancient myths, legends, and accounts of catastrophic events related in the Bible and other texts have a basis in fact. Based on his findings, he proposed a revised chronology of Ancient Egypt, synchronizing it with the history of Israel. His ideas were widely criticized and rejected by scientists, physicists, Egyptologists, and others in the academic field. The collection also includes a small folder relating to the Northwest Soviet Liaison Corporation, a company formed by Kovalenko.
This collection includes Eugene Kovalenko's correspondence with John R. Howard, 1972 to 1992, mostly regarding the Immanuel Velikovsky Symposium at Lewis & Clark College in 1972. It also includes posters, programs and other ephemeral materials relating to the symposium; a folder containing information on the Norhtwest Soviet Liaison Corporation (1973); and some letters of recommendation written by Kovalenko (1972).
These records are organized in a single series of files organized by record type.
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
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The Eugene Nicholas Kovalenko Papers, OLPa011KOV, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
This collection was assembled by Eugene Kovalenko.
The papers were deeded to Lewis & Clark College by Eugene Kovalenko in 2006.
Processed in 2006.
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