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TitleWalter Sullivan papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectBrowne, Malcolm W., 1931-2012Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957Catledge, Turner, 1901-1983Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008Dufek, George J. (George John), 1903 (LCSH)Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996Siple, Paul, 1908-1968Sulzberger, C. L. (Cyrus Leo), 1912-1993Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002United States. NavyAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesNational Association of Science WritersUnited NationsYale University CouncilOperation Deep FreezeOperation Highjump (1946-1947)New York timesAmerican newspapers--New York (State)--New York (LCSH)Astronomy (LCSH)Black holes (Astronomy) (LCSH)Climatology (LCSH)Cold War (LCSH)Cosmology (LCSH)Earthquakes (LCSH)Geodynamics (LCSH)Geophysics--International cooperation (LCSH)Human beings--Origin (LCSH)International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 (LCSH)Science journalism (LCSH)Science journalism--Antarctica (LCSH)Korean War, 1950-1953 (LCSH)Labor--China (LCSH)Land reform--China (LCSH)Life on other planets (LCSH)Oceanography (LCSH)Physics (LCSH)Planets (LCSH)Plate tectonics (LCSH)Radioactive wastes (LCSH)Science (LCSH)Science--Soviet Union (LCSH)Science fiction (LCSH)Science in mass media (LCSH)Science news (LCSH)Science television programs (LCSH)Scientific expeditions--Antarctica (LCSH)Seismology (LCSH)Telescopes (LCSH)Unidentified flying objects (LCSH)Volcanoes (LCSH)Water (LCSH)World politics--1945-1989 (LCSH)World War, 1939-1945--United States (LCSH)AlaskaAntarctica--Discovery and exploration (LCSH)China--Commerce (LCSH)China--Politics and government--1945-1949 (LCSH)China--Politics and government--1949 (LCSH)Germany--Politics and government--1945-1990 (LCSH)HawaiiKorea--Politics and government--20th century (LCSH)New ZealandOuter space--Exploration (LCSH)Authors.Journalists.Science writers. Notelanguage: Collection material in English with German, Russian, French, and Mandarin Chinese.SummaryCorrespondence, memoranda, lecture files, writings, reviews, wire service reports, notes, book files, alphabetical files, research files, maps, prints, photographs, digital files, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Sullivan's career as a journalist for the New York Times. Documents his years as a correspondent in China and Antarctica as well as his work as a science writer and editor.Subjects include Alaska, expeditions to Antarctica, astronomy, black holes, climatology, cosmology, the earthquakes, extra-terrestrial intelligence, Hawaii, the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958), New Zealand, oceanography, Operation Deep Freeze, Operation Highjump (1946-1947), the origins of human life, physics, planets, plate tectonics, radioactive wastes, science in the Soviet Union, science fiction, seismology, space exploration, telescopes, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), volcanoes, and water. Other subjects include the Korean War; Cold War; the United Nations; labor, land reform, politics, and trade around the time of the People's Republic of China revolution of 1949; as well as other political issues in China, Germany, and Korea in the late 1940s and early 1950s when Sullivan was working as a foreign correspondent in those countries; and his experience in the Navy during World War II.Includes correspondence, drafts, research files, and book artwork for his publications titled Quest for a Continent: The Story of the Antarctic (1957), Assault on the Unknown: the International Geophysical Year (1961), We Are Not Alone: The Search for Intelligent Life on Other Worlds (1964; revised 1993), Continents in Motion: The New Earth Debate (1974, revised 1991), Black Holes: The Edge of Space, the End of Time (1979), and Landprints: On the Magnificent American Landscape (1984). Also includes files documenting the unproduced television program based on his book Landprints as well as Sullivan's involvement and appearances on radio and television shows between 1975 and 1990.Individuals represented include Malcolm W. Browne, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Turner Catledge, Arthur C. Clarke, George J. Dufek, A.M. Rosenthal, Carl Sagan, Paul Siple, C.L. Sulzberger, and Victor Frederick Weisskopf. Includes material pertaining to Sullivan's affiliation with organizations such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Association of Science Writers, and Yale University CouncilOrigin Date(s)1929-1997 (bulk 1948-1992) Authorized Access PointSullivan, Walter Walter Sullivan papersCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Arranged in eight series. Series 1: Personal File, 1932-1996; Series 2: Correspondence, 1948-1995; Series 3: Book Files, 1934-1997; Series 4: Newspaper and Magazine Files, 1938-1995; Series 5: Television and Radio Files, 1951-1993; Series 6: Alphabetical Files, 1929-1995; Series 7: Digital Files, 1980-1993; and Series 8: Oversize, 1932-1984.