Finding Aid to the William P. Elliott papers on carbon dioxide and climate change, 1975-1996.

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These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Biographical Note

Geophysicist. Affiliations include: Air Resources Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Environmental Programs, Biomedical and Environmental Research, U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). Research in carbon dioxide and climate change.

Scope and Contents of Collection

William Elliot's files pertaining to his work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Air Resources Laboratories. These papers include correspondence between NOAA and other orgainizations - chiefly the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The collection also contains Elliott's personal diaries/notebooks detailing his research and daily work on carbon dioxide, emissions and climate change. Correspondents include: Lester Machta, David H. Slade, and Wallace Broecker.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

• Series I: Correspondence
• Series II: Notebooks

The collection is arranged chronologically within each series.

Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Gift of William P. Elliott, 2005.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Melanie J. Brown in 2005.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], William P. Elliott papers on carbon dioxide and climate change. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Correspondence
Box 1	Folder 1	Correspondence – early CO2 work with Department of Energy (DOE), 1975-1976
	Folder 2	Correspondence – CO2 workshops, 1975-1977
	Folder 3	Correspondence – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – CO2 plan, 1976-1988
	Folder 4	Correspondence – Department of Energy (DOE), 1977
	Folder 5	Correspondence and drafts – Comprehensive Plan for Carbon Dioxide Effects Research, 1978-1979
	Folder 6	Correspondence – Air Research Laboratories (ARL) and science, 1978-1992
	Folder 7	Correspondence – Department of Energy (DOE), 1979
	Folder 8	Correspondence – policy and climate, 1979-1982
	Folder 9	Correspondence – Lamont-Doherty Geological Observator, Columbia University (Broecker), 1980
	Folder 10	Correspondence – Department of Energy (DOE), 1980
	Folder 11	Correspondence – Department of Energy (DOE), 1981
	Folder 12	Correspondence – Department of Energy (DOE), 1982-1986

Series II: Notebooks
Box 2	Folder 1	Notebooks, 1977-1978
	Folder 2	Notebooks, 1978-1980
	Folder 3	Notebooks, 1980-1982
	Folder 4	Notebooks, 1982-1984
	Folder 5	Notebooks, 1984-1987
	Folder 6	Notebooks, 1987-1991
	Folder 7	Notebooks, 1991-1994
	Folder 8	Notebooks, 1994-1996