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Commander Melville J. Walters Jr. Operation Deep Freeze III Antarctic research collection, 1901-1988

 

Summary

Creator:
Walters, Melville J., Jr.
Abstract:
Collection of materials from Commander Melville J. Walters, a member of Operation Deep Freeze III research expedition in the 1950s.
Extent:
4 boxes 2 standard sized Hollinger boxes, 1 special sized artifact box, and 1 oversized item box
8 items 8 books
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cmdr. Melville J. Walters Jr. Operation Deep Freeze III Antarctic Research Collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection has materials including books, artifacts, maps, photographs, and data used for or collected during the Operation Deep Freeze III research expedition.

Biographical / historical:

Commander Melville J. Walters joined the Navy in 1943. Between 1957 and 1958, during what was known as the International Geophysical Year, Walters was a supply officer at the McMurdo Naval Air Facility in the Antarctica. The McMurdo Sound Naval base was used for Operation Deep Freeze III, a Navy supported research expedition undertaken to gather scientific data about the Antarctic.

Acquisition information:
Commander Melville J. Walters moved to the Tampa Bay Area, Florida in his later years and his collection ended up in the custody of Dr. Jose Torres, Marine Science professor at the University of South Florida.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Cmdr. Melville J. Walters Jr. Operation Deep Freeze III Antarctic Research Collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA