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The White Mountain Research Station (WMRS), a multi-disciplinary and Multicampus Research Unit (MRU) within the University of California, is located in the vicinity of Bishop, California. WMRS was established in 1950 to provide high-altitude laboratory facilities to scientific researchers in the areas of astronomy, ecology, and physiology who needed a high-altitude site and to serve as a teaching facility for field courses offered at the UC campuses.
Currently, the research station comprises four separate laboratories: 1) the Owens Valley Laboratory (elevation 4,050 ft), 3 miles east of Bishop; 2) the Crooked Creek Laboratory (elevation 10,150 ft.) on White Mountain northeast of Bishop; 3) the Barcroft Laboratory (elevation 12,470); and, 4) the Summit Laboratory (elevation 14,250 ft.), which is the third highest point in California.
Oversight of the facility is assigned to a Director and the UC President's Advisory Committee for WMRS, which is comprised of faculty representatives from every UC campus. Directors have been Nello Pace (1950-1977) from UCB, William J. Welch (1977-1979) from UCB, Clarence A. Hall., Jr. (1980-1995) from UCLA, and Frank Powell (1995-present) from UCSD. The Director's Advisory Committee for Astronomy provides guidance for administration of research activities in the field of astronomy.
From the guide to the White Mountain Research Station. Administrative Files, 1949 - 1996, (University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.)
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| referencedIn | Albert Rees Papers, 1966-1992 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Arthur E. Sutherland papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | California Dairy Industry History Collection, 1856-1986 (bulk 1953-1978) | California State Parks | |
| referencedIn | Clements, George P. George P. Clements papers, 1920-1946. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Cora Alice Du Bois papers, 1869-1988 (inclusive), 1912-1985 (bulk) | Tozzer Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Edward A. Khairallah Papers., undated, 1958-1996 | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Emma (Moffat) McLaughlin Papers, 1927- 1967 | Bancroft Library |
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| associatedWith | Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 |
| associatedWith | Calderone, Mary Steichen, 1904-1998 |
| associatedWith | California Academy Of Sciences |
| associatedWith | California State Parks |
| associatedWith | Clements, George P. |
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