Steven Kite collection of Shenandoah Valley weather data

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Steven Kite Collection of Shenandoah Valley Weather Data, SC 0385, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.18 cubic feet 4 folders
Creator:
Kite, J. Steven and Kite, J. Steven
Abstract:
Data, statistics, and reports related to weather in the Shenandoah Valley. The materials were compiled by Steven Kite with contributions made by Raus Hanson and others.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Steven Kite Collection of Shenandoah Valley Weather Data, SC 0385, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Data, statistics, and reports related to weather in the Shenandoah Valley. The materials were compiled by Steven Kite with contributions made by Raus Hanson and others. Of particular interest are the monthly and yearly precipitation totals from Madison College compiled by Hanson from 1941-1966. Two reports discuss weather patterns, specifically wind shifts and precipitation, in the Shenandoah Valley. A file of correspondence concern sharing Hanson's weather data with Page County High School.

Biographical / historical:

J. Steven Kite graduated from Madison College in 1976 with a BS in geology. He was an instructor in the school's Department of Geology during the 1979-1980 academic year. Kite joined West Virginia University's Department of Geology and Geography in 1983.

Raus Hanson, whose weather data is included in this collection, taught geography at Madison College from 1928 until 1960.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Steven Kite in July 2007.
Custodial history:

Per correspondence with the donor, Raus Hanson's weather data may have been given to Skip Watts, instructor at Madison College, by Hanson's widow, Ethel Hanson.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard