Patrick Squires Papers

Subject files and research materials of a cloud physics researcher and Director of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Nevada's Desert Research Institute.

The subject file series is comprised of correspondence, memoranda, publications, research papers, and miscellaneous material. The bulk of these files are related to various aspects of Dr. Squires' cloud research, but also include materials concerning participation in national, international and regional research projects, Desert Research Institute administrative duties, and other professional activities. The series includes his work at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, 1950s- 196 1, and in the United States at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 1962- 1966, and the Desert Research Institute (DRI), 1966- 1976, and is divided into those sub-series and arranged alphabetically thereunder. Many of the folder headings in this series were incomplete or inconsistent and most have been retained as originally labeled. Material within folders has largely been maintained as originally created and arranged.

The research series also covers Dr. Squires' work at the organizations mentioned above. The records consist of correspondence, notes, data print-outs, publications, reprints, drafts of papers, drawings and sketches, photographs, and other research materials. Arranged by subject, the majority of the records are related to cloud sampling activities, which consisted of compiling measurements of droplet sizes and distribution in various locations. Material related to other aspects of Dr. Squires' cloud and precipitation research complete the series. The research materials have largely been maintained as originally created and arranged.