Identity elements
Reference code
US TxAM-C 1375
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Austin Mardon Collection
Date(s)
- 1986-1989 (Creation)
Extent
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Austin Mardon (June 25, 1962) was a doctoral student in Geography at Texas A&M who attended a Canadian expedition to Antarctica in fall/winter of 1986-1987 lead by TAMU professor John Wormuth.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection includes flags (felt) brought along on the geographical expedition in search of meteorites in Antarctica, headed by A&M professor John Wormuth, from November 1986 to February 1987. The expedition was an international collaborative effort between Japanese, Austrian, Dutch, and American researchers with William A. Cassidy (University of Pittsburgh) as the expedition team leader.
Other items included are a Texas House Resolution awarding Austin Mardon the United States Navy's Antarctica Medal on February 27, 1989.
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Conditions of access and use elements
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Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Felt signed A&M flag may be housed in a separate box
Existence and location of copies
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Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Jenny Reibenspies.
Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 Cushing Library. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Texas A & M University (Subject)