Eastern Michigan University Archives

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Summary Information

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

Collection Inventory

Career and Legacy

Writing and Publishing

Summary Information

Repository

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Creator

Ojala, Carl

Title

Carl Ojala papers

ID

010.CO

Date [inclusive]

1970-2005

Extent

0.8 Linear feet 2 archive boxes

Language

English

Abstract

The Carl Ojala papers include the records of Dr. Ojala, a faculty member in Eastern Michigan University's Department of Geography and Geology. His papers include many published articles, as well as newspaper clippings, press releases, awards and administrative paperwork.

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Biographical Note

Dr. Carl Ojala was a professor at Eastern Michigan University in the Department of Geography and Geology. He received his B.A. from Kent State University in 1965, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, in 1967 and 1972, respectively. From 1967 to 1970, Ojala served as an instructor at the University of Georgia, and in 1970 he began his career at EMU as an Assistant Professor. While at EMU, Ojala operated the EMU-NWS cooperative weather station, in addition to teaching. His primary research interests included severe and unusual weather and climatic change. In 1970 he was promoted to Associate Professor, and served as Professor from 1981 to 2003, when he retired. In 2004 he was nominated for and became an Emeritus Professor.

Dr. Ojala was a member of the Association of American Geographers, the Michigan Academy of Science, the American Meteorological Society, and Phi Kappa Phi.

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Scope and Contents

Dr. Carl Ojala was a professor at Eastern Michigan University in the Department of Geography and Geology. While at EMU, Ojala operated the EMU-NWS cooperative weather station, in addition to teaching. His primary research interests included severe and unusual weather and climatic change. In 1970 he was promoted to Associate Professor, and served as Professor from 1981 to 2003, when he retired. In 2004 he was nominated for and became an Emeritus Professor.

The Carl Ojala papers have been divided into two series:  Career and Legacy and  Writing and Publishing. The Career and Legacy series includes materials such as newspaper clippings, press release, CVs, photographs, and faculty administrative paperwork. The Writing and Publishing series includes many articles and essays written by Dr. Ojala. The majority of these are included in their published formats, in many cases as part of an academic journal. There is one folder of miscellaneous articles that were loosely filed, and a bibliography of his publications.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Eastern Michigan University Archives 2012 October 2

Halle Library, Room 310
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
734-487-0020

Conditions Governing Access note

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

• Eastern Michigan University
• Eastern Michigan University. College of Arts and Sciences
• Geography.
• Universities and colleges--Faculty.

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Collection Inventory

Career and Legacy 1977-2004
Clippings 1986-2004      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 1
Curriculum Vitae      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 2
Emeritus Faculty Recommendation 2004      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 3
News Releases 1977-2003      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 4
Photographs      Box Folder Graphic materials (32307023998736)   1 5
Sabbatical Leave Reports 1992-1999      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 6
Senior Teaching Award Reception Program 1988      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 7
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Writing and Publishing 1970-1998
Bibliography 1974-1992      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 8
"Route 128: a study of industry location factors," Atlanta Economic Review 1970      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 9
"A Locational Analysis of the Men's Apparel Industry in Northern Georgia" 1973      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 10
"Future Dredging Quantities in the Great Lakes," Ecological Research Series, EPA-660 1974      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 11
"From Saskatoon and Parry Sound," Geographical Survey, vol.4 no.4 1975      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 12
"Michigan's Changing Sugar Beet Industry" 1977      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 14
"A Case for Multi-Scale Analysis: The 'Men's Pants Belt' of Northern Georgia," Geographical Survey, vol.V no.3 1976      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 13
"Southeastern Livingston County, Michigan: Industrial Opportunities" 1984      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 15
"Airborne Particles," the Science Teacher, vol.54, no.6 1987      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 16
"Award for Scholarly Research," Mosaics, v.III 1987-1988      Box Folder Text (32307023998736)   1 17
"A Long Way Maybe," Mosaics, v.IV 1988-1989      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 1
"The Geography of Major League Baseball Player Production," Sports Place International 1989      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 2
"The Geography of Major League Baseball Player Production, 1876-1989," Minneapolis Review of Baseball, v.10 no.1 1991      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 3
"Geographic Shifts in Division I College Football Recruiting Since the Inception of Prop.48," Sports Place 1992      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 4
"Earth History on the Gridiron," Journal of Geoscience Education, v.46 1998      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 5
Michigan Academician 1974-2001
"The Beet Sugar Industry of Michigan: a geographical analysis," v.VI no.3 1974      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 6
"Global Warming? a case study of Michigan," v.XXIV no.3 1992      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 7
"The Decline of the Tornado Hazard in Michigan," v.XXV no.4 1993      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 8
"The Heat/Humidity Imbroglio: a case study of Michigan," v.XXVIII no.2 1996      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 9
"Michigan Tornadoes: the last half century," v.XXXIII no.1 2001
The Geographical Bulletin
"Electricity Transmission in Michigan's Central Upper Peninsula," v.24 1983      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 11
"Catastrophic Michigan Tornadoes, 1950-1984," vol.28 no.2 1986      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 12
"A Geography of Major Interscholastic Women's Sports in the U.S.," vol.29 no.1 1987      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 13
"Collection & Measurement of Airborne Particulates in Brighton, Michigan," vol.30 no.1 1988      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 14
"Projections and Perceptions: editorial comment," vol.39 no.2 1997      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 15
"The Heat/Humidity Quandry: a case study of New England," vol.40 no.1 1998      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 16
Miscellaneous Articles      Box Folder Text (32307023998728)   2 17
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