Hilo Tsunami collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WRCA-117

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographs, reports, newspaper clippings, and maps related to two historic tsunamis that devastated the eastern coast of Hawaii, and especially the city of Hilo, in 1946 and 1960.

Dates

Creation: 1946, 1960

Language

The collection is in English.

Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.