Farouk El-Baz Papers, 1927-2012 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Farouk El-Baz Papers Identifier: Accession 17-262 Date: 1927-2012 Extent: 88.891 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (14 tall document boxes) (1 16x20 box) Creator:: El-Baz, Farouk Language: Language of Materials: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-262, Farouk El-Baz Papers Use Restriction Restricted for duration of Farouk El-Baz's lifetime without written permission from Donor. Transferring office; 2/27/1983 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details. Descriptive Entry Farouk El-Baz (1938- ) was born in Zagazig, Egypt. He received a B.S. in Chemistry and Geology in 1958 from Ain Shams University, Cairo. In 1960 he came to the United States, where he earned an M.S. in geology at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1961 and a Ph.D. in geology at the University of Missouri in 1964. After teaching for a short period, he worked as an exploration geologist for the Pan American-United Arab Republic Oil Company, 1966-1967. In 1967 El-Baz joined the staff of the Lunar Exploration Department of Bellcomm, Inc., and Bell Telephone Laboratories, and in 1969, became supervisor of lunar science planning and lunar science operations. In this position, he worked directly with the United States space program on lunar data analysis, landing site selection, lunar exploration planning, and orbital science crew training. In 1969 he was named a member of the Apollo Program Science Support Team. At Bellcomm El-Baz began pioneering work in remote sensing in which a variety of scientific means are used to examine the surface of the earth or the moon from space. This work led him into the use of space photography to study the earth's deserts. In 1973 El-Baz joined the staff of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, where he established the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, which he directed until 1982. At the same time, he served as science advisor to President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, 1978-1981, and was Principle Investigator Page 1 of 86 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 of the Earth Observations and Photography Experiment on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first joint American-Soviet space mission of July 1975. In 1982 El-Baz became Vice President for International Development at Itek Optical Systems in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he oversaw the application of data from the Space Shuttle's Large Format Camera. The photography of this advanced system assisted greatly in his program of desert study from space. In 1986 he accepted the position of Director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing to promote the use of space technology in the fields of archaeology, geography and geology. During the Gulf War in 1991 El-Baz studied the effects of environmental disturbances on desert terrain. In addition to his work on remote sensing, El-Baz is also known for his participation in the International Astronomical Union's Task Group for Lunar Nomenclature, which was responsible for naming the features of the moon's surface geography. El-Baz has been a citizen of the United States since 1970. This accession consists of El-Baz's personal papers documenting his professional and research activities at the Pan American-United Arab Republic Oil Company, Boston University Center for Remote Sensing, Itek Optical Systems, the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and Bellcomm, Inc., in regard to deserts, remote sensing, lunar science, earth and planetary studies, oil exploration, and large format cameras. The papers also document El-Baz's participation in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo Program and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, as well as his involvement in field work, professional societies, conferences, committees, workshops and as science advisor to President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; proposals; surveys; lecture papers; reports; press releases; contracts and agreements; budget summaries; photographs, slides, and negatives; awards information; publications and articles; newspapers, magazines, and clippings featuring or including comments about El-Baz; maps, illustrations, and drawings; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Astrogeology Astronautics Astrophysics Committees Congresses and conventions Contracts Deserts Lectures and lecturing Lunar geophysics Petroleum -- Prospecting Professional associations Publications Remote sensing Space photography Page 2 of 86 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 Types of Materials: Black-and-white negatives Black-and-white photographs Black-and-white transparencies Books Clippings Color negatives Color photographs Color transparencies Drawings Electronic records Floppy disks Illustrations Manuscripts Maps Newspapers Names: Apollo Soyuz Test Project Bellcomm, Inc. Boston University. Center for Remote Sensing El-Baz, Farouk Itek Corporation. Itek Optical Systems Division National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). $ Center for Earth and Planetary Studies Pan-American-United Arab Republic Oil Company Project Apollo (U.S.) Sadat, Anwar, 1918-1981 Smithsonian Institution Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Geographic Names: Moon -- Exploration Page 3 of 86 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 95 Arabic Articles and Clippings, circa 1986 (2 folders) Box 1 of 95 Arabic Correspondence, 1985 Box 1 of 95 Deserts, 1981 (2 folders) Box 1 of 95 Egyptian Mosaic with Overlay Box 1 of 95 El-Baz Crater, 1980-1982 (3 folders) Box 1 of 95 Farouk El-Baz: "The Gobi and the Shamo," 1982 Box 1 of 95 Desert Publications: Introductions, 1981 Box 1 of 95 "A Space Age Journey to Egypt's Farthest Corner," 1978 Box 1 of 95 "Naming the Moon," 1978 Box 1 of 95 "Dune Migration in Egypt," 1977-1978 Box 1 of 95 "Shifting Sands in the Western Desert of Egypt," 1977-1978 Box 1 of 95 Deserts from Above, 1978-1979 Box 1 of 95 Shifting Sands II, 1981 Box 1 of 95 New Valley (Egypt), 1980-1981 Box 1 of 95 Arabia from Space, 1979-1981 Box 1 of 95 Arabs on the Moon Box 1 of 95 Emerging Arabia, 1979-1981 Box 1 of 95 Fujeirah, Oman, and Yemen, 1979-1980 Box 1 of 95 Qatar, 1977-1980 Box 1 of 95 Solar, 1978-1980 Box 1 of 95 Palms, circa 1979 Box 1 of 95 Scientific Summaries, 1978-1981 (3 folders) Box 1 of 95 On the Reddening of Quartz Grains in Dune Sand, 1980 Page 4 of 86 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 Box 2 Box 2 of 95 Professional Activities (general), 1980-1982 Box 2 of 95 Adar Corporation, 1973-1976 Box 2 of 95 Cairo-Boston Correspondence, 1966 Box 2 of 95 Chapter One: The Moon in Antiquity, circa 1968 Box 2 of 95 China, 1981 (2 folders) Box 2 of 95 Costa Rica: Fourteenth International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 1980 Box 2 of 95 Deserts, 1984-1986 (2 folders) Box 2 of 95 Deserts for Hassan, 1985-1986 Box 2 of 95 Dover Publications: Project I, 1965-1970 Box 2 of 95 Dover Publications: Project II, 1968-1969 Box 2 of 95 Dover Publications (general), 1965-1969 Box 2 of 95 Drought, 1984-1986 Box 2 of 95 Drought: Photographs Box 2 of 95 Electro-Optics, circa 1983 Box 2 of 95 High Dam, 1985 Box 2 of 95 Itek Corporation, 1979-1984 (2 folders) Box 2 of 95 India, 1979-1981 Box 2 of 95 Large Format Camera, 1984 (2 folders) Box 2 of 95 Mappi Box 2 of 95 Metritek, circa 1982 Box 2 of 95 Pan American-United Arab Republic (UAR) Oil Company, 1966 Box 2 of 95 Paris: Twenty-sixth International Geological Congress, 1980 Box 2 of 95 National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Photographs, 1985 Box 2 of 95 Relocation, 1981 Box 2 of 95 SciQuest, 1980 Page 5 of 86 Farouk El-Baz Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_390696 Box 2 of 95 Spain (general) Box 2 of 95 Spain: Paper, 1967 Box 2 of 95 Spain: Photographs, 1965 Box 2 of 95 The Greater Cairo Plan: A Renewal Area Study of El-Giza, 1968 Box 2 of 95 Farouk El-Baz: Correspondence and Clippings, 1966-1971 Box 2 of 95 Central Arid Zone Research Institute (Jodhpur, India), 1979 Box 2 of 95 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), 1976 Box 2 of 95 American Research Center in Egypt, 1981 Box 2 of 95 Department