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Mineralogist and materials scientist whose research focuses on the properties of nuclear materials. Ewing is Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security and a Co-director at the Center for International Security and Cooperation in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. He is the University of Michigan Edward H. Kraus Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences. Ewing is a Regents' Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. He served as president of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) in 1997–1998. The collection includes IUMRS correspondence, by-laws, statutes, meetings minutes, agenda, programs, lists of members, etc. Also, Ewing's grant applications, teaching and research materials, and video recordings of lectures.

The collection includes materials related to Ewing's activities as the IUMRS president and contain correspondence, by-laws, statutes, meetings minutes, agenda, programs, lists of members, etc. A small amount of records relate to Ewing's teaching and research at the University of Mexico and the University of Michigan and include two video recordings of lectures and grant applications and reports.

Professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan (1965-1997); chairman of Department of Anthropology (1975-1980); president of American Anthropological Association (1987-1989). Papers include biographical files, correspondence, writings, speeches, lectures, course materials, and files pertaining to various academic programs and environmental projects for which he served as a consultant.

The Roy A. Rappaport papers provide a glimpse into the active life of an internationally renown and intellectually rigorous anthropologist. Organized into seven series, Biographical Files, Correspondence, Writings, Speeches and Lectures, Classes and Teaching, Consulting, and Topical Files, the papers span the years 1959 to 1997. The strength of the collection is in its documentation of Rappaport's professional and teaching activities. Rappaport's interests in environmental issues, religion, and the application of his knowledge and interests to societal issues are also evident in this collection. The researcher should note that certain aspects of Rappaport's professional career (such as his field work in New Guinea and his time as president of the American Anthropological Association) have a very limited coverage within the collection, in part because field notes and material related to the American Anthropological Association were given to other institutions. Rappaport's field notes are located at the University of California San Diego and his correspondence relating to the American Anthropological Association is at the Smithsonian.