This series contains conference materials including lecture notes, presentations, and meeting notes. Materials date from 1906 to 1995, although the bulk of the material is from 1955 to 1984.
Albert Behnke, a physician and captain in the United States Navy; pioneered the development of body composition assessment through the study of elite athletes; member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Collection contains correspondence, reports, committee materials, text of speeches and lectures, presentation notes, manuscript materials, research files, reprints, and grant files. Major subjects include diving, decompression, diving physiology, and body composition. Materials range in date from 1906 to 1997.
This series contains Dr. Behnke's research files, which include research notebooks, articles, charts, reports, experimental studies, and evaluations. The series is arranged alphabetically within each subseries. The materials date from 1935 to 1990.
This series contains academic writings by Behnke and other scholars. The series is divided into subseries for manuscripts, publications, bibliographies, clippings, and reprints. Each subseries is arranged alphabetically and materials date from 1926 to 1988.
This series contains professional correspondence with other researchers and organizations, such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving, from 1935 to 1990. Correspondence is arranged both alphabetically and chronologically. Materials date from 1935 to 1990.