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COLLECTED WORKS

• Biographies of Scripps Personnel: in UC In Memoriam
• includes biographies on Robert Arthur, Frederick Baker, Milton Bramlette, Edward Bullard, Seibert Duntley, Carl Eckart, Edward Fager, Denis Fox, Susumu Hagiwara, Martin Johnson, Charles Kofoid, William    Nierenberg, Melvin Peterson, Russell Raitt, Norris Rakestraw, Roger Revelle, William Ritter, Per Scholander, Francis Shepard, Francis Sumner, Eleanor Sweeney, Charles Van Atta, and  Benjamin Volcani.
• Biographies of UC San Diego Personnel: in UC In Memoriam
• includes biographies on Walter Heilgenberg, Hans Suess
• National Academy of Sciences, Biographical Memoirs
• includes biographies on Jacob Bjerknes, Milton Bramlette, Harmon Craig, Carl Eckart, Carl Hubbs, John Isaacs, Charles Kofoid, H. William Menard, Jerome Namais, William Nierenberg, Roger Revelle, Per Scholander, Hans Suess, Francis Sumner, Harald Sverdrup, Thomas Vaughan
• National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes
• includes biographies on John Isaacs (in Volume 2, pp. 130-135), Fred Spiess (in Volume 11, pp. 284-289)
• GSA Today, Rock Star Profiles
• includes biographies on Francis Shepard, Thomas Wayland Vaughan
• Oral Histories of Scripps Scientists and Personnel
• interviews on their careers and research
• Scripps' collected memoirs and biographies
  • SIO Alumni Biographies. SIO 74th Anniversary Committee, 1978. 
  • Scripps Stories: Days to Remember, In Celebration of 90 Years. Kittie Kerr Kuhns and Elizabeth N. Shor, 1993.
    memoirs contributed by James W. Ammerman; Lloyd J. Anderson; Charles C. Bates; Martin Benson; John S. Bradshaw; Edward Brinton; William S. Butcher; Chuck Colgan; Eugene F. Corcoran; Mary Crawford; John E. Cromwell; Sayed A. El Wardani; Gordon W. Groves; Mark J. Grygier; Heidi Hahn; William S. Harvie; Edvard A. Hemmingsen; Steacy Hicks; Jed Hirota; Mike Huber; John A. Knauss; Kittie Kerr Kuhns; Bui Thi Lang; Dale F. Leipper; Ralph A. Lewin; Madeleine Miller Mahnken; Jane Malloy; John McCosker; Marie McIntyre; Jim Means; Don Miller; Jacquelin N. Miller; Richard Y. Morita; Kenneth S. Norris; Robert M. Norris; Colm O' hEocha; Carolyn Rainey; Andreas B. Rechnitzer; Gunnar I. Roden; Richard H. Rosenblatt; John Schneider; Betty Shor; Eric Shulenberger; Eli Silver; Laurel Loeblich Smith; R. J. Smith; Harris B. Stewart, Jr.; Elizabeth Venrick; Richard Vetter; George F. Weisel; Clark Wilson; C. S. Wong; Warren S. Wooster.
  • Seeking Signals in the Sea: Recollections of the Marine Physical Laboratory. Elizabeth N. Shor, 1997
  • Scripps Log Obituaries
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• Bibliography of Biographies of Ocean Scientists
• includes references to biographies and obituaries of Scripps scientists
• Bibliography on the History of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• includes references to biographies and obituaries of Scripps personnel

INDIVIDUAL WORKS

• Allen, Winfred Emory
  • Winfred Emory Allen Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
  • Scripps Institution in the Twenties. Margaret Allen Brubaker. 1995. Collection 90-07
• Anderson, Lloyd J.: Memories of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography 8/39 - 6/42. Lloyd J. Anderson. 2001
• Barnhart, Helene Schellenberg: Growing Up at Scripps Helene Schellenberg Barnhart (daughter of Stanley W. Chambers). Citrus Heights, CA, 1998
• Barnhart, Percy Spencer: One American, an Autobiography Percy Spencer Barnhart. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1936 [from SIO Archives Collection 84-12]
• Barr, Edward S.: The Venturesome Voyages of Scripps into the South Pacific Ocean, 1950 and 1952. Edward S. Barr, 1975
• Bascom, Willard: My Bubbles Rise in Steps. Free-Diving Adventures in the Tropical Pacific Willard Bascom. SIO Archives, Willard Bascom Papers, 1953
• Blattenberger, James: A Biography of Jim Blattenberger, 1929-2000. Thu Nguyen, 2007
• Bradner, Hugh
  • Hugh Bradner Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
  • Wet Suit Pursuit: Hugh Bradner's Development of the First Wet Suit. Carolyn Rainey. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1998
• Bradner, Marge: Seismic Summer : the story of eleven men and one woman sailing across the South Pacific to study the quivering sea floor. Marge Bradner, 2006
• Bramlette, Milton Nunn: Milton Nunn Bramlette, 1896 - 1977. Edward L. Winterer  IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 1-12 
• Bullard, Edward Crisp
  • H. William Menard speaking on Bullard, April 1980
  • Sir Edward Bullard, 1907 - 1980. E.C. Bullard, A.E. Maxwell, W.H. Munk, F. Gilbert, and C.S. Cox. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 13-20 
• Bullock, Theodore Holmes
  • Theodore H. Bullock IN: The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography. Volume 1. Edited by Larry R. Squire. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience, 1996. pp. 110-157
  • Theodore Holmes Bullock: Non-Classical Electrical Events. Society for Neuroscience Archival Interview (video)
• Chambers, Stanley Wilfred: Stanley Wilfred Chambers Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries. undated.
• Crandall, Laura B. Stuart: Memoir. Laura B. Stuart Crandall (wife of Wesley C. Crandall, SIO Business Manager). undated.
• Cupp, Easter Ellen: Easter Ellen Cupp Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries. undated.
• Davis, Benjamin Marshall: An Hour's Cruise with E.W. Scripps. Benjamin Marshall Davis (Marine Biological Association of San Diego, Resident Naturalist 1904-1905), 1936 (from collection 81-16)
• Dietz, Robert Sinclair: Robert Sinclair Dietz Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1999
• Duntley, Seibert Quimby: Seibert Quimby Duntley Biography. Deborah Day and Roswell W. Austin. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
• Eckart, Carl Henry
  • Walter Munk_speaking on Carl Eckart, audio at dedication of SIO Library, 1978?
  • Carl Henry Eckart Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
• Engel, Albert Edward John: Albert Edward John Engel, 1916 - 1995. Robert J. Stern. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 21-30 
• Ewing, Gifford Cochran: Gifford Cochran Ewing Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Fager, Edward William: E. W. Fager, 1917 - 1976. J. T. Enright. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 31-44
• Faughn, James Lawrence: James Lawrence Faughn Biography. Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla, CA, SIO. 1986
• Fisher, Frederick Hendrick: Frederick Hendrick Fisher Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Fleming, Richard H.: Richard H. Fleming Biography. Univ of Washington Libraries, 1996
• Fleminger, Abraham: In Memoriam, Abraham Fleminger. Edward Brinton. CalCOFI Reports 29:5-6, 1988
• Fox, Denis Llewellyn
  • Again the Scene, Some Informal Memoirs of My Life Denis L. Fox. SIO Archives, Denis L. Fox Papers, 1971
  • So Far, So Good: An Octogenarian Emeritus Takes a Brief, General Inventory Denis L. Fox. SIO Archives, Denis L. Fox Papers, 1982
  • My Yesteryears and Later Days in La Jolla, California Denis L. Fox. SIO Archives, SIO Biographical Files collection, 1977
  • Denis Llewellyn Fox Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1983
• Frieman, Edward Allan: Edward Allan Frieman Biography. Dennis Monday, 2000
• Fuller, Michael D.: A Post-doctoral Fellowship at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 1961-1962. IN: Michael D. Fuller. Magnetism, a Rosetta Stone for Earth History: a personal story of research in geomagnetism. www.higp.hawaii.edu/~mfuller/rosetta_stone/ . 2005. Chapter 4
• Fuller, R. Nelson: R. Nelson Fuller Biography. Jackie Parker and Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
• Gilbert, J. Freeman: J. Freeman Gilbert Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2006
• Goldberg, Edward
  • Edward Goldberg Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
  • Roger Revelle speaking about Edward Goldberg (1989): clip from The Edward D. Goldberg Symposium "Chemisty and Our Environment: Science and Public Policy," SIO, 11 August 1989
• Hinton, Sam
  • Living on the SIO Campus in the 1940s and '50s Sam Hinton. SIO Archives, Sam Hinton Papers, undated
  • A Naturalist in Show Business Sam Hinton. SIO Archives, Sam Hinton Papers, 2000
• Holmboe, Jorgen: A Biography of Jorgen Holmboe, 1902-1979. Jason Zarate, 2007
• Hubbs, Carl Leavitt
  • Carl Leavitt Hubbs, October 18, 1894-June 30, 1979. Elizabeth N. Shor, Richard H. Rosenblatt, John D. Isaacs, 1987
  • Carl Leavitt Hubbs, 1894 - 1979. Richard H. Rosenblatt. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 45-55
  • In Memoriam, Carl Leavitt Hubbs. Elizabeth N. Shor. CalCOFI Reports 21:5, 1980
  • Hollywood and the Scientist. Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla: SIO, undated.
• Isaacs, John Dove
  • John  Dove Isaacs III, 1913 - 1980. Richard Seymour and Paul Dayton. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 57-63
  • John Dove Isaacs, March 28, 1913 - June 6, 1980. Willard Bascom, n.d. (from Collection 89-8).
  • In Memoriam, John Dove Isaacs. Joseph L. Reid. CalCOFI Reports 22:5, 1981
  • John Dove Isaacs, Dedication of the John Dove Isaacs Building, September 10, 1998, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. William A. Nierenberg, n.d. (From Collection 2004-71, also 2011-49).
• Johnson, Martin W.
  • Autobiographical Notes Martin W. Johnson. SIO Archives, Martin Johnson Papers, 1970
  • Oceanographic Medley Martin W. Johnson. SIO Archives, Martin Johnson Papers, 1980
  • In Memoriam, Martin W. Johnson. John A. McGowan, Edward Brinton. CalCOFI Reports 26:5-6, 1985
  • Martin W. Johnson, 1893 - 1984. Edward Brinton and John A. McGowan. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 65-77
• Jones, Alan: Monsoon Expedition, October - November 1960. Alan Jones, 2008
• Keeling, Charles D.: Rewards and Penalties of Monitoring the Earth Charles D. Keeling. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment 23:25-82, 1998
• Keys, Ancel: The Scripps Institute. Ancel Keys [1998]. Collection 98-11
• Kofoid, Carrie Prudence Winter: Carrie Prudence Winter Kofoid (1866-1942) Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Kofoid, Charles Atwood: Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947) Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• LaFond, Eugene Cecil
  • Bill and Bob, Where Did You Come From? (LaFond, Gehring, Imes and Greenfield Histories). Eugene C. Lafond, 1992. pp. 1-234
  • Eugene Cecil LaFond Biography. Kevin Hardy, 2002
  • Eugene Cecil LaFond (1909-2002) Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2003
• LaFond, Katherine G.
  • Bill and Bob, Where Did You Come From? (LaFond, Gehring, Imes and Greenfield Histories). Katherine G. Lafond, 1992. pp. 237-398
• Leipper, Dale F.: The 1940s on the Campus of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Some Notes and Comments by an Involved Graduate Student; Mostly About Physical Oceanography,
• Lewin, Ralph Arnold: Ralph A. Lewin Biography. SIO Archives. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2011
• Limbaugh, Conrad
  • Memorial Tribute and Honor to Conrad Limbaugh, 1960: film
  • A Biography of Conrad Limbaugh. Mary Lynn Price, 2008
• Longhurst, Alan: Tuna Oceanography at Scripps Fifty Years Ago. Alan Longhurst, 2012
• McAllister, Ray: A Student's Look at SIO During the Very Early 50's. Ray McAllister, 2008
• McEwen, George Francis: George Francis McEwen Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
• Menard, Henry William
  • Anatomy of an Expedition (Excerpts) . Henry William Menard. New York: McGraw Hill, 1969
  • Marcia McNutt: audio, memorial event, February 1986
  • Roger Revelle: audio, memorial event, February 1986
  • Henry William Menard Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
  • Henry William (Bill) Menard, 1920 - 1986. Clement Chase. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 79-86
• Miles, John: About John Miles. David S. Saxon, 1991
• Miller, Donald
  • Around the World with IDA. Donald Miller, 1992
  • Me and IGPP. Donald Miller, 2011
• Morita, Richard Y.: Richard Yukio Morita, Ph. D. Richard Yukio Morita, 1996
• Mullin, Michael M.: In Memoriam, Michael M. Mullin. Elizabeth Venrick. CalCOFI Reports 42:5-7, 2001
• Munk, Walter H.
  • Greenland Sea Diary. Walter Munk. 1989.
  • Remarks in Celebration of Walter Munk's 65th Birthday Henry Stommel. A Celebration in Geophysics and Oceanography, 1982 : In Honor of Walter Munk on his 65th birthday, October 19, 1982. La Jolla, Calif. : Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1984. pp. 116-118
  • Affairs of the Sea Walter H. Munk. A Celebration in Geophysics and Oceanography, 1982 : In Honor of Walter Munk on his 65th birthday, October 19, 1982. La Jolla, Calif. : Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1984. pp. 3-30
  • The Luck of Walter Munk Roger Revelle. A Celebration in Geophysics and Oceanography, 1982 : In Honor of Walter Munk on his 65th birthday, October 19, 1982. La Jolla, Calif. : Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1984. pp. 113-115
  • One Man's Noise, Stories of an Adventuresome Oceanographer, 1993: film biography of Walter Munk
  • Walter Heinrich Munk Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
  • Walter Munk Chronology of Wartime Security Clearance. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2001
• Namias, Jerome
  • The Long Range Eye of Jerry Namias. Joseph Smagornisky, 1986
  • Autobiography. Jerome Namias, 1986
  • Jerome Namias, March 19, 1910 - February 10, 1997. John O. Roads, 1998
  • Jerome Namias, 1910 - 1997. Daniel R. Cayan. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 87-98
• Nierenberg, William Aaron: Scripps director
  • Autobiography. William Nierenberg, 1987?
  • William Aaron Nierenberg Biography Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
• Norris, Robert M.: Downwind Cruise, Dec 1957 - Feb 1958. Robert M. Norris, 1957-1958
• Parker, Frances Lawrence
  • Frances Lawrence Parker Biography Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
  • Frances Lawrence Parker, 1906 - 2002 W.H. Berger. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 99-106
• Phleger, Fred B.: Fred B. Phleger Biography Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1998
• Quast, Jay C.: Recollections of the Scripps Kelp Program (July 1958 to July 1961) Jay C. Quast, 2004
• Raff, Arthur Datus
  • Tapes from Art Raff. Arthur Datus Raff. 1996
  • Arthur Datus Raff (1917 - 1999), Biography Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Raitt, Helen Hill
  • Exploring the Deep Pacific Helen Raitt. New York: Norton, 1956
  • Helen Hill Raitt Biography Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
• Raitt, Russell Watson
  • About Russ Raitt. John G. Sclater and Elizabeth N. Shor. IN: Marine Geophysics, A Navy Symposium. Elizabeth N. Shor and Carolyn L. Ebrahimi, eds. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1987. pp. 4-9, 13-17
  • Russell Watson Raitt, 1907 - 1995. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 107-118
• Rechnitzer, Andreas B.: The First U.S. Scuba Training. Andreas B. Rechnitzer. National Association of Underwater Instructors IQ Proceedings, 1994
• Revelle, Ellen: Ellen Virginia Clark Revelle Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Revelle, Roger: Scripps director post-WW2 and UCSD founder
  • Roger Randall Dougan Revelle Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
  • Quotations from Roger Revelle. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
  • Roger Revelle: a Profile. Judith Morgan, Neil Morgan. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1996
  • Skipper's Mess. Sam Hinton. La Jolla, California, 1996
  • Chronology of the Life of Roger Revelle. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1995
  • The Revelle Years. Walter Munk IN: SIO Annual Report 1991, pp. 6-13. La Jolla, Calif.: SIO, 1992
  • Roger Revelle, 1909 - 1991. John A. Knauss. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 119-137
  • Walter Munk speaking about Roger Revelle: clip from UCSD Tribute to Roger Revelle. UCSD, 14 October 1991
  • Clark Kerr speaking about Roger Revelle: clip from UCSD Tribute to Roger Revelle. UCSD, 14 October 1991
  • On Starting a University. Roger Revelle. 1974. Collection 2011-49
• Riedel, William Rex: William Rex Riedel Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2007
• Riley, Gordon Arthur: Reminiscences of an Oceanographer. Gordon Arthur Riley, circa 1983
• Ritter, Mary Elizabeth Bennett
  • More Than Gold in California, 1849 - 1933 Mary Bennett Ritter. Berkeley, California: Professional Press, 1933
  • Mary Elizabeth Bennett Ritter Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
• Ritter, William Emerson: founding director of Scripps
  • William Emerson Ritter Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2006
  • William Emerson Ritter: Naturalist and Philosopher. Francis B. Sumner. Science 99(2574):335-338, 1946
• Robinson, Margaret King: Margaret King Robinson Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
• Sargent, Grace ‘Peter' Charlotte Tompkins: The Sea Acorn : Scripps Institution of Oceanography : the People and the Place, 1936-1942 Peter Sargent. San Diego, California: Peter Sargent, 1979
• Sargent, Marston Cleaves
  • Marston Cleaves Sargent and Grace ‘Peter' Charlotte Tompkins Sargent Biographies. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
  • In Memoriam, Marston Sargent. George Hemingway. CalCOFI Reports 28:7, 1987
• Schaefer, Milner Baily: Milner Baily Schaefer Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
• Scholander, Per F.:  Per F. Scholander, 1905 - 1980. Edvard A. Hemmingsen and Andrew A. Benson. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 139-155
• Sclater, John G.: The Development of Plate Tectonics: a Personal Perspective John G. Sclater. SIO Reference 92-30. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1992
• Scripps, Edward Willis: a founding benefactor of Scripps
  • A Business Man's Appraisement of Biology. William Emerson Ritter. Science 44(1145):819-822, 1916
  • An Hour's Cruise with E.W. Scripps. Benjamin Marshall Davis (Marine Biological Association of San Diego, Resident Naturalist 1904-1905), 1936 (from collection 81-16)
• Scripps, Ellen Browning: a founding benefactor of Scripps
  • Ellen Browning Scripps, her Life and Philanthropy. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
  • Ellen Browning Scripps Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
  • Memoirs of Ellen Browning Scripps, Personal Reminicences. Mary Bennett Ritter. Berkeley, California, 1937
  • Ellen Browning Scripps, 1836 - 1936. Jacob Chandler Harper. La Jolla, California, 1936
• Sessions, Meredith: In Memoriam, Meredith Sessions Robert Knox. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2012
• Shepard, Francis Parker
  • Francis P. Shepard Autobiography. Francis P. Shepard. SIO Archives, Francis Shepard Papers, 1980
  • Francis Parker Shepard Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
  • Francis Parker Shepard, 1897 - 1985. Joseph R. Curray. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 157-167
• Shor, George: audio, memorial event, September 2009
  • Robert L. Fisher
  • Robert Knox
• Snodgrass, Frank Edwin: Frank Edwin Snodgrass. Thelma Snodgrass Bratt, Mary Snodgrass Betancourt, Peggy Welch. 2012
• Snodgrass, James Marion: James Marion Snodgrass Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• Stewart, James Ronald
  • Paul Dayton, speaking on James Stewart's role in research diving and science. Video from September 1991 retirement symposium
  • James Stewart, speaking on his diving experiences. Video from September 1991 retirement symposium
  • James Ronald Stewart Chronology. SIO Archives. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
• Suess, Hans: Hans Suess, 1909 - 1993. James Arnold. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 169-175
• Sumner, Francis Bertody
  • The Life and Times of Francis Bertody Sumner, by Himself Francis B. Sumner, 1944. SIO Archives, Francis Bertody Sumner Papers, Collection 85-02
  • The Life History of an American Naturalist Francis B. Sumner. Lancaster, Pa.: The Jaques Cattell Press, 1945
  • Francis B. Sumner Family and Memories of La Jolla, 1914- . Florence Anne (Sumner) Henderson. 1975
  • Francis Bertody Sumner Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
• Sverdrup, Harald Ulrik: third director of Scripps
  • Sverdrup letter about his biographical information, dated 1 February 1938 to Vern O. Knudsen. SIO Archives, SIO Office of the Director Sverdrup Papers. Collection 82-56
  • Informal Autobiography of Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. Harald U. Sverdrup. February 1948. SIO Archives, SIO Office of the Director Sverdrup Papers. Collection 82-56
  • Six Years in the Arctic. Harald U. Sverdrup. Undated. SIO Archives, SIO Office of the Director Sverdrup Papers. Collection 82-56
  • Among The Tundra People Translation of Hos tundra-folket. Harald U. Sverdrup, 1939. Translated by Molly Sverdrup. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1978
  • Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
  • Harald U. Sverdrup, 1888 - 1957. Walter Munk and Deborah Day. IN: Coming of Age: Scripps Institution of Oceanography : A Centennial Volume, 1903-2003. Robert L. Fisher, Edward D. Goldberg, and Charles S. Cox, editors. San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 2003. pp. 177-201
• Tegner, Mia Jean: In Memoriam, Mia Jean Tegner. Laura Rogers-Bennett. CalCOFI Reports 43:5-7, 2002
• Treadwell, Thurman K.: Excerpt from T.K. Treadwell, An Unauthorized Autobiography, Volume 1. Thurman K. Treadwell, 1998
• Vacquier, Victor: About Vic Vacquier. John G. Sclater and Elizabeth N. Shor. IN: Marine Geophysics, A Navy Symposium. Elizabeth N. Shor and Carolyn L. Ebrahimi, eds. La Jolla, California: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1987. pp. 4, 9-15, 18-20
• Van Dorn, William G.: My Life and Times at SIO. William G. Van Dorn, 2008
• Wangenheim, Julius: Julius Wangenheim Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2001
• Watson, Kenneth M.
  • My Personal Experiences with Oppenheimer. Kenneth M. Watson, 2006
  • Autobiographical Note: Kenneth M. Watson. Kenneth M. Watson, 2004
• Wisner, Robert Lester: Robert Lester Wisner. SIO Archives. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2010
• Wooster, Warren: Warren Wooster Biographies. Scripps Communications, Kevin Bailey, and John Knauss, 2008
• Young, Robert William: Robert William Young Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
• ZoBell, Claude E.
  • Microbiology and Microbiologists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Claude E. ZoBell. SIO Archives, Claude Zobell Papers, 1982
  • Memoirs of the Danish Galathea Round-the-World Deep-Sea Expedition 1950 - 1952 Claude E. ZoBell. SIO Archives, Claude Zobell Papers, 1985
  • The Naga Expedition to South China and Australasian Seas 1959 - 1961 Claude E. ZoBell. SIO Archives, Claude Zobell Papers,1986
  • The Life, Work, and Scientific Contributions of Claude E. ZoBell. Tim Gough, 1998