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STARTING POINTS on SCRIPPS HISTORY
CENTENNIAL SERIES on SCRIPPS HISTORY
- William E. Ritter, Scripps Visionary Builds Foundation for Century of Oceanography. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):4-11, 2003
- Scripps Family, First Generation of Commitment. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):12-19, 2003
- The Biological Colony, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1916 to 1924. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):20-27, 2003
- The Call to War, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1936 to 1948. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):28-37, 2003
- Roger Revelle and the Great Age of Exploration, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1948 to 1958. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):38-47, 2003
- The New Oceanographers, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1960 to 1970. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):48-57, 2003
- From the Ocean Floor to the Edge of Space, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1970 to 1985. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):58-65, 2003
- Oceanography in a Changing World, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1986 to 1996. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):66-73, 2003
- A Century of Students, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):74-83, 2003
OTHER SCRIPPS HISTORIES
- Science at the Crossroads: The Navy, Bikini Atoll, and American Oceanography in the 1940's. Ronald Rainger. Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences 30(2):349-371, 2000
- Sea, Swell and Surf Forecasting for D-Day and Beyond. The Anglo-American Effort, 1943-1945. Charles C. Bates. 2010
- Glimpses of Oceanography in the Postwar Period. Walter Munk, Deborah Day. Oceanography 21(3):14-21, 2008
- The Influence of Mauna Loa Observatory on the Development of Atmospheric CO2 Research. Charles D. Keeling. IN: Mauna Loa Observatory: a 20th anniversary report. John Miller, editor. Silver Spring, MD.: US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, 1978. pp. 36-54
- The Evolution of Geosciences at Scripps. E. L. Winterer. Oceanography 16(3):55-59, 2003
- Brief History of Submarine Geology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Francis P. Shepard. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1948 [from Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, box 72, folder 12]
- Climate and Atmopheric Science at Scripps: The Legacy of Jerome Namias. Richard C. J. Somerville. Oceanography 16(3):93-97, 2003
- Lend-lease from Norway. Sheldon Levin. undated.
- The Birth And Early Adolescent Scientific Collaboration Between Mexico And The United States In Ensenada, Baja California, Since 1970. M. Carmen Chavez, 2006.
- Where We Are Now, Where We Are Going: Scripps Science in Two Centuries. Charles F. Kennel. Oceanography 16(3):8-10, 2003
- Scripps in the 1940s: The Sverdrup Era. Douglas L. Inman. Oceanography 16(3):20-28, 2003
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1903 - 1978. Elizabeth Noble Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1978
- Marine Microbiology at Scripps. A. Aristides Yayanos. Oceanography 16(3):67-75, 2003
- An Historical Essay on Community at Scripps. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
- A Century of Phytoplankton Research at Scripps. Peter Franks. Oceanography 16(3):60-66, 2003
- Sources for the study of the relationship of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
- Aspects of the Relationship of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the State of California. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2001
- Echoes of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Texas. Robert Stewart. Oceanography 16(3):32-33, 2003
- A Short History of SIO. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1999
- The Scripps Institution : origin of a habitat for ocean science. Eric L. Mills. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1993
- San Diego. IN: The Centennial Record of the University of California. Verne A. Stadtman. Berkeley, CA: University of California Print Dept, 1967. Includes information on Scripps
- Give Us Room, First/Second Installment of History of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Helen Raitt. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1962
- Women at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1940-1965. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
- Overview of the History of Women at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1999
- Sources for the Study of [History of] Biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1997
- Sources on the History of California Fisheries at Archives of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
- The Growth of a Marine Observatory. W.E. Allen. Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie 39:464-471, 1939
- The Marine biological station of San Diego, its history, present conditions, achievements, and aims. William Emerson Ritter. University of California Publications in Zoology 9(4):137-248, plates 18-24, 1912
- The Marine Biological Station of San Diego : a sketch of its history and purposes and what the station is, with an example popularly told, of the investigations being carried on. William Emerson Ritter. San Diego, CA: Frye and Smith, 1910. 41 pp.
FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
- Significant NSF-Sponsored Ocean Research at SIO, 1950-2000. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1998
- Patronage and Science: Roger Revelle, the U.S. Navy, and Oceanography at the Scripps Institution. Ronald Rainger. Journal of the History of the Earth Sciences Society 19(1):58-59, 2000
- Money for Keeling: Monitoring CO2 levels. Spencer R. Weart. Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences 37(2):435-452, 2007
- Scripps On Defense: Military Funding At Scripps, 1940-1970. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2004
- Navy Support for Oceanography at SIO. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
THE OCEANS: the seminal treatise on oceanography authored at SIO
- The Oceans, Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology. Harald U. Sverdrup, Martin W. Johnson, Richard H. Fleming. New York: Prentice Hall, 1942 [large PDF file; if direct link fails, then download PDF to hard disk and then open the PDF]
- A History of "The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry and General Biology". Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2003
- The Oceans as Educational Philosophy. John A. Knauss. Oceanography 16(3):29-31, 2003
MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO: the forerunner of SIO before it became associated with the University of California
SCIENTIFIC DIVING / SCUBA DIVING
- Scientific Diving at Scripps. Eric Hanauer. Oceanography 16(3):88-92, 2003
- History of Research Diving Symposium (September 1991): a symposium honoring Scripps Diving Officer James R. Stewart upon his retirement.
- Paul Dayton, speaking on James Stewart's role in research diving and science
- Andreas Rechnitzer, speaking on early Scripps diving history
- Hugh Bradner, speaking on early research scuba diving and diving regulations
- Bob Livingston, speaking on early research diving, including Capricorn Expedition
- James Stewart, speaking on his diving experiences
- My Bubbles Rise in Steps. Free-Diving Adventures in the Tropical Pacific. Willard Bascom. La Jolla, CA: unpublished manuscript in Willard Bascom Papers, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives, 1953
- Diving During Capricorn Expedition. Willard N. Bascom, Robert F. Dill, Philip E. Jackson, Robert B. Livingston, John B. MacFall, Walter H. Munk. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1953
- Memorial Tribute and Honor to Conrad Limbaugh, 1960: film
- A Biography of Conrad Limbaugh. Mary Lynn Price, 2008
- Diving at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography James Dugan. La Jolla, CA: unpublished manuscript in Conrad Limbaugh Papers, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives, circa 1960
- Scientific Diving Consultants La Jolla, CA: Scientific Diving Consultants, circa 1960
- Wet Suit Pursuit: Hugh Bradner's Development of the First Wet Suit. Carolyn Rainey. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1998
BUILDINGS, SHIPS, OFFICES & PROGRAMS
- Aquarium
- CalCOFI
- Collections
- Cottages / houses on Scripps campus
- Deep Sea Drilling Project
- Deep Sea Drilling Project. Ocean Sediment Coring Program. Washington DC: National Science Foundation. 1974
- Deep Sea Drilling Project, UCSD, SIO. Fact Sheet, General Information. Anon. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1973
- Deep Sea Drilling Project, UCSD, SIO. Significant DSDP Dates. Anon. La Jolla, CA: SIO, circa 1972
- Deep Sea Drilling Project. Technical Achievements After 41 Cruises. Anon. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1975
- Deep Sea Drilling Project, UCSD, SIO. Scientific Objectives and Highlights. Anon. La Jolla, CA: SIO, undated
- Director's Office
- Administrative History of the Office of the Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 1903 - 1996. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
- Administrative History of the Office of the Business Manager, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 1903 – 1960s. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
- SIO Contracts and Grants Office Administrative History. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- Origin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director's Title ‘Dean'. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2003
- IGPP = Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
- Marine Physical Laboratory
- The Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps. Fred N. Spiess, William Kuperman. Oceanography 16(3):45-54, 2003
- Fifty and Counting, Research History of the Marine Physical Laboratory 1946 - 1996. Anonymous. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1996
- Seeking Signals in the Sea, Recollections of the Marine Physical Laboratory. Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1997
- Marine Physical Laboratory Research Facilities. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1981
- Platforms and Devices of the Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. La Jolla, CA: SIO, undated.
- FLIP, FLoating Instrument Platform
- FLIP, FLoating Instrument Platform. Earl D. Bronson, Larry R. Glosten. SIO Reference 62-24. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1962
- FLIP, FLoating Instrument Platform. Earl D. Bronson, Larry R. Glosten. SIO Reference 85-21. MPL-U-27/85. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1985
- FLIP, FLoating Instrument Platform. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1987
- FLIP, FLoating Instrument Platform. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 2006
- Mohole Project
- George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory
- Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory. George G. Shor Jr., Elizabeth N. Shor, Fred N. Spiess. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1979
- A Guide to "Old Scripps Building" at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Elizabeth N. Shor, Fred N. Spiess. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 2002
- A Note on the History of the G. H. Scripps Building. Fred N. Spiess. La Jolla, CA: SIO, [1977]
- Zarh H. Pritchard, a biography. Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 2010 [the painter of the three paintings on display in this building: two above central stairwell; one in Director's Office]
- Scripps Library
- Alpha Helix Program Administrative History. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- Acoustic Monitoring of Global Ocean Climate. Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate, Global Acoustic Mapping of Ocean Temperature. La Jolla, CA: ATOC Project Office, (1993?)
- Marine Research Committee Administrative History. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- University of California Division of War Research: Completion Report ...Covering Operations of the University of California Division of War Research ... from 26 April 1941 to 30 June 1946. San Diego, CA: University of California Division of War Research, 1946
- Scripps Industrial Associates Administrative History. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- University of California Institute of Marine Resources Administrative History. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- Physiological Research Laboratory, SIO. A Brief Synopsis of Research Activities. Fred N. White. La Jolla, CA: SIO, circa 1986
- Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, March 26, 1987. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1987
- Non-Scripps Facilities associated with SIO
- NOSC / NEL Tower off Mission Beach
EXPEDITIONS
- E.W Scripps Cruise to Gulf of California, 1940
- 1940 E.W. Scripps cruise to the Gulf of California. Charles A. Anderson, J. Wyatt Durham, Francis P. Shepard, M. L. Natland, Roger Revelle. New York: Geological Society of America, 1950
- Voyage of the E.W. SCRIPPS to the Gulf of California, October - December, 1940. Account of the Expedition. Charles A. Anderson, Roger Revelle, Francis P. Shepard, 1940
- MID-PAC, 1950
- Anniversary Reunion. pp. 7,10-11. IN: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Annual Report 1976. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1977
- NORTHERN HOLIDAY, 1951
- SHELLBACK, 1952
- CAPRICORN, 1952-1953
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- Roger Revelle: speaking on Mid-Pac and Capricorn Expeditions, August 1975. Audio
- Exploring the deep Pacific. Helen Hill Raitt. New York: Norton, 1956
- My Bubbles Rise in Steps. Free-Diving Adventures in the Tropical Pacific. Willard N. Bascom, 1953
- Diving During Capricorn Expedition. Willard N. Bascom, Robert F. Dill, Philip E. Jackson, Robert B. Livingston, John B. MacFall, Walter H. Munk. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1953
- Shipboard Report, Capricorn Expedition 26 September 1952-21 February 1953. SIO Reference Number 53-15. SIO, 1953
- TRANSPAC, 1953
- ACAPULCO TRENCH, 1955
- NORPAC, 1956
- DOWNWIND, 1957-1958
- NAGA, 1959-1961
- MONSOON, 1960-1961
- LUSIAD, 1962-1963
- BILLABONG, 1966
- Billabong Film Narrative. Anonymous, n.d.SIO Alpha Helix Program Office Films 1966-1980. SIO Archives Accession Number 81-07
- NOVA, 1967
- INDO-PAC, 1976-1977
- Background for News Release on Indo-Pac Expedition. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1977
- Cruise Report, INDOPAC Expedition Legs 9 through 16, January 12-July 31, 1977. Delpha McGowan, George G. Shor, Jr. and Stuart M. Smith. SIO Reference Series 77-31. SIO, 1977
- Cruise Report, INDOPAC Expedition Legs 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. March 1977. George G. Shor, Jr. and Stuart M. Smith. SIO Reference 77-5. SIO, 1977
- OTHER:
TIMELINES
- Scripps Time Line [1856-2003]. Elizabeth Shor, Deborah Day, Kevin Hardy, Dora Dalton. Oceanography 16(3):109-119, 2003
- Timeline Associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1836 - 1998. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2001
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Timeline [1903- ]. SIO website
- Mohole, LOCO, CORE, and JOIDES: a brief chronology. Betty Shor, 1978
- Deep Sea Drilling Project, UCSD, SIO. Significant DSDP Dates. Anon. La Jolla, CA: SIO, circa 1972
GRADUATE EDUCATION
- Number of Students at Scripps Institution Through the Years. Elizabeth Noble Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1978 [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 72, Folder 8]
- Ph.D. Degrees Conferred by Departments of Oceanography and Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography [1935-1965]. Anonymous. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1965 [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 72, Folder 8]
- List of Students Who Have Taken Their Masters of Doctor's Degree at the Scripps Institution Since 1924 [through 1936]. Anonymous. La Jolla, CA: SIO, n.d. [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 72, Folder 8]
- Registered Graduate Students [SIO, 1945-1951]. Anonymous. La Jolla, CA: SIO, n.d. [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 72, Folder 8]
- Civilian Students Majoring in Physical Oceanography 1938-1955 [SIO]. Anonymous. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1955 [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 72, Folder 8]
- Graduate Study and Research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1956. Brochure on graduate studies at SIO in 1956
- A Century of Students, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):74-83, 2003
OTHER FACETS of SCRIPPS HISTORY
- The Heard Island Experiment. Walter H. Munk. Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences and Office of Naval Research, 1990
- Early Climate Change Consensus at the National Academy: The Origins and Making of Changing Climate. Nicolas Nierenberg, Walter R. Tschinkel, Victoria J. Tschinkel. IN: Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Summer 2010), pp. 318-349
- [William Nierenberg and the 1983 "Changing Climate" report] [Nicolas Nierenberg]
- Interview of Obie Maier, SIO groundskeeper since 1928. Helen Hill Raitt. 1962
- Outline of Scientific Work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, California, 1934. La Jolla, Calif: SIO, 1934
- Brief Address in Connection with Charter Day Celebration, 1947. Harald U. Sverdrup, 1947. SIO Archives. SIO Office of the Director Sverdrup Papers. Collection 82-56
- Plowing Through History or "The Ploughman." Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla, CA, 1990
- Transcription of recording of T. Wayland Vaughan speaking on the occasion of the dedication of the T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, March 1951. Thomas Wayland Vaughan, 1951. Vaughan was the second director of SIO
- A Business Man's Appraisement of Biology. William Emerson Ritter. Science 44(1145):819-822, 1916
- BT Processing Manual. Margaret K. Robinson. La Jolla, Calif: SIO, 1960
- SIO Total Staff Through the Years. Elizabeth Noble Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1981 [From Scripps Archives Collection 81-16, Box 71, Folder 7]
- SIO Talking Points. Cindy Clark. La Jolla, Calif: SIO, 2009
- A Short History of the Sumner Club. Claude E. ZoBell. 1976
- Martin Johnson correspondence on marine biology as a vocation. Camilla Ingram, Martin Johnson, January 1960
- SIO Organization Chart. La Jolla, Calif: SIO, 2009
- Thirty Years of Oceanids, A History From 1952 to 1982. Elizabeth N. Shor. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1983
- International Cooperation in Oceanography. Roger Revelle. Summary of Statement by Dr. Revelle. 21 March, 1960. International Cooperation in Oceanography. [Preparatory Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference on Oceanographic Research. Paris, 21-29 March 1960]. [Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1960]. NS/2503/620. 2 pages.
- Some Human Powered Submarine History... and something of the future. Kevin Hardy. La Jolla, CA: SIO, 1997
- First Scientific Publications from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
- Quotations Associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Compiled by Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
- La Jolla Shores [subdivision map]. San Diego, CA: Evans-Lee Corporation, 1926
- Crossing the Line with SIO. Gina McCollough and Peter Brueggeman. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2009
- Cloth Survival Charts, Also Called "Waterproof Handkerchiefs". Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 1996
- Scripps Estates Associates, Our First Fifty Years, 1951 - 2001. Patricia M. Masters, 2001
- Documents on the Lots at the South End of Scripps. from Revelle Papers in Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD Libraries
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Fiction. Peter Brueggeman. La Jolla, Calif: UCSD Libraries, 2001
- Bag I.G.P.P.. Shearer, Peter M., 1985
- Albatross Award of the American Miscellaneous Society. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
- New Avenues in UFO Research [Scripps' James Snodgrass and late 1940s media reports on his involvement in weapons research]. James Carrion. Proceedings of the 40th International UFO Symposium, August 6-9, 2009, Denver, Colorado. Fort Collins, CO: Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), 2009. pp. 222-255
- The Lake Hodges Monster and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day and Peter Brueggeman. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2008
- First Scripps Institution of Oceanography Tee Shirt. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
- Season's Greetings. Greetings from Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. Undated greeting card from Scripps Archives collections.
SCRIPPS FAMILY
- Scripps family genealogy. familytreemaker.genealogy.com
- Ellen Browning Scripps, her Life and Philanthropy. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2000
- Scripps Family, First Generation of Commitment. Joe Hlebica. Explorations 10(1):12-19, 2003
- Ellen Browning Scripps Endowment. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, undated
- Scripps Benefactions: the Role of the Scripps Family in the Founding of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2002
- Ellen Browning Scripps Biography. Deborah Day. La Jolla, CA: UCSD Libraries, 2005
- Ellen Browning Scripps, 1836 - 1936. Jacob Chandler Harper, 1936
FURTHER RESEARCH