Collections

• Archival materials are accessible by appointment. Due to staffing limitations, we cannot guarantee walk-in access to collections without appointment. Upon arrival, researchers are required to register for use and comply with rules designed to protect the collections.

• ADDRESS: Archives of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library; University of California, San Diego; 9500 Gilman Dr #0219; La Jolla, CA 92093-0219

• Directions to the Scripps Library

• Telephone: (858) 534-4878; Email: siolib2@sio.ucsd.edu

personal files, office records, and collected items relating to the history of Scripps and to the history of oceangraphy

• Folder List Guides for selected collections: these guides are comprised of the headings for file folders  in which scientists' personal papers and Scripps office/project records are filed... just like the original filing cabinets and office files we received. By reading through such a list, you can determine whether collection(s) may contain materials of interest clued by pertinent file folder heading(s). You would then request to see various box(es) and folder(s) in order to review their contents in person.
  
  • Search folder heading word(s) or phrases across these selected collections (via Google Advanced Search). Your search results will not be 100% reliable. A search won't find every occurrence of a word or phrase, and zero results doesn't mean the word/phrase did not occur in some folder list(s). Many old folder lists were produced in print format, and their scanned versions won't be character/word perfect. Therefore text searching is not perfect.
• Brief List of our Complete Manuscript and Archival Collections : over 1,000 collections, from single items to large boxed collections of personal papers or office/project records. We use this list in-house as a LOCATOR for our collections.
  • Descriptions of our Fully Cataloged Collections, a subset of the above : about 460 of the above, fully described, with advanced searching capabilities

images of people, ships, oceanographic instruments, buildings, meetings, events, expeditions, marine environments & specimens associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, etc. There's tens of thousands more images in-house -- we haven't scanned everything.

• Search Our Digitized Photos
• Panorama Collection: zoom in and out, and pan around on two old panorama photos of the SIO campus and on imagery of a few deep sea organisms in SIO collections.
• Scripps Centennial Photo Exhibit [SIO]

extensive collection of films, tapes, audio, interviews, scientific and news conferences, oral histories, etc.

• Media List: a selected list of our moving images (listed first) and audio items (following). We have more media items located within their parent archival collections.
• Films or Clips from selected titles: TAKE A LOOK !
• Audio or Clips from selected titles: HAVE A LISTEN !

texts on the history of Scripps and its scientific endeavors

interviews of Scripps scientists on their careers and research

texts on Scripps scientists written by others or by themselves

official reports on the progress and work of Scripps Institution

directories of Scripps personnel published in years past, including photo directories

lists of publications by scientists, programs, or on the history of Scripps

some historical resources and links