Edward C. Cargile Papers
Finding aid prepared by Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
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La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
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Copyright 2013
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward C. Cargile Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0110
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2.0 Linear feet
(5 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1946 - 2006 (bulk 1969-2001)
Abstract: Papers of author, editor, engineer, and diving officer Edward Cargile. Papers reflect Cargile's life and work as a diver,
underwater photographer, author, editor of dive journals, and consultant in the dive industry, as well as illustrate the history
of diving and the diving industry. The collection ranges in date from 1946-2006, with the bulk of the collection dating from
1969-2001.
Creator:
Cargile, Edward C.
Biography
Edward C. Cargile was born in San Diego, California in 1939. He began diving and experimenting with underwater photography
in his early teens. While in high school, Cargile joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. While attending San Diego City College,
he transferred to the Marine Corps Active Reserves.
Cargile completed his B.S. in Phsyics from North American University in 1963. After graduation he worked as an Engineering
Supervisor at Rockwell International, overseeing the Apollo Test Data Processing Unit. Cargile continued diving, training
other divers, including U.S. Navy personnel in the recovery of the Apollo Spacecraft.
Over the years Cargile worked for a number of companies and institutions. He became the Director of the Underwater Technology
Institute (UTI) in 1970, editor of
Aquarius Magazine for the National Association of Scuba Diving Schools in 1971, and Program Manager of the National Association of Underwater
Instructors (NAUI) Diving Association. In 1974, Cargile was hired by the Commercial Diving Center of Oceaneering International
to write training procedures for diving bell and saturation diving operations. He went on to work for Scubapro and then as
the Director of Communications for the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA).
Throughout his life Cargile wrote about diving and the history of divers and taught both diving and underwater photography
courses.
Preferred Citation
Edward C. Cargile Papers, SMC 0110. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Papers of author, editor, engineer, and diving officer Edward Cargile. Papers reflect Cargile's life and work as a diver,
underwater photographer, author, editor of dive journals, and consultant in the dive industry.
The collection is arranged in six series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS, 4) PROFESSIONAL FILES,
5) SUBJECT FILES, and 6) IMAGES.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2012.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
SIO ARCHIVES COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cargile, Edward C. -- Archives
Deep diving--Photography
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS: Includes biographies, a curriculum vitae, articles about Cargile and his career, as well
as a small amount of information regarding Cargile's time as a Boy Scout and several undated portraits.
Box 1, Folder 1
Miscellaneous information about Cargile
Box 1, Folder 2
Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, Irvine Ranch, CA
1953
Box 1, Folder 3
Photographs of Cargile
ca. 1960s
CORRESPONDENCE
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Professional letters regarding potential business ventures. The bulk of the series relates to Cargile's
writing and attempts to publish. His exchanges with Meredith Wills deal entirely with the attempt to publish Cargile's book
titled, "Aquanauts Dive the Andrea Doria."
Box 1, Folder 4
Lynch, John R., Jr.
1973 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 5
Martin, William (President, Aqua-Craft, Inc.)
1977
Box 1, Folder 6
Müsser, Frederick von
1973 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 7
Wills, Meredith
1977 - 1979
Box 1, Folder 8
Letters to & from journal editors
1970 - 2002
Box 1, Folder 9
Miscellaneous
1970 - 2001
WRITINGS
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 3) WRITINGS: Typescripts, manuscripts, and notes for various articles, essays, and book projects. Cargile also developed
proposals for a television channel and film series, which are located in this series. In many cases letters to editors, notes
regarding attempts to publish, and photographs submitted for use as article illustrations are filed with corresponding articles.
Box 1, Folder 10
Miscellaneous articles by Cargile
Box 1, Folder 11
Advanced Deep Sea Diving Equipment
1969
Box 1, Folder 12
The Dive Deep to Do the Impossible
1969
Box 1, Folder 13
First Nuclear Submersible
1969
Box 1, Folder 14
Modern Deep Sea Diving
1969
Box 1, Folder 15
Undersea Vehicle to Save Submarine Crews
1969
Box 1, Folder 16
Gases for Deep Sea Divers
1970
Box 1, Folder 17
Hawaii's Undersea Habitat
1970
Box 1, Folder 18
Ocean Research in Undersea Vehicles
1970
Box 2, Folder 1
Undersea Research Vehicles
1970
Box 2, Folder 2
Undersea Vehicles Explore the Ocean
1970
Box 2, Folder 3
Undersea Vehicles for Science
1970
Box 2, Folder 4
Undersea Vehicles for Research & Operations
1970
Box 2, Folder 5
Undersea Vehicles of Southern California
1970
Box 2, Folder 6
Undersea Vehicle Systems - Notes
ca. 1970
Box 2, Folder 7
Nuclear Deep Submersible - NR-1
1971
Box 2, Folder 8
Advanced Deep Diving Systems
1973
Box 2, Folder 10
Commercial Diving Division: U.S. Divers Co.
1977
Box 2, Folder 12
"Wondrous Sea" videotape & cinema film series - Prospectus
1986
Box 2, Folder 13
The Ocean Channel - Project notes for proposed television channel
Box 2, Folder 14
Trieste: The Deepest Dive
1999
Box 2, Folder 15
Breaking the Deepth [sic] Barrier
2001
Box 2, Folder 17
Breathing Systems for Deep Diving
undated
Box 2, Folder 18
Deep Saturation Diving
undated
Box 3, Folder 1
Human Factor Problems of Dry and Wet Submersibles
undated
Box 3, Folder 2
Industrial Underwater Photography - Notes
undated
Box 3, Folder 3-4
Ocean Technology Library
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
Submersibles - Notes for a session at unidentified conference
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Undersea Research Vehicles - Research & chapter draft for possible book
undated
Box 3, Folder 7
Notes for potential articles
Box 3, Folder 8
Notes - Miscellaneous & unidentified
PROFESSIONAL FILES
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 4) PROFESSIONAL FILES: Materials related to Cargile's career in the dive industry. Files include training materials
written by Cargile, correspondence, press kits, reports and research collected by Cargile while working for the Commercial
Diving Center, the Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association (DEMA), and Scubapro. Also included are materials related to
Cargile's works as a consultant and his memberships with various professional organizations.
Box 3, Folder 9
Beaver IV
Roughneck, submarine workboat - Includes two photographs of Cargile as pilot
1968
Training Articles by Cargile
Box 3, Folder 10
Bell Diver Training at Commercial Diving Center
Box 3, Folder 11
Bell Diver Training Course
Box 3, Folder 12
Bell/Saturation Diver Course
Box 3, Folder 13
Training Bell/Saturation Divers
Box 3, Folder 14
Training Commercial Divers
Box 3, Folder 15
Training for Long, Deep Dives
Box 3, Folder 16
Training article by Daniel Gaughran - The Working Diver: Performance in Cold Water
1974
Box 3, Folder 17
Bell/Saturation course description & notes
1974
Box 3, Folder 18
Bell/Saturation Diving - Talk given at the Sixth International Conference on Underwater Education
1974
Box 3, Folder 19
Employment information
1974
Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association (DEMA)
Box 3, Folder 20
Press-kit Information Guide
1983
Box 3, Folder 21
Research clippings, "Diving"
1993 - 1994
Orincon Emboli Detection and Classification System
Box 4, Folder 1
Diving Market Research Report
2002
Box 4, Folder 2-3
Correspondence & proposals for consulting
2000 - 2002
Box 4, Folder 6
Simons Development Company - Business plan
1985
Box 4, Folder 7
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation - Underwater photography course
1977
Professional Organizations
Box 4, Folder 8
California Wreck Divers - Club information & newsletters
1974 - 1978
Box 4, Folder 9
Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association, 40th Anniversary
1994
Box 4, Folder 10
UnderSea Explorations 2000 - "Deep Submergence Submarines," talk given by Cargile
June 28, 2000
SUBJECT FILES
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 5) SUBJECT FILES: Collected clippings, brochures, and promotional material for a number of diving organizations, as
well as diving equipment and marine technology companies. The series contains information useful for examining the history
and business of diving. Some of these files may have been collected while Cargile was working for the Diving Equipment Manufacturers
Association (DEMA).
Box 5, Folder 1
Aqua Lung (formerly U.S. Divers)
1971 - 2005
Box 5, Folder 2
Battelle Memorial Institute
undated
Box 5, Folder 3
DACOR Corporation
1972 - 1994
Box 5, Folder 4
Deep Ocean Engineering
1998 & undated
Box 5, Folder 5
Dräger (Drägerwerk)
1946 - 1992
Box 5, Folder 6
Farallon Industries
ca. 1970 - 1994
Box 5, Folder 8
Handicapped Scuba Association
1989 - 1994
Box 5, Folder 9
IUC International, Inc.
1959 - 1978
Box 5, Folder 10
National Academy of Scuba Educators
1991 - 1995
Box 5, Folder 11
National Association of Skin Diving Schools (NASDS)
1991 & undated
Box 5, Folder 12
Ocean Systems, Inc.
ca. 1970s
Box 5, Folder 13
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
1980 - 1995
Box 5, Folder 14
Rebikoff Institute of Marine Technology, Inc.
1979 - 1982
Box 5, Folder 16
Women's SCUBA Association
1994
IMAGES
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 6) IMAGES: Photographs and prints of ocean vessels, submersibles and a number of mostly unidentified people. Many of
these images were used for research or to illustrate articles written by Cargile. The photographs of people generally show
them working on or with ships or submarines.
