Guide to the Wheeler J. North Papers, 1953-1999
Penelope Neder-Muro And Charlotte E. Erwin
California Revealed's 2019 Processing Assistance Grant funded a portion of
collection processing..
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Title: Wheeler J. North Papers
Creator:
North, Wheeler J.
Identifier/Call Number: NorthWJ
Physical Description:
23 linear feet
(52 standard archival boxes, 1 half size archival box, 1 oversize
box, and 5 books)
Date (inclusive): 1953-1999
Language of Material:
English .
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research, with the exception of letters of recommendation,
which are currently closed files. Researchers may apply for access in writing and by
creating an
Aeon
account. Contact the archives for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright may not have been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Caltech Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and, unless
explicitly stated otherwise, is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were donated and transferred to the Caltech Archives in four installments in
1998, by Wheeler J. North.
Processing Information
Charlotte E. Erwin began the preliminary processing of the collection in 2012. Penelope
Neder-Muro continued the processing in 2019 with the assistance of the California Revealed
Processing Assistance Grant. Materials were removed from file folders and were replaced with
acid-free folders. The original order of materials was preserved when available. Some
correspondence were placed in chronological or alphabetical order, depending on the record
creator's order. Photographic negatives and slides were sleeved in appropriate preservation
enclosures. The W. C. Crandall correspondence collection found among North's papers has been
removed and arranged into its own collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
The 16 mm films have been separated and preserved in the Caltech Archives Audiovisual
collection. The digitized versions are available for viewing on the web, with access
provided through the finding aid. See Series 5, Audiovisual and Photographic Material for
more information.
Biographical / Historical
Wheeler John North (1922-2002) was professor of environmental science at Caltech for nearly
thirty years. Prior to his faculty status, he earned two bachelor of science degrees, in
electrical engineering (1944) and biology (1950) from Caltech. He earned his PhD from the
University of California, San Diego (1953) in biological oceanography.
As a marine ecologist and environmental engineer, North focused his research on the ecology
of kelp beds and developed methods for restoring kelp beds exposed to sewage wastewater.
North is credited for restoring kelp populations along the California coast, including Point
Loma and Palos Verdes. North's research group also investigated marine biomass as an
alternative energy source. His research was often sponsored by the U. S. Department of
Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sea Grants, National Science Foundation,
and supported with additional grants from industrial sources and private foundations.
Wheeler J. North spent most of his career working at the William G. Kerckhoff Marine
Laboratory in Corona del Mar. He retired from Caltech in 1992, and transitioned to Emeritus
faculty. He passed away on December 20, 2002.
Scope and Contents
The North papers consist of correspondence, research notes and notebooks, photographs, two
films, and various publications, including the Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP) final
reports. The collection documents North's work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
his work as Professor of Environmental Science at Caltech, and his lab's research at the
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory in Corona del Mar.
Arrangement
The Wheeler J. North papers are stored in 54 archival boxes. The papers have been arranged
in six series, with all series containing subseries.
Series 1: Correspondence has been arranged into three subseries. Subseries 1: Alphabetical
Order contains incoming and outgoing correspondence that is organized by either last name or
organization name. The folders are in alphabetical order, but the contents in the individual
folders are not in alphabetical order and are only grouped by the corresponding first letter
of the correspondent. Subseries 2: Chronological Order contains correspondence and memos
grouped according to date of creation. Subseries 3: General Correspondence by Folder Title
contains correspondence arranged by folder name, which is often according to record
creator's subject grouping such as Kerckhoff Marine Lab correspondence, or the archivist's
grouping such as letters of recommendation.
Series 2: Research has been arranged into three subseries. Subseries 1: Data Notebooks and
Notes include North's lab kelp study experiments data and various field notes. Subseries 2:
Writings/Presentations and Teaching includes exams, course lecture notes, and miscellaneous
writings. Subseries 3: Caltech Administrative and Operations includes an assortment of
administrative documents and regulations, including training and safety for operating boats
and scuba diving.
Series 3: Grants and Progress Reports has been arranged into three subseries. Subseries 1:
Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP) includes drafts and drawings from KHIP annual
reports and associated correspondence. Subseries 2: Additional Grant Project Reports
includes grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, ERDA Marine Biomass Program, General
Electric Company, and other entities. Subseries 3: Grant Correspondence includes
correspondence regarding the Marine Biomass program, research and manuscript reviews, and
some memos.
Series 4: Publications has been arranged into three subseries. Subseries 1: Books includes
bound versions of the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR) reports. Subseries 2: KHIP Final
Reports include the published, final versions of the Kelp Habitat Improvement Project Annual
Reports from 1964-1975. Subseries 3: Additional Publications includes various magazine and
journal articles. Folder 48.1 includes a list created by North that lists his writings and
is referred to in the folder descriptions.
Series 5: Audiovisual and Photographic Material has been arranged into two subseries.
Subseries 1: Audiovisual includes two films that were originally shot on 16mm film and can
be accessed through their digitized versions. Subseries 2: Photographic Material includes
mostly figures from the KHIP, both as photographs and/or negatives.
Series 6: Biographical and Personal has been arranged into two subseries. Subseries 1:
Biographical Material includes newspaper clippings, magazines, newsletters, CVs and
biographical write-ups. Subseries 2: Personal Material includes a bound version of North's
dissertation, personal notes and cards, awards, and other ephemera.
Separated Materials
The W. C. Crandall papers were found among the Wheeler North papers donation and have been
separated into its own collection, remaining in the Caltech Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Institute of Technology -- Alumni and alumnae
Ecology
Environmental engineering
Kelp bed ecology
Manuscript Collection
Series 1: Correspondence
1961-1998
Scope and Contents
This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence with various collaborators
and have been kept in original order. The records were either grouped in alphabetical
order or in chronological order. Some correspondence related to the Kelp Habitat
Improvement Project (KHIP) and other grants can also be found in the Grants and Progress
Reports series.
Subseries 1: Alphabetical Order
1965-1981
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains North's incoming and/or outgoing correspondence that is
arranged in alphabetical order according to last name or organization name. There are
topics related to Kelco, general research inquiries, the Sea Grant Program, and
collaboration ideas.
box 1, folder 1
A - Correspondence I
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence incoming and outgoing, re: collaborative work, requests for
reprints. Includes correspondent Isabella Aiona Abbott.
box 1, folder 2
A - Correspondence II
1970-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence re: diving physician, Glenn Anderson correspondence re: North's
work, correspondence re: Irvin Ashkenazy writing in the publication Oceans. Includes
correspondents Glenn M. Anderson and Irvin Ashkenazy
box 1, folder 3
B - Correspondence I
1966
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence re: collaboration with Hugo L. Barrales, correspondence to North re:
his work, "Ronnie Baby"
box 1, folder 4
B - Correspondence II
1967
1974-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence re: research inquiries
box 1, folder 5
C - Correspondence I
1966
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from William Carver of Stanford University Press, general
correspondence
box 1, folder 6
C - Correspondence II
1966-1980
Scope and Contents
Commonwealth Crown Solicitor (Australia), research inquiries, Fathom magazine
inquiry. Includes correspondent Paul Chien.
box 1, folder 7
D - Correspondence I
1965
1968-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondent Maxwell Stanford Doty.
box 2, folder 1
D - Correspondence II
1974-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence re: Sea Grant Program. Includes correspondents Paul Kuykendall
Dayton and James E. DeVay.
box 2, folder 2
E - Correspondence I
1969-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company
box 2, folder 3
E - Correspondence II
1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Thomas Ebro of County of Los Angeles Dept. of Parks
and Recreation
box 2, folder 4
F - Correspondence I
1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from the State of California Dept. of Fish and Game, David
Farris of San Diego State University
box 2, folder 5
F - Correspondence II
1974-1980
box 2, folder 6
G - Correspondence I
1967-1981
1998
box 2, folder 7
G - Correspondence II
1967
1971-1974
box 2, folder 8
H - Correspondence I
1965
1971-1974
box 2, folder 9
H - Correspondence II
1970-1981
box 2, folder 10
I - Correspondence
1971-1979
box 2, folder 11
J - Correspondence I
1971-1974
box 3, folder 1
J - Correspondence II
1971-1978
box 3, folder 2
K - Correspondence I
1971-1974
box 3, folder 3
K - Correspondence II
1974-1979
box 3, folder 4
L - Correspondence I
1967
1970-1974
box 3, folder 5
L - Correspondence II
1974-1979
box 3, folder 6
L-M - Correspondence
1967-1982
box 3, folder 7
M - Correspondence I
1967-1982
box 3, folder 8
M - Correspondence II
1970-1974
box 3, folder 9
N - Correspondence I
1969-1980
box 4, folder 1
N - Correspondence II
1970-1974
box 4, folder 2
O - Correspondence I
1969-1974
box 4, folder 3
O - Correspondence II
1974-1980
box 4, folder 4
P - Correspondence I
1969-1974
box 4, folder 5
P - Correspondence II
1972-1980
box 4, folder 6
Q - Correspondence
1971-1972
1978
box 4, folder 7
R - Correspondence I
1967-1974
box 4, folder 8
R - Correspondence II
1974-1981
box 4, folder 9
S - Correspondence I
1965-1974
box 5, folder 1
S - Correspondence II
1973-1981
box 5, folder 2
S - Correspondence III
1973-1981
box 5, folder 3
T - Correspondence I
1967-1980
box 5, folder 4
T - Correspondence II
1971-1974
box 5, folder 5
U - Correspondence I
1968
1971-1973
box 5, folder 6
U - Correspondence II
1974-1976
1978
box 5, folder 7
V - Correspondence
1971-1982
box 5, folder 8
W - Correspondence I
1967-1974
box 5, folder 9
W - Correspondence II
1974-1981
box 5, folder 10
Y - Correspondence
1975-1976
1978
box 6, folder 1
Y-Z - Correspondence
1967-1973
box 6, folder 2
Z - Correspondence
1975-1978
Subseries 2: Chronological Order
1961-1998
box 6, folder 4
Correspondence
1964
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Victor Vacquier
box 6, folder 5
Correspondence
1965
Scope and Contents
With correspondence from San Diego County Fish and Game Commission, and
correspondent Isabella Aiona Abbott
box 6, folder 6
Correspondence and memos
1966
Scope and Contents
With correspondents Isabella Aiona Abbott and Victor Vacquier
box 6, folder 7
Correspondence (1 of 2)
1967
box 6, folder 8
Correspondence (2 of 2)
1967
box 6, folder 9
Correspondence and memos
1968
Scope and Contents
With correspondence from County of San Diego Fish and Game Commission, Kelco
company, State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, and the publishing
of "Biology of the Kelp Beds"
box 6, folder 11
Correspondence and memos
1970
Scope and Contents
With correspondence re: Palos Verdes Restoration project, NSF, and the EPA
box 7, folder 1
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1971
box 7, folder 2
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1971
box 7, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1972
box 7, folder 4
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1972
box 7, folder 6
Correspondence and memos
1974
box 8, folder 1
Correspondence and memos
1974-1975
box 8, folder 2
Correspondence and memos
1975
Scope and Contents
Report drafts with correspondence with Kelco company, Southern California
Edison
box 8, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1976
box 8, folder 4
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1976
box 8, folder 5
Correspondence and memos
1977
box 9, folder 1
Correspondence (1 of 2)
1979
box 9, folder 2
Correspondence (2 of 2)
1979
box 9, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1980
box 9, folder 4
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1980
box 9, folder 5
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1981
box 9, folder 6
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1981
box 10, folder 1
Correspondence and memos (1 of 3)
1982
box 10, folder 2
Correspondence and memos (2 of 3)
1982
box 10, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (3 of 3)
1982
box 10, folder 4
Correspondence and memos (1 of 3)
1983
box 10, folder 5
Correspondence and memos (2 of 3)
1983
box 10, folder 6
Correspondence and memos (3 of 3)
1983
box 11, folder 1
Correspondence and memos (1 of 3)
1984
box 11, folder 2
Correspondence and memos (2 of 3)
1984
box 11, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (3 of 3)
1984
box 11, folder 4
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1985
box 11, folder 5
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1985
box 11, folder 6
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1986
box 11, folder 7
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1986
box 12, folder 1
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1987
box 12, folder 2
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1987
box 12, folder 3
Correspondence and memos
1988
box 12, folder 4
Correspondence and memos
1989
box 12, folder 6
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1991
box 13, folder 1
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1991
box 13, folder 2
Correspondence and memos (1 of 2)
1992
box 13, folder 3
Correspondence and memos (2 of 2)
1992
box 13, folder 4
Correspondence and memos
1993
box 13, folder 6
Correspondence and memos
1995
box 13, folder 7
Correspondence and memos
1996
box 13, folder 8
Correspondence and memos
1997
Subseries 3: General Correspondence by Folder Title
1961-1993
box 13, folder 10
Perez related correspondence
1972-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from René Perez, includes 7 photos of Perez in scuba gear and
kelp
box 14, folder 1
Caltech correspondence and memos
1961-1993
Scope and Contents
Teaching, administrative and salary information
box 14, folder 2
Grads, post docs, and staff correspondence
1967-1982
box 14, folder 3
Manuscript and fish bulletin correspondence (1 of 2)
1963-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts
box 14, folder 4
Manuscript and fish bulletin correspondence (2 of 2)
1963-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts
box 14, folder 5
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory correspondence (1 of 2)
1971-1989
Scope and Contents
Marine station committee, Biology Division, and NSF
box 15, folder 1
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory correspondence (2 of 2)
1971-1989
Scope and Contents
Marine station committee and Biology Division
box 15, folder 2
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory correspondence
1980 January-June
box 15, folder 3
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory correspondence
1980 July-December
box 15, folder 4
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory correspondence
1981
box 15, folder 5
Kelp economics correspondence and product brochures
1965-1979
1985
box 15, folder 6
Environmental Engineering Science correspondence
1983-1985
Scope and Contents
Administrative correspondence
box 15, folder 7
Outreach and thank you correspondence
1986
1993
1996
box 16, folder 1-4
Letters of Recommendation - CLOSED
1972-1993
Conditions Governing Access
These folders are closed due to privacy. Contact Caltech Archives for more
information.
Series 2: Research
1956-1997
Subseries 1: Data Notebooks and Notes
1956-1997
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains lab notebooks that include collaborative work with students
and associates. Some notebooks include drawings of maps of California kelp beds, and
also dried kelp specimens.
box 17, folder 1
Catalog of IMR Kelp Data Books, 1956-1997
1997
Scope and Contents
List of North's lab notebooks
box 17, folder 2
Kelp Investigation Program notebook
1956 December-1957 September
Scope and Contents
Catalina Harbor, Point Loma, includes map sketches
box 17, folder 3
Kelp Program, book V
1956-1957
1961
Scope and Contents
Computations (data) and map sketches
box 17, folder 4
Kelp Investigation book IV
1957 February
1960
1964
1978
Scope and Contents
Plant measurements
box 17, folder 5
Kelp II, book I
1957 August-1958 October
Scope and Contents
From Institute of Marine Resources, UCSD
box 17, folder 6
Kelp Program, book II
1958 November-1960 May
Scope and Contents
From Institute of Marine Resources, UCSD. Contains loose pages, including fishing
license from Mexico
box 17, folder 7
Kelp Program, book III
1960 May-November
Scope and Contents
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
box 17, folder 8
Kelp Program, book VI
1960 November-1961 November
box 18, folder 1
Kelp Program, Computations, book VII
1961
1973
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages, frond data
box 18, folder 2
Turtle Bay and Central Baja notebook, book VIII
1961
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages, sketches of maps, water depth, temperature data
box 18, folder 3
Kelp Program Field Data, book IX
1961 November-1963 December
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages
box 18, folder 4
Kelp Program Field Data and Urchin Experiments in Lab, book X
1961-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages, Papalote Bay Baja California data, Abalone Cove, sketched
maps
box 18, folder 5
Kelp Study Field Data, book XI
1963 December-1966 April
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages, San Elijo Lagoon, Papalote Bay, Estero Point (North of Morro
Bay), Tampico data and lab notes
box 18, folder 6
Kelp Program, book XII
1964 June-July
Scope and Contents
Urchin movements by Victor Vacquier, Point Loma, Corona Del Mar kelp bed data
box 18, folder 7
Urchins, Woollacott (Summer 1965)
1965
Scope and Contents
Arch Rock, Point Loma, Abalone Cove data
box 19, folder 1
Field Notes, book XIII
1966 April-1975 January
Scope and Contents
Notebook overstuffed with additional loose pages with data, notes, and maps
box 19, folder 2
Algae Cultures I, research note book
1968 November-1974 December
Scope and Contents
Includes loose pages. Data and culture disposals
box 19, folder 3
C/N Analysis, Nutrient Analysis, book I
1974 June-1975 May
Scope and Contents
Nitrogen-Carbon analysis, kelp sample data. Kerckhoff Marine Lab. Notebook
contributor: Virginia Kuga
box 20, folder 1
Kelp Cultivation, book I
1974 December-1977 February
Scope and Contents
Mass culture log for lab, (Deep Trough) DT 1 - DT 38
box 20, folder 2
Kelp Study, Field Studies XIII
1975 January
Scope and Contents
Notebook overstuffed with additional loose pages with data, notes, and maps. Kelp
sample removed and sleeved and moved to folder 26.2
box 20, folder 3
Kelp II, Water and Kelp Bed Analyses, book 0
1975 February-October
Scope and Contents
San Clemente, Pelican Point, data and notes. Notebook contributor: Virginia
Kuga
box 21, folder 1
Solid Kelp Samples, book I
1975 October-1976 June
Scope and Contents
Notebook contributor: Virginia Kuga
box 21, folder 2
Water Samples, book I
1975 November-1976 March
Scope and Contents
Nitrate, ammonia, urea, phosphate, water samples. Notebook contributor: Virginia
Kuga
box 21, folder 3
Kelp Cultivation, book II
1975-1976
1984
June-September
Scope and Contents
Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP) Juvenile sporophytes, pulse nutrients for
gametophytes
box 21, folder 4
Chien, Paul - Summer 1979
1975-1976
1979
Scope and Contents
EM logs, notes
box 21, folder 5
Water Samples, #2
1976 March-June
Scope and Contents
From Kerckhoff Marine Lab, ammonia, nitrate, urea, phosphate, turbidity, water
samples from Crystal Cove, Pelican Point. Notebook contributor: Virginia Kuga
box 21, folder 6
Water Samples #3
1976 June-1977 January
Scope and Contents
Nitrate, phosphate analyses, turbidities, water samples. Notebook contributor:
Virginia Kuga
box 22, folder 1
Solid Kelp Samples, book II
1976 June-1977 March
Scope and Contents
Testing data. Notebook contributor: Virginia Kuga
box 22, folder 2
St. Croix Mobile Lab I
1976 August-October
Scope and Contents
Kelp sketches, descriptions, data, 1 enclosed kelp sample page 23
box 22, folder 3
DT Experiments
1976 September-1977 February
Scope and Contents
Data, sketches of samples
box 22, folder 4
Trace Metal analysis - I
1976 October-December
Scope and Contents
Notebook contributor: Virginia Kuga
box 22, folder 5
Solid Kelp Samples, book III
1976 December 29-1978 February
22
Scope and Contents
Sample data. Notebook contributors: Virginia Kuga and Martini
box 22, folder 6
X-ray Fluorescence binder
1976-1981
Scope and Contents
Elemental x-ray fluorescence samples data
box 23, folder 1
Water Samples #4
1977 February-1978 January
Scope and Contents
Kerckhoff Marine Lab. Phosphate, nitrate, ammonia, turbidity, water samples.
Notebook contributors: Virginia Kuga and Martini
box 23, folder 2
Lab notebook
1977 February-June
Scope and Contents
Title is illegible. Includes toxicity experiment data and sketches of kelp.
box 23, folder 3
Kelp Cultivation, book III
1977 May-1979 June
Scope and Contents
Summary of culturing operations DT 38 to DT 60
box 23, folder 4
ERDA Kelp Research Deep Trough (DT) Experiments
1977 June-October
Scope and Contents
DT experiments data
box 23, folder 5
ERDA Kelp Research Experiments, book IV
1977 September-1978 February
Scope and Contents
DT experiments data
box 23, folder 6
Experiment DT 45, 46 notebook
1977
Scope and Contents
Untitled composition book with experiment numbers, includes loose pages.
box 23, folder 7
ERDA Kelp Research Experiments, book V
1978 January-1979 March
Scope and Contents
DT experiments data
box 24, folder 1
Kelp Cultivation, book IV
1978 March-1983 September
Scope and Contents
Macrocystis gametophyte, and Aquil experiments. Kelp samples affixed to some pages.
Notebook contributor: Ann L. Long
box 24, folder 2
Solid Kelp Samples - CHN Analyses, book IV
1978 March-1979 May
Scope and Contents
CHN data. Notebook contributor: Martini
box 24, folder 3
Comparisons Charts
circa 1979
box 24, folder 4
Kelp Culturing in Lab and at end of KML Pier notebook
1979 March-1981 December
1983-1988
Scope and Contents
DOE research, includes loose pages. Laguna Beach, KML Pier, Newport Bay, notes
box 24, folder 5
Deep Trough Maintenance
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Maintenance logs, includes loose pages
box 24, folder 6
OSPREY Log notebook
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Some pages torn out and removed. Boat operations log.
box 24, folder 7
Biomass Production
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Loose notes. Cardiff, Encinitas, North Leucadia kelp beds. Includes illustrated
maps on plastic film.
box 25, folder 1
Kelp Plant Data binder
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Copies of data book from 1958, with handwritten notes by George Anthony Jackson
box 25, folder 2
Analysis of Macrocystis Frond data
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Copies of frond data book and a letter to North from Peter Kirkwood
box 25, folder 3
Data on Growth Pattern of Young Sporophyte
1980 April
Scope and Contents
With work by Paul Chien
box 25, folder 4-5
Mannitol binder
1980
Scope and Contents
Experiments data
box 25, folder 6-7
Data binder
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Tabs labeled chlorophyll data, rope culture data, statistics info
box 25, folder 8
pH, Alkalinities notes
1981
Scope and Contents
Palos Verdes, Catalina, Point Loma data
box 25, folder 9
X-ray Fluorescence data
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Work contributed by Ann L. Long
box 25, folder 10
Hemidome: Log for D.O., pH Probes and Nutrient Pump #1 notebook
1982
Scope and Contents
Daily logs of pH, meter and pump calibration. Work contributed by Steven L.
Manley
box 25, folder 11
Miscellaneous data
1982
undated
Scope and Contents
Frond length range graphs, CTF daily check list
box 26, folder 1
Whole Blade Photosynthesis binder
1983
Scope and Contents
Data, kelp biomass data written by Chris Pelletier
box 26, folder 2
Kelp Sample - Newport Pier
1990
Scope and Contents
Removed from Kelp Study, Field Studies XIII notebook (folder 20.2)
box 26, folder 3
Comparisons of Near-Bottom Temperature and NOAA meeting
notebook
1991
undated
Scope and Contents
Various handwritten drafts of works
box 26, folder 4
CO2 Hydrate book I
1992 February-1993 January
Scope and Contents
Experiment data and notes
box 26, folder 5
Presentation Notes and Diagrams
1992
box 26, folder 6
CO2 Hydrate book II
1993 January-April
Scope and Contents
Experiment data and notes
box 26, folder 7
CO2 Hydrate book III
1993 April-November
box 26, folder 8
CO2 Hydrate book IV
1993 November-1995 December
Scope and Contents
Experiment data and notes
box 26, folder 9
Investigations of CO2 Hydrate Formation and Dissolution note
book
1993
undated
box 26, folder 10
Miscellaneous notes
1995
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes scuba tank diagrams
box 26, folder 11
Majani, Eric draft
1996 October
Scope and Contents
Incomplete draft of Urchin Monitoring in a Kelp Forest Environment
box 54 oversize, folder 1
Master Table of DT Experiment
1975-1976
box 54 oversize, folder 2
Intake/Outflow data
1982 August-September
box 54 oversize, folder 3
Kirkwood Analysis Graphs
undated
box 54 oversize
Balboa Temp Surface graph
undated
Scope and Contents
Rolled and folded oversize line graph
Subseries 2: Writings/Presentations and Teaching
1966-1996
box 27, folder 1
Exams for Marine Biology Course
1966
box 27, folder 2
Lab and Field Trips - Marine Ecology & Invertebrates
1966
box 27, folder 3
Marine Invertebrate Lectures
1966
Scope and Contents
Syllabus, handwritten lecture notes
box 27, folder 4
Course Notes - ENV 144 & ENV 145A
undated
Scope and Contents
Syllabus and lab for ENV 144 - Ecology, and ENV 145A - Environmental Health
Biology
box 27, folder 5
Urchin-Kelp Relationships in Central Chile and Possible Management
Strategies manuscript
circa 1986
box 27, folder 6
Review of Macrocystis Biology
1988 June
Scope and Contents
An Introduction to Applied Phycology
box 27, folder 7
Some Governing Factors in Open Ocean Farming
1990 April 7
Scope and Contents
Presented at Globe 90 Conference
box 27, folder 8
Review of Macrocystis Biology
1991
Scope and Contents
From Biology of Economic Seaweeds, Fall 1991
box 27, folder 9
Preliminary Plan: Description of an Apparatus to Produce CO2
Hydrate and Measure its Density
1991 November 10
box 27, folder 10
Guide to Usage of the Kelp Aerial Survey Photographs
1996 May
Scope and Contents
No photographs in this folder. The guide surveys kelp beds in San Diego and Orange
Counties during a 28 year period.
Subseries 3: Caltech Operations
1964-1994
box 28, folder 1
Navarro Mills Project
1964-1965
box 28, folder 2
Kerckhoff Marine Lab - Facility Expansion
1971-1976
1978
box 28, folder 3
Boat Training and Safety
1972-1973
box 28, folder 4
Institute Boats - Kerckhoff Marine Lab
1972-1979
box 28, folder 5
William Smith file
circa 1973-1974
box 28, folder 6
Boat and Trailer info
1973-1976
box 28, folder 7
Boat License Fees
1973-1979
1982
1984
box 28, folder 8
Proposed New Book
1974-1976
box 28, folder 9
Diving Regulations
1974-1976
Scope and Contents
Memos, copies of county ordinances, OSHA diving regulations
box 28, folder 10
Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory - Corona Del Mar
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the City of Newport Beach, construction permit request, folded
oversize architectural drawing
box 28, folder 11
Personnel Requisitions
1974-1992
Scope and Contents
Job description announcements, blank employment applications
box 28, folder 12
Correspondence and memos re: Marine Lab
1975-1976
box 29, folder 2
Service Contracts
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Purchasing orders and correspondence with Beckman Instruments
box 29, folder 4
56 LCM Navy Landing Craft
1979
1983
Scope and Contents
Bill of sale and proof of insurance
box 29, folder 5
Divisional Approval Forms for Grants
1979-1991
box 29, folder 6
Miss Acrylic - Boat
1981
Scope and Contents
Receipts and maintenance for the boat
box 29, folder 7
Personal Action Notice (PAN) Forms
1983
Scope and Contents
Sample paperwork and instructions
box 29, folder 8
UCSD - Open order (Modeling of Kelp Population)
1983-1984
Scope and Contents
Purchase orders for collaborative work with UCSD, Scripps Institute of
Oceanography
box 29, folder 9
National Science Foundation (NSF) Evaluations
1987
box 29, folder 10
Search for Marine Sources of Atmospheric Methyl Halides
1991 July-1992 June
Scope and Contents
Proposal
box 29, folder 11
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Grant
1991-1994
Scope and Contents
Progress reports of Investigation of CO2 Hydrate Formation and
Dissolution
box 29, folder 12
Dwain Spencer - Consultant
1993-1994
box 29, folder 13
Mailing list
1990
undated
Scope and Contents
Mailing list of names and addresses of North's colleagues
box 29, folder 14
Storage Files
undated
Scope and Contents
Inventory list of North's file cabinets
Series 3: Grants and Progress Reports
1963-1996
Scope and Contents
This series includes grant applications and progress reports including the associated
paperwork and drafts for NOAA Sea Grant, Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP), and
ERDA.
Subseries 1: Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP)
1963-1975
Note
For KHIP final reports, see Series 4, Subseries 2: KHIP Final Reports
box 30, folder 1
Drafts re: urchins, KHIP
1963-1964
1968-1969
box 30, folder 2
KHIP Annual Report 1965-1966 draft
1966
box 30, folder 3
Miscellaneous Sketches and Graphs
1967-1968
undated
Scope and Contents
Kelp sketches, table of contents for proposal report, plastic transparencies
box 30, folder 4
Miscellaneous Chapter Drafts
circa 1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Tables, graphs, manuscripts
box 30, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report 1966-1967 draft
1967
box 30, folder 6
KHIP Annual Report draft
1967-1968
box 30, folder 7
KHIP Progress Report draft
1967-1968
box 30, folder 8
KHIP Tables and Drafts
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes distribution list
box 30, folder 9
KHIP Annual Report draft (Original)
1967-1968
box 31, folder 1
KHIP Annual Report - Research Program
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Tables, graphs, drafts
box 31, folder 2
KHIP Annual Report drafts
1968-1969
box 31, folder 3
KHIP - Sixth Annual Report
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Original typed draft, includes photographic prints of figures (some photos may
become detached)
box 31, folder 4
KHIP Annual Report 1967-1698 draft
1968
Scope and Contents
with photographic figures
box 31, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report draft
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typed drafts
box 31, folder 6
KHIP Annual Report draft
1968
Scope and Contents
Written by North, Daniel Leighton, Lawrence Jones, and Einar K. Anderson
box 31, folder 7
KHIP Annual Report draft
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
With figures and transparencies
box 32, folder 1
Sea Grant Project - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
1968-1976
box 32, folder 2
Dissolved Free Amino Acids in Sea Water - Progress Report
1969 February
box 32, folder 3
Upper Newport Bay Project Progress Report
1969 August
Scope and Contents
includes maps
box 32, folder 4
KHIP Graphs (figures)
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Urchins data, printed plastic transparencies and on photo paper
box 32, folder 5
Sea Grant Program - National Science Foundation (NSF)
1969-1971
box 32, folder 6
KHIP Correspondence
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Requests for reprints of reports
box 32, folder 7
A Study of Modified Bays in Southern California Progress Report March -
July 1970
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Includes figures from reports
box 32, folder 8
Correspondence with the Irvine Company
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Re: Proposal for Enhancing National Communities in Modified Bays of Southern
California
box 32, folder 9
Upper Newport Bay data and maps
1969-1970
box 32, folder 10
The Ecology of Macrocystis draft
1969
box 33, folder 1
KHIP Annual Report 1969-1970 draft
1970
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 33, folder 2
KHIP - Drafts and Figures
1970
box 33, folder 3
Urchins Graphs and Figures
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Data in graphs is from 1963-1971
box 33, folder 4
KHIP Report drafts
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
With contributions from John S. Pearse and Vicki Pearse
box 33, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report draft
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Chapters 8 and 9
box 33, folder 6
KHIP drafts and figures
1970-1971
box 33, folder 7
KHIP Correspondence
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Requests for reprints of reports
box 33, folder 8
KHIP Correspondence
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Requests for reprints of reports
box 33, folder 10
KHIP report drafts
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
With tables and figures
box 33, folder 11
Miscellaneous figures
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Figures on photo paper
box 34, folder 1
KHIP Annual Report file
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Printing estimates and captions
box 34, folder 2
KHIP Correspondence
1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Requests for reprints of reports
box 34, folder 3
KHIP Annual Report drafts 1970-1971
1971
box 34, folder 4
KHIP Annual Report draft
1971-1972
box 34, folder 5
KHIP Report figures
1971 May
box 34, folder 6
KHIP Annual Report 1970-1971 draft
1971
Scope and Contents
Figures on photographic paper and plastic transparencies
box 34, folder 7
KHIP Correspondence
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Requests for reprints of reports
box 35, folder 1
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter One
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 2
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Two
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 3
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Three
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 4
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Four
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Five
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 6
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Six
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 7
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Seven
1972
box 35, folder 8
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Eight
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 9
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972, Chapter Nine
1972
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 35, folder 10
KHIP Annual Report Distribution List
1972
Scope and Contents
Includes cover and letter of transmittal
box 35, folder 11
Research Proposal to the Sea Grant Program
1972
Scope and Contents
With drafts and blank Sea Grant documents
box 35, folder 12-13
Research Proposal to the Sea Grant Program drafts
1972
box 35, folder 14
KHIP Annual Report - Introduction drafts
1972
box 36, folder 1-2
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972 draft
1972
box 36, folder 3-4
KHIP Annual Report 1971-1972 draft
1972
box 36, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report 1972-1973, Chapter Eight
1972-1973
Scope and Contents
With handwritten notes
box 36, folder 6
Sea Grant forms and Correspondence
1972-1973
box 36, folder 7
KHIP Annual Report 1972-1973 draft
1973
box 37, folder 1-3
KHIP Annual Report 1972-1973, Chapter Drafts
1973
box 37, folder 4
KHIP Annual Report draft
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes nine slides of figures, draft and correspondence to and from Ronald
McPeak
box 37, folder 5
KHIP Annual Progress Report 1973-1974 draft
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
With various figures and notes
box 37, folder 6
KHIP Quarterly Progress Report
1973-1974
box 37, folder 7
KHIP Annual Report draft - Cultivating Chapter
1973-1974
box 37, folder 8
KHIP Annual Report draft
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Rationale for urchin control with handwritten notes
box 37, folder 9
KHIP Annual Report Introduction draft
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Typed and handwritten drafts
box 38, folder 1
KHIP Annual Report 1972-1973 draft
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with chapter author, Paul Chien, and negatives
box 38, folder 2
KHIP Annual Report draft, Chapter Five
1974
Scope and Contents
Written by Richard J. Rosenthal and D. Craig Barilotti
box 38, folder 3
KHIP Annual Report 1973-1974 draft
1974
Scope and Contents
With figures on photographic paper
box 38, folder 4-5
KHIP Annual Report 1973-1974 drafts
1974
box 38, folder 6-7
KHIP Annual Report 1973-1974 proof
1975
Note
Some photographic figures are loose and detached from report
box 45, folder 4
KHIP figures
1972
Scope and Contents
Includes 8 1/2 x 11 inch photographic prints of graphs and diagrams from
reports
box 45, folder 5
KHIP figures of maps and charts
1972
Scope and Contents
10 x 12 inch negatives, transparencies, and photographs
box 45, folder 6
Miscellaneous drafts and sketches
undated
Scope and Contents
Sketches of kelp bed maps
box 45, folder 7
Miscellaneous figures
undated
Scope and Contents
8 1/2 x 11 inch photographic prints of maps, graphs, charts from KHIP reports
box 46, folder 1
Miscellaneous figures
undated
box 46, folder 2
Miscellaneous figures printed on plastic sheets
undated
Subseries 2: Additional Grant Project Reports
1969-1996
box 39, folder 1
Sanitation Districts of Orange County
1969 April
Scope and Contents
Report authored by North
box 39, folder 2
Federal Water Quality Administration grant report
1970 June
Scope and Contents
Preliminary draft of Marine Waste Disposal and Sea Urchin Ecology. Includes page
headings template and final report comments
box 39, folder 3
Report on Assessments of Anticipated Biological Effects from Heated
Effluents at Diablo Cove
1973 May 1
Scope and Contents
Preprint. Written by North and Einar K. Anderson
box 39, folder 4
Evaluating Oceanic Farming of Seaweeds as Sources of Organics and
Energy
1975 January 3
Scope and Contents
NSF grant, semi-annual progress report
box 39, folder 5
Evaluating Oceanic Farming of Seaweeds as Sources of Organics and
Energy
1975 July 31
Scope and Contents
NSF grant, semi-annual progress report
box 39, folder 6
Evaluating Oceanic Farming of Seaweeds as Sources of Organics and
Energy
1976 March 15
Scope and Contents
NSF grant, annual progress report. Written by North and B. Nicholas Anderson
box 39, folder 7
Ocean Food and Energy Farm Project - Final Report
1976 November
Scope and Contents
Prepared for Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
box 40, folder 1
Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Marine Biomass
Program
1976
Scope and Contents
Quarterly and monthly reports from October 1976 - December 1976
box 40, folder 2-3
ERDA Marine Biomass Program
1976
Scope and Contents
Quarterly and monthly reports from July 1975 to May 1976
box 40, folder 4
ERDA Marine Biomass Program
1976
Scope and Contents
Quarterly and monthly reports from July 1976 to September 1976
box 40, folder 5-6
Marine Farm Project Annual Progress Report
1976
Scope and Contents
1 July 1975 to 30 June 1976, preliminary draft of report
box 41, folder 1-2
ERDA Quarterly Progress Report
1977
Scope and Contents
Dates covered: 1 January - 31 March 1977
box 41, folder 3-4
Department of Energy (DOE) Monthly Progress Report
1977
Scope and Contents
Includes April, May, and June Marine Farm Studies
box 41, folder 5-6
ERDA Marine Biomass Program Monthly Progress Report
1977
Scope and Contents
From July to September '77
box 42, folder 1-2
DOE Marine Biomass Program
1978 May 9
Scope and Contents
Monthly progress reports for October '77 to January ' 78
box 42, folder 3
DOE Monthly Progress Reports (collected)
1979
Scope and Contents
From Jaunuary to June 1979
box 42, folder 4-5
Highlights of 1978-1979 and Monthly Progress Reports for July and
August
1979
box 42, folder 6
Quarterly and Monthly Progress Report
1979
Scope and Contents
Includes memos for September, October, November
box 43, folder 1-2
Marine Biomass Program Reports for General Electric Company
1980 January-1981 June
Scope and Contents
Reports by James J. Morgan and North
box 43, folder 3
Marine Biomass Program Annual Report for 1980 for General Electric
Company
1981 January 7
Note
Report prepared by V. A. Gerard, S. L. Manley, and North
box 43, folder 4-5
GRI Marine Biomass Program Monthly Progress Reports
1981-1982
box 43, folder 6
Marine Biomass Program (Kelp Production Studies) Final Report
1982 January
Scope and Contents
Report from September 1980 to December 1981
box 44, folder 1-2
GRI Marine Biomass Program Monthly Progress Reports
1982
Scope and Contents
Reports from July through November
box 44, folder 3-4
Marine Biomass Program Annual Report
1982
Scope and Contents
Report for January 1 to December 1982, appendices A, B, C
box 44, folder 5
Marine Biomass Program Kelp Production and Yield Studies
1983 February 15
Scope and Contents
Annual report for January 1 to December 31, 1982
box 44, folder 6
GRI Marine Biomass Program Monthly Progress Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
Reports for January to November 1983
box 45, folder 1
Investigations of CO2 Hydrate Formation and Dissolution Progress
Report draft
1993 June
Scope and Contents
Report sponsored by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
box 45, folder 2
Investigations of CO2 Hydrate Formation and Dissolution
(Final)
1993 August
Scope and Contents
Sponsored by EPRI
box 45, folder 3
Final Report for Investigations of CO2 Hydrate Formation and
Dissolution
1996 January
Subseries 3: Grant Correspondence
1976-1979
box 46, folder 3
Correspondence - Marine Biomass Program
1976-1977
box 46, folder 4
Correspondence - Research and KML memos
1978
box 46, folder 5
Correspondence - Research and manuscript review
1979 January-June
box 46, folder 6
Correspondence - Research and manuscript reviews
1979
Series 4: Publications
1956-1991
Subseries 1: Books
1956-1978
box Shelf
1, object 1
IMR Kelp Program: Kelp Investigations Program
1956-1961
Scope and Contents
Bound collection of published reports for the University of California, Institute
of Marine Resources (IMR)
box Shelf
1, object 2
IMR Kelp Program: Effects of Discharged Wastes on Kelp
1958-1962
Scope and Contents
Bound collection of published reports for the University of California, Institute
of Marine Resources (IMR)
box Shelf
1, object 3
IMR Kelp Program: Special Reports Final Reports Index
1959-1963
Scope and Contents
Bound collection of published reports for the University of California, Institute
of Marine Resources (IMR)
box Shelf
1, object 4
Energy from Marine Biomass Program Task 1: Oceanic Characterization and
Site Selection Final Report
1978
Scope and Contents
Prepared for Global Marine Development Inc., and prepared by Oceanic Services,
Inc.
Subseries 2: KHIP Final Reports
1964-1975
box 47, folder 1
Kelp Habitat Improvement Project (KHIP) Annual Report
1964 April 1-1965 March
31
box 47, folder 2
KHIP Annual Report
1965 April 1-1966 March
31
box 47, folder 3
KHIP Annual Report
1966 April 1-1967 June 30
box 47, folder 4
KHIP Annual Report
1967 July 1-1968 June 1
box 47, folder 5
KHIP Annual Report
1968 July 1-1969 June 30
box 47, folder 6
KHIP Annual Report
1969 July 1-1970 June 30
box 47, folder 7
KHIP Annual Report
1970 July 1-1971 June 30
box 47, folder 8
KHIP Annual Report
1971 July 1-1972 June 30
box 47, folder 9
KHIP Annual Report
1972 July 1-1973 June 30
box 47, folder 10
KHIP Annual Report
1973 July 1-1974 June 30
box 47, folder 11
KHIP Annual Report
1974 July 1-1975 June 30
Subseries 3: Additional Publications
1962-1991
box 48, folder 1
Scientific Publications list by W. J. North
undated
Scope and Contents
North's list of publications from 1954-1998. This list is referred to in the
descriptions for the following folders in this subseries.
box 48, folder 2
Fathom; The Undersea Life magazine, vol. 1, no. 1-2
1962-1963
Scope and Contents
2 magazines, North worked as editor, and wrote forward in issue 2
box 48, folder 3
An Investigation of the Effects of Discharged Wastes on Kelp
1964
Scope and Contents
Listed as #20 on North's publications list
box 48, folder 4
An Ecological Study of the Kelp Bed in the Vicinity of San Elijo
Lagoon
1964 May 15
Scope and Contents
Listed as #22 on North's publications list
box 48, folder 5
An Ecological Study of the Kelp Beds in the Vicinity of Point
Loma
1964 May 25
Scope and Contents
Listed as #25 on North's publications list
box 48, folder 6
An Evaluation of the Marine Fauna and Flora in the Vicinity of Diablo Cove,
California
1966 December
box 48, folder 7
Sea Frontiers magazine, volume 13, no. 4
1967 July-August
Scope and Contents
Includes article written by North, "Tampico: A Study of Destruction and
Restoration." Listed as #33 on North's publications list.
box 48, folder 8
An Ecological Study of the Kelp Beds of the Vicinity of Canyon de Las
Encinas, San Diego County
1967 August 31
Scope and Contents
Listed as #16, but also appears as #35 from North's publications list
box 48, folder 9
Utilization of Kelp-Bed Resources in Southern California
1968
Scope and Contents
Listed as #40 on North's publicatons list
box 48, folder 10
Publications/Sponsored Reports
1970
Scope and Contents
Listed at #61 & #63 on North's publications list
- Review of Biological Literature on Pacific Coast Marine Waste Disposal as a
Guide to Prediction of Ecological Effects of a Submarine Outfall in the Gulf of
the Farallones (San Francisco)
- Marine Algae and their Relations to Pollution Problems
box 48, folder 11
A Marine Biological Survey of Central Orange County Near Three Sewage
Outfalls
circa 1971
box 48, folder 12
Publications - contributions to magazines
1971
1973
Scope and Contents
Listed as #60 & #74 on North's publications list
- Drama in the Kelp Forest
- Letters - Regulating Marine Transplantation
box 48, folder 13
Investigations Related to the Effect of a Thermal Power Plant or the Marine
Environment at Davenport Santa Cruz County, CA
1971 March
Scope and Contents
Listed as #59 on North's publications list
box 49, folder 1
Anticipated Biological Effects from Heated Effluents of Diablo
Cove
1973 May 1
Scope and Contents
Report written by North & Einar K. Anderson, for Pacific Gas and Electric
Company Department of Engineering Research
box 49, folder 2
Concerning the Selection of Seaweeds Suitable...
1973 October 15
Scope and Contents
Full title: Concerning the Selection of Seaweeds Suitable for Mass Cultivation in a
Number of Large, Open-Ocean, Solar Energy Facilities ("Marine Farms") in Order to
Provide a Source of Organic Matter for Conversion to Food, Synthetic Fuels, and
Electrical Energy. Listed as #80 on North's publications list.
box 49, folder 3
Energy Conversion from Marine Biomass
1977
Scope and Contents
Written by Dr. Ab Flowers and Armond J. Bryce, sponsored by American Gas
Association (AGA), General Electric
box 49, folder 4
Progress in Studies of Oceanic Production of Biomass
1978 June 22
box 49, folder 5
Reviewers' Comments on Cost Analysis of Aquatic Biomass Systems
1978 July 25
box 49, folder 6
Evaluation, Management, and Cultivation of Macrocystis Kelp
Forests
1978
Scope and Contents
Listed as #98 on North's publications list.
box 49, folder 7
The Kelp Beds of San Diego and Orange Counties
1991 March 15
box 49, folder 11
Biological Studies Involving Hazardous Materials draft
undated
box 50, folder 3
Assorted Publications by North
1969
undated
box 49, folder 8
Assorted Publications by North
1977
1979-1982
Scope and Contents
Listed on North's publications list as #85, 87, 96, 101, 102, 104, 105, 107-109
box 49, folder 9
Assorted Publications by North
1980-1983
Scope and Contents
Listed on North's publications list as #110-113, 115-117, 119-121
box 49, folder 10
Assorted Publications by North
1982
1984-1987
Scope and Contents
Listed on North's publications list as #122-128
box 50, folder 1
Assorted Publications by North
1985
1987
1988
1990-1994
1997-1998
Scope and Contents
Listed on North's publications list as #129-133, 135-138, 140, 144, 147
box 50, folder 2
Underwater California, preliminary draft
1968 December 16
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Early manuscript of Underwater California (1976). Removed from Samuel Epstein's
papers, 2003.
Series 5: Audiovisual and Photographic Material
1959,
1964-1974
1964-1974
Subseries 1: Audiovisual
1959
1969
Rivers of Sand
1959
Description
Film of original underwater footage that records exploration of submarine canyon
projecting from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Divers discovered flowing
sand that suggested how the canyon was formed. Color with audio narration and music;
approx. 13 minutes. Filmed when Wheeler North was a student at Scripps Institute of
Oceanography, San Diego, California. Credit to Scripps.
Existence and Location of Originals
Digitized from 16 mm film by CAVPP in 2013. Stored with Caltech Archives 16mm
films, in the Audiovisual storage.
The Challenging Sea: Kelp
1969
Description
This film documents the study of California kelp beds by Wheeler J. North. Also
covers kelp harvesting by Kelco of San Diego and commercial production of kelp
derivatives; decline of kelp beds through predation of sea urchins; mitigation of
decline and reforesting of kelp beds. Color film with audio narration and music;
26:02 minutes. TV program by NBC Enterprises, Bill Burrud Production. Physical
object is not labeled.
Existence and Location of Originals
Digitized from 16 mm film by CAVPP in 2013. Stored with Caltech Archives 16mm
films, in the Audiovisual storage.
Subseries 2: Photographic Material
1964-1974
box 51, folder 1
Figures - Kelps
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
Photos: 4x4 in, 8x10 in; negatives: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in, 35 mm
box 51, folder 2
KHIP figures with descriptions
1966-1967
box 51, folder 3
Aerial photos of coast
1967
Scope and Contents
Includes contact sheets, and multiple photos glued together to capture coast
box 51, folder 4
KHIP contact sheets, negatives, photo prints
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Photos: 8x10 inch; negatives: 35mm
box 51, folder 5
KHIP figures
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Photo prints 8x10 in, 3 1/2 x 5 in; negatives 105 mm, 35 mm. Figures printed on
plastic sheets, photos glued together to capture coast.
box 51, folder 6
Miscellaneous KHIP figures
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
1 negative, 13 photographs trimmed between 3 x 4 1/2 in, 3x3 in, 8x10 in photos
box 51, folder 7
KHIP photo prints and negatives
1971
Scope and Contents
3 1/2 x 5 in, 8x10 in photos, 35 mm negatives
box 51, folder 8
Figure 2 - White's Point & Corona Del Mar
1970
Scope and Contents
Photos: 2 1/2 in x 3 in
box 51, folder 9
KHIP annual report photos
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Photos: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in, 3 1/2 in x 5 in; negatives: 35 mm
box 51, folder 10
Equipment photos
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Photos: 8x10 in
box 51, folder 11
KHIP miscellaneous photos
1971
1979-1980
undated
Scope and Contents
Various photos of kelp, equipment, microscope images
box 51, folder 12
KHIP Annual 1971-1972 Report figures
1972
Scope and Contents
Figures of graphs, sketches, maps on photographic paper (some duplicates)
box 51, folder 13
From Field Notes, book XII
1974
Scope and Contents
Contact sheet of Abalone Cove kelp. Removed from Kelp Study, Field Studies, book
XII (folder 20.2)
box 51, folder 14
Miscellaneous Kelp photographs and contact sheets
undated
Scope and Contents
Photos: 8x10 in; Contact sheets of 35mm negatives
box 51, folder 15
KHIP negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives: 105 mm (4x6 in), and 8x10 in
box 51, folder 16
KHIP contact sheets and negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives: 35 mm negatives, some with contact sheets
box 51, folder 17
KHIP contact sheets and negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives: 35 mm, include contact sheets. Some images have been cut from the
contact sheets
box 51, folder 18
KHIP photo prints, negatives, and contact sheets
undated
Scope and Contents
Photos: 5 x 5 in, 5 x 7 in; Negatives:35 mm with contact sheet
box 51, folder 19
EM photos - Epidermis
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
box 51, folder 20
EM photos - Zn Toxicity
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
box 51, folder 21
EM photos - Normal
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
box 52, folder 1-2
EM photos - Nitrogen Starvation
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien. Some photos stuck
together.
box 52, folder 3
EM photos - Cu Toxicity
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
box 52, folder 4
EM photos - Fe Toxicity
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
box 52, folder 5
EM photos - Mn Toxicity
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Electron microscope photographic prints, by Paul Chien
Series 6: Biographical and Personal
1953-1999
Subseries 1: Biographical Material
1960s-1980s
box 53, folder 1
Articles and news clippings shared with North
1960s-1970s
Scope and Contents
Includes notes from senders of article clippings
box 53, folder 2
Caltech News Bureau
1965
1968
1971-1972
1979
Scope and Contents
A selection of Caltech news releases featuring North's work
box 53, folder 3
Biographical Information
1969
1971
1980
1998
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes different versions of North's CVs and biographical sketches
box 53, folder 4
Magazines, trade newsletters
1960s-1970s
1990
Scope and Contents
Includes articles re: North's work
box 53, folder 5
Newspaper Clippings
1960s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Assortment of news clippings describing North's and his lab's work
Subseries 2: Personal Material
1953-1999
box Shelf
1, object 5
Wheeler North's Bound PhD Dissertation
1953 June
Scope and Contents
Dissertation includes affixed photographs
box 53, folder 6
Announcement of Final Examination for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy
1953 June 5
Scope and Contents
From University of California Graduate Division, includes PhD abstract
box 53, folder 7
Permits
1956
1960
1968
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Mexican fishing license, diver's permit from Scripps, International
Association of Professional Diving Scientists, County of Los Angeles Honorary
Underwater Instructor card
box 53, folder 8
Navigation and Ocean Development Commission
1972
Scope and Contents
Oath of office and letter from Governor Ronald Reagan
box 54 oversize
Navigation and Ocean Development Commission certificates
1972 March 24
Scope and Contents
Awarded by Governor Ronald Reagan. Includes two copies of certificate with
different dates.
box 53, folder 9
Portraits
1975
1978
undated
Scope and Contents
Photos and slides of North, unidentified women's portraits
box 53, folder 10
Miscellaneous Cards and Notes
1976
undated
Scope and Contents
Pisces gift book with notes written on pages, some miscellaneous notes are
unsigned
box 53, folder 11
Letters to Roma P. Herman
1977
box 53, folder 12
Cards and Notes - "Moon & Sun"
circa 1970s
box 53, folder 13
North's talks at Caltech
1989-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes event flyers and talk transcripts
box 53, folder 14
Wheeler North's Retirement to Professor Emeritus remarks
1992 May 18
Scope and Contents
Presenter's presentation notes and Faculty dinner invitation
box 53, folder 15
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - John M. Olguin Marine Environment
Award
1999 May
Scope and Contents
Includes congratulatory correspondence, from President Bill Clinton, Vice President
Al Gore, Governor Gray Davis, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and other local government
officials
box 54 oversize
John M. Olguin Marine Environment Award certificates
1999 May
Scope and Contents
John M. Olguin Marine Environment Award congratulation certificates, 1999, • From
Mayor Richard J. Riordan, City of Los Angeles • From Don Knabe, County of Los
Angeles • From Betty Karnette, California Senate • From Rudy Svorinich, Jr., City of
Los Angeles
box 53, folder 16
Christmas Stocking - Wheeler B
undated
