Tillie Genter Papers, 1901-1955

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Summary

Creators:
Genter, Tillie, 1893-1955
Abstract:
Tillie Genter's papers and photograph collection, assembled over the course of her career from 1919-1948 as secretary to three consecutive directors at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Extent:
0.8 Linear feet (2 archives boxes, 1 map case folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Tillie Genter Papers. SMC 30. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of Tillie Genter's papers and photographs, gathered over the course of her career from 1919-1944 as secretary to three consecutive directors at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The 250 photographic prints and approximately 170 negatives document the early years of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, and its evolution into SIO at its current location in La Jolla, California. The collection includes images of buildings, the campus site, research vessels, faculty and staff by local photographers Harry Erickson and Herbert Fitch, although the creators of most of the photographs are unidentified. The papers include miscellaneous material relating to Genter's career and the history of SIO, including early construction documents for Irving J. Gill buildings and the pier.

Arranged in two series: 1) PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVES, and 2) PAPERS.

Biographical / historical:

Tillie Genter (1893-1955) was secretary to three consecutive directors at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1919 until her retirement in 1948: William Emerson Ritter, Thomas Wayland Vaughan, and Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. Throughout her career she collected photographs documenting the campus, history, and personnel of SIO.

Acquisition information:
Acquired 1983.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by the Regents of the University of California.

Preferred citation:

Tillie Genter Papers. SMC 30. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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