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SMC 0096
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Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Edward Sheldon Barr Papers
Creator:
Barr, Edward S., 1933-
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0096
Physical Description:
1.6 Linear feet
(3 archives boxes and 1 shoebox)
Date (inclusive): 1943-1975
Abstract: A small collection of papers, photographs and sound recordings documenting the experiences of Edward Sheldon Barr, a crew
member who participated in the MidPac Expedition of 1950 and the Capricorn Expedition of 1952.
Scope and Content of Collection
A small collection of papers, photographs and sound recordings documenting the experiences of Edward Sheldon Barr, a crew
member who participated in the MidPac Expedition of 1950 and the Capricorn Expedition (including Operation Ivy) of 1952.
Arranged in two series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, and 2) EXPEDITIONS.
Edward Sheldon Barr (b. 1933) voyaged with the 1950 MidPac Expedition as a seventeen year-old high school junior from Point
Loma High School. In the spring of 1950, he inquired at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and met with Roger Revelle
regarding potential summer employment, and was able to secure a position as a laboratory helper for the upcoming SIO expedition.
Two years later, Barr accompanied the 1952 Capricorn Expedition while he was enrolled as an undergraduate at Stanford University.
Over the course of each expedition, Barr maintained detailed personal diaries and took many photographs.
Barr received a B.S. in Physical Science from Stanford University in 1956. Between 1968 and 1972 he worked as vice president
of New York Stock Exchange Roberts, Scott & Company, and has worked as a ship captain for the United States Coast Guard since
1978.
Edward Sheldon Barr Papers. SMC 96. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquired 1990.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
A selection of images from the collection have been digitized.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Barr, Edward S., 1933- -- Archives
Capricorn Expedition (1952-1953)
MidPac Expedition (1950)