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Forman (Will) Navy Submersible Film Collection
SMC 0190
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Description
Forty-five films (reformatted from the original 16mm) from the collection of Will Forman on U.S. Navy submersibles, particularly
the development of Deep Jeep at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake, California.
Background
Willis "Will" R. Forman was a submersible designer, engineer, and project manager at the Naval Undersea Research & Development
Center in San Diego, California. He participated in the development of the Deep Jeep and Deep View submersibles in the 1960s.
Extent
12.6 GB
of digital files (45 films)
Restrictions
Digital copies of this material are intended to support research, teaching, and private study. This work may be used without
prior permission. These materials are determined to be in the public domain (digital copies provided by Special Collections
& Archives, UC San Diego Library).