Tillie Genter Papers

Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2015
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Business Number: 858-534-2533
Fax Number: 858-534-5950
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Descriptive Summary

Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Tillie Genter Papers
Creator: Genter, Tillie, 1893-1955
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0030
Physical Description: 0.8 Linear feet (2 archives boxes, 1 map case folder)
Date (inclusive): 1901-1955
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.
Languages: English .

Biography

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.

OFF-SITE STORAGE

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

Publication Rights

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

Acquisition Information

Acquired 1983.

Preferred Citation

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

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Digital Content

Selected photographs from this collection have been digitized and can be viewed through links in the container list, or by searching on the term "Tillie Genter Papers" on the UC San Diego Digital Collections website.

Related Materials

SIO Biographical Files, SAC 5. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photographs -- California -- San Diego -- 20th century
La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.) -- Photographs
Marine Biological Association of San Diego (Calif.) -- Photographs
Genter, Tillie, 1893-1955 -- Archives
Fitch, Herbert R. (Herbert Richardson), 1868-1958 -- Photographs
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Photographs
Erickson, Harry A., 1884-1962 -- Photographs

 

PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVES. Arranged in five topical subseries: A) SIO Campus & Buildings, B) Ships, C) People, D) Places, and E) Animals.
 

SIO Campus & Buildings

Box 1, Folder 1-2

Panoramas and landscapes ca. 1910 - 1935

Looking south at campus: ca. 1920
View toward campus at low tide: 1912 February
Long Beach Dairy at La Jolla Shores: 1910
Looking east from pier: 1935 May
Fitch, Herbert. Campus of Scripps Institution for Biological Research: 1923 Summer
Erickson, Harry. Aerial view of SIO and pier: 1932
Campus: 1935 May 15
Campus: 1935 May 15
Campus: 1935 May 15
Scripps Institution for Biological Research: 1915
Erickson, Harry. Campus: 1933 October
Looking southwest: 1935 May 15
Campus and tennis courts: 1935 May 15

General

Selected photographs in these folders have been digitized.
Oversize MC-025, Folder 15

Aerial photograph of the SIO campus, and southwest-facing photograph of campus with La Jolla Cove in the background ca. 1935

Box 1, Folder 3

Scripps Laboratory and Library buildings ca. 1925 - 1930

Fitch, Herbert. Library front view: 1926 August
Fitch, Herbert. Library and George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory: 1926 August
Fitch, Herbert. George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory and the Scripps Library buildings: 1926 August

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Laboratory and museum interiors ca. 1905 - 1931

Box 1, Folder 4

Little Green Laboratory at La Jolla Cove 1905

Little Green Laboratory: 1905
Little Green Laboratory: 1905
Plankton specimen collection: 1905
Little Green Laboratory: 1905

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 5

George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Laboratory 1910

Box 1, Folder 6

Marine Sediments Laboratory 1933 October

Erickson, Harry. Marine Sediments Laboratory: 1933 October

General

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 7

Pier Laboratory undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Miscellaneous laboratories 1931

Box 1, Folder 9

Scientific instruments ca. 1919 - 1935

Gravity balance: undated
Erik Gustaf Moberg with self-sealing bottles: undated
Erik Gustaf Moberg with sampling device: undated

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 10

Museum 1933 October

Erickson, Harry. Museum exhibits: 1933 October
Erickson, Harry. Museum exhibits: 1933 October

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 11

Residences 1925 - 1928

General

Cottages and Director's Residence.
Box 1, Folder 12

Pier ca. 1927 - 1932

General

One photograph in this folder has been digitized.
 

Pier at sunset 1931

Pier at sunset: 1931

 

Ships

Box 1, Folder 13

R/V Alexander Agassiz 1907

'Nackie' Scripps at launch: 1907 August
Plankton haul: ca. 1907
Collecting samples: ca. 1907
Launch: 1907 August
Launch: 1907 August
Launch: 1907 August

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 14

R/V Elsie 1901

Working in San Pedro Harbor: ca. 1901
San Pedro Harbor: ca. 1901

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 15

R/V E.W. Scripps 1940

Aground at low tide: 1940 March
Aground at low tide: 1940 March
Aground at low tide: 1940 March

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 16

R/V Scripps 1930 - 1935

Deep-sea gauge: ca. 1935
Plankton net: 1935 August 1
R/V Scripps: 1935 May 15

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 17

U.S. Fisheries Steamer Albatross 1904

Trawl net: 1904 March
Sigsbee Sounding Machine: 1904 March
Albatross: ca. 1904
Albatross: ca. 1904
Henry Bryant Bigelow with goat on deck: 1904 March
Ship deck: 1904
Ship deck: 1904

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 18

Miscellaneous ships ca. 1910 - 1935

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 17

Taking samples 1935 November

Taking samples: 1935 November

 

People

 

Individuals

Box 1, Folder 19

Denis Llewellyn Fox 1936

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 18

Portrait 1936

Portrait: 1936

Box 1, Folder 20-21

Tillie Genter ca. 1910 - 1934

General

Includes professional portraits, candid shots and Genter at work.
Box 1, Folder 22

Bjorn Helland-Hansen 1935

Box 1, Folder 23

Blodwen Lloyd 1935

Portrait: 1935 October
Blodwen Lloyd and Bjorn Helland-Hansen: 1935 October

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 1, Folder 24

George Francis McEwen ca. 1920 - 1935

George Francis McEwen and Bjorn Helland-Hansen: 1935 October
A.F. Gorton and George Francis McEwen: undated

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 2, Folder 1

Roger Revelle undated

Box 2, Folder 2

Harald Ulrik Sverdrup undated

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 2, Folder 2

Portrait undated

Portrait: 1937 December

Box 2, Folder 3

Thomas Wayland Vaughan ca. 1927 - 1935

Portrait with signature: 1932 August
Portrait: 1932 August
Bjorn Helland-Hansen and Thomas Wayland Vaughan: 1935 October
William Wallace Campbell and Thomas Wayland Vaughan: 1927 September
William Wallace Campbell and Thomas Wayland Vaughan with Ekman Current Meter: 1927 September
William Wallace Campbell and Thomas Wayland Vaughan with fish: 1927 September

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Groups

Box 2, Folder 4

Marine Biological Association of San Diego 1904 June 5

General

One photograph in this folder has been digitized.
 

Staff of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, Hotel del Coronado boathouse summer laboratory 1904 June 5

Staff of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, Hotel del Coronado boathouse summer laboratory: 1904 June 5

Box 2, Folder 5

Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff 1923

General

Subjects identified as: W. E. Allen, Eric Moberg, W. Scrandall, R. R. Huestis, Jack Ross, F. B. Sumner, George McEwen, Tillie Genter, M. G. Shain, N. W. Cummings, Chas Michael, Myrtle E. Johnson, Maurine Leslie, Percy Barnhart and William E. Ritter.
Box 2, Folder 6

Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff 1929

General

Hand-colored black and white photo.
Box 2, Folder 7

Scripps faculty portrait 1935 May 15

Scripps faculty: 1935 May 15

General

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Subjects identified as: Norris Rakestraw, Richard Fleming, Roger Revelle and Eric Gustaf.
Box 2, Folder 8

Grounds staff 1936

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Subjects identified as: James Ross, C. Johnson, Claude Palmer, Oliver Maler, Williams Simmons, R. Wilson and T. Wayland Vaughan.
 

Grounds staff

Grounds staff: 1936

Box 2, Folder 9

Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff 1936 August 30

Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff: 1936 August 30
Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff: 1936 August 30
Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff: 1936 August 30
Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff: 1936 August 30
Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff: 1936 August 30

General

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Subjects identified as: Denis Llewellyn Fox, W. E. Allen, George McEwen, James Ross, Richard Fleming, Roger Revelle, Martin Wiggo Johnson, Eric Moberg, Francis Sumner, Claude ZoBell, Percy Barnhart, Easter Cupp, Tillie Genter, T. Wayland Vaughan, Ruth Ragan, Ruth McKitrick and Stanley Chambers.
Box 2, Folder 10

Scripps Institution of Oceanography staff 1939

Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 1939

General

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
Box 2, Folder 11

U.S. Air Force meteorology training class 1944

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

U.S. Air Force meteorology training class 1944

U.S. Air Force meteorology training class: 1944

General

H.G. Venn, John C. Cromwell, Timpson, Redfield, Charles C. Bates, R.S. Klopper, Harald Sverdrup, Cletus Joseph Burke, J. Armstrong, G.S. Holliday, Elmer Yale Dawson, Dale F. Leipper and B.E. Olsen.
Box 2, Folder 12

Miscellaneous people ca. 1904 - 1920

General

Selected photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Denis Llewellyn Fox playing with monkeys near Hotel Del Coronado 1904

Denis Llewellyn Fox playing with monkeys near Hotel Del Coronado: 1904

Box 2, Folder 13

Places

Box 2, Folder 13

Places ca. 1900 - 1927

General

Includes Del Mar Natatorium and miscellaneous ocean scenes; also one print of the interior of the Federal Fisheries Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina, ca. 1902-1914.
Oversize MC-025, Folder 15

Plat of the Easterly Portion of the La Jolla Park 1906 October 22

General

Board of Public Works, City Engineer's Office, San Diego.
Box 2, Folder 14

Animals

Box 2, Folder 14

Animals ca. 1915-1940

General

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Giant seabass ca. 1915

Three men with giant sea bass on Scripps pier: ca. 1915

 

Striped guitarfish 1937 August

Striped guitarfish: 1937 August

 

PAPERS

Box 2, Folder 15

Specifications of the materials and workmanship required and to be furnished for the erection of the Biological Station to be constructed for The University of California ca. 1909

General

Irving J. Gill, architect.
Box 2, Folder 16

Proposed Pier for Biological Station 1912 December 23

General

Letter detailing construction bid. Gough & Trounce, civil and construction engineers.
Box 2, Folder 17

Dr. Dooley Visits the Biological Station - Short story 1917

General

Comic short story about a fictional visit to the Biological Station based on the Mr. Dooley articles of Finley Peter Dunne.
Box 2, Folder 18

Clerical notes 1910 - 1942

Box 2, Folder 19

Christmas card - SIO in the snow, drawn by Martin Wiggo Johnson 1943

Christmas card - SIO in the snow, drawn by Martin Wiggo Johnson: 1943

Languages: English.
Box 2, Folder 20

Greeting card celebrating Tillie Genter's 25th anniversary at Scripps 1944 October 1

Languages: English.

General

Signed by SIO staff.
Oversize MC-025, Folder 15

Celebration of retirement oversize card 1948 May

Languages: English.
Box 2, Folder 21

Program, Tillie Genter Memorial Service 1955 August 23

Languages: English.