Birch Aquarium at Scripps Records
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2023
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Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Birch Aquarium at Scripps Records
Creator:
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0076
Physical Description:
17.65 Linear feet
(42 archives boxes, 1 card file box, and 3 map case folders)
Date (inclusive): 1905-2013 (bulk 1965-1993)
Abstract: The Birch Aquarium records document the public aquariums maintained by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography since its founding,
including: administrative files, correspondence, materials related to education programs and outreach, expeditions and collecting
trips, exhibit planning, and photographs.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Birch Aquarium records document the public aquariums maintained by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography since its founding
up through the early 2000s, including: including administrative files, correspondence, materials related to education programs
and outreach, expeditions and collecting trips, exhibit planning, and photographs.
The bulk of the materials span the Directorship of Donald Willkie (1965-1993), focusing on the Thomas Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum
and the establishment of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
Arranged in 8 series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE; 2) CORRESPONDENCE; 3) EDUCATION; 4) EVENTS; 5) EXPEDITIONS AND COLLECTING TRIPS;
6) COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS; 7) WRITINGS AND PRESENTATIONS; and 8) PHOTOGRAPHS.
Administrative History
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has maintained a public aquarium since before it was an institution. Starting in 1892,
William Ritter began to keep display tanks for visitors at the summer research stations. The Marine Biological Association
of San Diego was founded in 1903. From its founding, one of the objectives of the association was to build and maintain a
public aquarium and museum. This association would later become the Scripps Institution for Biological Research once it was
accepted as part of the University of California in 1912; and by 1925 it was renamed to Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
The aquarium grew along with the institution, expanding to various buildings as needs changed.
In 1905, the "little green laboratory at the Cove," also known as "The Biological," was built with room for a public aquarium.
By 1910, the George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory or the "Old Scripps Building," was completed. It housed
an aquarium on the first floor and a museum on the second floor. The first standalone aquarium was completed in 1915, a small
wooden structure housing 19 tanks; the museum was housed in a nearby building. The Thomas Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum
was completed in 1950 and dedicated in 1951.
In 1965, aquarium Director Donald Wilkie realized the aquarium needed improvements. Wilkie worked to revitalize and expand
the aquarium through new exhibits, educational programs and tours, and the developing funding opportunities. The docent program
was established in 1966.
Planning began for a new aquarium and the Scripps Aquarium Associates were established in 1975 to promote funding. In 1984,
the site of the new aquarium was selected. The Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation donated $6 million towards the creation of
the new aquarium in 1986. In total, $10 million was raised for construction and the creation of new exhibits. Construction
began in 1990 and the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum opened on September 16, 1992. Shortly afterwards, its name was changed
to Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
Curators have included: Percy S. Barnhart (1914-1946), Sam Hinton (1946-1964), Carr Tuthill (1964-unknown), Robert Snodgrass
(unknown), and Ruth Shelly (unknown-1999).
Directors have included: Richard Rosenblatt (1961-1964), Donald Wilkie (1965-1993), Ned A. Smith (1995-2000), Jeffrey Graham
(2000-2002), Nigella Hillgarth (2002-2014), and Harry Helling (2015- present). In addition, there were two interim directors:
Ruth Shelly (circa 1993) and Deborah Zmarzly (2014).
Preferred Citation
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Records, SAC 76. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1983-2023
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Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by UC Regents.
Restrictions
Documents containing protected information are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Redacted versions are provided
where possible. See the University Archivist for more information.
Related Materials
SIO Photographic Laboratory Collection. SAC 44. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
SIO Photographs Collection. SMC 59. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Marine aquariums -- California -- San Diego -- History
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum -- Archives
Wilkie, Donald, 1931-2015
Scripps Aquarium-Museum -- Archives
University of California, San Diego -- Buildings
University of California, San Diego -- Planning
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Buildings
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Planning
ADMINISTRATIVE
Scope and Content of Series
Series 1) ADMINISTRATIVE: Documents the administrative functions at the Scripps aquariums. Arranged in two subseries: A) Subject
Files and B) Committees and Meeting Minutes.
A) Subject Files: Files on a wide variety of topics, including attendance records, budgets and funding, proposals and plans,
and building designs. Of particular note are the materials related to the funding and construction of the Birch Aquarium at
Scripps, found under its original name, the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum. Arranged alphabetically, with materials relating
to a specific aquarium grouped together.
B) Committees and Meeting Minutes: Includes correspondence, notes, and meeting minutes. Arranged Chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 1
Administration policy
1982 October-1988 February
Box 1, Folder 3-5
American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meetings and survey of museums - San Diego
1983-1989
General note
Includes programs and notes by Donald W. Wilkie.
Box 1, Folder 6
Aquarium legislation
1981
General note
Includes letters from Senators Alan Cranston and S. I. Hayakawa.
Box 42, Folder 1
Aquaria personnel - Hawaii
1962-1967
General note
Includes list complied by Donald Wilkie of average pay rates across various institutions.
Box 1, Folder 8
Aquarist Training Program
undated
Box 1, Folder 9-10
Architects - Notes and correspondence
1986-2009
Box 1, Folder 11-12
Attendance records
1987-1995
Box 1, Folder 13-14
Bookstore - Correspondence and budget
1981-1994
General note
Includes earnings statements.
Box 2, Folder 1-3
Budget
1978-2009
General note
Includes construction related budgets.
Box 2, Folder 6
Climate and Remote Sensing (Cars)
undated
Box 2, Folder 7
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Conference
1963
Box 2, Folder 8
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Aquarium symposium
1963-1964
General note
Includes Donald Wilkie's name tag.
Box 2, Folder 9
First International Congress on the History of Oceanography
1966
Box 2, Folder 10
International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine conferences and workshops
1971-1978
Box 2, Folder 11
Marine Education Workshop
1978
General note
Sponsored by Sea Grant.
Box 2, Folder 12
National Marine Education Association Conference
1976-1977
General note
Held aboard the Queen Mary.
Box 2, Folder 13
Seminar on fish diseases
1969
Box 3, Folder 1-3
Construction
1989-1992
General note
Includes photographs, contract bid, and list on pre-exhibit work.
Box 3, Folder 4
Consulting requests
1978-1982
General note
Includes final report on "Deficiencies in the Aquarium."
Box 3, Folder 7
Environmental impact report
1985-1995
General note
Includes photograph.
Box 3, Folder 8
Equipment and furniture
1992
Box 3, Folder 9
Evaluations and critiques
1992
Box 3, Folder 10
Explorer's Club
2008-2009
Box 3, Folder 11
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
1971-1985
General note
Includes permit and Declaration for Importation of Wildlife.
Box 3, Folder 12
Fish - Miscellaneous notes
1968-1977
Box 3, Folder 13
Fish -
Coelacanth
1975
General note
Includes exhibit description.
Box 3, Folder 14
Fish - Gas bladder
undated
Box 3, Folder 15
Fish - Sea of Cortez notes
undated
Box 3, Folder 17
Fish - Tranquillization
1986
Box 42, Folder 2
Forbes Aquaspace
ca. 1984
General note
Includes signed rendering dedicated to Donald Wilkie.
Box 3, Folder 18-21
Funds and fundraising
1966-1983
General note
Includes Beckman Foundation and Pacific Telephone.
Box 4, Folder 1-8
Funds and fundraising
1983-2001
General note
Includes Scripps family.
Box 4, Folder 10-11
Goals and objectives
1990-1994
Box 4, Folder 12
International aquarium tour in Japan and Hong Kong
1982 May 16-June 11
Box 4, Folder 13
International Zoo Yearbook questionnaire
1986
Box 4, Folder 14-15
Interpretive graphics
1992-1994
Box 5, Folder 2
Leadership Education Awareness Development (LEAD)
1983
Box 5, Folder 3
Marine mammals
1974
General note
Includes correspondence with Flipper's Sea School and notes on the Guadalupe fur seal.
Box 5, Folder 4
Metridium (Plumose anemones)
1974-1978
Box 5, Folder 5
Mexican Program
1994-1999
General note
Includes timeline of projects, expeditions, collaborations, and scholarships between 1982-1999. Also includes academic program
from the School for Field Studies (SFC) Center for Marine Mammal Studies.
Box 5, Folder 7
MITRE Corporation tour
1983 January-February
Box 5, Folder 8-9
Monterey Bay Aquarium
1986-1993
General note
Includes draft of graphics standards manual and article titled "A determination of the effects of ozone on the early life
stages of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera" by Darrow, Allen, Philips, Nygren, and Watanabe.
Box 5, Folder 10
Museum Assessment Program (MAP)
1983-1984
Box 5, Folder 11
Oceanography - Notes, UC San Diego press releases, and study sheet by T. Chase.
undated
Box 5, Folder 12
Organization charts
1973-1996
Box 5, Folder 13-14
Parking
1985-1993
General note
Includes log.
Box 5, Folder 15
Personnel management issues
1980-1994
General note
Includes correspondence, organizational chart, budgets, and unit meeting materials.
Box 5, Folder 16
Physiology - Laboratory outlines and notes
1968
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 06
Aquarium site proposal (not selected) - Oversize drawings
ca. 1975-1980
Box 5, Folder 18
Downtown Aquarium - Proposal
1986-1987
Box 5, Folder 19
Joint Scripps Institution of Oceanography and aquarium newsletter
1990
Box 5, Folder 20-22
Preliminary Proposal for Ocean Interpretive Center
1983-1985
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 07
Preliminary Proposal for Ocean Interpretive Center - Oversize drawings and blueprints
1969
Box 5, Folder 23
Proposals
2008-2009
General note
Includes Birch Aquarium Boundless Energy proposal; as well as descriptions of other funding programs and proposals.
Box 6, Folder 1
Scripps Aquarium and Ocean Science Center (SAOSC) - Project planning guide and aquarium preview
1985-1986
Box 6, Folder 2
Scripps Pier: A piece of history
ca. 1988
Box 6, Folder 3
Proposition 18 bond issue
1984
Box 6, Folder 5-6
Publicity material
1972-2009
Box 6, Folder 7
Purchase authorizations
1982 July-1993 May
Box 6, Folder 8
Rancho Zorro Lakes - Photographs and negatives
1972
Box 6, Folder 9
Recordkeeping system
1973
Box 6, Folder 10-11
Repairs and renovations
1974-1987
General note
Includes draft report on "Deficiencies in the Aquarium."
Box 42, Folder 8
Repairs and renovations - Front entrance
1992-1998
Box 6, Folder 12
Experimental aquarium classroom
1981
Box 6, Folder 13
Seawater system improvements
1965-1980
Box 6, Folder 15
San Diego Year of the Ocean
1984-1985
Box 6, Folder 16
Scripps Coastal Reserve - Memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and annual reports
1967-1989
Box 7, Folder 1-2
Scripps Coastal Reserve - Memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and annual reports
1967-1989
Box 7, Folder 3-4
Scripps Family - Correspondence, descendants chart, and notes by Wilkie
1988-1995
General note
Includes photograph of Donald Wilkie with unidentified Scripps family member.
Box 7, Folder 5
Scripps Industrial Associates - Memoranda
1982-1984
General note
Includes materials related to exhibit funding.
Box 7, Folder 6
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Administration
1989-1993
Box 7, Folder 7
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Operations and shipping procedures
1985-1989
Box 7, Folder 8
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Ships and expeditions
1980-1985
General note
Includes materials related to the Rama Expedition and the Nimpkish VI research cruise.
Box 7, Folder 9
Sea Grant - Meeting and tour
1990, 1997
Box 7, Folder 10-13
Seawater and life support systems
1951-1993
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 05
Seawater and life support systems - Oversized tank plans
1977
Box 7, Folder 14
Sharks -
Carcharodon carcharias (Great White Shark)
1975
General note
Includes photographs of shark found in La Jolla.
Box 7, Folder 15
Southern California Area Migration Project (SCAMP)
undated
Box 8, Folder 1-3
Specimen - Purchasing, sells, inventories, and notes
1965-1989
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
Box 8, Folder 4
Aquarium and Ocean Science Center - Economic and environmental impact reports
1984-1986
Box 8, Folder 5
Aquarium rockwork
undated
Box 8, Folder 6
Artist's renderings
undated
Box 8, Folder 8-11
Birch Aquarium at Scripps - Correspondence, writings, notes, and ephemera
1981-2001
Box 8, Folder 12
Complaint sign and reply by George Shor
1990
Box 8, Folder 13-14
Construction costs and funds
1967-1993
Box 8, Folder 15
Design and construction
1987-1993
Box 9, Folder 1
Environmental education center
1993
Box 9, Folder 2-3
Expansion plan and feasibility study
1999-2000
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 06
Expansion plan and feasibility study - Blueprints
1999
Box 9, Folder 5
Ground breaking
1989 November 3
Box 9, Folder 6
Mission and design conditions
undated
Box 9, Folder 8
Photographs of architectural designs
undated
Box 9, Folder 9
Planning and funding
1983-1998
Box 9, Folder 10
Port Authority - Correspondence
1989
Box 9, Folder 12
Project planning guide
1986-1992
Box 9, Folder 13
Projected attendance for 1990 July
undated
Box 9, Folder 14
Reorganization of aquarium
1993
Box 9, Folder 15
Signage planning
1989-1992
General note
Includes photograph examples of signs From Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego Medical Group, taken in 1991.
Box 9, Folder 18
Wheeler/Widmer architects - Architectural program, schematic submittal and preliminary design
1987
Box 10, Folder 1-3
Wheeler/Widmer architects - Architectural program, schematic submittal and preliminary design
1987-1988
Box 10, Folder 4
Tank numbers and layout
1992
Box 42, Folder 3
Unit workload planning
1991
Thomas Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum
Box 10, Folder 8
Attendance records
1987-1989
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 06
Drawings and blueprints
ca. 1949-1973
General note
Includes original building designs, as well as remodel blueprints.
Box 10, Folder 10
Photograph of admission policy
1971 May
Box 10, Folder 12-14
UC San Diego - Marine Sciences Physical Planning Committee (MSPPC) & Campus/Community Planning Committee (CCPC)
1985 June-1992 July
Box 10, Folder 15
Ultraviolet technology - Correspondence
1982 December 21
Box 10, Folder 16
Underwater parks
1974-1975
Box 10, Folder 17
Unit goals and objectives
1984
Box 11, Folder 1
Visitor surveys and suggestions
1993-1995
Box 11, Folder 3-4
Wilkie, Donald - Biographical information
1959-2002
Box 11, Folder 5
Windows (aquarium tanks)
1992-1993
Committees and Meeting Minutes
Box 11, Folder 7-13
Staff meetings - Unit heads, aquarists, and trainees
1975-1994
Box 11, Folder 14
Management and Professional Program Advisory Committee (MAPAC)
1978-2000
Box 12, Folder 1-5
Aquarium and Ocean Science Center Building Advisory Committee
1985-1987
General note
Includes correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, budgets, user group data, and construction data.
Box 12, Folder 6
Diving Control Board
1986-1995
Box 12, Folder 7
Scripps Associates
1987-1992
Box 12, Folder 8
New aquarium planning meetings
1992
Box 12, Folder 9
Aquarium Museum Panel
1992-2000
Box 12, Folder 10
External Relations Committee retreat
1993
Box 12, Folder 11
Communication Council
1993-2000
Box 12, Folder 12
Aquarium Graphics Committee
1994-2011
Box 12, Folder 13
Community Advisory Board
2000
Box 12, Folder 14
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Council
2006
CORRESPONDENCE
Scope and Content of Series
Series 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Arranged in two subseries: A) Alphabetical Correspondence and B) Chronological Correspondence.
Alphabetical Correspondence
Box 12, Folder 15
A - Miscellaneous
1983-1988
Box 13, Folder 1
B - Miscellaneous
1982-1985
Box 13, Folder 3
Bowhay, Brooks (Monterey harbormaster)
1965-1966
Box 13, Folder 4
C - Miscellaneous
1965-1986
Box 13, Folder 5
California Fish and Game Commission
1982
Box 13, Folder 7
D - Miscellaneous
1981-1989
Box 13, Folder 9
Day, Deborah (Archivist, UC San Diego Library)
1985
General note
Includes draft letter to obtain the E. W. Scripps Papers and portions of the journals of William Ritter and Charles Kofoid.
Box 13, Folder 10
E - Miscellaneous
1982-1986
Box 13, Folder 11
Etessami, Soudabeh
1982-1983
Box 13, Folder 12
G - Miscellaneous
1966-1987
Box 13, Folder 13
Goodson, Gar (Marquest Colorguide Books)
1984
Box 13, Folder 15
H - Miscellaneous
1968-1988
Box 13, Folder 19-22
I-L - Miscellaneous
1981-1989
Box 13, Folder 23
Lake Baikal Aquarium-Museum
1994-2000
Box 13, Folder 24-25
M-N - Miscellaneous
1966-1989
Box 13, Folder 26
Natural History Museum, San Diego
1983-1984
Box 13, Folder 27
Nierenberg, William
1972-1984
Box 13, Folder 28
O - Miscellaneous
1969-1985
Box 13, Folder 29
Oregon Undersea Gardens
1966-1967
Box 14, Folder 1
P - Miscellaneous
1966-1985
Box 14, Folder 2
Pacific Undersea Gardens, Victoria (Charles White)
1964-1969
Box 14, Folder 3
R - Miscellaneous
1965-1985
Box 14, Folder 5
S - Miscellaneous
1965-1985
Box 14, Folder 7-9
Snodgrass, Robert
1970-1994
Box 14, Folder 10-11
T-U - Miscellaneous
1982-1990
Box 14, Folder 12
Undersea Gardens, Santa Barbara
1966-1967
Box 14, Folder 13
Undersea Gardens, Seattle (C.R. White)
1965-1966
Box 14, Folder 14
University of British Columbia
1965-1969
Box 14, Folder 15-16
W-Z - Miscellaneous
1965-1988
Box 14, Folder 17
Zerbi, Serenella
1980-1985
Box 14, Folder 18
Zoological Society of Montreal
1965
Chronological Correspondence
Box 14, Folder 19-20
Chronological correspondence
1963-1967
Box 15, Folder 1-9
Chronological correspondence
1968-1988 May
Box 16, Folder 1-7
Chronological correspondence
1988 May-1991 August
Box 17, Folder 1-5
Chronological correspondence
1991 September-2013
EDUCATION
Scope and Content of Series
Series 3) EDUCATION: Documents the education programs and outreach efforts of the Scripps aquariums. Includes notes, correspondence,
docent lectures and training materials, exhibit questionnaires, teaching materials, and Sea Grant proposals. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 17, Folder 6
Bibliographies on oceanography
1967-1982
Box 17, Folder 7-8
Career experience for high school students
1972-1998
Box 18, Folder 1-2
Careers in oceanography - Ephemera
1969-1980
Box 18, Folder 3
Class handouts and data sheets
undated
Box 18, Folder 5-6
Docent lecture outlines
1976-1979
Box 18, Folder 7
Docent training
1980-1997
Box 18, Folder 8-11
Education outreach and programs
1965-2001
Box 18, Folder 12
Education review notes
1981 March 13
Box 18, Folder 13
Exhibit questions
1993 September 20
Box 18, Folder 14
Family educational guide
1990-2000
Box 18, Folder 15-16
Field experience in marine biology
1972-1983
General note
Includes reports, data, and education materials.
Box 19, Folder 1-3
Junior Oceanographer Corps
1972-1996
Box 19, Folder 4
Marine education program
1978
Box 19, Folder 5
San Diego Science Fair
undated
Box 19, Folder 6
Biology and Stock Assessment of the Blue Shark - Proposal
1976
Box 19, Folder 7-12
California and the Pacific: Marine Sciences for the Public - Proposals, renewals, and reports
1984-1988
General note
Includes projects A/PE-1 and A/PE-2.
Box 19, Folder 13
Education Needs Assessment Meeting
1985
Box 20, Folder 1
Marine Science: A Focus on Interpretation - Proposal and reviews
1984-1985
Box 20, Folder 2
Natural Marine Products that Regulate Mineral and Bone Metabolism - Proposal
1985-1986
Box 20, Folder 3-11
Ocean Education for the Public - Proposals, renewals, and reports
1970-1985
General note
Includes projects 6, E/P-1, A/PE-1, A/PE-1A, and A/PE-1C.
Box 21, Folder 1
Ocean Education: Making it a part of our lives - Proposal
1985-1986
Box 21, Folder 2
Serrell Report on education
1991
Box 21, Folder 3
SIO 294 - Biology of Fishes
1995
Box 21, Folder 4
Skin diving and marine life class
1978-1986
Box 21, Folder 5
Sportfishing seminar series - List of proposed lectures
undated
Box 21, Folder 6
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum education program
1990-1995
General note
Includes Education Unit meeting minutes, notes, and correspondence.
Box 21, Folder 7
Student exam questions
1976
Box 21, Folder 9
T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum education program
undated
Box 21, Folder 10
Teacher outreach
1968-1990
EVENTS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 4) EVENTS: A small selection of event materials, including correspondence, itineraries, programs, and publicity. Arranged
chronologically, with miscellaneous activities and events grouped together.
Box 21, Folder 12
Man's Chemical Invasion of the Oceans
1969 February 25
Box 21, Folder 13-21
Environmental Symposia for Teachers
1972-1980
General note
Includes symposia on: marine resources, geology, kelp, fish, marine mammals and birds, wetlands, and ocean energy.
Box 22, Folder 1-4
Environmental Symposia for Teachers
1980-1984
Box 22, Folder 5-6
Calendars of events and activities
1978-1998
Box 22, Folder 7
Annual members picnic
1981-1995
Box 22, Folder 9
Tijuana Slough - Canoe trip
1983 January
Box 22, Folder 11
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum Groundbreaking ceremony
1989
Box 22, Folder 12
The Fish Ball
2000 May 20
EXPEDITIONS AND COLLECTING TRIPS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 5) EXPEDITIONS AND COLLECTING TRIPS: Includes itineraries, maps and charts, collection logs, and permit requests. Many
of the collecting trips were part of the Scripps Aquarium Associates program, which allowed members of the public to participate
and engage with aquarium staff. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 22, Folder 14
Alaska, M/V
Sea Bird
1997
Box 22, Folder 16
Aquarium cruises
1964-2000
General note
Locations include: Baja California, San Clemente, San Benito Island, San Martin, Cedros, Hawaii, and Fiji. Includes photographs
and description of expeditions.
Box 22, Folder 17-18
Baja California
1979-1995
Box 22, Folder 19
M/V
Baja Explorador - Mexico and Gulf of California
1986-1990
General note
Includes permit requests.
Box 22, Folder 20
Catalina Island
1983-1986
Box 22, Folder 21
Chartering policy for non-University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) vessels
1994
Box 23, Folder 1-4
Collecting trips
1954-2009
Box 23, Folder 5-8
Collection permits - Mexico
1990-1997
Box 23, Folder 9
Collectors Club expeditions
1979-1994
Box 23, Folder 10
Coronado Islands
1985-1986
Box 23, Folder 11
Diving program - La Paz
1994
Box 23, Folder 12-13
R/V
Dolphin - Gulf cruises
1969-1976
Box 23, Folder 14-15
M/V
Don José - Mexico and Gulf of California
1981-1994
Box 24, Folder 1
M/V
Don Juan - Correspondence regarding collection donations
1984-1993
Box 24, Folder 2-4
M/V
Don Juan incident
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restricted until 2044.
Box 24, Folder 5
Endangered species
1975-1981
Box 24, Folder 9
Fish - Collection and care
1965-1978
General note
Includes notes, articles, and press releases.
Box 24, Folder 10
Galapagos Islands and Ecuador
1992
Box 24, Folder 11
Great Barrier Reef
1989-1994
Box 24, Folder 13
La Paz trip
1973 December
Box 24, Folder 14
List of trips and expeditions between 1976 and 1999
1989-2002
Box 24, Folder 15
Los Frailes, Baja California
1978
Box 24, Folder 16-18
Palau and Ponape
1983-1988
Box 24, Folder 19
Queen Charlotte Islands
1989
Box 24, Folder 20
San Benito, San Martin and Cedros Islands
1986-1989
Box 24, Folder 21
San Clemente Island
1984-1987
Box 25, Folder 1-2
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography-Mexico Marine Science Cooperative program
1992-2010
Box 25, Folder 3-7
Sea of Cortez trips
1980-1998
General note
Includes photographs.
Box 25, Folder 8
R/V
Severiana - Gulf of California
1975-1979
Box 25, Folder 10
Socorro Island, Mexico
1987
Box 25, Folder 11
Solomon Islands
1997-1998
Box 25, Folder 12
Solomon Islands - Diving accident
1997-1998
Conditions Governing Access note
Restricted until 2049.
Box 25, Folder 13
Sooke, British Columbia
1961-1965
Box 26, Folder 1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
1987-1992
COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 6) COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS: Documents the care and maintenance of collections, as well as exhibit planning and designs.
Arranged in three subseries: A) Aquarium Collections, B) Museum Exhibits, and C) Exhibit Labels and Drawings.
A) Aquarium Collections: Includes notes, correspondence, collection data and logs, and inventories. Arranged alphabetically.
B) Museum Exhibits: Includes notes, correspondence, proposals, drawings and blueprints, budgets, and press releases. Arranged
alphabetically.
C) Exhibit Labels and Drawings: Contains drawings, watercolors, and graphics used for exhibits; with names and descriptions
of specimens. Many of the drawings and watercolors were created by Sam Hinton and Maurice Wahlmeier. Originally in 7 binders
or volumes. Arranged by volume, with a list of labels at the end.
Box 26, Folder 5-11
Collections data and logs
1961-1995
Box 26, Folder 16
Inventory and labels
1993
Box 26, Folder 19
Marine invertebrate display ideas by Heidi Hahn
1987
Box 26, Folder 20
Octopus A-65-12 and A-65-13
1965
Box 27, Folder 3
Scientific collecting (Robert S. Kiwala)
1965-1979
Box 27, Folder 4
Species lists - Tanks
1992
Box 27, Folder 5
Specimen transport
1963-1973
Box 27, Folder 6-11
Tank charts and notes
1976-1979, undated
General note
Includes
Apodichthys and ratfish tanks.
Box 27, Folder 12
Vancouver Public Aquarium - Collection notes
1961-1962
Box 27, Folder 13-14
Vertebrate and invertebrate inventories
1971-1982
Box 27, Folder 15
Weekend manager's reports
1992
Box 28, Folder 1
Aquarium-Museum plans
1964-1979
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 05
Boquerón Volcano exhibit photograph, and other exhibit plan blueprints
ca. 1950-1977
Box 28, Folder 2
Charter Day exhibit
undated
Box 28, Folder 4
Deep Sea Drilling Project exhibit
undated
Box 28, Folder 6
Electric eel display
undated
Box 28, Folder 7-13
Exhibits - Notes, drawings, photographs, plans, and expenses
1951-2008
Box 28, Folder 14
Exploring the Blue Planet - Conceptual exhibit plans
1990
Box 28, Folder 15
Littoral environment exhibit
undated
Box 28, Folder 16
Megamouth exhibit
1976-1990
Box 28, Folder 17
Museum exhibit formats
1976
Box 28, Folder 18-19
Pacific Coast Birds - The Landsdowne exhibition and extension courses
1980-1981
General note
Includes photographs.
Box 29, Folder 1
Project Mohole exhibit
1966
Box 29, Folder 2
Science from Space exhibit
undated
Box 29, Folder 3
Seismic profiling exhibit
1983
Oversize Annex MC-009, Folder 05
Tide pool exhibit - Proposal blueprints
1974
Box 29, Folder 6
Wave tank
undated
General note
Includes photograph.
Exhibit Labels and Drawings
Box 29, Folder 7-36
Volume 1: Labels A-F
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes:
Acanthuridae,
Acanthuroidei,
Anarhichadidae,
Anoplopomatidae,
Antennariidae,
Apogonidae,
Atherinidae,
Aulostomidae,
Balistidae,
Bathymasteridae,
Batrachoididae,
Belonidae,
Blenniidae,
Bothidae,
Callionymidae,
Carangidae,
Chaenopsidae,
Chaetodontidae,
Chanidae,
Cirrhitidae,
Clinidae,
Clupeidae,
Cottidae,
Cyprinodontidae,
Dasyatidae,
Diodontidae,
Echeneidae,
Embiotocidae,
Engraulidae, and
Ephippidae.
Box 29, Folder 37-47
Volume 2: Labels G-O
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes:
Gasterosteidae,
Gobiesocidae,
Gobiidae,
Haemulidae,
Heterocongrinae,
Heterodontidae,
Hexagrammidae,
Hexanchidae,
Holocentridae,
Kuhliidae, and
Kyphosidae.
Box 30, Folder 1-2
Volume 2: Labels G-O
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes:
Labridae and
Lutjanidae.
Box 30, Folder 3-28
Volume 3: Labels P-Z
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes:
Pholidae,
Platyrhinidae,
Pleuronectidae,
Polynemidae,
Pomacanthidae,
Pomacentridae,
Priacanthidae, Reptiles,
Rhinobatidae,
Scaridae,
Sciaenidae,
Scombridae,
Scorpaenidae,
Scyliorhinidae,
Serranidae,
Sparidae,
Sphyraenidae,
Squalidae,
Stichaeidae,
Synanceiidae,
Syngnathidae,
Torpedinidae,
Triakidae,
Triglidae,
Tripterygiidae, and
Uranoscopidae.
Box 30, Folder 29-31
Volume 4
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes: Arthropods, coelenterates, echinoderms, mollusks, other phyla, and plants.
Box 31, Folder 1-4
Volume 4
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes: Arthropods, coelenterates, echinoderms, mollusks, other phyla, and plants.
Box 31, Folder 5-9
Volume 5: Old labels
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes: Arthropods, coelenterates, echinoderms, mammals, and mollusks.
Box 31, Folder 10-15
Volume 6: Fishes
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes: Fishes, sharks, rays, and turtles.
Box 32, Folder 1-18
Volume 7
ca. 1951-1990
General note
Includes:
Macroramphosidae,
Malacanthidae,
Monocentridae,
Mugilidae,
Mullidae,
Muraenidae,
Ogcocephalidae,
Ophichthidae,
Ophidiidae,
Opistognathidae,
Ostraciidae,
Pomacanthidae,
Pomacentridae,
Scorpaenidae,
Scyllaridae,
Serranidae,
Tetraodontidae, and miscellaneous.
Box 32, Folder 19
List of drawings by Maurice Wahlmeier
1987
WRITINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 7) WRITINGS AND PRESENTATIONS: Includes drafts and supporting materials created on behalf of the aquarium. Many of
the writings and presentations were by aquarium director Donald Wilkie. Of particular interest are the articles and lectures
on the history of the aquariums at Scripps.
Arranged chronologically within six subseries: A) Notes, B) Articles and Books, C) Talks and Lectures, D) Newsletters, E)
Reports, and F) Miscellaneous Materials.
Box 32, Folder 20
Aquarium manual - Notes and correspondence
1958-1959
Box 32, Folder 21
Wilkie, Donald. Ichthyology notes
1966-1972
Box 32, Folder 22-25
Notes and notebooks
1975-2009
Box 32, Folder 26
Notes on SIO Annual Reports 1893-1946
2009
Box 32, Folder 28
Natural history of area: Echinoderms, mollusks and crabs, gorgonians
undated
Box 32, Folder 29
Memorandum of the beat behavior of Sanddab
1951
Articles and books by Donald Wilkie
Box 32, Folder 30
Factors controlling population size in deer
ca. 1960
Box 33, Folder 1-3
Wilkie, Donald, G. Bruce Bell, and John S. Coles. A method of dolphin transport and its physiological evaluation
1963-1967
Box 33, Folder 4
The use of anesthetics in capturing and handling marine fishes
1964-1974
Box 33, Folder 5
Progress in coloration studies of three species of California fishes: Penpoint gunnel
(Apodichthys flavidus), rockweed gunnel
(Xererpes fucorum), and kelpfish
(Heterostichus rostratus)
1970
Box 42, Folder 4
The carotenoid pigmentation of
Pleuroncodes planipes stimpson (crustacea: decapoda: galatheidae)
1971
Box 33, Folder 6
Maintaining marine fishes
1973
Box 33, Folder 7
Aquarium. In
Encyclopaedia Britannica
1974
Box 33, Folder 8
Current status of some rarely exhibited fishes from the Gulf of Mexico
1975
Box 33, Folder 9
An aquarium at UCSD - Why?
1976
Box 33, Folder 10
Sea World Magazine - An editorial
1978 May 1
Box 33, Folder 11
A new aquarium-museum for Scripps Institution of Oceanography: The Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
1988
Box 33, Folder 12
T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum
ca. 1989
Box 33, Folder 13-18
A History of the Aquariums at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1991-2012
Box 34, Folder 1-2
A History of the Aquariums at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2010-2012
Box 34, Folder 3
Aquarium history: Education 1965-1992
ca. 1992
Box 34, Folder 4
Guidebook to Marine Life in the Stephen Birch Aquarium
1995
Box 34, Folder 5
Biography for Quesnel High School reunion
1994
Box 34, Folder 6
Public aquariums and museums at Scripps
2002-2003
Box 34, Folder 7
How it all began: The Birch Aquarium at Scripps
2008
Box 34, Folder 8
Maui Ocean Center
ca. 2008
Box 34, Folder 9
Percy Barnhart - Notes and drafts
2008-2010
Box 34, Folder 10
Treatment of protozoan disease
undated
Box 34, Folder 13
Rancho Zorro lake studies
1972-1983
General note
Notes, data, and reports by students in the career experience program.
Box 34, Folder 15
Hahn, Heidi. Did you know?
1978-1980
General note
Monthly column on marine life.
Box 35, Folder 1
Larval Paper - Notes
ca. 1979
Box 35, Folder 2
Kent, Michael L. Fish pathology studies at the Scripps Aquarium
1982
Box 35, Folder 3
Jones, James H. The Resource Series on the Sea - Book proposal
1984
Box 35, Folder 4
Fact sheet: The new Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
1985-1986
Box 35, Folder 5
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum history and guidebook
ca. 1992-1995
Box 35, Folder 6
Birch Aquarium at Scripps celebrates 10 years!
2002
Box 35, Folder 8
Hahn, Heidi. Naturalists notes
undated
Box 35, Folder 9
Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the aquarium history
undated
Box 35, Folder 10-11
Talks - Miscellaneous
1965-1987
Talks and lectures by Donald Wilkie
Box 35, Folder 12
Capture of the lemon shark. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Aquarium Symposium
1965
Box 35, Folder 13
Aquarium reflections
1985 January
Box 35, Folder 14
Scripps Aquarium - Past, Present, Future. Taiwan
1992 October
Box 35, Folder 15
The Aquarium-Museum at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: A Specialized Regional Aquarium. International Aquarium Symposium,
Boston
1993
General note
Includes photographs.
Box 35, Folder 16
Histories and overviews of SIO
1967-1986
Box 35, Folder 17
Brothers, Ed. Jaw evolution in fishes. SIO seminar in advanced ichthyology
1968 December 5
Box 35, Folder 18
Color change - Advanced ichthyology
1969
Box 35, Folder 19
Sea Life for the Family. UC Extension
1969-1972
Box 35, Folder 20
Some fishes of the Gulf of California. Natural History Museum, Baja California seminar
1970 February 10
Box 35, Folder 21-22
Docent lecture series
1971-1980
Box 35, Folder 23
Escondido Union School District
1968
Box 35, Folder 24
Linsky educational project
1968-1969
Box 36, Folder 1
Whales and marine mammals
1968-1986
Box 36, Folder 2
Fish lecture notes
1972-1987
Box 36, Folder 4
Through the aquarium glass - Lecture notes and slides
1979-1982
Box 36, Folder 5
Coloration of fishes seminar
1983
Box 36, Folder 6
Aquariology. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California a Sur Area de Ciencias del Mar, La Paz
1984 May 15
Box 36, Folder 8
Aquarium presentations
1992-2003
Box 36, Folder 9
Scripps family speech
1996
Box 36, Folder 10
Dr. Kennel's Perspective on the Aquarium's Identity
1998 October 6
Box 36, Folder 11
Birch Aquarium at Scripps: Ten Minute History
2002
Box 36, Folder 12
William Nierenberg interviewed by Donald Wilkie - Transcript
undated
Box 41, Folder 9-10
Scripps Aquarium Newsletter and
Scripps Aquarium Associates Newsletter - Newsletters
1966-1992
Box 36, Folder 13
Scripps Aquarium Newsletter and
Scripps Aquarium Associates Newsletter - Ephemera and correspondence
1983-1991
Box 41, Folder 11
High Tide Times
1991-1998
Box 36, Folder 14
Oceans of Discovery, Volume I, Number 3
1994
General note
Newsletter for educational program at Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum.
Box 36, Folder 15-16
Explorations - Growth strategy reports and reader survey
2002
Box 36, Folder 17
Reports of the curator (Museum and aquarium reports)
1924-1948
Box 36, Folder 18-20
Annual reports
1977-1978, 1993-1996
Box 36, Folder 21
Aquarium and Ocean Science Center environmental impact reports
1986-1988
Box 37, Folder 1
Aquarium and Ocean Science Center environmental impact reports
1986-1992
Box 37, Folder 2
Wilkie, Donald. Response to management review report
1989 March
Box 37, Folder 3
Graham, J.B. A white paper analyzing the status of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2001
Box 37, Folder 4
A Tidepool Aquarium: Sound filmstrip study guide
1966
Box 37, Folder 5
Scripps Aquarium calendar
1978
Box 37, Folder 6
Window to the ocean world: Scripps Aquarium, 1903-83
Box 37, Folder 7
Small publications and booklets - Kelp, grunion, aquariums, oceanography reading lists
1969-1978
Box 37, Folder 8
Ocean film series - Notes and ephemera
1984
Box 37, Folder 9
Interactive video - Notes, correspondence, and scripts
1988-1989
PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES
Scope and Content of Series
Series 8) PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES: Includes images of aquarium buildings and construction, exhibits, specimens, education programs
and events, expeditions, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus.
Arranged alphabetically within four subseries: A) Scripps Aquarium, B) Events and Activities, C) Expeditions and Collecting
Trips, and D) Miscellaneous Images.
Box 37, Folder 10-14
Birch Aquarium - Construction, groundbreaking, site walk, and floor plans
1987-1992
Box 43, Folder 1-34
Birch Aquarium - Construction
1991-1992
General note
Card file box.
Box 38, Folder 2
Destination Tropics and Year of the Reef exhibits
1997
Box 38, Folder 3-4
Museum displays and exhibits
1973-1997
Box 38, Folder 6
Ocean Supermarket exhibit
1999
Box 38, Folder 7
Pacific Current exhibit
1996
Box 38, Folder 8
Reaching Home: Pacific Salmon, Pacific People exhibit
ca. 1996
Box 38, Folder 9-10
Scripps Aquarium
1910-1993
Box 38, Folder 11
SIO Fleet and El Niño exhibits
ca. 1998
Box 38, Folder 12
Tank displays and maintenance
1973-1980
Box 38, Folder 13
T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum
ca. 1950-1970
Box 38, Folder 14
T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium-Museum fish labels
undated
Box 38, Folder 18
Whale fountain
(The Legacy)
1995-1996
Box 38, Folder 20
Aquarium classes
1976-1979
Box 38, Folder 21
Art from the Sea exhibit
1987
Box 38, Folder 22
Behind the Scenes day
1990
Box 38, Folder 23
Birch Aquarium dinner
ca. 1992
Box 38, Folder 26
Gebel public programs
1989-1992
Box 39, Folder 2
Oscar Oceanographer children's classes
1971-1986
Box 39, Folder 3
Outdoor aquarium activities
1969-1981
Box 39, Folder 4
Santa's Arctic Science
1994-1995
Box 39, Folder 5
SIO events and presentations
1972-1992
Box 39, Folder 11
Skin diving class
1973-1980
Box 39, Folder 14
Wyland Whale Day
1994-1999
Expeditions and Collecting Trips
Box 39, Folder 15
British Columbia
1964-1983
Box 39, Folder 16
Cedros grey whale cruise
1974
Box 39, Folder 17
Central California and San Simeon
1966-1977
Box 39, Folder 19
Junior Oceanographers Corps whale trip
1974
Box 39, Folder 20
Newfoundland - Whales
1964
Box 39, Folder 21
Nova Scotia whaling trip
1963
Box 39, Folder 22
Baja California
1971-1985
Box 40, Folder 4
San Benitos and San Ignacio
1974
Box 40, Folder 6
Trips and expeditions
1964-1991
Box 40, Folder 7
Whale photos and sighting reports
1974
Box 40, Folder 8-9
Whale cruises - San Ignacio Lagoon and Scammons Lagoon
1972-1974
Box 40, Folder 10
Aquarama
1963 and undated
Box 40, Folder 11
Cetacean autopsies, Philadelphia
1963
Box 40, Folder 12
Diagrams, maps, and Deep Sea Drilling Project
1970-1991
Box 40, Folder 13
Diving and collecting
1963-1984
Box 40, Folder 14
Dolphins at SIO
1965 fall
Box 40, Folder 15
Koi - Spring Ranch, Oregon and Balboa Park
undated
Box 40, Folder 18
Other aquariums and museums
1965-1994
Box 41, Folder 1
Porpoise hunting, Dallas
1964
Box 41, Folder 2
Scholander lab and R/V
Alpha Helix
1971
Box 41, Folder 3
Scripps beach and pier
1971-1986
Box 41, Folder 4
SIO history and campus
1905-1985
Box 41, Folder 5
Ships, equipment, and work at sea
1971-1985
Box 41, Folder 6
Signs and drawings
1971-1978