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Scripps Institution of Oceanography Lantern Slide Collection
SAC 0021
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Lantern Slide Collection
Creator:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0021
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(2 lantern slide boxes)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1908-1940
Abstract: The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Lantern Slide Collection contains 165 slides documenting the history of SIO,
including the development of the campus, research, and portraits of scientists.
Languages:
English
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The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Lantern Slide Collection was created and maintained by the SIO Library, during
Ruth Ragan's tenure as librarian. In October of 1973, Betty Shor and Paul Leverenz retrieved the slides from the attic of
the old library building. Two accessions of materials were brought to the SIO archives in 1981 and 1986. The SIO Archives
was later transferred to stewardship of the UC San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives Program.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Lantern Slide Collection contains 165 slides documenting the history of SIO,
including the development of the campus, research, and portraits of scientists. Of particular interest are images of local
erosion; as well as early images of SIO buildings and ships. The majority of the slides have labels, while dates are only
recorded on a few slides. The slides were collected between 1920 and 1940, although several images predate this period.
Materials are arranged alphabetically, using topic groupings created by the SIO Library.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Lantern Slide Collection, SAC 21. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquired 1981-1986
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Selected materials from the collection have been digitized.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oceanography -- Research
Oceanographic instruments
Oceanographers -- Portraits
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- History -- Photographs -- Slides
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Archives