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Title: Irene Fager Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0111
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
(2 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1966 - 1999
Abstract: Papers of collector and newsletter publisher Irene Fager. The papers relate to the publication of her newsletter,
One Half Fathom, and include correspondence, subject files focused on submersibles, and album pages.
Creator:
Fager, Irene
Scope and Contents of Collection
Papers of collector and newsletter publisher Irene Fager. The papers relate to the publication of
One Half Fathom and include correspondence, subject files - focused on submersibles, and album pages. Fager's papers were separated from
those of Edward Cargile. There is no indication as to why Cargile had these or how he obtained them. Some of Fager's materials
may still be a part of Cargile's collection, as materials were not removed when their provenance was not apparent.
The papers are arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) SUBJECT FILES, and 3) ALBUM PAGES.
SERIES 1) CORRESPONDENCE: Letters regarding subscriptions to
One Half Fathom, as well as cover requests and news. Several letters are from crew members from various ships and submarines.
SERIES 2) SUBJECT FILES: Press releases, reports, pamphlets, and advertising ephemera from various organizations and submersible
manufacturers. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject and range in date from 1967-1993.
SERIES 3) ALBUM PAGES: Pages containing newspaper clippings and photographs. The albums were disbound before their arrival
at the Library and do not appear to be in their original order.
Irene Fager collected oceanographic covers and, along with Charles Simpson, published a newsletter from the mid-1960s through
the 1990s on the topic. The newsletter,
One Half Fathom, focused on cover collecting as well as oceanographic themed news and events, with a particular interest in submersibles.
Irene Fager Papers, SMC 0111. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquired 2013
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fager, Irene -- Archives
Covers (Philately)--Collectors and collecting.
Oceanographic submersibles--Collectors and collecting.
Oceanography--Collectors and collecting.