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SMC 0169
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: International Oceanographic Congress Sound Recordings
Creator:
International Oceanographic Congress (1st : 1959 : New York, N.Y.)
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0169
Physical Description:
.7 Linear feet
(2 shoeboxes)
Date: 1959
Abstract: A collection of sound recordings documenting discussion sections from the first International Oceanographic Congress, held
at United Nations Headquarters in New York from August 31 to September 12, 1959.
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of sound recordings documenting discussion sections from the first International Oceanographic Congress, held
at United Nations Headquarters in New York from August 31 to September 12, 1959. There are a total of 70 separate tape recordings,
sequentially numbered from 1 to 78 (tape numbers 10, 17, 22, 33, 36, 60, 73, and 76 were missing prior to acquisition by the
Library). Roger Revelle was a facilitator at the conference and he can be heard introducing colleagues, leading summary discussions
of presented papers, and guiding question and answer sessions on many of the recordings. Revelle and Sir Edward Bullard are
both present in the final two tapes in the collection, discussing a final summary of the Congress. The recordings document
only a small selection of proceedings, and appear to capture the more free-ranging scientific discussions that followed formal
paper presentations. Topics include all aspects of oceanography, including a statement on climate change by Revelle.
In addition to Revelle and Bullard, speakers on the recordings include (in alphabetical order): Gustaf Arrhenius, J. D. Bernal,
Trygve Braarud, Wallace S. Broecker, Anton Bruun, H. O. Bull, Dayton Carritt, G. S. Carter, Charles Cox, John E. Cushing,
Robert S. Dietz, Malcolm Dole, Maurice Ewing, Z. A. Filatova, S. W. Fox, Kurt Fredriksson, H. Friedrich, Edward Goldberg,
Edwin L. Hamilton, Harry Hess, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Columbus Iselin, A. G. Kolesnikov, Devendra Lal, A. S. Laughton, Gordon
G. Lill, Heinz Lowenstam, Willem V.R. Malkus, N. B. Marshall, Y. Miyake, Haakon Mosby, Walter H. Munk, D. M. Owen, N. K. Panikkar,
Edgard Picciotto, Norris Rakestraw, Dixy Lee Ray, Francis P. Shepard, C. J. Shipek, J. H. Steele, K. K. Turkian, Allyn Vine,
William Von Arx, Torben Wolff and Georg Wust.
Recordings are arranged by original reel number, which corresponds to a chronological sequence through the Congress. Reels
from the same or directly related sessions are grouped together under shared topical titles and dates, though sometimes the
topic of discussion changes unpredictably, and the end of one session and the start of another is not always clear.
The first International Oceanographic Congress was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from August 31 to September
12, 1959. The Congress was sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, UNESCO and the Scientific
Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR).
International Oceanographic Congress Sound Recordings. SMC 169. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquired 1982
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
All recordings in the collection have been digitized.
Original reel-to-reel tapes in the collection are restricted due to fragility. Digital use copies are available.
International Oceanographic Congress. Cosponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
and the Special Committee on Ocean Research of the International Council of Scientific Unions. New York: American Association
for the Advancement of Science, [1959?].
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oceanography -- Congresses
Revelle, Roger, 1909-1991
Bullard, Edward Crisp, Sir, 1907-1980
Munk, Walter H. (Walter Heinrich), 1917-2019
International Council of Scientific Unions. Special Committee on Oceanic Research