History of the oceans: Shape and structure of the ocean basins and the forces involved, part 1 1959 August 31

Reel 1 - Summaries of papers by Roger Revelle, Sir Edward Bullard, and Maurice Ewing

Reel 2 - Maurice Ewing (continued) and Edwin L. Hamilton

Reels 3-4 - Roger Revelle leads discussion

Reel 5 - Harry Hess leads discussion

Reel 6 - Roger Revelle and Dayton E. Carritt convene discussion on chemistry of sea water

Reel 7 - Roger Revelle leads discussion on "What is oceanography?"

History of the oceans: Shape and structure of the ocean basins and the forces involved, parts 2 and 3 1959 September 1

Reel 8 - Discussion following session by Haakon Mosby, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, and J. D. Bernal

Reel 9 - Gustaf Arrhenius on his paper "Evolution of the Earth, as reflected by the ocean sedimentary record"

Reel 11 - Discussion by J. D. Bernal, Gustaf Arrhenius and others

Reel 12 - Discussion by Haakon Mosby and others

Reel 13 - Discussion by Harry Hess and others; Charles S. Cox summarizes seminar discussion on "The deep sea: Oceanic circulation and related problems"

The deep sea: Benthic and bathypelagic organisms; and Populations of the sea: Zooplankton and its correlations with hydrography, part 1 1959 September 1

Reel 14 - Discussion by Anton Bruun, Z. A. Filatova and others

Reel 15 - Conclusion of discussion by Anton Bruun, Z. A. Filatova and others; Zooplankton discussion with N. B. Marshall

Reel 16 - N. B. Marshall (continued) and others

Populations of the sea: Zooplankton and its correlations with hydrography, part 2 1959 September 2

Reel 18 - Discussion by G. S. Carter and others

Reels 19-20 - Discussion by Roger Revelle and others

Edward Goldberg, N. B. Marshall and Heinz Lowenstam discuss papers 1959 September 2

Reel 21 - Introduction by Roger Revelle; Discussion with Heinz Lowenstam

Reel 23 - Edward Goldberg on movement of sand

Reel 24 - Discussion of marine organisms with N. B. Marshall and Heinz Lowenstam, facilitated by Roger Revelle

Populations of the sea 1959 September 3

Reels 25-26 - Discussion with H. O. Bull and others on "The role of ethology in oceanography"

Reel 27 - Discussion with H. Friedrich, Braarud and others on "Physiology of marine organisms in relation to their environment" and "Cultivation of marine organisms"

Reel 28 - Discussion with N. H. Panikkar and others

Boundaries of the sea: Epicontinental sediments and nearshore sedimentary processes; and History of sea water and the origin of life 1959 September 3

Reel 29 - Discussion by Roger Revelle, Robert S. Dietz and others

Reel 30 - Discussion conclusion with Francis P. Shepard and others on "Boundaries of the sea"; Beginning of discussion on "History sea water and the origin of life"

Reel 31 - Origin of life in the sea (continued) with K. K. Turkian and S. W. Fox

Reel 32 - Origin of life in the sea with S. W. Fox (continued)

The deep sea, parts 1 and 2 1959 September 4

Reel 34 - Sir Edward Bullard leads discussion; includes Willem V. R. Malkus and Wallace Broecker

Reel 35 - Wallace S. Broecker, Willem V. R. Malkus, and Georg Wust (continued)

Reel 37 - Discussion conclusion with Georg Wust and others

Reels 38-41 - Anton Bruun

The deep sea, continued; Boundaries of the sea, part 1 1959 September 8

Reel 42 - Roger Revelle discusses carbon dating techniques and introduces E. Picciotto, who speaks on "Nuclear processes in pelagic sedimentation"

Reel 43 - Picciotto concludes his comments; Roger Revelle introduces Walter Munk, who speaks on "Spectrum of sea level" and ocean/air boundary

Reel 44 - Walter Munk (continued)

Reels 45-48 - Press conference on ocean drilling with Roger Revelle, Gordon G. Lill and Willard Bascom

Cycles of organic and inorganic substances in the ocean; and The deep sea (underwater photography) 1959 September 8

Reel 49 - Roger Revelle discusses climate change and CO₂ atmospheric concentration; Introduces Norris Rakestraw to summarize discussions of CO₂ air-sea exchanges

Reel 50 - Norris Rakestraw discusses CO₂ air-sea exchanges

Reel 51 - CO₂ discussion concludes; Roger Revelle introduces A. S. Laughton on topic of deep-sea cameras and photography of ocean floor sediments

Reel 52 - D. M. Owen and C. J. Shipek continue discussion on photography

Reel 53 - Allyn Vine concludes discussion

Reel 54 - Roger Revelle introduces John E. Cushing, who speaks on blood typing fish 1959 September 9

Reels 55-56 - Devendra Lal on radioactive isotopes in silica for The deep sea: Nuclear processes in marine sedimentation 1959 September 9

Reel 57 - Torben Wolff substitutes for Anton Bruun on discussion of The deep sea: Benthic and bathypelagic organisms 1959 September 9

Reels 59, 61 - Walter Munk introduces and translates for A. G. Kolesnikov for discussion of air-sea boundary processes for Boundaries of the Sea, part 2 1959 September 9

Paleobiography and paleogeology 1959 September 9

Reels 58, 62 - Discussion with William Von Arx 1959 September 9

Reel 63 - Roger Revelle facilitates discussion with Von Arx, Malcolm Dole, and others

Reel 64 - Roger Revelle facilitates discussion with Dole, Walter Munk and others on polar wandering

Reels 65-66 - Munk on polar wandering (continued)

Reels 67-68 - Kurt Fredriksson on the "Age and areal distribution of cosmic spherules" 1959 September 9

Sea water: Nutrients, biology, radioactivity topics 1959 September 10

Reel 69 - Revelle introduces topic of micro-nutrients in sea water; Dixy Lee Ray on culture of sea organisms

Reel 70 - Discussion with Dixy Lee Ray and Revelle on algae and bacteria growth continues; J. H. Steele joins discussion

Reel 71 - Y. Miyake discusses radioactivity in seawater

Reel 72 - Revelle continues discussion of radioactivity in the ocean

Reel 74 - J. H. Steele discusses primary production of nutrients and organic material in the sea

Reel 75 - Columbus Iselin and Roger Revelle discuss SCOR Indian Ocean Project 1959 September 11

Reels 78-79 - Q & A and concluding summary discussion with Sir Edward Bullard, Roger Revelle, William Von Arx and others 1959 September 11