International Oceanographic Congress Sound Recordings

Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
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Descriptive Summary

Languages: English
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.

Historical Background

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).

Preferred Citation

International Oceanographic Congress Sound Recordings. SMC 169. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Acquisition Information

Acquired 1982

OFF-SITE STORAGE

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Publication Rights

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Digital Content

All recordings in the collection have been digitized.

Restrictions

Original reel-to-reel tapes in the collection are restricted due to fragility. Digital use copies are available.

Related Materials

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

 

SOUND RECORDINGS

 

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

Box 1, Folder 1

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

General note

Time 16:25.
Box 1, Folder 2

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

General note

Time 14:18.
Box 1, Folder 3-4

Reels 3-4 - Roger Revelle leads discussion

General note

Time 16:33 | Time 6:27
Box 1, Folder 5

Reel 5 - Harry Hess leads discussion

General note

Time 12:11.
Box 1, Folder 6

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

General note

Time 9:47.
Box 1, Folder 7

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

General note

Time 10:04
 

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

Box 1, Folder 8

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

General note

Time 15:38
Box 1, Folder 9

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

General note

Time 14:48
Box 1, Folder 10

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

General note

Time 10:10
Box 1, Folder 11

Reel 12 - Discussion by Haakon Mosby and others

General note

Time 6:09
Box 1, Folder 12

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

General note

Time 14:48
 

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

Box 1, Folder 13

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

General note

Time 16:49
Box 1, Folder 14

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

General note

Time 15:28
Box 1, Folder 15

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

General note

Time 6:18
 

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

Box 1, Folder 16

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

General note

Time 14:29
Box 1, Folder 17-18

Reels 19-20 - Discussion by Roger Revelle and others

General note

Time 15:34 | Time 11:26
 

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

Box 1, Folder 19

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

General note

Time 16:30
Box 1, Folder 20

Reel 23 - Edward Goldberg on movement of sand

General note

Time 14:36
Box 1, Folder 21

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

General note

Time 12:45
 

Populations of the sea 1959 September 3

Box 1, Folder 22-23

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

General note

Time 16:22 | Time 16:33
Box 1, Folder 24

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

General note

Time 13:23
Box 1, Folder 25

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

General note

Time 5:40
 

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

Box 1, Folder 26

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

General note

Time 16:00
Box 1, Folder 27

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"

General note

Time 15:05
Box 1, Folder 28

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

General note

Time 16:47
Box 1, Folder 29

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

General note

Time 14:28
 

The deep sea, parts 1 and 2 1959 September 4

Box 1, Folder 30

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

General note

Time 14:24
Box 1, Folder 31

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

General note

Time 15:18
Box 1, Folder 32

Reel 37 - Discussion conclusion with Georg Wust and others

General note

Time 8:45
Box 1, Folder 33-36

Reels 38-41 - Anton Bruun

General note

Reel 40 is identical to reel 41.
 

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

Box 1, Folder 37

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

General note

Time 16:13
Box 1, Folder 38

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

General note

Time 14:16
Box 1, Folder 39

Reel 44 - Walter Munk (continued)

General note

Time 11:08
Box 1, Folder 40-43

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

Box 1, Folder 44

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

General note

Time 9:27
Box 1, Folder 45

Reel 50 - Norris Rakestraw discusses CO₂ air-sea exchanges

General note

Time 16:05
Box 1, Folder 46

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

General note

Time 16:15
Box 1, Folder 47

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

General note

Time 15:47
Box 1, Folder 48

Reel 53 - Allyn Vine concludes discussion

General note

Time 5:17
Box 1, Folder 49

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

General note

Time 13:57
Box 1, Folder 50-51

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

General note

Time 13:59 | Time 13:18
Box 1, Folder 52

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

General note

Time 15:46
Box 2, Folder 2-3

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

General note

Time 10:30 | Time 8:34. Partially in German.
 

Paleobiography and paleogeology 1959 September 9

Box 2, Folder 1, 4

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

General note

Time 7:14 | Time 9:44
Box 2, Folder 5

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

General note

Time 9:50
Box 2, Folder 6

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

General note

Time 10:37
Box 2, Folder 7-8

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

General note

Time 6:54 | 9:26
Box 2, Folder 9-10

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

General note

Time 2:47 | Time 13:14
 

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

Box 2, Folder 11

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

General note

Time 19:14
Box 2, Folder 12

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

General note

Time 19:12
Box 2, Folder 13

Reel 71 - Y. Miyake discusses radioactivity in seawater

General note

Time 17:59
Box 2, Folder 14

Reel 72 - Revelle continues discussion of radioactivity in the ocean

General note

Time 7:09
Box 2, Folder 15

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

General note

Time 9:04
Box 2, Folder 16

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

General note

Time 16:24
Box 2, Folder 17-18

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

General note

Time 11:42 | Time 20:27