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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Heritage Committee Records
SAC 0041
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Heritage Committee Records
Creator:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Heritage Committee
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0041
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
(1 archives box and 1 map case folder)
Date (inclusive): 1939-1998
Abstract: The records of the SIO Heritage Committee include materials collected by the committee's first two chairs, Robert Hessler
and Deborah Day. They document the establishment and charge of the committee, administration of the Ritter Memorial Fellowship,
and the maintenance and restoration of two historic buildings, the Old Scripps Building and the Old Director's House (T-16).
Languages:
English
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Scope and Content of Collection
The records of the SIO Heritage Committee include materials collected by the committee's first two chairs, Robert Hessler
and Deborah Day. They document the establishment and charge of the committee, administration of the Ritter Memorial Fellowship,
and the maintenance and restoration of two historic buildings, the Old Scripps Building and the Old Director's House (T-16).
The transition period between the Old Scripps Committee and the Heritage Committee is documented in the files on the establishment
of the Heritage Committee and the administration of the Ritter Memorial Fellowship. Other activities of the committee are
well documented in the correspondence, meeting notes, and reports to the SIO Staff Council.
The Old Scripps Committee was appointed by the Chancellor in 1976 to ensure the preservation of the Old Scripps Building.
Chaired by Fred Noel Spiess, the committee successfully oversaw the restoration and secured the continued use of the building
by early 1988. Its goal achieved, the committee was slated to be discharged. The Old Scripps Committee recommended that a
new standing committee be established to act as a watchdog group on behalf of the building, and to administer the Ritter Memorial
Fellowship. SIO Director Ed Frieman supported this recommendation, and in May 1988 the SIO Staff Council Committee on Committees
approved the by-law changes necessary for disbanding the Old Scripps Committee and establishing the Heritage Committee. Robert
Hessler was appointed the committee's first chair in November 1988.
The Heritage Committee was tasked with several functions. They were to maintain the historic configuration of the G. H. Scripps
Memorial Marine Laboratory (Old Scripps) Building and any future buildings with historic designations. They would support
at least one open house of the Old Scripps Building every year, and would act as a history-oriented resource for the marine
sciences portion of UC San Diego. Finally, they would administer the income from a fund established by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cody for the William E. and Mary B. Ritter Memorial Fellowship.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Heritage Committee Records, SAC 41. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquired 1991-1998
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Heritage Committee -- Archives
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Buildings -- Conservation and restoration
Old Scripps Building (San Diego, Calif)
George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory (San Diego, Calif)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Old Scripps Committee