Oceanography: The Making of a Science, People, Institutions & Discovery Collection
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2016
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Descriptive Summary
Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Oceanography: The Making of a Science, People, Institutions & Discovery Collection
Creator:
H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
Creator:
Benson, William E. (William Edward Barnes), 1919-
Creator:
Frosch, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1928-
Creator:
Hamilton, Gordon, 1966-2016
Creator:
Jennings, Feenan D., 1923-
Creator:
Knauss, John A.
Creator:
Leipper, Dale F.
Creator:
Maxwell, A. E. (Arthur Eugene), 1925-
Creator:
Reid, Joseph L.
Creator:
Tharp, Marie
Creator:
Snyder, J. Edward
Creator:
Watkins, James D., 1927-2012
Creator:
Wooster, Warren S. (Warren Scriver), 1921-2008
Creator:
Oreskes, Naomi
Creator:
Rainger, Ronald
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0087
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear feet
(11 archives boxes)
Date: 2000
Abstract: Video recordings and oral history transcripts from a program entitled "Oceanography: The Making of a Science, People, Institutions
and Discovery." The program was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in cooperation with the H. John Heinz III
Center for Science, Economics and the Environment to celebrate the history of the ONR and oceanography.
Scope and Content of Collection
Video recordings, presentations, and oral history interview transcripts from a program entitled "Oceanography: The Making
of a Science, People, Institutions and Discovery." The program was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in cooperation
with the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment to celebrate the history of the ONR and oceanography.
The program had two components: a series of colloquia, and oral history interviews. Thirty-five videotapes record the five
regional colloquia and one national colloquium, while seventy-five videotapes record oral history interviews with forty-five
ocean scientists and engineers. Most of the oral history interviews conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have
both recordings and transcripts in the collection. There are some materials from the colloquim hosted at UC San Diego.
Arranged in three series: 1) ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, 2) COLLOQUIA RECORDINGS, 3) UC SAN DIEGO COLLOQUIUM PRESENTATIONS.
Historical Background
Fred E. Saalfeld, Executive Director of the Office of Naval Research, decided to celebrate the history of ONR and oceanography
by sponsoring a series of five regional colloquia held at American oceanographic facilities and a national colloquium held
in Washington, D.C. in 2000. The series was planned by the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment,
which videotaped all of the sessions. Speakers were selected by institutions fostering oceanographic research. The Heinz Center
contracted with local historians of science to do videotaped interviews with prominent ocean scientists at the regional meetings.
Preferred Citation
Oceanography: The Making of a Science, People, Institutions & Discovery Collection. SMC 87. Special Collections & Archives,
UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2000.
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 video recordings in this collection have been digitized, except for the Fred N. Spiess oral history interview. Contact
Special Collections & Archives to inquire about access to recordings.
Restrictions
Original VHS recordings are restricted for preservation reasons. Researchers may consult digital copies. Contact Special Collections
& Archives for access to recordings.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Geophysics -- History -- Congresses
Oceanography -- History -- Congresses
Science and state -- United States -- History -- Congresses
Oral histories
Filmed interviews
Conference papers and proceedings
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science -- History
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- History
Texas A & M University -- History
University of Washington -- History
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution -- History
ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 1) ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. Arranged in two subseries: A) Transcripts and B) VHS.
A) Transcripts: Typewritten transcripts of oral history interviews conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography by
interviewers Naomi Oreskes and Ronald Rainger. Oreskes is an American historian of science, Professor of the History of Science
and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, and former Professor of History and Science
Studies at UC San Diego. Rainger was a Professor of American History of Science and Technology at Texas Tech University.
B) VHS: Seventy-five VHS recordings of oral history interviews.
Box 1, Folder 1
Edward Frieman - Interview by Naomi Oreskes and Ron Rainger
2000 February 17
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 2
Edward Goldberg - Interview by Ron Rainger and Naomi Oreskes
2000 February 18
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 3
Douglas Inman - Interview by Ronald Rainger
2000 February 16
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 4
Walter Munk - Interview by Naomi Oreskes and Ron Rainger
2000 February 16
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 5
Bill Nierenberg - Interview by Naomi Oreskes and Ron Rainger
2000 February 10
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 6
Naomi Oreskes - Interview by Ronald Rainger
2000 February
Box 1, Folder 7
Ronald Rainger - Interviewed by Naomi Oreskes
2000 February
Box 1, Folder 8
Joe Reid - Interview by Ronald Rainger
2000 February 17
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 9
Fred Spiess - Interview by Naomi Oreskes and Ron Rainger
2000 February 18
General
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 1, Folder 10
James Ronald Stewart - Interview by Ronald Rainger
2000 February 10
General note
A video recording of this interview is available in subseries 1B.
Box 2, Folder 1-2
Robert Abel
2000 March 9
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 3-4
Dick Backus
2000 March 29
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 5
Karl Banse
2000 January 11
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 6-7
William Benson
2000 January 21
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 8-9
Carl Bowin
2000 March 30
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 10
John Byrne
2000 January 12
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 2, Folder 11
James Coleman
2000 February 24
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at Texas A&M University. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 1-2
John Coleman
2000 March 7
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 3
Joe Creager
2000 January 12
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 4
Harry DeFerrari
2000 January 21
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 5-6
Nick Fofonoff
2000 March 31
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 7-8
Edward Frieman
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 9-10
Robert Frosch
2000 March 7
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 3, Folder 11
Ed Goldberg
2000 February 8
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 1
Ed Goldberg
2000 February 8
General note
1 VHS tape (continuation). Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 2-3
Gordon Hamilton
2000 March 10
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 4-5
Douglas Inman
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 6
Feenan Jennings
2000 February 23
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at Texas A&M University. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 7-8
John Knauss
2000 March 29
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 9
Eric Kraus
2000 January 19
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 4, Folder 10-11
Dale Leipper
2000 February 24
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at Texas A&M University. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 5, Folder 1-2
Hugh McClellan
2000 February 24
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at Texas A&M University. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 5, Folder 3-6
Harding Michel
2000 January 19
General note
4 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 5, Folder 7-8
Walter Munk
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 5, Folder 9-10
Bill Nierenberg
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 5, Folder 11
Jim O'Brien
2000 January 20
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 1
Gote Ostlund
2000 January 18
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 2
Joseph Prospero
2000 January 18
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 3
Maurice Rattray
2000 January 11
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 4-5
Joe Reid
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 6-7
Robert Reid
2000 February 25
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at Texas A&M University. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 8-9
Allan Robinson
2000 March 31
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 6, Folder 10-11
Claes Rooth
2000 January 17
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 7, Folder 1-2
David Ross
2000 March 29
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 7, Folder 3
Larry Small
2000 January 12
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 7, Folder 4-6
Admiral J. Edward Snyder Jr.
2000 March 10
General note
3 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 11, Folder 9-11
Fred N. Spiess
2000 February 8
General
3 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Not digitized.
Access
Original restricted, however patrons may request user copies be produced in advance.
Box 7, Folder 7-8
James Ronald Stewart
2000 February 8
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 7, Folder 9-10
Tony Sturges
2000 January 19
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the University of Miami. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 7, Folder 11
Marie Tharp
2000 March 9
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the Washington Navy Yard. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 8, Folder 1
Marie Tharp
2000 March 9
General note
1 VHS tape (continuation). Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 8, Folder 2
Norbert Untersteiner
2000 January 11
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 8, Folder 3-4
Bill Watkins
2000 March 30
General note
2 VHS tapes. Conducted at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 8, Folder 5
Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (retired)
2000 May 11
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the Offices of CORE, Washington, D.C. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 8, Folder 6
Warren Wooster
2000 January 12
General note
1 VHS tape. Conducted at the University of Washington. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
COLLOQUIA RECORDINGS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 2) COLLOQUIA RECORDINGS: Thirty-five VHS recordings capturing the content of five regional colloquia, and one national
colloquium.
Box 8, Folder 7-11
Regional Colloquia Series held at the University of Washington, Seattle
2000 January 13-14
General note
5 VHS tapes. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 1-4
Regional Colloquia Series held at the University of Miami-Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida
2000 January 20-21
General note
4 VHS tapes. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Regional Colloquia Series held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego (10 VHS tapes)
2000 February 8-9
Box 9, Folder 5
Tape 1
General note
Charles F. Kennel, director of SIO, and Berry Rollie of the University of Hawaii were the hosts for this seminar. Speakers
are Paul G. Gaffney, Walter Munk, and William Aaron Nierenberg. Time 01:36:20. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 6
Tape 2
General note
Speakers unidentified. Time 00:50:25. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 7
Tape 3
General note
Speakers include Edward D. Goldberg and Joseph L. Reid (Reid's presentation is partial, continues on next section). Time 01:24:4.
Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 8
Tape 4
General note
Speakers include Joseph L. Reid (continued from previous section), Edward A. Frieman, and Fred N. Spiess. Time 01:22:22. Digitized
version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 9
Tape 5
General note
Speakers include George H. Sutton, and Paul E. Tobin, Jr. Time 01:03:51. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 10
Tape 6
General note
Speakers on this section are Robert A. Knox, John Arthur Orcutt, and an unidentified person (Rick?). Unidentified presentation
continues onto next tape. Time 01:39:02. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 9, Folder 11
Tape 7
General note
Two speakers are unidentified; also includes Lynne D. Talley. Time 01:31:00. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 10, Folder 1
Tape 8
General note
Speakers include SIO Graduate student Kay Bidle, Hawaii University graduate student Ann Tanet, and Fred F. Starkel of ONR.
Time 01:35:59. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 10, Folder 2
Tape 9
General note
Speakers include Russ E. Davis, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, and unidentified persons. Time 01:25:50. Digitized version available
upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 10, Folder 3
Tape 10
General note
Speakers include Tim Barnett, Alex Melhousen, Berry Rollie (host) and Charles F. Kennel (host). Time 01:11:50. Digitized version
available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 10, Folder 4-7
Regional Colloquia Series held at Texas A&M University, College Station
2000 February 22-23
General note
4 VHS tapes. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 10, Folder 8-11
National Colloquia held at the Senate Hart Building, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment,
Washington, D.C.
2000 March 8
General note
4 VHS tapes. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
Box 11, Folder 1-8
Regional Colloquia Series held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts
2000 March 30-31
General note
8 VHS tapes. Digitized version available upon request.
Access
Original restricted (digital version available).
UC SAN DIEGO COLLOQUIUM PRESENTATIONS
Box 12, Folder 2
Dzieciuch, Matthew
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 3
Goldberg, Edward
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 4
Grigg, Rick
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 5
Inman, Douglas
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 6
Knox, Robert
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 7
McNutt, Marcia
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 8
Mullin, Michael
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 9
Munk, Walter
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 10
Nierenberg, William
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 11
Orcutt, John
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 12
Reid, Joseph
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 13
Spiess, Fred
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 14
Sutton, George
2000 February
Box 12, Folder 15
Talley, Lynne
2000 February
