Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Carl Eckart Papers
- Dates:
- 1941-1973
- Creators:
- Eckart, Carl, 1902-1973
- Abstract:
- A small collection of the correspondence and professional papers of the physicist, physical oceanographer and geophysicist Carl Eckart.
- Extent:
- 1.85 Linear feet (5 archives boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Carl Eckart Papers. SMC 22. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A small collection of the correspondence and professional papers of the physicist, physical oceanographer and geophysicist Carl Eckart, including subject files, notebooks, writings and reports. There are also a few files of teaching materials, photographs and slides. The second series consists of materials copied and transferred from the Library of Congress on the request of William Nierenberg, due to their local relevance.
Arranged in two series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS, and 2) UC SAN DIEGO SEARCH COMMITTEES.
- Biographical / historical:
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Carl Henry Eckart (1902-1973) received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Washington University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton in 1925. He joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor of physics in 1928 and remained on the faculty until 1946, where he made substantial contributions to quantum physics and developed the Wigner-Eckart theorem.
Eckart came to San Diego in 1942 to join the University of California Division of War Research (UCDWR), where he worked on problems of underwater sound relevant to submarine warfare as assistant director and director of the program. In 1946, Eckart became a professor of geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at UC San Diego, a position he held until 1971. He was also appointed the first director of the newly founded Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) in 1946 (MPL became part of SIO in 1948). Eckart served a short term as the fourth director of Scripps until 1952, and went on to serve in a variety of important administrative positions at UC San Diego, including a term as Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs from 1965-67.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 1982, 1990.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-01-22 09:51:21 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
- Preferred citation:
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Carl Eckart Papers. SMC 22. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533