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University of Washington, School of Oceanography records, 1929-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. School of Oceanography
Title
University of Washington, School of Oceanography records
Dates
1929-1998 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 143.14 cubic feet
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 00450
Summary
Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and research data of the University of Washington School of Oceanography in Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Request at UW

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The UW Oceanographic Laboratories, founded in 1930 and directed by Professor Thomas G. Thompson, were the precursor of the School. The School of Oceanography was organized formally in 1951, under the directorship of Richard Fleming. It hosts the oldest undergraduate program in the nation, graduating its first student, Alyn Duxbury, in 1955, who went on to become one of the founding figures of oceanography science and education.

The School of Oceanography offers courses and conducts basic research in oceanography, the science that examines physical, geological, chemical, and biological processes in the oceans and interactions of the ocean with the earth, the biosphere, and the atmosphere. It forms a core unit of the College of the Environment.

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Content Description

Materials include reports, historical features, correspondence, minutes, speeches and writings, subject files, materials related to the Fog Dispersal Project, publications, directories, ship logs, blueprints, contracts and maintenance files, statistics, films, photographs, data, list of degrees granted, financial records, maps, committee files, and other records documenting the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation, publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public release.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 24 accessions.

  • Accession No. 71-018, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1948-1959
  • Accession No. 71-019, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, 1929-1966
  • Accession No. 72-025, Oceanographic Data Archives records, 1946-1949
  • Accession No. 78-059, University of Washington Oceanographic Laboratories records, 1930-1932
  • Accession No. 78-137, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, 1969
  • Accession No. 78-138, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, 1952-1964
  • Accession No. 82-015, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1953-1967
  • Accession No. 82-094, University of Washington Oceanographic Laboratories records, 1937-1949
  • Accession No. 87-083, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1952-1981
  • Accession No. 89-153, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1947-1988
  • Accession No. 89-162, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, approximately 1960-1980
  • Accession No. 90-009, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, approximately 1960-1970
  • Accession No. 90-105, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1972-1981
  • Accession No. 90-110, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, 1932-1968
  • Accession No. 92-161, University of Washington Department of Oceanography records, approximately 1960-1980
  • Accession No. 93-053, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, circa 1957
  • Accession No. 93-082, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1964-1991
  • Accession No. 93-166, University of Washington, Department of Oceanography records, 1978-1989
  • Accession No. 94-061, University of Washington School of Oceanography records, 1943-1994
  • Accession No. 95-355, University of Washington, School of Oceanography records, 1986-1992
  • Accession No. 95-411, University of Washington, School of Oceanography records, 1985-1992
  • Accession No. 96-121, University of Washington, School of Oceanography records, 1976-1992
  • Accession No. 23-037, University of Washington School of Oceanography records, 1989-1997
  • Accession No. 25-015, University of Washington, School of Oceanography records, 1960-1998

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Related Materials

Friday Harbor Laboratories records, UW resource 00187

The UW College of the Environment website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2016. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4366/*/https://environment.uw.edu/

Separated Materials

Documents from the Karle Banse papers (6619-001) were separated and added to this collection (25-015).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. Dept. of Oceanography (creator)
    • University of Washington. School of Oceanography (creator)
    • University of Washington. University Archives
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