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  • James M. Snodgrass Papers, 1937-1994, bulk 1948-1974
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James M. Snodgrass Papers, 1937-1994, bulk 1948-1974

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Snodgras, James M.

Repository

University of California, San Diego
Archives of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr, Dept 0219
La Jolla, CA 92093-0219
858-534-4878
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/

Physical Description

38 cubic ft.

Summary

The accession consists of 38 cubic feet of papers of oceanographic instrumentation engineer James M. Snodgrass who served as head of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Special Developments Division from 1951-1974 and was responsible for the design and development of oceanographic instrumentation at the institution. Snodgrass also deployed oceanographic insruments at sea and is credited with designing the first generation of electronic oceanographic instruments. The accession includes some early correspondence documenting Snodgrass's education and early career. The accession includes professional correspondence, subject files, manuscripts and slides for lectures, laboratory notebooks, photographs of instruments, calendars, tape recordings, films, and project files including material documenting the Integrated Global Ocean Station System (IGOSS). The accession also includes files documenting Snodgrass's work for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. While the accession includes material dated 1937 to 1994, the bulk of the collection documents Snodgrass's work in association with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1948-1974, and his work as an independent consultant from 1974 until his retirement.

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