Accession No.: 2004-45
PROCESSING RECORD
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY ARCHIVES
Craig, Harmon Bushnell 1926-2003
Harmon Bushnell Craig Slides, 1949-1980
Physical Description: 1 mss with 743 35mm slides
Description: The accession includes 743 35mm color slides taken or
collected by Harmon Craig on his field trips and expeditions. The slides
were received in carousels, and each carousel was labeled with the name
and date of the expedition. The slides include material documenting
Craig’s University of Chicago 1949 summer field expedition to
Wisconsin and Wyoming, including many views of Yellowstone Park.
The accession documents Scripps Institution of Oceanography
expeditions including Nova 1967, Antipode 1971, GEOSECS 1973.
The accession documents several other GEOSECS cruises including
Atlantic GEOSECS 1972 and GEOSECS Indian Ocean, 1978. The
accession documents several of Craig’s field trips to Africa, including
Lake Tanganyika 1973, Lake Tanganyika 1975, Ethiopia 1976, Nairobi
and Djibouti 1979-1980. The slides include a few images of parties,
including the retirement party for Scripps Institution of Oceanography
marine technician Frederick S. Dixon and Harold Urey’s birthday in
1973.
GEOSECS (1973-1974); Antipode Expedition ; Nova Expedition; Scientific Expeditions; Dixon,
Frederick S.; Urey, Harold Clayton