Papers of Charles Shipley Cox (1922-2015), a physical oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who was known for his studies of electromagnetic fields in the ocean and seafloor, and of ocean microstructures such as temperature, salinity and velocity. The collection includes research data, writings, laboratory notebooks, correspondence, and images.
Charles S. Cox Papers, 1951-2008 (MSS 797)
Extent: 4.25 Linear feet (11 archives boxes)
For information about Cox's life and research, see his UC San Diego obituary. A biographical fact sheet is also the first folder in Box 1.
Series Scope and Content: Papers of Charles "Chip" Shipley Cox (1922-2015), a physical oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who was known for his studies of electromagnetic fields in the ocean and seafloor, and of ocean microstructures such as temperature, salinity and velocity. The collection includes research data, writings, laboratory notebooks, correspondence, and images. This collection is small and may not represent all of Cox's research work.
Arranged in four series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) NOTEBOOKS, and 4) RESEARCH PROJECTS AND DATA.