Papers of Fred B. Phleger (1909-1993), an oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who was known for his research in the ecology and paleoecology of marine foraminifera, and who helped establish the field of paleoceanography. The collection includes correspondence, writings, research notes and data, slides, photographs, and films.
Fred B. Phleger Papers, 1939-1986 (SMC 26)
Extent: 8.5 Linear feet (16 archives boxes, 1 record carton, 4 shoeboxes, 1 map case folder, 1 oversize folder, and 1 oversize film), + .45 GB of digital files
Digital Content
Two of the films are only available in digital video format. At the time of this finding aid (2022), none of the 16mm films have been reformatted.
Fred B. Phleger (1909-1993) was a professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California, San Diego), where he was a pioneer in the ecology and paleoecology of foraminiferan protists.
Two excellent short biographies of Phleger are available online:
Deborah Day, Fred B. Phleger biographical essay, 1998.
Wolfgang H. Berger, Memorial to Fred B. Phleger. Geological Society of America, 1994 June.
Papers of Fred B. Phleger (1909-1993), an oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who was known for his research in the ecology and paleoecology of marine foraminifera, and who helped establish the field of paleoceanography. The collection includes correspondence, writings, research notes and data, slides, photographs, and films.
The image documentation is particularly focused on Baja California coastline, lagoon, and marsh ecology, including aerial footage. Many of the photographs and films taken in Baja date from 1956 through the early 1960s. There are a few black and white photo albums showing the coastal areas where Phleger took his samples and observations, and many color slides.
Arranged in six series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) RESEARCH, 4) WRITINGS, 5) PHOTOGRAPHS, and 6) FILMS.