Fred N. Spiess Papers, 1890-2006, bulk 1940-2006 (SMC 36)

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Extent: 64.4 Linear feet (156 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 1 map case folder), + 2.83 GB of digital files

Digital Content

The collection includes some digital photographs, and a small amount of audiovisual material has been digitized.

Papers of oceanographer and deep-sea explorer Fred Noel Spiess, including his correspondence, research files, professional materials and writings. The collection also includes some family papers, such as early correspondence between Spiess and his wife, Sally, and materials documenting their joint interests.

Fred Noel Spiess (1919-2006) was an oceanographer, deep-sea ocean explorer and ocean engineer. His research interests in deep-sea imaging, stable ocean platforms, long-range underwater systems and seafloor technology pioneered the development of innovative oceanographic instruments, including the near-bottom sonar system Deep Tow. As Director of the Marine Physical Laboratory, he co-invented R/P FLIP during the early 1960s alongside MPL researcher Frederick H. Fisher.

Spiess received a B.A. in Physics from University of California, Berkeley in 1941 and went directly to the U.S. Navy Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, where he was the first Navy Reservist to graduate first in his class. He served on 13 war patrols on submarines in the Pacific during World War II and was awarded both a Bronze Star and a Silver Star. He remained in the Navy as a reserve officer, retiring at the rank of Captain in 1974. After the war, he received an M.S. in Communication Engineering from Harvard University in 1946; he then returned to Berkeley, where he completed a Ph.D. in Physics in 1951. Spiess worked briefly for General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory before joining the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in 1952. He directed MPL from 1958 to 1980. He served as associate director of SIO from 1965 until 1980, serving as acting director while Roger Revelle was on leave 1962-63 and as director for the academic year 1964-1965 following Revelle's resignation and preceding the appointment of Bill Nierenberg. Spiess was chairman of the Scripps Graduate Department intermittently between 1963 and 1977. He also served as director of the University of California's Institute of Marine Resources from 1980 to 1988, which was headquartered at UC San Diego. This assignment allowed him to continue his academic work at SIO while pursuing research and ocean policy interests through MPL.

Spiess was highly active at sea for more than 40 years and led numerous expeditions. As an expert in seafloor search technology, he was routinely sought after to search for deep-sea ship wreckages, including the Titanic. He also participated in the NSF-sponsored manganese nodule surveys which studied the acoustic properties of the world's sea floors throughout the 1980s. In 1989, he pioneered the development of a wireline re-entry system used to deploy oceanographic instruments from research vessels into deep-sea boreholes. He further advanced this technology during an August 2001 operation aboard R/V Roger Revelle in which MPL researchers installed wireline CORKs in crustal boreholes 504B and 896A to study the earth's crust.

Spiess composed numerous technical articles throughout his career and contributed widely on a number of working committees and research groups, including the Naval Research Advisory Committee, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Undersea Warfare, the Ocean Science Board and the National Science Foundation RIDGE program. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Wetherill Medal in 1965 for his development of R/P FLIP, the Marine Technology Society's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1971, the AGU Maurice Ewing Medal in 1983 and the Pioneers of Underwater Acoustics medal of the Acoustical Society of America in 1985 in addition to other awards. He received the Navy's highest award for scientific achievement, the Capt. Robert Dexter Conrad Award, in 1974, and the Navy's highest civilian award, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in 1991. In addition to his scientific pursuits, Spiess was an active participant and committee member for UC San Diego and the greater University of California system. He served in the statewide UC Academic Senate when chair, served on the UC Board of Regents. He was a member and chair of the UC Academic Senate Task Force for the development of the UC Merced campus. In 1985 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He and his wife, Sarah "Sally" Whitton Spiess, were particularly active in SIO culture and historic preservation and worked together to establish the Old Scripps Building as a national historic landmark.

Fred Spiess died in 2006.

Papers of oceanographer and deep-sea explorer Fred Noel Spiess, including his correspondence, research files, professional materials and writings. The collection also includes some family papers, such as early correspondence between Spiess and his wife, Sally, and materials documenting their joint interests.

The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence and research files from Spiess' decades in the fields of ocean engineering and physical oceanography, as well as a significant amount of material from his various leadership roles within the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the Marine Physical Laboratory. Subjects of note include fine-scale sea floor research, ocean engineering and technology, deep sea drilling and borehole projects, SIO marine operations, and the research platform FLIP. The collection includes expedition files and project notes, research proposals and technical writings, as well as documentation of the historical preservation of the George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory ("Old Scripps Building") on the SIO campus.

Arranged in fifteen series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL FILES, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) FAMILY MATERIALS, 4) GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS, 5) CONFERENCES & EVENTS, 6) SUBJECT FILES, 7) TEACHING & LECTURES, 8) WRITINGS, 9) RESEARCH PROPOSALS, 10) SIO, 11) OLD SCRIPPS BUILDING, 12) UC SAN DIEGO / SHARED GOVERNANCE, 13) UNIVERSITY NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM (UNOLS), 14) PHOTOGRAPHS & SLIDES and 15) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS.

SIO Biographical Files, SAC 5. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Container List

BIOGRAPHICAL FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Oral history transcript, scrapbooks, autobiographical notes, certificates and awards, calendars and planners, identification cards and bibliographies.

Box 1 Folder 1
Autobiographical notes, ca. 1990
Box 1 Folder 2
Newsletters, 1980-1984

Academic newsletters and articles mentioning appointments and professional activities.

Box 1 Folder 3-5
Certificates and awards, ca. 1946-1990

Includes Silver Star Citation, Navy Distinguished Public Service Award and the Conrad Award, with photographs of the reception.

Box 1 Folder 6
SIO Honors Professor Fred N. Spiess for Forty Years of Excellence as a Scientist and Leader - Event program and flier, 1992 August 28

A sound recording of this event is located in the AUDIOVISUAL series.

Box 1 Folder 7
Memorial service, 2006 September 17
Box 1 Folder 8-20
Calendars, planners and to-do lists, 1975-1984
Box 2 Folder 1-9
Calendars, planners and to-do lists, 1984-1990
Box 3 Folder 1-11
Calendars, planners and to-do lists, 1990-1998
Box 4 Folder 1-2
Calendars, planners and to-do lists, 1998-1999
Box 4 Folder 3-15
Phone logs, 1973-1993
Box 5 Folder 1-3
Phone logs, 1994-2005
Box 5 Folder 4-12
Pocket notebooks, 1968-1980, undated
Box 6 Folder 1
Department of Defense, MPL and Navy identification cards, ca. 1980
Box 6 Folder 2
Sabbatical leave in London, 1975-1976
Box 6 Folder 3
Sabbatical leave - Haydn Williams Fellowship, Curtin University of Technology, 1988-1990
Box 6 Folder 4
Maurice Ewing Medal, 1983
Box 6 Folder 5
Bibliographies, 1985-1990
Box 6 Folder 6-8
Annual supplements to bio-bibliographies, 1961-1990
Box 6 Folder 9
Oral history interview transcript, 2004

Conducted by Robert G. Wright for the San Diego Maritime Museum.

Box 6 Folder 10
Spiess Hall, 2009
Box 6 Folder 11
College diary entry, ca. 1940

Mostly discusses fencing.

Box 152 Folder 1
Personal scrapbook, ca. 1927-1952

Collected photographs, newspaper clippings and ephemera. Includes class photos from the 1920s, grade school work, programs from school events, Boy Scouts ribbons, clippings from Piedmont High School, UC Berkeley commencement materials and 1942 wedding clippings.

Box 152 Folder 2
Commemorative scrapbook, 1952-1980

MPL/SIO farewell scrapbook for Spiess after accepting the position of Director for California's Institute of Marine Resources in 1980. Includes 1952 MPL employment acceptance letter, faculty portraits of Spiess, assorted photos and clippings of expeditions and activities throughout the years, as well as photographs and flyer from Spiess' 1980 farewell party.

CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) CORRESPONDENCE. Arranged in four subseries: A) Professional Correspondence, B) Research Proposal Reviews, C) UC Merced and D) Personal Correspondence.

A) Professional Correspondence: General correspondence detailing Spiess' professional activities and communications, dating from 1946 to 1967.

B) Research Proposal Reviews: Correspondence pertaining to Spiess' review of research proposals, dating from 1982 to 1998.

C) UC Merced: Correspondence from Spiess' time as a chair and member of the UC Academic Senate Task Force for the establishment of UC Merced, primarily dating from 1999-2000.

D) Personal Correspondence: Family correspondence exchanged between 1923 and 1977, arranged chronologically. The earliest letters from 1923 are congratulations to the Whitton family on the birth of Sarah (Sally) Whitton, who would later wed Fred N. Spiess in 1942. Correspondence from the 1930s consists primarily of letters exchanged between the Whitton siblings and their father, the Director of Architectural and Engineering services for the Oakland, CA, Public Schools. Letters exchanged during the late 1930s between Fred Spiess and his mother discuss his undergraduate studies while attending UC Berkeley. Letters between Fred and Sally begin in 1937; topics include dinner parties, social invitations and information about family acquaintances. Correspondence during the 1940s revolves primarily around Fred's Navy career between 1941 and 1946, including letters exchanged between Fred and Sally, and Fred and his family. Topics include Fred's studies at the Navy Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, daily life aboard a submarine and Sally's studies at the University of Oregon. Letters written during 1942 reflect on the conditions of the war, including references to Japanese internment camps in the U.S. This same year, Fred and Sally were married during a brief leave. The remaining wartime correspondence primarily consists of love letters exchanged between Fred and Sally. During the 1950s, correspondence centers on Fred's involvement with the Center for Naval Research. Also included are some letters from the Spiess children to their parents and grandparents. Correspondence from the 1960s-1970s is mostly letters discussing daily life and family exchanged between the Whitton and Spiess extended family. Topics include the Spiess children, vacations, family events and thank-you letters.

Professional Correspondence

Box 6 Folder 12-16
1946-1959
Box 7 Folder 1-22
1960-1980
Box 8 Folder 1-11
1980-1983
Box 9 Folder 1-9
1983-1984
Box 10 Folder 1-9
1984-1986
Box 11 Folder 1-10
1986-1988
Box 12 Folder 1-9
1988-1990
Box 13 Folder 1-10
1990-1992
Box 14 Folder 1-9
1992-1994
Box 15 Folder 1-10
1994-1997
Box 16 Folder 1-8
1998-2001
Box 17 Folder 1-9
2002-2006
Box 17 Folder 10-11
undated

Research Proposal Reviews

Box 18 Folder 1-5
Research proposal reviews, 1982-1998

UC Merced

Box 18 Folder 6-17
1988 April-1999 February
Box 19 Folder 1-13
1999 February-November
Box 20 Folder 1-13
1999 December-2000 May
Box 21 Folder 1-12
2000 May-December
Box 22 Folder 1-7
2001 January-2006
Box 22 Folder 8
undated

Personal Correspondence

Box 22 Folder 9-13
1923-1938
Box 23 Folder 1
1939
Box 23 Folder 2-9
1940 January-1941 July
Box 24 Folder 1-7
1941 August-October
Box 25 Folder 1-10
1941 October-1942 May
Box 26 Folder 1-9
1942 June-1943 October
Box 27 Folder 1-8
1943 November-1944 August
Box 28 Folder 1-8
1944 August-1945 February
Box 29 Folder 1-8
1945 March-1946 February
Box 30 Folder 1-12
1946 March-1954
Box 31 Folder 1-11
1955-1964
Box 32 Folder 1-2
1965-1966
Box 153 Folder 1-10
1967-1973
Box 154 Folder 1-21
1974-1999
Box 155 Folder 1-4
2000-2006
Box 155 Folder 5-12
undated

FAMILY MATERIALS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) FAMILY MATERIALS: A series of subject files, largely pertaining to SIO and La Jolla-area social events, activities and ceremonies. Much of this material documents the joint interests and activities of Fred and Sally Spiess. Arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence exchanged between Spiess family members discussing posthumous dedications and articles pertaining to Fred Spiess.

Box 32 Folder 3
Correspondence, 2006-2012

Subject files

Box 32 Folder 4
Veterans' Village, 1947-1952
Box 32 Folder 5-8
Oceanids, 1954-1996

Sally was a founding member.

Box 32 Folder 9-10
Scripps Estates Associates (SEA), 1964-1971

Includes materials from the La Jolla Shores Association regarding community planning, height-limitation and zoning issues.

Box 156 Folder 1-3
Height Limitation Committee for La Jolla, 1965-1966
Box 33 Folder 1
La Jolla Farms purchase, 1967
Box 33 Folder 2
Martin Johnson House, interior decoration by Sally Spiess, 1969-1997
Box 156 Folder 4
Citizens Coordinate, 1970-1973
Box 156 Folder 5-7
Wednesday Club, 1970s-1990s

Includes Sally's notes about the life and biography of female architect Hazel Waterman who was commissioned to create a new building for the Wednesday Club of San Diego in 1911.

Box 33 Folder 3
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1971
Box 156 Folder 8
La Jolla Historical Society, 1978-2000
Box 156 Folder 9
La Jolla Town Council, 1979
Box 33 Folder 4-6
La Jolla Civic-University Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Association, 1983-1986

Sally Spiess served on the Board of Directors.

Box 33 Folder 7
Aquarium site selection, 1983-1987
Box 33 Folder 8
Frieda Urey, 1988-1992

Biographical notes and correspondence, mainly pertaining to her 88th birthday party in 1988 and memorial in 1992.

Box 156 Folder 10
Scholia Club, 1999-2005

Events

Box 33 Folder 9
FLIP musical, Oceanids, 1960
Box 33 Folder 10
Farewell to Revelle, 1964

Party held at SIO to honor Roger Revelle, who was leaving his director position to head the Center for Population Studies at Harvard University.

Box 33 Folder 11
University of California Centennial Symposium on Oceanography, 1968 February 1-2
Box 33 Folder 12
Scientific Exploration of the South Pacific SCOR Symposium in La Jolla, 1968 June 17-21

Fred Spiess was the head of the local SCOR committee, and Sally served as Chairman of a 'ladies committee' to help with the meeting.

Box 33 Folder 13
SIO Open House, 1972

Sally Spiess served as coordinator.

Box 33 Folder 14-15
Helen Raitt Room dedication, SIO Library, 1977
Box 33 Folder 16
SIO Library, Carl Eckart dedication, 1977
Box 33 Folder 17
SIO 75th anniversary, 1978 June 23-25
Box 33 Folder 18
MPL Christmas Party, 1979 December 15

Hosted at the Spiess home.

Box 157 Folder 1
John D. Isaacs memorial service, 1980 November 6

Includes photographs of Isaacs and memorial planning materials.

Box 33 Folder 19
SIO 80th anniversary, 1983 October 13
Box 34 Folder 1-2
La Jollywood Review, 1986, 1988
Box 34 Folder 3
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1988 February 28

Hosted by the UCSD Alumni Association, Oceanids and UCSD Associated Students.

Box 34 Folder 4
University Sunday at La Jolla Congregational Church, 1989 October 8

Includes transcript of speech given by Fred Spiess.

Box 34 Folder 5
Ellen Revelle's 80th birthday party, 1990

An Oceanids annual meeting and luncheon titled "80 Days Before 80." Sally Spiess served as committee member and organized invitations and program. Includes biographical notes about Ellen Revelle, and a thank-you note written by Ellen.

Box 34 Folder 6
Memorial Service for Phyllis Carter Ferry, 1990 June 24
Box 34 Folder 7
Retirement Party, 1991
Box 34 Folder 8
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum opening, 1992
Box 157 Folder 2
Memorial service for Allyn Collins Vine, 1994 June 19
Box 34 Folder 9
Eleanor Roosevelt College dedication ceremony, 1995 January 26
Box 34 Folder 10
Wednesday Club talk with Eleanor Roosevelt, niece to former First Lady, 1995 February
Box 34 Folder 11
Fred Spiess' 80th birthday party, 1999 October 6
Box 34 Folder 12
Sally Spiess memorial service, 2002 October 5
Box 34 Folder 13
SIO 100th anniversary, 2003
Box 34 Folder 14
Fred Spiess memorial services, 2006

GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 4) GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Memoranda, notes, group and committee files and other materials documenting Spiess' participation in various professional associations and research groups pertaining to ocean engineering and oceanography. Arranged alphabetically by organizational name.

Box 34 Folder 15-16
Acoustical Society of America, 1978-1994

Advisory Committee for Ocean Science (ACOS), NSF

Box 34 Folder 17
General information and correspondence, 1978-1988
Box 35 Folder 1-5
General information and correspondence, 1978-1988
Box 35 Folder 6
Policies and appointments, 1984-1989
Box 35 Folder 7-9
Long-range planning, 1984-1990
Box 36 Folder 1-4
Long-range planning, 1984-1990
Box 36 Folder 5
Earth System Science, 1986
Box 36 Folder 6
Alvin Operations Group, 1991

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Box 36 Folder 7-8
General information and correspondence, 1983-1996
Box 37 Folder 1-7
General information and correspondence, 1983-1996
Box 38 Folder 1
Meetings, 1987-1989
Box 38 Folder 2
Newsletters, 1983-1990
Box 38 Folder 3
History of Geophysics Committee, 1986-1990
Box 38 Folder 4
Executive Committee, 1990-1991
Box 38 Folder 5
Planet Earth Committee, 1989
Box 38 Folder 6-10
Committee on Fellows, 1987-1995
Box 39 Folder 1-3
Committee on Fellows, 1987-1995
Box 39 Folder 4-6
Council, 1989-1993
Box 39 Folder 7
Forum, 1989
Box 39 Folder 8
Oceanography Society, 1990
Box 39 Folder 9
Oceanography Society, 1992
Box 40 Folder 1-4
Ocean Science Section, 1991-1992
Box 40 Folder 5
Architecture of the Oceanic Lithosphere Program Planning Group (AOLPPG), 1998
Box 40 Folder 6-7
British Petroleum (BP), 2003-2004
Box 40 Folder 8-10
California Ocean Resources Management Task Force (CORM), 1990
Box 40 Folder 11
California Sea Grant Committee, 1991
Box 41 Folder 1
Center for Coastal Marine Studies, UC Santa Cruz, 1979-1988
Box 41 Folder 2
Challenger Society for Marine Science, 1988
Box 41 Folder 3
Commander Submarine Force, ca. 1960
Box 41 Folder 4
Committee on Geodesy, 1982-1987
Box 41 Folder 5
Committee on Technology Utilization, Ocean Studies Board, 1995
Box 41 Folder 6-7
Cosmos Club, ca. 1990
Box 41 Folder 8-9
Deep Underwater Muon and Neutrino Detection (DUMAND), University of Hawaii, 1982-1990
Box 41 Folder 10
Down Hole Sampler Support Group, 1992
Box 41 Folder 11-12
Faculty Governance External Review Committee, 1988-1990
Box 42 Folder 1-8
Foundation for Ocean Research, 1982-1987

General information and correspondence, meetings, and information on a KPBS mini-documentary.

Box 42 Folder 9
Gorda Ridge Technical Task Force, 1985-1989
Box 43 Folder 1-5
Gorda Ridge Technical Task Force, 1985-1989
Box 43 Folder 6
Institute of Marine Resources (IMR), 1991-1992
Box 43 Folder 7-8
Institute of Marine Sciences, 1990-1991
Box 43 Folder 9
International Association on Geodesy (IAG), 1981-1993
Box 43 Folder 10
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 1982-1991
Box 44 Folder 1
InterOcean Systems, Inc., 1982-1983
Box 44 Folder 2
ISCOMAP Working Group, IAG, 1992
Box 44 Folder 3
JOIDES Downhole Measurements Panel, 1984
Box 44 Folder 4
Maine Maritime Academy, 2000
Box 44 Folder 5
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc., 1986-1989
Box 44 Folder 6-10
Manganese Nodule Program (MANOP), 1973-1986
Box 45 Folder 1-5
MANOP, 1973-1986
Box 45 Folder 6-10
Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL), 1982-1991
Box 46 Folder 1-4
Marine Sciences Review Committee, UC Santa Barbara, 1979-1980
Box 46 Folder 5-8
Marine Technology Society (MTS) Editorial Board, 1982-1988
Box 47 Folder 1
MTS Editorial Board, 1982-1988
Box 47 Folder 2-6
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), 1990-1992
Box 47 Folder 7
National Academy of Engineering, 1985-1990

National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

Box 47 Folder 8
General information and correspondence, ca. 1985
Box 48 Folder 1
By-laws and operating rules, ca. 1985
Box 48 Folder 2-4
Legislature, 1987-1988
Box 48 Folder 5
Meetings, 1984-1987
Box 48 Folder 6-7
Committees, 1981-1988

Includes the Fisheries and Education Committee, and Marine Affairs.

Box 49 Folder 1
Fisheries and Education Committee, 1982-1984
Box 49 Folder 2
Marine Affairs Committee, 1981-1986
Box 49 Folder 3-8
Marine Division, 1983-1988

General information and correspondence, and the Washington Report on Marine Affairs.

Box 50 Folder 1-4
National Geophysical Data Center Advisory Committee, 1990-1994
Box 50 Folder 5-6
National Research Advisory Committee, 1981-1983
Box 50 Folder 7-10
Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA), 1976-1985
Box 51 Folder 1-2
Navy Undersea Warfare Research and Development Planning Council, 1959-1977
Box 51 Folder 3-8
Ocean Bottom Positioning Panel, 1970-1984
Box 52 Folder 1-6
Ocean Bottom Positioning Panel, 1970-1984

Ocean Studies Board

Box 52 Folder 7-8
General information and correspondence, 2003-2004
Box 52 Folder 9-10
Meetings, 2003-2005
Box 53 Folder 1-8
Meetings, 2003-2005
Box 54 Folder 1-7
Meetings, 2003-2005
Box 54 Folder 8
Sea Grant, 2004-2005
Box 55 Folder 1
Sea Grant, 2004-2005
Box 55 Folder 2
The Oceanic Institute, 1970
Box 55 Folder 3
Oceanographic Society, 1987-1988
Box 55 Folder 4-9
Office of Naval Research (ONR), 1980-1994

General information and correspondence, and planning and site reviews.

Box 56 Folder 1-2
ONR - Planning and site reviews, 1987-1994
Box 56 Folder 3-4
Office of Naval Research, London, 1975-1986
Box 56 Folder 5
Panel on Ocean Bottom Positioning, 1982-1983
Box 56 Folder 6
Paroscientific, Inc., 1993
Box 56 Folder 7
Planning Systems Incorporated, 1983-1992
Box 56 Folder 8
Prince Henry College Advisory Committee on Marine Sciences, 1978-1979
Box 56 Folder 9
Promotion Committee, 1957-1973
Box 56 Folder 10-11
Resource Agency Sea Grant Advisory Panel (RASGAP), 1983-1993
Box 57 Folder 1-7
RASGAP, 1983-1993

RIDGE Initiative

Box 57 Folder 8
General information and correspondence, 1986-1998
Box 58 Folder 1-7
General information and correspondence, 1986-1998
Box 59 Folder 1-3
General information and correspondence, 1986-1998
Box 59 Folder 4-6
Background information, 1985-1988
Box 59 Folder 7
Planning Committee, 1985-1987
Box 59 Folder 8-10
Steering Committee, 1988-1995
Box 60 Folder 1-4
Workshops, 1987-1991
Box 60 Folder 5
Meetings, 1997
Box 60 Folder 6
Graphs and notes, undated
Box 60 Folder 7
InterRidge Active Processes Working Group, 1994-1995
Box 60 Folder 8-10
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), 1980-1984
Box 61 Folder 1-2
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), 1980-1984
Box 61 Folder 3
San Diego Yacht Club, 1988-1994
Box 61 Folder 4
SCEC Borderland Working Group, 2002
Box 61 Folder 5
SIO Ocean Engineering Associates, 1985
Box 61 Folder 6
Specialist Series Review Panel, 1957-1973
Box 61 Folder 7-8
Study Committee No. 3, University of California - Working group for report, "The University as a Federal Grant Institution", 1967-1968
Box 61 Folder 9
Tactical Oceanography Research Center, 1983-1991
Box 61 Folder 10
Theta Chi Funds for Leadership & Education, Inc., 1991-1993
Box 61 Folder 11
UC Fencing Club, 1987
Box 61 Folder 12
Underwater Mining Institute, 1984-1987

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 5) CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: Notes, correspondence, ephemera and meeting materials gathered in preparation for, and documenting participation in, various conferences and events. Arranged chronologically.

Box 61 Folder 13
Miscellaneous, 1975-1980
Box 62 Folder 1-3
Miscellaneous, 1975-1980
Box 62 Folder 4
Miscellaneous, 1981-1990
Box 62 Folder 5
Undersea Warfare Research and Development Planning Council 24th Meeting, 1965 January 26
Box 62 Folder 6
Marine Minerals Workshop, 1977 January 24-26
Box 62 Folder 7
Department of Energy presentation, energy and the ocean, 1978 December 14
Box 62 Folder 8
Tenth Annual Conference on Underwater Archaeology, 1979 January 2-5
Box 62 Folder 9
12th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, 1980 May 5-8
Box 62 Folder 10
Third International Congress on the History of Oceanography, WHOI, 1980 September 22-26
Box 62 Folder 11
NAVOCEANO Symposium, 1981 May 7-9
Box 62 Folder 12
The Hottest Thing in Oceanography, SIO colloquium, 1981 October 21
Box 62 Folder 13
UCSD Chancellor Atkinson inauguration, 1981 October 22
Box 62 Folder 14
AGU Spring Meeting, 1983 May 30-June 3
Box 63 Folder 1
Undersea Surveillance Symposium, 1983 July 18-22
Box 63 Folder 2
OCEANS '83, 1983 August 29-September 1
Box 63 Folder 3
Bill Nierenberg's 65th Birthday Celebration, 1984 February 13
Box 63 Folder 4
Marine Mineral Resources Meeting, 1985 June 18-19
Box 63 Folder 5
OCEANS '85, 1985 November 12-14
Box 63 Folder 6
International Symposium on Marine Positioning (INSMAP 86), 1986 October 14-17
Box 63 Folder 7-9
Conference on Engineering Solutions for the Utilization of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Resources, 1986 October 19-21
Box 63 Folder 10
Workshop on "University-Industry Cooperation in Ocean Technology", 1986 October 30
Box 63 Folder 11
The Donald L. McKernan Lectures in Marine Affairs, 1987 February 10
Box 63 Folder 12
National Academy of Engineering Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, 1987 October 13-14
Box 63 Folder 13
Under Seas Defense '87 Exposition & Conference, 1987 November 2-5
Box 63 Folder 14
Seafloor Power Generation From Hot Vents Workshop, 1987 November 5-6
Box 63 Folder 15
Crustal Dynamics Principal Investigators Meeting, 1988 March 22-24
Box 64 Folder 1
RIDGE Initiative Sea-going Experiments Workshop, 1988 May 11-13
Box 64 Folder 2
Downhole Seismometer Workshop, 1988
Box 64 Folder 3-4
Undersea Vehicles, Third Meeting, NRC Marine Board, 1993 March 25-27
Box 64 Folder 5-7
USS Gabilan reunion dinner, 1993 September 9
Box 64 Folder 8
International Symposium on Marine Positioning (INSMAP 94), 1994 September 19-23
Box 64 Folder 9
Ocean Borehole Laboratories, Instrumentation, and Program (OBLISP Workshop), 1994 December 13-14
Box 64 Folder 10
AAAS Meeting, 1994

Spiess presentation titled "Pacific Marine Geology, Past, Present and Future."

Box 64 Folder 11
USS Tarpon Reunion, 1995 August 30
Box 157 Folder 3
Symposium to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Marine Physical Laboratory, 1996 October 11
Box 64 Folder 12
The International Workshop on the Scientific Use of Submarine Cables, 1997 February 25-28
Box 64 Folder 13
Meeting to Consider the Potential Role of the Navy's Advanced Tethered Vehicle (ATV) for Deep Submergence Science Within the Academic Community, 1997 September 16
Box 64 Folder 14
DESCEND Workshop, 1999 October 25-27
Box 65 Folder 1
EarthScope Workshop, 2001 October 9-11
Box 65 Folder 2
UNOLS Deep Submergence Science Committee Planning Meeting, 2001 December 9
Box 65 Folder 3-4
AGU 2002, 2002
Box 65 Folder 5
RIDGE 2000 Integrated Studies Community Education Workshop, 2002 February 25-27
Box 65 Folder 6
XXIII General Assembly of the IUGG, 2003 June 30-July 11
Box 65 Folder 7
Oceans 2003 Marine Technology and Ocean Science Conference, 2003 September 22
Box 65 Folder 8
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks Workshop (ORION) Workshop, 2004 January 4-8
Box 65 Folder 9
IODP Downhole Tools Workshop, 2004 May 24-25
Box 65 Folder 10
Congress on Building Capacity for Coastal Solutions, Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, 2004 December 6-7

SUBJECT FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 6) SUBJECT FILES: General research files on subjects of professional interest. Arranged alphabetically according to subject, in accordance with Spiess' own filing system.

Box 65 Folder 11
Academic Research Fleet Study, 1980-1981
Box 66 Folder 1-4
Academic Research Fleet Study, 1980-1981
Box 66 Folder 5
Advanced Tethered Vehicle (ATV), 2004
Box 66 Folder 6-7
Alderson Chair, 1983-1988
Box 66 Folder 8
ALVIN program, 1981
Box 66 Folder 9
American Oceanography, 1966-1969
Box 67 Folder 1
American Oceanography, 1966-1969
Box 67 Folder 2
Arctic Science Sub Cruise 93, 1993
Box 67 Folder 3
Auzende, Jean-Marie, 1992
Box 67 Folder 4-9
Borehole projects, 1987-1992
Box 68 Folder 1-3
Borehole projects, 1987-1992
Box 68 Folder 4-5
Bottom landers, 1984-1986
Box 68 Folder 6
Bouee Laboratoire, 2002-2003
Box 68 Folder 7
Carbonate escarpment projects, 1977-1988
Box 68 Folder 8
Cascadia Subduction Zone, ca. 1995
Box 68 Folder 9
Crane arm prototypes for oceanographic equipment, undated
Box 68 Folder 10
Crustal dynamics, 1977-1980
Box 69 Folder 1
Crustal Dynamics Project (CDP), 1991
Box 69 Folder 2
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), 1983-1986
Box 69 Folder 3-8
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), 1989-1992
Box 69 Folder 9
Deep Tow sonar system, 1972-1983
Box 70 Folder 1-6
Deep Tow sonar system, 1972-1983
Box 70 Folder 7-8
Deep Tow Thruster Pod, 1973-1982
Box 70 Folder 9
Deep Water Muon and Neutrino Detector (DUMAND), 1992
Box 70 Folder 10
Downhole logging, 1983-1984
Box 71 Folder 1
Dynacon Slack Tensioner, 2000
Box 71 Folder 2-3
ECHO I, 1983-1985
Box 157 Folder 4
Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, 1955-1959
Box 71 Folder 4
Fiber optic cable project, 1994-1995
Box 71 Folder 5
Fiber Optic Seafloor Strainmeter (FOSS), 1996
Box 71 Folder 6
Fieberling Guyot, ca. 1985
Box 71 Folder 7
Fine Scale Seafloor Studies, DSDP, 1982
Box 157 Folder 5
Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training school, 1966

Class handouts and notes.

Box 71 Folder 8
Florida Demonstration Project, 1985-1987
Box 71 Folder 9-11
The Glosten Associates, Inc., 1985-1991
Box 72 Folder 1
GPS, 1983-1984
Box 72 Folder 2-3
Hawaii Deep Water Cable Program (HDWC), 1985-1987
Box 72 Folder 4-5
High Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiment (HEBBLE), 1980-1983
Box 72 Folder 6
Hovering machine, undated
Box 72 Folder 7
The Icelandic GPS Survey Network, 1993
Box 72 Folder 8
INDOMED Expedition, 1977-1979
Box 72 Folder 9-10
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), 2004-2005
Box 72 Folder 11
Journal of Underwater Acoustics, 1991-1997
Box 73 Folder 1-3
Journal of Underwater Acoustics, 1991-1997
Box 73 Folder 4-5
Juan de Fuca Plate, 1991-1993
Box 157 Folder 6-7
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 1951-1952
Box 73 Folder 6-8
Lewin, Reimann and Volcani, publication dispute, 1963-1984
Box 73 Folder 9-11
LSAP Project, 1987-1988
Box 74 Folder 1-2
Mid-Pacific Guyots, 1983-1985
Box 74 Folder 3-9
Mobile ocean research stations (MORS), assorted proposals, 1967-1987
Box 75 Folder 1-5
Mobile ocean research stations (MORS), assorted proposals
Box 75 Folder 6-7
Multibeam sonar, 1989-1994
Box 75 Folder 8
NASA Crustal Dynamics Research Program, 1985-1986
Box 75 Folder 9
NEPTUNE Canada, 2004
Box 76 Folder 1-8
OCEANLAB, 1974-1979
Box 76 Folder 9
Ocean engineering research centers, ca. 1985
Box 77 Folder 1-2
Ocean engineering research centers, ca. 1985
Box 77 Folder 3-4
Ocean engineering, NSF, 1985-1986
Box 77 Folder 5
The Ocean Seismic Network Pilot Experiment, 2003
Box 77 Folder 6-7
Ocean Seismograph Network Project, 1992-1994
Box 77 Folder 8
Ocean Station Project, 1988-1989
Box 77 Folder 9-10
Off-shore floating airport, 2004-2006
Box 78 Folder 1
Off-shore floating airport, 2004-2006
Box 78 Folder 2-4
Patents, 1980-1990
Box 78 Folder 5
PLUTO Expedition, 1981
Box 78 Folder 6
RAMA Expedition, 1980
Oversize Annex MC-007-06
RAMA Expedition, Leg I plotting sheets, 1980 March-April
Box 78 Folder 7-11
Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), 1983-1990
Box 79 Folder 1-8
ROV, 1983-1990
Box 80 Folder 1-6
Resedimentation projects, 1986-1988
Box 80 Folder 7-10
RISE Expedition, 1982-1983
Box 81 Folder 1-9
RISE Expedition, 1982-1983
Box 82 Folder 1-4
RISE Expedition, 1982-1983
Box 82 Folder 5-6
Ritter Fellowship, 1983-1992
Box 82 Folder 7
RUM II, 1984-1985
Box 82 Folder 8
Scripps/BP Collaborative Research Program, 2004-2005
Box 82 Folder 9
Scripps Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), 2003
Box 82 Folder 10
Sea floor observatory, 1990
Box 82 Folder 11-13
Sea floor research centers, 1987-1988
Box 83 Folder 1
Sea floor strain, 1985-1991
Box 83 Folder 2
Sea Surface Reference Float, ca. 1985
Box 83 Folder 3
SeisCORK, 2004
Box 83 Folder 4
The Seismogenic Zone Experiment (SEIZE), 1997
Box 83 Folder 5
SINKEX, 1995-1997
Box 83 Folder 6
SIO master plans, ca. 1960-1968
Box 83 Folder 7
Sound Velocimeter Calibration, undated
Box 83 Folder 8
Submarine School, ca. 1940, and ca. 1995
Box 83 Folder 9
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), 1980-1985
Box 83 Folder 10-11
Target motion analysis, 1989-1991
Box 83 Folder 12
Titanic, 1978-1984

Correspondence, notes, publicity materials and data regarding the search for and recovery of the Titanic.

Box 84 Folder 1-7
Titanic, 1978-1984
Box 85 Folder 1-2
Titanic, 1978-1984
Box 85 Folder 3-4
White Mountain Research Station, 1972-1985
Box 85 Folder 5
Wide Swath Precision Echo Sounder, U.S. Patent, 1983 August 23

Invented by Fred N. Spiess and Victor C. Anderson.

Box 85 Folder 6-7
Wireline Re-Entry System, 1988-1994

TEACHING AND LECTURES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 7) TEACHING AND LECTURES: Instructional materials including notes, outlines, and slides used in classes and lectures taught by Spiess.

Box 85 Folder 8
Miscellaneous, 1971-1980
Box 85 Folder 9-10
Miscellaneous, 1981-1990
Box 157 Folder 8
United States Armed Forces Institute, 1958-1965

Regarding texts and curriculum for oceanography and underwater tactical subjects.

Box 86 Folder 1
Faculty profiles and research updates, ca. 1985
Box 86 Folder 2
Lecture slide lists, 1981-1989
Box 86 Folder 3
Ocean Engineering, 1966
Box 86 Folder 4
Overview of MPL, 1967
Box 86 Folder 5
Earth Sciences, 1967-1968
Box 86 Folder 6
Ocean Technology, 1968
Box 86 Folder 7
Class on sonar, SIO 226A, 1974
Box 86 Folder 8
Acoustical Oceanography, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 1981 May 8
Box 86 Folder 9
Seminar on "Sea Floor Geodesy: Some Possible Approaches and Supporting Technology," USGS, 1985 March 14
Box 86 Folder 10
The New World at the Bottom of the Sea, 1985 April 15
Box 86 Folder 11
Large Column-Supported Floating Platforms, Ocean Space '85 Symposium, 1985 June 3-6
Box 86 Folder 12-13
Deep-Ocean Near-Bottom Surveying Techniques, Advanced Research Institute on "Marine Minerals: Resource Assessment Strategies," NATO, 1985 June 10-16
Box 86 Folder 14
Engineering in the Deep Oceans, Seminars in Mechanical and Structural Engineering, 1986 February 24
Box 86 Folder 15-16
Up Periscope!, the McKernan lectures, 1987 February 10
Box 87 Folder 1-2
Up Periscope!, the McKernan lectures, 1987 February 10
Box 87 Folder 3
SEG Lecture, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1988
Box 87 Folder 4
Juan de Fuca, instructional transparencies, 1995
Box 87 Folder 5
Science Studies Program lecture, 1999
Box 87 Folder 6
Sea Floor Motion and Plate Tectonics, presentation to Phi Beta Kappa, 2003 March 23
Box 87 Folder 7-9
Spiess, F.N. and C.D. Chadwell. "Progress in Measurement of Seafloor Strain In the Deep Ocean," Oceans 2003, 2003 September 23
Box 87 Folder 10
Wireline Re-entry DHT Workshop, 2004 May 25
Box 87 Folder 11
Deep Tow, unidentified instructional transparencies, undated
Box 87 Folder 12
Spiess, F.N. and C.D. Chadwell. "Progress in Seafloor Geodesy: Science & Technology," MPL presentation, undated
Box 87 Folder 13-14
SIO ships and equipment, miscellaneous educational transparencies, undated
Box 88 Folder 1-2
SIO ships and equipment, miscellaneous educational transparencies, undated
Box 88 Folder 3
Tools for Geodesy, unidentified instructional transparencies, undated

WRITINGS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 8) WRITINGS. Arranged in two subseries: A) Manuscripts and Publications and B) Notes.

Manuscripts and Publications

Box 88 Folder 4
Some Short-Lived Alpha Emitters in the Neighborhood of Polonium 211, 1951 October

Spiess' doctoral dissertation. University of California Radiation Laboratory Contract No. W-7405-eng-48.

Box 88 Folder 5
Complete Solution of the Bearings Only Approach Problem, MPL Technical Memorandum No. 102, 1953
Box 88 Folder 6
Alpha-Emitting Isomer: Polonium-211, The Physical Review, 1954 June
Box 88 Folder 7
New Delay Line Concepts for Steering Hydrophone Arrays, 1954
Box 88 Folder 8
Horvay, G. and F.N. Spiess. "Orthogonal Edge Polynomials in the Solution of Boundary Value Problems," U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1954
Box 88 Folder 9
Long Range Listening, 1955 October
Box 88 Folder 10
Spatial Coherence of Amplitude Fluctuations, Journal of Underwater Acoustics, 1956 January
Box 88 Folder 11
Acceleration Measurements in the Deep Ocean, Journal of Marine Research, 1957 November
Box 88 Folder 12
Harrison, J.C., G.L. Brown and F.N. Spiess. "Gravity Measurements in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean," American Geophysical Union, 1957 December
Box 88 Folder 13
Spiess, F.N. and G.L. Brown. "Tests of a New Submarine Gravity Meter," American Geophysical Union, 1958 June
Box 88 Folder 14-15
Harrison, J.C. and F.N. Spiess. Interim Report "Gravity Measurements in the Gulf of California," Office of Naval Research Contract, 1961
Box 88 Folder 16
Harrison, J.C. and F.N. Spiess. "Tests of the LaCoste and Romberg Surface-Ship Gravity Meter II," Journal of Geophysical Research, 1963 March
Box 88 Folder 17
Fisher, F.H. and F.N. Spiess. "Flip-Floating Instrument Platform," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1963 October
Box 88 Folder 18
Loughridge, Michael S., John Northrop and F.N. Spiess. "A Deep Water Transponder Test," MPL Technical Memorandum 172, 1965 October
Box 88 Folder 19
Spiess, F.N., Michael S. Loughridge, Maurice S. McGehee and D.E. Boegeman. "An Acoustic Transponder System", 1966 July
Box 88 Folder 20
The Ocean Environment, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1966
Box 88 Folder 21
Underwater Acoustic Positioning: Applications, Office of Naval Research, 1966
Box 88 Folder 22
Spiess, F.N., J.D. Mudie and C.G.A. Harrison. "Deep Tow Profiles Across Mason-Raff Lineations", 1967
Box 88 Folder 23
Deep Tow Workbook, 1967
Box 88 Folder 24
Normark, W.R., Michael S. Loughridge and F.N. Spiess. "Detailed Channel Morphology of the La Jolla Submarine Fan Valley", 1967
Box 88 Folder 25
Spiess, Fred N., Bruce P. Luyendyk, Roger L. Larson, William R. Normark and John D. Mudie. "Detailed Geophysical Studies on the Northern Hawaiian Arch Using a Deeply Towed Instrument Package", 1967
Box 88 Folder 26
Spiess, Fred N., Bruce P. Luyendyk, Roger L. Larson, William R. Normark, and John D. Mudie. "Detailed Submarine Geology of the Deep-Sea Floor", 1967
Box 88 Folder 27
Flip Research Program, Proceedings of the Pacific Command Oceanography Conference, 1967
Box 88 Folder 28
Spiess, Fred N., Bruce P. Luyendyk and John D. Mudie. "Geological Observations of Abyssal Hills Using a Deeply-Towed Instrument Package", 1967
Box 88 Folder 29
Notes on Side-Looking Sonar, MPL Technical Memorandum 185, 1967 June
Box 88 Folder 30
Scripps Institute of Oceanography Activities, Proceedings of the Pacific Command Oceanography Conference, 1967
Box 88 Folder 31
Loughridge, Michael S. and F. N. Spiess "Abyssal Hill Slope Distributions and Sonar Bearing Errors", 1968
Box 89 Folder 1
Normark, W. R. and F. N. Spiess "Active Channel System of the San Lucas Submarine Fan at the Tip of Baja California", 1968
Box 89 Folder 2
Loughridge, Michael S. and F. N. Spiess "Deeply-Towed Echo-Sounder Reconnaissance of a Fleet Tactical Range Site", 1968
Box 89 Folder 3
Spiess, F. N., John Northrop, and E. W. Werner. "Location and Enumeration of Underwater Explosions in the North Pacific," The Journal of Acoustical Society of America, 1968
Box 89 Folder 4
Oceanographic and Experimental Platforms, Ocean Engineering, 1968
Box 89 Folder 5
Spiess, F. N. and John D. Mudie. "Small Scale Topographic and Magnetic Features of the Sea Floor," The Sea, 1968
Box 89 Folder 6
Loughridge, Michael S. and F. N. Spiess "Sound Velocity Corrections to Base-Line lengths of Acoustic Transponder Nets", 1968
Box 89 Folder 7
Spiess, F. N., B. Luyendyk and M. S. Loughridge. "Bottom Slope Distributions and Implied Acoustic Bearing Errors in Abyssal Hill Regions of the North Pacific," U. S. Navy Journal of Underwater Acoustics, 1969
Box 89 Folder 8
Spiess, Fred N., Bruce P. Luyendyk, Roger L. Larson, William R. Normark, and John D. Mudie. "Detailed Geophysical Studies on the Northern Hawaiian Arch Using a Deeply Towed Instrument Package," Marine Ecology, 1969
Box 89 Folder 9
Spiess, Shor and Raritt. "Low-frequency ambient noise generation in the Pacific by seismic processes/an opportunity for calibrating these by monitoring a nuclear explosion at Amchitka Island planned by the AEC for 1 October 1969", 1969
Box 89 Folder 10
Spiess, F.N., "Quantitative Scattering Studies for Optical Sea Floor Search", 1969
Box 89 Folder 11
Larson, R. L. and F. N. Spiess. "Rebuttal to W. C. Kellogg's Comments, 'Magnetic Observations in Studies of Sea-Floor Spreading' on East Pacific Rise Crest: A Near-bottom Geophysical Profile," Science, 1969
Box 89 Folder 12
Spiess, Fred N. "Oceanic Environment," Hydronautics, 1970
Box 89 Folder 13
Spiess, F. N., J. Grow, B. P. Luyendyk, John D. Mudie. "Seven Tow, Leg 8, Cruise Report", 1970
Box 89 Folder 14
Larson, R. L. and F. N. Spiess. "Slope Distributions of the East Pacific Rise Crest", 1970
Box 89 Folder 15
Spiess, Fred N. "Acoustic Imaging," Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers' Seminar-in-Depth on Underwater Photo-Optical Instrumentation Applications, 1971
Box 89 Folder 16
Mudie, John D. and Fred N. Spiess. "Magnetic Background Near the Sea Floor," Naval Ordinance Laboratory, 1971
Box 89 Folder 17
Spiess, F.N. and John D. Mudie. "Small Scale Topographic and Magnetic Features", 1971
Box 89 Folder 18
Grow, J.A., F.N. Spiess and J.D. Mudie. "Near-Bottom Geophysical Measurements from the Aleutian Trench Near 173'W", 1972
Box 89 Folder 19
Spiess, Fred N., Bruce Malfait, Peter Lonsdale and Robert Tyce. "Shipboard Cruise Report on Leg Five of Expedition South Tow", 1972
Box 89 Folder 20-21
Normark, William R. and Fred N. Spiess. "A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea: Erosion in the Line Islands Archipelagic Apron", 1973
Box 89 Folder 22
Spiess, F. N. and R. C. Tyce. "Marine Physical Laboratory Deep Tow Instrumentation System", 1973
Box 89 Folder 23
Spiess, F. N. and John D. Mudie. "Meso-Features of the Pacific Ocean Floor," The Western Pacific: Island Arcs, Marginal Seas, Geochemistry, 1973
Box 89 Folder 24
Whitney, W. and Spiess. Report of FLIP-Ambient noise operations of April and August 1971, 1971 December 15

ONR Long Range Acoustic Propagation Project.

Box 90 Folder 1
Spiess, F. N., P. Lonsdale, R. C. Tyce, and J. D. Mudie. "Shipboard Cruise Report on Leg 10 of Expedition South Tow", 1973
Box 90 Folder 2
Spiess, F. N., Theodore D. Foster, Stephen Rearwin. "A Study of the Thermal Boundary Layer of the Ocean", 1973
Box 90 Folder 3
Spiess, Fred N., Robert H. Stewart, Douglas L. Inman and William G. VanDorn. "Technical Progress Report Advanced Ocean Engineering Laboratory", 1973
Box 90 Folder 4
Spiess, F. N., A. E. May, L. S. Tomooka, D. R. Bellows. "A Flippable Barge for Ocean Engineering Support" National Needs and Ocean Solutions Conference, 1974
Box 90 Folder 5
Mudie, John D. and Fred N. Spiess. "Models of Near-Bottom Magnetic Anomalies on the East Pacific Rise Crest at 21 N," Journal of Geophysical Research, 1974
Box 90 Folder 6
Spiess, F. N. "Recovery of Equipment from the Ocean Floor," Ocean Engineering, 1974
Box 90 Folder 7
Composite Aperture Side Looking Sonar, ca. 1975
Box 90 Folder 8
Spiess, F. N., C. D. Lowenstein and J. D. Mudie. "High Resolution Sonars Deep in the Ocean," US Navy Journal of Underwater Acoustics, 1975
Box 90 Folder 9
Pavlicek, F., D. Boegeman and F.N. Spiess. "MPL Calibration Transponder", 1975
Box 90 Folder 10
Macdonald, Ken, Bruce P. Luyendyk, John D. Mudie and F.N. Spiess. "Near-bottom Geophysical Study of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Median Valley Near Lat 37'N: Preliminary Observations", 1975
Box 90 Folder 11
Macdonald, K. and F.N. Spiess. "East Pacific Rise Submersible Program Workshop Report," SIO Reference 76-18, 1976
Box 90 Folder 12
Normark, W.R. and F.N. Spiess. "Erosion on the Line Islands Archipelagic Apron: Effect of Small-Scale Topographic Relief," Geological Society of American Bulletin, 1976
Box 90 Folder 13
Spiess, F.N., C.D. Lowenstein, D.E. Boegeman and J.D. Mudie. "Fine Scale Mapping Near the Deep Sea Floor," Oceans '76, 1976
Box 90 Folder 14
Macdonald Ken C. and F.N. Spiess. "High Resolution Geophysical Studies of the Cocos and Rivera Plate Boundaries", 1976
Box 90 Folder 15
Unconventional Vehicles for Ocean Research, Science, Technology and the Modern Navy, 1976
Box 90 Folder 16
Lonsdale, Peter and F.N. Spiess. "Abyssal Bedforms Explored with a Deeply Towed Instrument Package," Marine Geology, 1977
Box 90 Folder 17
Spiess, F., P. Lonsdale, M. Bender, et al. "MANOP site surveys", 1977
Box 90 Folder 18
A Note on the History of the G.H. Scripps Building, Marine Technology Society Journal, 1977
Box 90 Folder 19
Composite Aperture Side Looking Sonar, 1978
Box 90 Folder 20
Spiess, F.N., C.D. Lowenstein and D.E. Boegeman. "Fine Grained Deep Ocean Survey Techniques," Offshore Technology Conference, 1978
Box 90 Folder 21
Geodetic Measurements at Sea Floor Spreading Centers, An International Symposium on the Application of Geodesy to Geodynamics", 1978
Box 90 Folder 22
Norkman, William R., Gordon R. Hess and F.N. Spiess. "Mapping of Small Scale (Outcrop-Size) Sedimentalogical Features on Modern Submarine Fans," Offshore Technology Conference, 1978
Box 90 Folder 23
Macdonald, Ken C., Kim Kastens, F.N. Spiess and S.P. Miller. "Deep Tow Studies of the Tamayo Transform Fault," Marine Geophysical Researches, 1979
Box 90 Folder 24
Development of Sea Floor Search and Investigation Technology, MPL Technical Memorandum, 1979
Box 90 Folder 25
Shor, George C., Elizabeth N. Shor and F.N. Spiess. "The George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD", 1979
Box 90 Folder 26
Marine Geodesy in Relation to Plate Tectonics, Applications of Marine Geodesy in Support of National Objectives in Ocean Science, Engineering and Operations, 1979
Box 90 Folder 27
Lonsdale, Peter and F.N. Spiess. "A Pair of Young Cratered Volcanoes on the East Pacific Rise," Journal of Geology, 1979
Box 90 Folder 28
Macdonald, K.C. and F.N. Spiess. "Rise: Geophysical Experiments on the Pacific Rise Near 21'N," Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1979
Box 90 Folder 29
Acoustic Techniques for Marine Geodesy, Marine Geodesy, 1980
Box 90 Folder 30
Lonsdale, Peter and F.N. Spiess. "Deep-Tow Observations at the East Pacific Rise, 8'45'N and Some Interpretations," Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 1980
Box 90 Folder 31
Lowenstein, C.D., K.A. Kastens and F.N. Spiess. "Display Processing for Side-Scan Sonar Images," Offshore Technology Conference, 1980
Box 90 Folder 32
Spiess, F.N., Ken C. Macdonald, T. Atwater, et al. "East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments," Science, 1980
Box 90 Folder 33
Hess, G.R., B. Lawhead, G.S. Lichtman, et al. "Fine Scale Bathymetry Used for Submersible Studies of the Easy Pacific Rise," U.S. Geological Survey Open File, 1980
Box 90 Folder 34
Macdonald, Ken C., Keir Becker, F.N. Spiess and R.D. Ballard. "Hydrothermal Heat Flux of the "Black Smoker" Vents on the East Pacific Rise," Earth and Planetary Science Letter, 1980
Box 90 Folder 35
Tyce, R.C., L.A. Mayer and F.N. Spiess. "Near-Bottom Seismic Profiling: High Lateral Variability, Anomalous Amplitudes, and Estimates of Attenuation," Office of Naval Research Contracts, 1980
Box 90 Folder 36
Remarks on next fifty years in oceanography, Woods Hole, 1980
Box 91 Folder 1
Ocean Acoustic Remote Sensing of the Sea Floor, Ocean Acoustic Remote Sensing Workshop, 1980
Box 91 Folder 2
Macdonald, K.C. S.P. Miller, S.P. Huestis and F.N. Spiess. "Three-Dimensional Modeling of a Magnetic Reversal Boundary from Inversion of Deep-Tow Measurements," Journal of Geophysical Research, 1980
Box 91 Folder 3
Comparative Photogeologic Study of a Small Segment of the East Pacific Rise Axis Near 21'N Latitude, 1980-1981
Box 91 Folder 4
Acoustical Oceanography, Sesquicentennial Symposium Proceedings, 1981
Box 91 Folder 5
Spiess, F.N. and J.K. Orzech. "Location of Ancient Amphorae in the Deep Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea by the Deep Tow Vehicle," In the Realms of Gould, 1981
Box 91 Folder 6
Ruws Search, 1981
Box 91 Folder 7
Spiess, F.N. and C.D. Lowenstein. "Analysis of an Underwater Acoustic System for Marine Geodesy", 1982
Box 91 Folder 8
Spiess, F.N. and P.F. Lonsdale. "Deep Tow Rise Crest Exploration Techniques," Marine Technology Society Journal, 1982
Box 91 Folder 9
Analysis of Echo Sounder Errors, 1983
Box 91 Folder 10
Spiess, F.N. and P.E. Boegeman. "An Acoustic Transponder for Precision Measurement of Sea Floor Strain", 1984
Box 91 Folder 11
Spiess, F.N., C.D. Lowenstein and M.O. "Analysis of a Method for Precisely Relating a Seafloor Point to a Distant Point on Land: A Report Under NASA Grant NAG 5-320", 1984
Box 91 Folder 12
Kastens, Kim A. and F.N. Spiess. "Dissolution and Collapse Features on the Eastern Mediterranean Ridge," Marine Geology, 1984
Box 91 Folder 13
Photogeologic Study of a Segment of the East Pacific Rise Axis Near 21'N Latitude, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 1984
Box 91 Folder 14-16
Sub-Oceanic Geodetic Measurements, 1984-1985
Box 91 Folder 17
Analysis of a Possible Sea Floor Strain Measurement System, Marine Geodesy, 1985
Box 91 Folder 18
Seymour, R.J. and F.N. Spiess. "Large Column-Supported Floating Platforms," Ocean Space Utilization '85, 1985
Box 91 Folder 19
Suboceanic Geodetic Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1985
Box 92 Folder 1
Alenuihaha Channel Deep Tow Survey, 1986
Box 92 Folder 2
Genin, Amatzia, Paul K. Dayton, Peter F. Lonsdale and Fred N. Spiess. "Corals on Seamount Peaks Provide Evidence of Current Acceleration over Deep Sea Topography," Nature, 1986
Box 92 Folder 3
Pele 2: Initial Cruise Report, 1986
Box 92 Folder 4
Delaney, John R., Fred N. Spiess, Sean C. Solomon, et al. "Scientific Rationale for Establishing Long-Term Ocean Bottom Observatory/Laboratory Systems", 1986
Box 92 Folder 5-7
Marine Acoustic Techniques, Methods of Experimental Physics-Geophysics, 1986-1987
Box 92 Folder 8
Deep Ocean Near Bottom Surveying Techniques, Marine Minerals, 1987
Box 92 Folder 9
Spiess, F.N., R. Hessler, G. Wilson and M. Weydert. "Environmental Effects of Deep Sea Dredging," SIO Reference 87-5, 1987
Box 92 Folder 10
Marine Acoustic Techniques, Methods of Experimental Physics-Geophysics, 1987
Box 92 Folder 11
Langseth, Marcus G. and Fred. N. Spiess. "Science Opportunities Created by Wireline Re-entry of Deepsea Boreholes", 1987
Box 92 Folder 12-13
Seafloor Research and Ocean Technology, Marine Technology Society Journal, 1987
Box 92 Folder 14
Antrim, Lisa, Jean Christophe Sempene, Ken C. Macdonald and Fred N. Spiess. "Fine Scale Study of a Small Overlapping Spreading Center System at 12'54'N on the East Pacific Rise," Marine Geophysical Researches, 1988
Box 92 Folder 15
Spiess, F.N. and R.E. McDugg. "Sea-Going Experiments Workshop Final Report," RIDGE, 1988
Box 93 Folder 1
Seafloor Geodesy by the Year 2000, 1988
Box 93 Folder 2
Ander, Mark E., Mark A. Zumberge, Ted Lautzenhiser, et al. "A Test of Newton's Inverse-Square Law in the Greenland Ice Cap", 1988
Box 93 Folder 3
Spiess, F.N., R.A. Stephen, J. Becklehimer, et al. "LFASE: Quick Look Report", 1989
Box 93 Folder 4
Up Periscope! Observations on Ocean Research Policy and Administration, 1989
Box 93 Folder 5
Construction and Operation of a Wireline Re-entry System, 1990
Box 93 Folder 6
Paull, Charles K., Fred N. Spiess, Joseph R. Curray and David C. Twichell. "Origin of Florida Canyon and the Role of Spring Sapping on the Formation of Submarine Box Canyons," Geological Society of American Bulletin, 1990
Box 93 Folder 7
Paull, Charles K., David C Twichell, Fred N. Spiess and Joseph R. Curray. "Morphological Development of the Florida Escarpment: Observations on the Generation of Time Transgressive Unconformities in Carbonate Terrains," Marine Geology, 1991
Box 93 Folder 8
Spiess, Fred N., Dwight E. Boegeman and Carl Lowenstein. "First Ocean-Research-Ship-Supported Fly-in Re-entry to a Deep Ocean Drill Hole", 1992
Box 93 Folder 9
The Ocean Sciences Section: Who Are We?, EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1992
Box 93 Folder 10
Scripps Develops Wireline Reentry Capability, Seismic Waves, 1992
Box 157 Folder 9
Charles Kofoid's Role in Establishing the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1993

Notes, drafts and correspondence regarding Spiess' paper on Kofoid for the Fifth International Congress on the History of Oceanography held at SIO on July 14, 1993.

Box 93 Folder 11
Undersea Vehicle Technology: Past, Present and Future, 1993
Box 93 Folder 12
Spiess, F.N., George H. Purcell, Larry E. Young and Herbert Dragert. "Determination of Sea Floor Displacement Using Precision Transponders and GPS," International Symposium on Marine Positioning, 1994
Box 93 Folder 13
Spiess, Fred N. and John A Hildebrand. "Employing Geodesy to Study Temporal Variability at a Mid-Ocean Ridge," EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1995
Box 93 Folder 14
Spiess, Fred N. and John A. Hildebrand. "Geodesy on the Mid-Ocean Ridge", 1995
Box 93 Folder 15
Chave, Alan D., Arthur W. Green, Rob L. Evans, et al. "Report of a Workshop on Technical Approaches to Construction of a Seafloor Geomagnetic Observatory," WHOI, 1995
Box 93 Folder 16
Spiess, Fred N., C. David Chadwell, John A Hildebrand, et al. "Precise GPS/Acoustic Positioning of Seafloor Reference Points for Tectonic Studies", 1997
Box 93 Folder 17
Land, Lewis A., Charles K. Paull and Fred N. Spiess. "Abyssal Erosion and Scarp Retreat: Deep Tow Observations of the Black Escarpment and Blake Spur," Marine Geology, 1999
Box 93 Folder 18
Chadwell, C. David, John A. Hildebrand and Fred N. Spiess. "No Spreading Across the Southern Juan de Fuca Ridge Axial Cleft During 1994-1996," Geophysical Research Letters, 1999
Box 93 Folder 19
Spiess, F.N., M. Kyo, J.A. Hildebrand and C. de Moustier. "Marine Physical Laboratory Borehole Reentry System: Design & Operations", 1999 January
Box 93 Folder 20
Hildebrand, John A., Fred N. Spiess and C. David Chadwell. "Monitoring the Southeast Flank of Kilauea Volcano with Sea Floor Geodesy", ca. 2000
Box 93 Folder 21
Sweeney, Aaron D., C. David Chadwell, Fred N. Spiess and John A. Hildebrand. "Calibration of a Sound Velocimeter Using Del Grosso's Seawater Equation to 4500 Dbar in the Deep Ocean", 2000
Box 93 Folder 22
Sweeney, Aaron D., C. David Chadwell, John A. Hildabrand and Fred N. Spiess. "Centimeter-Level Positioning of Seafloor Acoustic Transponders From a Deeply-Towed Interrogator", 2002
Box 94 Folder 1
Stephen, R.A., J.A. Collins, J.A. Hildebrand, et al. "The Ocean Seismic Network Pilot Experiment", 2002
Box 94 Folder 2
Motivating the Underwater Acoustics Community, 2003
Box 94 Folder 3
Becker, Keir, Earl E. Davis, Fred N. Spiess and Christian P. deMoustier. "Temperature and Video Logs from the Upper Oceanic Crust, Holes 504B and 896A, Costa Rica Rift Flank: Implications for Permeability of Upper Oceanic Crust", 2003
Digital file 3
Becker et al - Supporting digital files, 2003
Box 94 Folder 4
Spiess, F.N., John D. Mudie and Carl D. Lowenstein. "Environmental Limitations to Deep Sea Search", undated
Box 94 Folder 5
Anderson, V.C. and F.N. Spiess. "Multichannel Dielectric Recorder for Steering a Linear Acoustic Array", undated
Box 94 Folder 6
Lonsdale, Peter F., Robert C. Tyce and F.N. Spiess. "Near Bottom Acoustic Observations of Abyssal Topography and Reflectivity," Physics of Sound in Marine Sediments, undated
Box 94 Folder 7
Spiess, F.N. and Carl D. Lowenstein. "Seafloor Pathfinding", undated
Box 94 Folder 8
Some Origins and Perspectives in Deep-Ocean Instrumentation Development, undated
Box 94 Folder 9
System for Installation of Equipment in Deep Sea Drill Holes, undated

Notes

Box 157 Folder 10-13
Unidentified class notes, ca. 1940s
Box 158 Folder 1-2
Class notes on Math 220A/220B, 1946-1947
Box 158 Folder 3-4
Class notes on Physics 210A/210B/290 notes on advanced electricity, 1947-1948
Box 158 Folder 5-8
Class notes on chemistry, 1950-1951
Box 94 Folder 10
Normal mode interference, ca. 1975
Box 94 Folder 11
Deep Tow Ops etc., ca. 1978
Box 94 Folder 12
Expedition notes, RAMA I/Titanic/HEBBLE, computation notebook, 1980-1982
Box 94 Folder 13
Research Project, computation notebook, 1982-1984
Box 94 Folder 14
Expeditions, etc., computation notebook, 1987-1990
Box 94 Folder 15
Meetings, miscellaneous, 1990-1992
Box 94 Folder 16
Expeditions, etc., computation notebook, 1991-1993
Box 94 Folder 17
Doppler radar, ca. 1992
Box 95 Folder 1
Expeditions, etc., computation notebook, 1993-1994
Box 95 Folder 2
PXP, 1993
Box 95 Folder 3
Expeditions and group plans, computation notebook, 1994-1997
Box 95 Folder 4
Expeditions, etc., computation notebook, 1997-1999
Box 95 Folder 5
UC Merced, 1999-2000
Box 95 Folder 6
Computation notebook, 2000-2001
Box 95 Folder 7
Acoustics notes, undated
Box 158 Folder 9
Bearings calculations, undated
Box 95 Folder 8-9
Interprocess communication, undated
Box 158 Folder 10
Nuclear shells, undated
Box 95 Folder 10
Temp/SV-profiles, undated
Box 95 Folder 11
Unidentified notes, undated

RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 9) RESEARCH PROPOSALS: Completed research proposal forms and corresponding notes and correspondence regarding each project. Arranged chronologically.

Box 96 Folder 1-10
Miscellaneous, 1967-1987
Box 97 Folder 1-9
Miscellaneous, 1967-1987
Box 98 Folder 1-10
Miscellaneous, 1967-1987
Box 99 Folder 1-9
Miscellaneous, 1995-1999
Box 99 Folder 10
Delay Lines for Steering Large Acoustic Arrays, SIO, 1955
Box 100 Folder 1
Direct Measurement of Crustal Strain at a Fast Spreading Center, NSF research proposal, 1980-1981
Box 100 Folder 2
Sea Floor Gravity, NSF, 1981
Box 100 Folder 3
Manganese Module Mining Environmental Study, 1982-1984
Box 100 Folder 4
Spreading-Center Processes and Products in the Mariana Trough Back-Arc Basin, NSF research proposal, 1983-1984
Box 100 Folder 5-6
Development of a Method for Accurately Tying Sea Surface Positions to a Deep Sea Floor Reference Point, NASA Headquarters, 1984-1985
Box 100 Folder 7-8
Fine Scale Investigation of Overlapping Rift Zones, National Science Foundation, 1984-1987
Box 100 Folder 9-10
A Determination of the Newtonian Gravitational Constant, National Science Foundation, 1986-1987
Box 100 Folder 11
A Study of Benthic Impacts of Test Mining at the Domes Site C, National Science Foundation, 1986-1987
Box 100 Folder 12
Program in Marine Physics Applied to Navy Undersea Missions, Office of Naval Research, 1986-1987
Box 100 Folder 13
Seafloor and Mid-Water Gravimetry, Office of Naval Research, 1986-1987
Box 101 Folder 1-2
An Oceanic Determination of the Newtonian Gravitational Constant, National Science Foundation, 1987
Box 101 Folder 3
The Assignment and Operation of the Deep Ocean Research Ship AGOR 23, Office of Naval Research, 1987
Box 101 Folder 4
Deep Sea Instrument Positioning and Recovery System, National Science Foundation, 1987
Box 101 Folder 5
Preliminary Design Study for a Medium Endurance Large Oceanographic Research Ship, National Science Foundation, 1987
Box 101 Folder 6
West Florida Carbonate Escarpment: Genesis, Geomorphology and Basal Processes, National Science Foundation, 1987
Box 101 Folder 7-8
Deep Ocean Benchmarks for GPS, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1987-1988
Box 101 Folder 9-10
Fine Scale Investigation of the Blanco Trough, University of Washington, 1987-1988
Box 101 Folder 11
Continuation of the Marine Physical Laboratory Multidisciplinary Ocean Science and Technology Program, Office of Naval Research, 1987-1989
Box 101 Folder 12
Do Seamounts Have Characteristic Faunal Patterns, National Science Foundation, 1987-1989
Box 101 Folder 13
Sea Floor Research Technology Development Center, National Science Foundation, 1987-1989
Box 102 Folder 1-3
Sea Floor Research Technology Development Center, National Science Foundation, 1987-1989
Box 102 Folder 4
Seafloor Strain Patterns: Measurement System Validation, National Science Foundation, 1987-1989
Box 102 Folder 5
Additional Requirements for Development of a Drill Hole Instrument Placement System, Johns Hopkins University, 1988
Box 102 Folder 6
Atlantic Salt Domes and Carbonate Escarpments: Geomorphology, Geochemical Processes and Geological Consequences, NSF research proposal, 1988
Box 102 Folder 7
The Blake-Bahama Escarpment: Genesis, Geomorphology and Basal Processes, National Science Foundation, 1988
Box 102 Folder 8-11
Development and Operation of a Wireline Re-entry System for Use in Deep Sea Drill Holes, JOI, 1988
Box 103 Folder 1
Outfitting Rum III for Resedimentation Studies, Oregon State University, 1988
Box 103 Folder 2
Continuation of Investigation of the Ocean Benchmarks for the Georeceiver Positioning System, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1988-1989
Box 103 Folder 3-4
Development and Testing of a Drill Hole Instrument Placement System, Johns Hopkins University, 1988-1989
Box 103 Folder 5
Manganese Nodule Mining Impact Investigations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1988-1990
Box 103 Folder 6
Borehole Supplemental Ship Request and Remainder of FY89 Needs, Office of Naval Research, 1989
Box 103 Folder 7
Continuation of the Interdisciplinary Research Program at the MPL, Office of Naval Research, 1989
Box 103 Folder 8
Geophysical Search for Non-Newtonian Gravity, The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 1989
Box 103 Folder 9
Engineering Study of Televiewer Possibilities for a Deep Sea Wireline Re-Entry Probe, 1989-1991
Box 103 Folder 10
Supplement to: Development and Operation of a Wireline Re-entry System, Joint Oceanographic Institutions, 1989-2000
Box 103 Folder 11
Deep Ocean Benchmarks for GPS Geodesy, NASA Geodynamics Branch, 1990
Box 103 Folder 12
Deep-Tow Surveys of Atlantic Diapirs and Carbonate Escarpments: Geomorphology, Geochemical Processes and Geological Consequences, NSF research proposal, 1990
Box 104 Folder 1
Fine Scale Investigation of the Intersection of the Kane Fracture Zone and the Mid Atlantic Ridge, University of Washington, 1990-1992
Box 104 Folder 2-4
Measurement of Seafloor Strain, NSF, 1990-1993
Box 104 Folder 5
Multi-Scale Studies of Seafloor Topography, ONR, 1990-1993
Box 104 Folder 6-7
Proposal for Continued Development and Use of Ocean Acoustic/GPS Geodetic Techniques, NASA, 1990-1993
Box 104 Folder 8
Subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate Beneath Cascadia: A Seafloor Geodetic Experiment, 1991
Box 104 Folder 9
Collaboration in Deep Towed Magnetometer Survey of Anomalies in the Southwest Pacific, NSF, 1992
Box 104 Folder 10
Deep Tow Search Operation, NSF, 1992
Box 104 Folder 11
OSN-1 Wireline Re-entry, NSF, 1992
Box 104 Folder 12
Swath Bathymetry Processing Aboard UNOLS Ship, NSF, 1992
Box 104 Folder 13
Continuation of Fine Scale Investigation of the Intersection of the Kane Fracture Zone and Mid Atlantic Ridge, University of Washington, 1993
Box 105 Folder 1
OSN-1 Wireline Re-entry, WHOI, 1993
Box 105 Folder 2
Scientific and Technical Support for Submarine Development Group One, Office of Naval Research, 1993-1995
Box 105 Folder 3
Program for Continued Development and Use of Ocean Acoustic/GPS Geodetic Techniques, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1994
Box 105 Folder 4
Supplement to Measurement of Seafloor Strain II, NSF, 1994
Box 105 Folder 5
Development and Operation of a Wireline Re-entry System for Use in Deep Sea Drill Holes, JOI, 1994-1995
Box 105 Folder 6
Broad-band Seismic Measurements on the Deep Ocean Floor: A Pilot Experiment, NSF, 1995
Box 105 Folder 7
Crosshole tomography experiment, 1995
Box 105 Folder 8
Imaging the Hydraulic Structure of the Oceanic Crust at Costa Rica Rift by Super Crosswell Tomography, NSF, 1995
Box 105 Folder 9
Measurement of Seafloor Strain, II, NSF-UNOLS, 1995
Box 105 Folder 10-11
Ridges observatory, 1995-1996
Box 106 Folder 1
Program for Continued Development and Use of Ocean Acoustic/GPS Geodetic Techniques, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1995-1996
Box 106 Folder 2
Seafloor Strain Measurement on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NSF research proposal, 1996
Box 106 Folder 3
Fiber Optic Telemetry for the Deep Tow Control Vehicle, National Science Foundation, 1997-1998
Box 106 Folder 4
Development and Operation of a Wireline Reentry System, JOI, 1998
Box 106 Folder 5
Measurement of Convergence Across the Northern Cascadia Subduction Zone, National Science Foundation, 1998-2001
Box 106 Folder 6
A Deep Seafloor Manipulator Package, National Science Foundation, 1999
Box 106 Folder 7
A Deep Seafloor Manipulator Platform, National Science Foundation, 1999
Box 106 Folder 8
Long-Term Monitoring of Off-Axis Hydrogeology on the Costa Rica Rift Using an Instrumental Wireline Multi-Packer System, National Science Foundation, 1999
Box 106 Folder 9
Monitoring Southwest Flank of Kilwea Volcano with Seafloor Geodesy, National Science Foundation, 1999-2000
Box 106 Folder 10
Scientific and Technical Support for Submarine Development Squadron FIVE, Office of Naval Research, 1999-2000
Box 106 Folder 11
Advanced Tethered Vehicle (ATV) Activation Project, ONR project proposal, 1999-2003
Box 106 Folder 12
Juan de Fuca Plate Geodesy: Juan de Fuca Ridge and Cascadia Subduction Zone, National Science Foundation, 1999-2003
Box 106 Folder 13
Collaborative Research: Long Time Continuous Sampling of Fluid in Instrumental Boreholes on the Eastern Flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, National Science Foundation, 2000
Box 106 Folder 14
ARL Program: MPL Focus Area-Passive Synthetic Aperture Sonar (PasSAS), Office of Naval Research, 2000-2004
Box 106 Folder 15
Geophysical Imaging of Shallow Gas Hydrates: An ODP Site Survey for Gulf of Mexico Drilling Using Electrical and Chirp seismic Techniques, National Science Foundation, 2001
Box 106 Folder 16
Development and Operation of a Wireline Reentry System, SIO Office of Contract and Grant Administration, 2001
Box 106 Folder 17
Juan de Fuca Plate Geodesy: Juan de Fuca Ridge and Cascadia Subduction Zone, NSF research proposal, 2001
Box 106 Folder 18
Seafloor Strain Measurements on the East Pacific Rise, NSF research proposal, 2002
Box 107 Folder 1
Juan de Fuca Plate Geodesy: Present-day Kinematics from Seafloor Geodetic Measurements, NSF research proposal, 2003
Box 107 Folder 2
FLIP in ORION: Feasibility and Cost Study, NSF, 2006
Box 107 Folder 3
Search for a Violation of Newton's Inverse Square Law, undated

SIO

Scope and Content of Series

Series 10) SIO: Working files, correspondence, notes and other materials detailing Spiess' professional activities at SIO. Arranged in four subseries: A) Committees and Working Files, B) Marine Operations Committee (MOC), C) Ships and D) Research Platforms.

A) Committee and Working Files: Correspondence, notes and other materials regarding Spiess' faculty and administrative responsibilities.

B) Marine Operations Committee (MOC): Correspondence, notes, forms and other documents pertaining to the ship operations managed by MOC.

C) Ships: General information and correspondence regarding the management and maintenance of SIO research vessels.

D) Research Platforms: General information, correspondence and notes regarding floating research platforms for oceanographic study, including FLIP.

Committees and Working Files

Box 107 Folder 4-7
Applied Ocean Sciences (AOS) Curricular Group, 1973-1993
Box 107 Folder 8-9
Aquarium, 1983-1991
Box 107 Folder 10
Committee on Naming Buildings, Streets, Colleges and Facilities, 1976-1980
Box 108 Folder 1
Cruise planning, miscellaneous, 1990-1991
Box 108 Folder 2
Cruise planning, miscellaneous, 1993-1995
Box 108 Folder 3-6
Department of SIO, 1954-1970
Box 108 Folder 7
Director's Advisory Council, SIO, 1969-1980
Box 108 Folder 8
Director's Advisory Council, SIO, 1984-1989
Box 108 Folder 9
Doctoral Committee, 1973-1980
Box 109 Folder 1
Executive Council, 1987-1989
Box 109 Folder 2
Faculty meetings, 1980-1990
Box 109 Folder 3
Geophysics Curricular Group, 1968-1991
Box 109 Folder 4
Hydraulic Facility Panel, 1977-1978
Box 109 Folder 5-7
IMR Subcommittee for Sea Grant, 1975-1978
Box 109 Folder 8
Institute of Marine Resources, 1986
Box 109 Folder 9
Japanese visitors, 1981-1986
Box 109 Folder 10
Library Committee, 1976-1977
Box 109 Folder 11
Long Range Planning Committee, 1986-1987
Box 110 Folder 1-4
Marine Life Research Advisory Panel, 1967-1984
Box 110 Folder 5-8
Marine Physical Laboratory, 1980-1988
Box 110 Folder 9
Marine Science Budgetary Savings Committee, 1976-1978
Box 110 Folder 10
Marine Sciences Physical Planning Committee, 1977-1979
Box 111 Folder 1-3
Marine Sciences Physical Planning Committee, 1983-1985
Box 111 Folder 4
Marine Sciences Physical Planning Committee, 2005-2006
Box 111 Folder 5
New Ship Committee, 1976
Box 111 Folder 6
Offshore Technology Distinguished Achievement Award to SIO, 1987
Box 111 Folder 7
Physical Oceanography Search Committee, 1973-1974
Box 111 Folder 8
Policy Council, 1990-1991
Box 111 Folder 9
Project notes, miscellaneous, 1980-1982
Box 111 Folder 10-11
Project notes, miscellaneous, 1985-2000
Box 112 Folder 1-4
Project notes, miscellaneous, 1985-2000
Box 112 Folder 5
Project notes, "NASA Geodesy", 1996
Box 112 Folder 6
Reorganization, ca. 1965
Box 112 Folder 7-8
Research Advisory Council, ca. 1965
Box 112 Folder 9-10
Research proposal information, 1983-1986
Box 113 Folder 1-2
Research proposal information, 1983-1986
Box 113 Folder 3-4
Scripps Heritage Committee, 1996-2002
Box 113 Folder 5
Scripps Industrial Associates, 1980-1988
Box 113 Folder 6
Scripps Island Committee, 1967-1972
Box 113 Folder 7
Sea Grant Advisory Committee, 1970-1973
Box 113 Folder 8
Ship time requests, 1984-1995
Box 113 Folder 9
Short Range Planning Committee, 1986-1987
Box 113 Folder 10
SIO Division, 1971-1973
Box 114 Folder 1
SIO Division, 1971-1973
Box 114 Folder 2
SIO Research Overview, 2000
Box 114 Folder 3-5
Space Advisory Committee, 1976-1985
Box 114 Folder 6
Staff Council, 1974-1979
Box 114 Folder 7-8
Staff Council, 1981-1993
Box 115 Folder 1
Staff Council, 1981-1993
Box 115 Folder 2
Steering Committee, 1986-1987
Box 115 Folder 3
Technological history, 2003
Box 115 Folder 4-5
Undergraduate Teaching Committee, 1987-1988

Marine Operations Committee (MOC)

Box 115 Folder 6-7
General information and correspondence, 1972-1980
Box 115 Folder 8-9
General information and correspondence, 1980-1997
Box 116 Folder 1-5
General information and correspondence, 1980-1997
Box 116 Folder 6
General information and correspondence, 2000
Box 116 Folder 7-8
Meetings, 1986-1988
Box 116 Folder 9-10
AGOR-23/24, 1991-1994
Box 117 Folder 1-2
AGOR-23/25, 1991-1994
Box 117 Folder 3-4
ONR, 1984-1987
Box 117 Folder 5
Resident Marine Technician Program, 1982-1983
Box 117 Folder 6-9
R/V Thomas Washington re-fit, 1983-1986
Box 118 Folder 1-6
R/V Thomas Washington re-fit, 1983-1986
Oversize Annex MC-007-06
R/V Thomas Washington re-fit blueprints, 1982
Box 118 Folder 7-8
Ship equipment, 1980-1988
Box 119 Folder 1-3
Ship manuals, 1979-1992
Box 119 Folder 4
Ship scheduling and cruise requests, 1980-1986
Box 119 Folder 5-6
Ship schedules, 1980-1988
Box 119 Folder 7
UNOLS fleet, 2002

Ships

Box 119 Folder 8-10
General information and correspondence, 1986-1994
Box 120 Folder 1-3
General information and correspondence, 1986-1994
Box 120 Folder 4
Supplies - Correspondence, notes and sketches, 1993
Box 120 Folder 5
Deep Jeep, 1964-1966
Box 120 Folder 6
European ships, 1966-1984
Box 120 Folder 7-8
Federal fleet, 1984
Box 120 Folder 9-10
Northeast Consortium Research Fleet (NECOR), 1984-1989
Box 120 Folder 11-12
M/V Osprey, 1983-1984
Box 121 Folder 1
Polar research vessel, 1984-1988
Box 121 Folder 2
R/V New Horizon, 1967
Box 121 Folder 3-4
R/V New Horizon, 1990-1992
Box 121 Folder 5
Sailing ships, 1980-1983
Box 121 Folder 6-8
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH), 1984-1989
Box 121 Folder 9
University of Texas, 1984-1985

Research Platforms

Box 122 Folder 1-2
FLIP general information and correspondence, 1966-1990
Box 122 Folder 3
The Glosten Associates, Inc., FLIP renovations, 1981-1993
Box 122 Folder 4-5
Research Platform Workshop, 1987 June 29-30
Box 122 Folder 6
SwellEX field experiments, 1994-1996

OLD SCRIPPS BUILDING

Scope and Content of Series

Series 11) OLD SCRIPPS BUILDING: General information and correspondence, technical plans and notes, publicity material and photographs pertaining to the historic preservation and renovation of the George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory, also referred to as the "Old Scripps Building." Arranged in two subseries: A) Historic Preservation and B) Renovation.

Historic Preservation

Box 122 Folder 7-9
General information and correspondence, 1915-1987

Includes general information and correspondence pertaining to the nomination of the building as a national historical site.

Box 123 Folder 1-2
General information and correspondence, 1915-1987
Box 123 Folder 3-4
History and original construction, ca. 1905-1940
Box 123 Folder 5
Irving John Gill, 1908, ca. 1970

Original 1908 work proposal for construction of the Biological Station, as well as contemporary materials from the 1970s on Irving J. Gill and his architectural works in San Diego.

Box 123 Folder 6
Application for a Grant-in-Aid Under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 1977
Box 123 Folder 7
Procedural guides, grants-in-aid, 1977-1980
Box 123 Folder 8
California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, 1977
Box 123 Folder 9
San Diego Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1978
Box 123 Folder 10
San Diego Historical Society, 1979
Box 123 Folder 11
Historic Structure Report to the California Office of Historic Preservation, 1979

By George Shor, Elizabeth Shor and Fred Spiess.

Box 123 Folder 12
Statewide Project Planning Guide site visit, 1980 October 23
Box 124 Folder 1
National Historic Landmark Dedication Ceremony, 1983 October 13
Box 124 Folder 2
Notes and research by Fred Spiess, ca. 1977-1983
Box 124 Folder 3-4
Notes and research by Sally Spiess, ca. 1980
Box 124 Folder 5
Photographs, ca. 1929-1980

Photos of the Old Scripps Building throughout history, including photos of Fred and Sally Spiess during its renovation.

Renovation

Box 124 Folder 6-12
Correspondence, 1966-1983
Box 125 Folder 1-10
Correspondence, 1966-1983
Box 126 Folder 1
Renovation questionnaire, 1977 April
Box 126 Folder 2-4
Structural analysis, University Engineering, 1977-1978
Box 126 Folder 5
Project planning guides, 1977-1984
Box 126 Folder 6-9
Phase I, 1979-1980

Includes photographs of construction.

Box 126 Folder 10-11
Phase II, 1980-1983
Box 127 Folder 1-3
Phase III, 1983-1984
Box 127 Folder 4-6
Funding and donations, 1977-1984
Box 128 Folder 1-9
Old Scripps Building Advisory Committee, 1977-1989

General information, forms and correspondence.

Box 129 Folder 1-2
Old Scripps Building Advisory Committee, 1977-1989
Box 129 Folder 3
Chancellor's Committee, 1977-1980
Box 129 Folder 4-5
Marine Science Physical Planning Committee, 1977-1980, 2004
Box 129 Folder 6
Volunteer group work parties, 1978-1982
Box 158 Folder 11
Photographs of volunteers at work, ca. 1988
Box 129 Folder 7
Shipboard Computer Group, 1979-1983
Box 129 Folder 8
Classroom Subcommittee, Old Scripps Building Committee, 1983
Box 129 Folder 9
Graduate Department, 1985
Box 129 Folder 10
Heritage Committee, 1986-1993
Box 129 Folder 11-12
Macy, Henderson & Cole A.I.A., 1979
Box 129 Folder 13
Laird Landon Company, 1982-1983
Box 150 Folder 4-5
Scrapbook - Old Scripps Building Restoration, 1977-1983

Scrapbook pages with clippings, newsletters, correspondence, photographs. Contents removed from vinyl 3-ring binder, fragile.

Box 150 Folder 6
Scrapbook - Historical Designations, 1977-1983

Scrapbook with materials relating to City of San Diego Historic Site 119. Contents removed from vinyl 3-ring binder, fragile.

Box 151 Folder 1-4
Scrapbooks (oversize), 1977-1983

UC SAN DIEGO / SHARED GOVERNANCE

Scope and Content of Series

Series 12) UC SAN DIEGO / SHARED GOVERNANCE: Correspondence, agendas, meeting notes and other committee materials documenting Spiess' involvement with various University of California groups and committees, including the UC Academic Senate and the San Diego Division of that body. The materials contain extensive notes, original correspondence, and annotations by Spiess.

Box 130 Folder 1
Academic Senate - Academic status of librarians, 1962-1968
Box 130 Folder 2-4
Special Committee on Non-Academic Senate Academic Personnel - Correspondence and minutes, 1967-1968
Box 130 Folder 5
Applied Ocean Sciences Group, 1973-1980
Box 130 Folder 6
Space Sciences Laboratory Review Committee, 1978-1979
Box 130 Folder 7
Contract and Grant Administration Review Committee / Committee to Review Research Management Reorganization, 1978-1979
Box 131 Folder 1-6
Academic Senate - Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), 1959-1967
Box 132 Folder 1
Academic Senate - Academic Council - Notes, 1988-1990
Box 132 Folder 2-7
Academic Senate - Academic Council - Spiess's agendas and meeting minutes, 1989-1990
Box 133 Folder 1-8
Academic Senate - Academic Council - Chair correspondence, 1988-1990
Box 134 Folder 1-9
Academic Senate, San Diego Division, 1984-1990
Box 135 Folder 1-8
Academic Senate - Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA), 1983-1984
Box 136 Folder 1-6
Academic Senate, San Diego Division - Graduate Council, 1980-1984

Includes evaluations and eviews of major departments and original proposal for Communications program (folders 1-3).

Box 137 Folder 1
Academic Senate, San Diego Division - Academic Planning and Program Review Board (APPRB) - Proposal for Joint Ph.D. in Public Health at UCSD and SDSU, 1984-1989
Box 137 Folder 2
Chancellor's Committee on Naming Buildings, Streets, Colleges and Facilities, 1980-1988
Box 137 Folder 3
Center for Education and Research in Applied Mathematics, 1985
Box 137 Folder 4
South Africa divestment, 1985
Box 137 Folder 5
Academic Senate, San Diego Division - Earth Sciences and Anthropology Programs, 1994-1995
Box 137 Folder 6
Academic Senate, San Diego Division - HRMI Staff Personnel Policy Committee, 1995-1996
Box 137 Folder 7-8
Academic Senate, San Diego Division - Committee on Campus and Community Environment, 1997-1998
Box 138 Folder 1-4
Academic Senate - Academic Council - Long Range Planning Committee, 1988-1989

Includes new campus site selection materials.

Box 138 Folder 5
Academic Senate - Faculty Consulting Group for Planning 10th Campus, 1989
Box 139 Folder 1-10
UC Site Selection Task Force, 1989-1991

UNIVERSITY NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM (UNOLS)

Scope and Content of Series

Series 13) UNIVERSITY NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM (UNOLS): Subject files and correspondence documenting Spiess' activities with UNOLS, specifically the Fleet Improvement and Replacement Committees.

Box 140 Folder 1-5
General information and correspondence, 1982-1992
Box 140 Folder 6-7
Advisory Committee, 1984-1994
Box 140 Folder 8
Geophysics research projects, miscellaneous, 1957-1974
Box 140 Folder 9-10
ALVIN-ATLANTIS II deep submersible, 1981-1989
Box 141 Folder 1-4
ALVIN-ATLANTIS II deep submersible, 1981-1989
Box 141 Folder 5
Cruise assessments, 1982-1984
Box 141 Folder 6-11
Fleet Improvement Committee, 1986-1990
Box 142 Folder 1-9
Fleet Improvement Committee, 1986-1990
Box 143 Folder 1-6
Fleet Improvement Committee, 1986-1990
Box 143 Folder 7-10
Fleet Replacement Committee, 1983-1993
Box 144 Folder 1-8
Fleet Replacement Committee, 1983-1993

PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 14) PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES: Images of note include portraits of Fred Spiess and his family, professional gatherings, social events, expeditions and work at sea. The slides are mostly organized according to type and event, in a rough chronological order. Arranged in two subseries: A) Prints and Digital Images, and B) Slides.

Prints and Digital Images

Fred Spiess

Box 152 Folder 3
Matted portraits, ca. 1929-1934
Box 144 Folder 9
Portraits, 1965-1980
Box 145 Folder 1
Receiving plaque, ca. 1985
Box 145 Folder 2
SIO Director's House renovation, 1997
Box 145 Folder 3
Fred Spiess with Philippe-Pierre and Jacques-Yves Cousteau at SIO, 1971 December

Groups and events

Box 144 Folder 10
Miscellaneous

Includes copy prints from Capricorn, FLIP christening, acoustic transducer, and "black smokers" shot from East Pacific rise.

Box 145 Folder 4
Underwater Sound Advisory Group, 1964
Box 145 Folder 5
Ft. Lauderdale, 1964 February
Box 145 Folder 6
Charles Wright, Leonard Liebermann, Carl Eckart, Al Focke and Fred Spiess, 1968
Box 145 Folder 7
Pete Trapani retirement party, 1972
Box 158 Folder 12
FLIP 20th anniversary party, 1982 July
Box 145 Folder 8
SIO Symposium, 1987
Box 145 Folder 9
FLIP 40th anniversary celebration, 2002

Work at sea

Box 145 Folder 10
Marine Physical Laboratory, 1966 September 7
Box 145 Folder 11
Unidentified work at sea, 1968-1999
Box 145 Folder 12-20
INDOMED Expedition underwater prints, 1978 September
Box 146 Folder 1-10
INDOMED Expedition underwater prints, 1978 September
Box 147 Folder 1-11
INDOMED Expedition underwater prints, 1978 September
Box 148 Folder 1-2
INDOMED Expedition underwater prints, 1978 September
Digital file 1 Folder 1
Aboard R/V Thomas Washington, 1980 April

10 JPEG images of Spiess and crew working at sea.

Digital file 1 Folder 2
Deeptow survey for High Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiments program (HEBBLE), 1981 June

22 JPEG images of Spiess and crew working at sea.

Digital file 1 Folder 3
Search for the Titanic aboard R/V Gyre, 1981 July

10 JPEG images of Spiess and crew working at sea.

Box 148 Folder 3
Wireline re-entry, ca. 1990
Box 148 Folder 4
USS Blackfin site, 1994

Underwater photographs of sunken WWII submarine.

Box 148 Folder 5
ROV equipment, undated

Assorted photographs and diagrams of remotely operated underwater vehicles.

Family

Box 152 Folder 3
Frederick Spiess, 1930

Portait of Fred N. Spiess' father, sent to him on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

Box 148 Folder 6
Miscellaneous family photos, ca. 1890-1949
Box 149 Folder 7
Miscellaneous family photos, ca. 1960-2000
Box 148 Folder 8
Spiess family "Tribal Reunion", 1988 April
Digital file 4
Fred and Sarah (Sally) Spiess, 1992-2002

Slides

Box 148 Folder 9
Miscellaneous people and events, 1967-1973
Box 148 Folder 10
Miscellaneous people and events, 1976-1984
Box 148 Folder 11-12
Miscellaneous people and events, 1979-1983
Box 148 Folder 13
Miscellaneous work at sea, 1964-1970
Box 148 Folder 14
R/V Alpha Helix launch, 1965
Box 148 Folder 15
Miscellaneous work at sea, 1966-1973

Subjects include FLIP, Deep Tow, Hawaii, R/V Thomas Washington and other unidentified work at sea.

Box 149 Folder 1-2
Miscellaneous work at sea, 1966-1973
Box 149 Folder 3
UC San Diego Medical School ground-breaking, 1966
Box 149 Folder 4-5
Deep Tow, 1967, 1973
Box 149 Folder 6
Torrey Pines, 1966-1974
Box 149 Folder 7
National Academy of Engineering tour of FLIP, 1967
Box 149 Folder 8
OSU Totem I, 1969
Box 149 Folder 9
Unidentified indoor pool facility - Equipment testing, 1972
Box 149 Folder 10
San Diego Pottery Canyon Dedication, 1973
Box 149 Folder 11
Wooster farewell, 1973
Box 149 Folder 12
SIO student beach party, 1978
Box 149 Folder 13-14
Miscellaneous campus, 1978-1984

SIO staff at the beach, Raitt Room, parties and other campus events.

Box 149 Folder 15
Graduation, 1979
Box 149 Folder 16
Oceanids Johnson Cottage, 1983
Box 149 Folder 17
PCG 91-05, 1991
Box 149 Folder 18
Miscellaneous SIO, 1991
Box 149 Folder 19
Borehole reentry equipment aboard R/V Thomas Washington, undated
Box 149 Folder 20
Deep Tow JDF, undated
Box 149 Folder 21
FLIP, undated
Box 149 Folder 22
Rover, undated
Box 149 Folder 23
Unidentified ship and equipment, undated

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

Oversize FS-99
Scripps and the World Oceans, film footage used for Spiess lecture, 1965 May 11

Silent color film to accompany faculty lecture given by Spiess. Clips of the Cousteau diving saucer, diving off the coast of San Diego, FLIP and seismic seafloor explosion onboard R/V Argo. Color, silent, time 00:17:42.

Box 150 Folder 1
Sound recordings, 1987-1992

All on audiocassette. SIO Honors Professor Fred N. Spiess for Forty Years of Excellence as a Scientist and Leader (Speakers include Victor Anderson, Richard Atkinson, George Shor and Fred Fisher. A program for this event is in the BIOGRAPHICAL series. Time 00:35:28). Seagoing Experiments Workshop, RIDGE Initiative (Recording of the opening sessions from a three-day workshop held at SIO, time 03:04:15). Interview w/ La Jolla Light.

Box 150 Folder 2
VHS - Installation of hydrogeological instrumentation in Ocean Drilling Project holes 504B and 896A, 2001 August

Underwater video of the MPL Control Vehicle installing Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kits (CORK) for wireline reentry of deep-sea boreholes. Footage cited in paper titled "Temperature and Video Logs from the Upper Oceanic Crust, Holes 504B and 896A, Costa Rica Rift Flank: Implications for Permeability of Upper Oceanic Crust" by Keir Becker, Earl E. Davis, Fred N. Spiess and Christian P. deMoustier. No sound, b/w, time approx. 00:50:00

Box 150 Folder 2
VHS - National Geographic Today footage for FLIP 40th anniversary, 2002 December 16

Liquid Planet program special about FLIP. Program hosts interview the "two Freds," Frederick Fisher and Fred Spiess. Explains how FLIP operates, shows aerial footage of FLIP flipping and investigates the unique living conditions aboard the ship, including furniture and appliances that rotate with the vessel's orientation. Time 00:06:39.

Box 150 Folder 2
VHS - Mark Zumberge (UCSD Office of Learning Resources), Scripps Institution of Oceanography ATV Cruise, 2003 June

Launch of ATV off R/V Roger Revelle, onboard control room and personnel and underwater footage of ATV descent to ocean floor. Time 00:04:25.

Box 150 Folder 3
VHS - 80 Before 80, 1999 October

Videotape and notes from symposium dedicated to Spiess' 80th birthday.

Digital file 2
History of DeepTow, 2001

Daniel Fornari interviews Spiess on the history of Deep Tow. At the time of this interview Fornari was Senior Scientist for the WHOI Deep Ocean Exploration Institute. Time 00:13:30.