M. N. Bramlette Papers, 1926-1975 (SMC 56)

OFF-SITE STORAGE: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Extent: 2.6 Linear feet (1 record carton, 4 archives boxes)

Papers of Milton Nunn Bramlette (1896-1977), geoscientist and professor of geology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Bramlette was known for his studies of the biostratigraphy of nannoplankton fossils, which were used for dating ocean sediments. The collection includes correspondence, research notes, data, and photographs.

Papers of Milton Nunn Bramlette (1896-1977), geoscientist and professor of geology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Bramlette was known for his studies of the biostratigraphy of nannoplankton fossils, which were used for dating ocean sediments. The collection includes correspondence, research notes, data, and photographs.

Arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, and 3) RESEARCH PROJECTS.

Provenance

After Bramlette's death, Edward Winterer, William Riedel and Frances L. Parker examined his files and books. Winterer saved this material, and transferred ito the SIO Archives with the permission of Emily Bramlette Assami. Later, additional material was found by Joe Curray in a desk that had belonged to Bramlette; Curray donated that content.

Container List

CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) CORREPONDENCE: Correspondence between Bramlette and other geologists, micropaleontologists, scientific organizations, and oil corporations. Correspondents include William Berggren, Georges Deflandre, Erlend Martini, Herbert Stradner, Erwin Kamptner, the American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, and the US Geological Survey. A small amount of correspondence is in German and French.

Box 1 Folder 1
Chronological correspondence, 1945-1967
Box 1 Folder 2-7
American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, 1947-1971
Box 1 Folder 8
Berggren, William A., 1960-1975
Box 1 Folder 9
Blow, Walter H., 1965-1966
Box 1 Folder 10
Deflandre, Georges, 1952-1967

Includes a portrait of Deflandre.

Box 1 Folder 11
Deposition and Diagenesis of Diatomaceous Sediments (conference dedicated to Bramlette), UC Santa Cruz, 1975 March 3
Box 1 Folder 12
Hay, William W., 1961-1967
Box 1 Folder 13
Humble Oil, 1960-1967
Box 1 Folder 14
International Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, 1962-1964
Box 1 Folder 15
Kamptner, Erwin, 1953-1962
Box 1 Folder 16
Lamont Geological Observatory, 1964-1969
Box 1 Folder 17
Martini, Erlend, 1957-1967
Box 1 Folder 18
Oil labs, 1958-1966
Box 1 Folder 19
Operation Crossroads - Invitation and pamphlet for observers, 1946
Box 1 Folder 20
Stradner, Herbert, 1958-1964
Box 1 Folder 21-22
USGS correspondence and reports, 1947-1958
Box 1 Folder 23
England (Geo. Survey and Museum, and others), 1952-1965
Box 1 Folder 24
Venezuela travel permit and passport, 1945

For Gulf Oil travel.

Box 1 Folder 25
New Zealand Geological Survey, 1953-1965

WRITINGS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) WRITINGS: Drafts, correspondence, data, and photographs for articles and reports by Bramlette on geology and biostratigraphy. The series includes Bramlette's teaching materials in geology from UC Los Angeles, and an annotated typescript of "Diving During Capricorn Expedition" with the original drawings.

Box 2 Folder 1
Bibliography, ca. 1970
Box 2 Folder 2
Seminar on Stratigraphy, UCLA Geology 252, 1940-1950
Box 2 Folder 3
Preliminary Report on the Stratigraphy Adjacent to the Llanos of Colombia, 1945
Box 2 Folder 4
Review of the Oil Possibilities of Yemen (S.W. Arabia), 1946
Box 2 Folder 5
Relation of the Producing Sandstone of the Rangely Field, Colorado, to the Weber and Associated Formations, 1948-1959
Box 2 Folder 6
Review of Geology of the Whittier-La Habra Area, Los Angeles County, California (Charles J. Kundert, 1952), 1952
Box 2 Folder 7
Willard Bascom, et al. Diving During Capricorn Expedition, 1953 March 25

Typescript and original drawings, annotated by Bramlette, who was a participant on the expedition.

Box 2 Folder 8
The Distribution and Origin of Pelagic Sediments. International Oceanographic Congress, 1959 September 7
Box 2 Folder 9
E. Martini and M. N. Bramlette. Calcareous Nannoplankton from the Experimental Mohole Drilling, ca. 1961
Box 2 Folder 10
M. N. Bramlette and E. Martini. Status of Some Taxa of Calcareous Nannoplankton, 1962
Box 2 Folder 11
Methods of Stratigraphic Work on the Tertiary of Nevada
Box 2 Folder 12
G. Deflandre and M. N. Bramlette. Significance of Coccolithophorids in Stratigraphy

RESEARCH

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) RESEARCH PROJECTS: A small selection of correspondence, research notes, data, and photographs for Bramlette's research, particularly on the geology of the Southern California region and the biostratigraphy of fossil nannoplankton in ocean cores. The series includes a notebook from the MidPac Expedition in 1950 (with limited notes on data and core collection) and Bramlette's research notes for the American Petroleum Institute.

US Geological Survey notes and data

Box 2 Folder 13
Palos Verdes Hills, 1926-1931
Box 2 Folder 14
Topanga Canyon, 1931
Box 2 Folder 15
Naples section, 1931
Box 2 Folder 16
Point Conception, Santa Barbara, 1931
Box 2 Folder 17
Chico Martinez Creek, 1931-1932
Box 2 Folder 18
Reliz Canyon, Monterey region, Caliente Peak, Mulholland Drive, L.A. City section, 1931-1932
Box 2 Folder 19
Beverly Glen, Dry Canyon, 1931-1932
Box 3 Folder 1
Oil Canyon and Big Tar Canyon, 1931-1933
Box 3 Folder 2
Grimes Canyon, Purissima Hills, Palos Verdes Hills, 1931-1936
Box 3 Folder 3
Highland monocline, San Luis Obispo, 1931-1944
Box 3 Folder 4
San Luis Obispo region, Pismo, 1932-1936
Box 3 Folder 5
Modelo Canyon, White Rock Bluff, Kern River, Puente Hills, Pioneer anticline, Maricopa, 1932-1936
Box 3 Folder 6
Las Cruces area
Box 3 Folder 7
Berkeley region, Bear Canyon, San Pablo, Pinole, 1932-1936
Box 3 Folder 8
Sedimentary petrology, 1940-1949
Box 3 Folder 9-10
MidPac Expedition - Data notebook, notes, and photographs of cores, 1950
Box 3 Folder 11
American Petroleum Institute, 1951-1960
Box 4 Folder 1-8
Coccoliths, 1952-1969

Correspondence regarding coccolith samples from California, the Caribbean, Denmark, southern Europe, the United States, and other locations.

Box 5 Folder 1-2
Samples, 1953-1974
Box 5 Folder 3-4
Glauconite, 1954-1958
Box 5 Folder 5
Biostratigraphic zones, 1960-1971
Box 5 Folder 6
Meteorite fossils, 1962-1967
Box 5 Folder 7
JOIDES, 1965-1966
Box 5 Folder 8
Deep Sea Drilling Project core 216 samples, 1969-1972
Box 5 Folder 9
Zonations, 1972-1975