Francis Parker Shepard Papers, 1921-1985. Collection 81-95
Accession No.: 81-95 PROCESSING RECORD SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY ARCHIVES Shepard, Francis Parker (1897-1985) Francis Parker Shepard Papers, 1921-1985 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 42 rcc ARRANGEMENT: arranged into the following series: Biographical Series, Correspondence Series, Subject Series, Data Series, Published and Unpublished Writings Series, Photographs Series, Maps and Illustrations Series, Films Series, Slides Series. DESCRIPTION: Papers of marine geologist Francis Parker Shepard, including biographical information, correspondence, notes, data, manuscripts, logs, photographs, maps, & charts. The collection documents his work with API & on submarine canyons & beach erosion. The original arrangement of the Shepard Papers has been disturbed over the years. Some files were maintained in Shepard's office and some files were kept at his home. The original arrangement consisted of three large series: correspondence, data files and reprints. There were smaller incomplete series of subject files and manuscripts of papers. The original arrangement of photographs and illustrations had been disrupted over the years. The Shepard papers were identified, sorted and rearranged into the following series: Biographical Series, Correspondence Series, Subject Series, Data Series, Published and Unpublished Writings Series, Photographs Series, Maps and Illustrations Series, Films Series, Slides Series. The correspondence series is in its original arrangement. It is arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by correspondent. The processor arranged the biographical, subject, data, writings, photographs, illustrations, and films series alphabetically. The slides series was arranged in chronological order. Boxes 28-32 were arranged as they were received. Some inconsistencies of file order were discovered. Correspondence missing from the correspondence series was found in the subject series and subsequently moved to the correspondence series.
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