http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x63smp Online items available Robert L. Fisher Papers Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Copyright 2016 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175
[email protected] URL: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/index.html Robert L. Fisher Papers SMC 0114 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Robert L. Fisher Papers Creator: Fisher, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1925- Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0114 Physical Description: 47 Linear feet(47 cartons, 25 films, 1 map case folder, 54 map case drawers, 284 rolled charts) Date (inclusive): 1950-2013 Abstract: Scripps Institution of Oceanography research geologist Robert L. Fisher's papers, correspondence, professional materials, research files and writings. Scope and Content of Collection Scripps Institution of Oceanography research geologist Robert L. Fisher's papers, correspondence, professional materials, research files and writings. It includes an extensive array of materials pertaining to SIO expeditions and marine operations, as well the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) and Deep Sea Drilling projects. Subjects of note include marine geology, seafloor exploration and cartography, and deep-sea topography, as well as the study of seafloor spreading, subduction and plate tectonics. Arranged in fifteen series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) SUBJECT FILES, 4) GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS, 5) GENERAL BATHYMETRIC CHART OF THE OCEANS (GEBCO), 6) MARINE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (MOC), 7) CONFERENCES & EVENTS, 8) EXPEDITIONS & WORK AT SEA, 9) DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT (DSDP), 10) TEACHING, 11) TALKS & APPEARANCES, 12) WRITINGS & PUBLICATIONS, 13) PHOTOGRAPHS & SLIDES, 14) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS and 15) CHARTS AND MAPS.