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George G. Shor Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c82j6hkr No online items George G. Shor 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 George G. Shor Papers SMC 0033 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: George G. Shor Papers Creator: Shor, George G. Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0033 Physical Description: 11 Linear feet(11 cartons, 1 map case folder, and digital files) Physical Description: 57.8 Megabytes Date (inclusive): 1950 - 2009 Abstract: Papers of marine geophysicist George Shor, including his correspondence, committee files, teaching materials and geophysics research files. The collection also includes materials regarding the historic preservation of the Old Scripps Building. Scope and Content of Collection Papers of marine geophysicist George Shor, including his correspondence, committee files, teaching materials and geophysics research files. The collection also includes materials regarding the historic preservation of the Old Scripps Building. Subjects of note include marine geophysics, seismic refraction and reflection, Project Mohole, the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE), SIO ship operations and the Birch Aquarium. Arranged in eight series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL FILES, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) TEACHING, 4) GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS, 5) GEOPHYSICS WORK, 6) PROJECTS, 7) INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION (IDOE) and 8) SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY. Biography George G. Shor (1923-2009) was a marine geophysicist who served as chief scientist on many SIO research expeditions and contributed to the administration of the Scripps fleet and seagoing operations. His interests included marine seismic refraction and reflection, deep sea topography, research fleet operations and SIO campus planning. Shor received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech in 1944. During World War II he joined the U.S. Navy Reserve and served as a radar and communications officer. He returned to Caltech in 1946 and received an M.S. in Geophysics in 1948. Between 1948 and 1951 he worked for the geophysical company Seismic Explorations, Inc. as party chief of a reflection seismograph crew before returning to Caltech for his Ph.D. in Seismology in 1951. Shor graduated in 1954, having conducted his dissertation on the seismic reflection of the Mohorovicic discontinuity, the boundary between the earth's crust and mantle. Shor began his career at SIO in 1953 working for the Marine Physical Laboratory as an Assistant Research Geophysicist. From the 1960s through the 1980s Shor had a rigorous seagoing career in which he averaged over two months at sea per year. He served as chief scientist for many expeditions, using explosives and air guns to conduct refraction and reflection studies. Shor served as principal investigator for Project Mohole, an endeavor launched by the American Miscellaneous Society in the 1950s which attempted to drill through the earth's crust into the Mohorovicic discontinuity. Alongside colleague Russell Raitt, Shor participated in several Mohole committees and piloted expeditions around the Hawaiian Islands to determine the best drilling location for the project. Project Mohole was terminated by Congress before drilling could begin. In 1960 Shor served as chief scientist on the Monsoon Expedition, the first SIO expedition to the Indian Ocean as part of the International Indian Ocean Expedition. His work in the Indian Ocean continued throughout his career and he was made special advisor to the Committee for Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP) from 1976-1991. Shor also served as Ship Scheduling Officer for the SIO Marine Operations Committee and was a formative participant in the creation of the UNOLS research ship fleet. During the 1960s he helped to establish the California Sea Grant program, serving as its manager from 1969 to 1973. From 1968 until his retirement in 1991 Shor served as Associate Director of SIO. George Shor's spouse, Elizabeth "Betty" Noble Shor, also worked at SIO as a laboratory assistant under ichthyologist Carl L. Hubbs. After Hubbs' death in 1979, she continued her work at Scripps, maintaining Hubbs' personal papers and library for many years. Remembered as the unofficial historian of SIO, she gathered records and papers across the institution and established the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives, and advocated for the historic preservation of the Old Scripps Building. She wrote Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Probing the Oceans, 1936-1976 for the Institution's 75th anniversary, and accompanied her husband on many research expeditions. George G. Shor Papers SMC 0033 2 Preferred Citation George Shor Papers. SMC 33. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Acquisition Information Acquired 1995-2014. OFF-SITE STORAGE COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Digital Content Slides from the INDOPAC Expedition have been digitized and are available on the UC San Diego Library Digital Collections website. One sound recording has been reformatted, and the other sound recording is a digital file only. Subjects and Indexing Terms International Decade of Ocean Exploration, 1970-1980 Marine geophysics -- 20th century Oceanography -- Study and teaching Shor, George G. -- Archives Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Archives Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum Project Mohole BIOGRAPHICAL FILES Box 1, Folder 1 Biographies ca. 1950-1966 Box 1, Folder 2 Certificates 1970, 1974 Box 1, Folder 3 Retirement party 1991 February 22 Box 11, Folder 24 Sound recording - Shor retirement party speeches 1991 General note Audiocassette, time 01:23:54. Recording of speeches made during Shor's retirement celebration at SIO. Speakers include Frederick H. Fisher, Fred N. Spiess, Robert H. Kieckhefer, Alexander ("Sandy") Shor and Jim Williams. Digitized version available upon request. Access Original restricted (digital version available). Digital_file 1 Sound recording - Memorial service 2009 September 7 General note Digital sound file, time 00:39:47. Entitled "Bombs, Boats and Bamboo," held at the Martin Johnson House at SIO. Speakers include Sandy Shor, Donald Shor, Robert L. Fisher, Robert Knox, David Wirth and Roy Wiersma. CORRESPONDENCE Scope and Content of Series Series 2) CORRESPONDENCE includes general correspondence, arranged chronologically. Also included is the correspondence of Delpha McGowan, a female refraction technician who accompanied many expeditions of which Shor was chief scientist. Box 1, Folder 4-49 General correspondence 1951-1970 August Box 2, Folder 1-50 General correspondence 1970 September-1981 Box 3, Folder 1-16 General correspondence 1982-1991 George G. Shor Papers SMC 0033 3 CORRESPONDENCE Box 3, Folder 17 Delpha McGowan correspondence 1971-1982 General note McGowan was a SIO refraction technician, who served on many expeditions with Shor. TEACHING Scope and Content of Series Series 3) TEACHING includes classroom handouts, lecture notes and scripts, correspondence and class announcements and exam master copies, arranged according to class number. Box 3, ES 103 - Introduction to Geophysics 1978-1982 Folder 18-22 Box 3, Folder 23 SIO 220 - Observations of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation 1968 Box 3, SIO 226A - Introduction to Marine Geophysics 1969-1981 Folder 24-31 Box 3, Folder 32 SIO 239 - Radar and Sonar Interferometry 1974 Box 3, Folder 33 SIO 244 - Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor 1970 Box 3, Folder 34 SIO 248 - Evolution of Earth's Biosphere 1973 Box 3, Folder 35 Unidentified class notes undated GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Scope and Content of Series Series 4) GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS includes correspondence, memoranda and notes from various scientific professional groups and committees, arranged alphabetically. Box 3, Folder 36 Alpine Geophysical Associates, Inc. 1967-1968 Box 3, Folder 37 California Sea Grant Committee 1983-1989 Box 3, Folder 38 Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Steering Committee 1968-1980 Box 3, Folder 39 Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation 1988 Box 3, Folder 40 Institute of Marine Research (IMR) 1973-1980 Box 3, Joint Oceanographic Institutions Incorporated (JOI, Inc.) 1976-1977 Folder 41-43 Box 3, Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Studies (JOIDES) 1969-1975 Folder 44-45 Box 3, Folder 46 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant Program 1979-1980 Box 3, Folder 47 Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) 1978-1980 Box 3, Office of Naval Research (ONR) 1962-1981 Folder 48-50 General note Proposal ratings, UCSD-ONR contracts, and investigators. Box 4, Folder 1 ONR 1962-1981 Box 4, Folder 2 Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1964-1987 Box 4, Folder 3-9 University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) 1971-1979 Box 4, Folder 10 WHOI Visiting Committee 1974-1976 GEOPHYSICS WORK Box 4, Explosives purchase orders and inventories 1954-1981 Folder 11-16 Box 4, Folder 17 Explosive use data from expeditions 1969-1981 Box 4, Folder 18 Handouts and equations from explosives classes 1962-1974 Box 4, Folder 19 Explosives storage aboard ships 1972-1976 Box 4, Folder 20 Notices to the Navy of planned underwater detonation 1970, 1974 Box 4, Explosives suppliers 1961-1980
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