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Fred N. Spiess Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r49wfq No online items Fred Spiess 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 Fred Spiess Papers SMC 0036 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Fred N. Spiess Papers Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0036 Physical Description: 64.4 Linear feet(156 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 1 map case folder) Physical Description: 2.83 GBof digital files Date (inclusive): 1890-2006, bulk 1940-2006 Abstract: 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. Scope and Content of Collection 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. Biography 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 Fred Spiess Papers SMC 0036 2 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. Preferred Citation Fred N. Spiess Papers. SMC 36. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Acquisition Information Acquired 1991-2015. 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 The collection includes some digital photographs, and a small amount of audiovisual material has been digitized. Related Materials SIO Biographical Files, SAC 5. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Restrictions Original media formats are restricted for preservation reasons. Researchers may request user copies in advance of their visit. Subjects and Indexing Terms Oceanographic buoys Ocean engineering Ocean bottom -- Research Spiess, Fred Noel, 1919-2006 -- Archives Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Marine Physical Laboratory -- Archives Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Archives 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 General note Academic newsletters and articles mentioning appointments and professional activities. Fred Spiess Papers SMC 0036 3 BIOGRAPHICAL FILES Box 1, Folder 3-5 Certificates and awards ca. 1946-1990 General note 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 General note 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 General note Conducted by Robert G. Wright
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