Papers, 1893-1944 bulk 1903-1923.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1893-1944 bulk 1903-1923.

The collection includes William E. Ritter's correspondence as director of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, which became the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The collection also includes manuscripts of Ritter's scientific publications and lectures. The collection includes an unpublished manuscript entitled, "Philosophy of E.W. Scripps" written by Ritter in 1944. The collection includes a few items documenting Ritter's work for professional associations including the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Science Service.

1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes).

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library. Archives.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pd3tc5 (corporateBody)

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63k43dr (corporateBody)

Scripps, E.W. (Edward Willis), 1854-1926

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mg7z0g (person)

Newspaper publisher, Scripps began the greatest number of daily papers then founded by one person (over 40). He started the Newspaper Enterprise Association and United Press International. From the description of E.W. Scripps Papers, 1868-1926. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 21385046 ...

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fn16xc (person)

Biography Benjamin ide Wheeler, Greek scholar, philologist and president of the University of California, was born July 15, 1854 at Randolph, Massachusetts. He attended Thornton Academy and Colby Academy prior to entering Brown University. Upon his graduation in 1875, he taught in Providence High School for two years, then became a tutor at Brown from 1879 to 1881. He continued his studies in Germany, at Leipzig, Heidelberg, Jena and Berlin f...

Ritter, William Emerson, 1856-1944

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qz29cd (person)

Professor of Zoology, University of California, Berkeley; member of the Harriman Alaska Expedition; director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at La Jolla. From the description of William E. Ritter papers, 1879-1944. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122403282 American zoologist; founder and first director of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego which became the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. From the descrip...

Marine Biological Association of San Diego (Calif.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dv5fcc (corporateBody)

Founded in 1903 and became the Scripps Institution for Biological Research of the University of California in 1912 and then the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1925. From the description of Records, 1903-1912. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 154303092 ...