Texas A&M Department of Oceanography & Meteorology

The original intent of this project was to fill in gaps in the early history of the department with materials from the estate of Dr. Dale F. Leipper and transfer that material via the internet to the department. The photo notes are an attempt to clarify the process and concepts behind that transfer.

Photo Collection Notes

I have included any photos and documents that I thought related to the early development of the TAMU Department of Oceanography and Meteorology. My thinking was that it was better to include more material than less and you could decide what is important and what should be kept and added to the department archives.

I have tried to name and date photos to the best of my ability. If Dad (or other photographer's) included a date or name, I used that. If there was no information and I knew the subject of the photo, I used that. Many of the photos of people include the person's name in the photo name.

The preferred naming scheme used for photos starts with a date, specific if available (56ag-v23ae2-o1-meterology.jpg) or close estimate (50s-v8p2r3_004-jackkula.jpg) The rest of the name indicates other information as to how the photo is stored in our collection and a subject or name.

Photos with a kdwl ( 054-kdwl-ship-bunk.jpg) in the name indicate those take by either Ken Drummond or Walter Lang

Some of these photos were scanned from the original negatives. Because of age and other factors, they would need to be re-scanned with more professional equipment in order to obtain a better image.

Site map – list of all files in these folders

The site map is set up for direct transference of photos to the TAMU Oceanography Department archives

Folders

I have sorted the photos into folders in an effort to keep related materials together and make sorting through materials easier.

Chicago – This is one of the first meteorology classes at the University in Chicago. I don't have the exact date but I believe it is between 1943 and 1945. Dale Leipper is #19 in picture number 4.

Scripps – This is a photo of the oceanographers at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in the mid 1940's

dfl-misc – promotional photos and other miscellaneous photos of Dale Leipper. There are three subfolders under dfl-misc

-dfl-vhl-anniversary – letters and notes from professional colleagues written on the occasion of Dale and Virginia's 50th wedding annversary

-dfl-docs – publications, certificates and other documents

-leaving – pictures of the 1968 reception when Dad left TAMU for Monterey, CA

jackkula – photos of the first department research vessel.

Alaminos – photos of the TAMU ship, Alaminos

Misc–ship – Photos of other ships, some of which are unidentified

Elena – photos of a ship named Elena. I'm not sure what the significance of this ship is or how it relates to TAMU.

people – photos of people and of meetings or gatherings related to oceanography and meteorology.

tamu-om – photos places related to the department. Includes photos of what I think is some faculty and students in the early 1950's

tamu-misc – photos of the TAMU campus and activities. Includes photos of President Eisenhower's visit to TAMU

slides – These boxes contain an assortment of photos of staff, ships, various universities, and professional gatherings

whoi – photos I believe were taken at Woods Hole

Miami – I don't have specific information on this group but it appears to be the Oceanography research facilities and people in Miami Florida.

Thumbnails – small images used in the reference table.

Site Map for photos added October 2013

Photo galleries

• Department Staff and other people of importance to the Dept

• Research vessels that belonged to the Dept and other ships of interest

Annotations for selected photos

Lucy Booth

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Dale Leipper “brought with him Lucy Booth, a UCLA graduate with a bachelor's degree in meteorology, to serve as department secretary. Thus Ms. Booth became the first employee with professional quali-fications in the Department of Oceanography “ From D.A. Brooks article in Quarterdeck on the early years in the Department of Oceanography.

Picture taken December 1949. Lucy is holding Janet Leipper. Diane Leipper is sitting beside her

Policies and copyrights

All information, photos, and other materials on this website are intended for personal, private, and non-commercial use only. All other copyrights are retained by the individual photographers. For any use other than personal, private, or non-commercial purposes, please contact the copyright holder for specific permission to use materials from this site. Email: hq@leipper.org