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Arnold G. Sharp papers

 Record Group
Identifier: MC-62

Scope and Content Note

The papers include technical files on Aluminaut , Alvin , and Lulu regarding their development, testing, and modifications. There is also a series of technical reports not available in our circulating collection that deal primarily with submersibles.

Dates

  • 1961-1989

Language of Materials

The records are in

English.

Access

Open: materials are available for research.

Use

Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.

Biographical Information

Arnold G. Sharp has been a Senior Engineer for WHOI’s Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department since 1956. He was also a part of the Alvin Group.

Extent

6 boxes (2.75 lin. ft.)

Overview

The Arnold G. Sharp papers include technical files on Aluminaut, Alvin, and Lulu regarding their development, testing, and modifications. There is also a series of technical reports not available in our circulating collection that deal primarily with submersibles.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series:

Custodial History

The papers had been stored with material from AC-18, Records of Operational Science Services Group, before being processed as a separate collection.

Acquisitions Information

The material was removed from AC-18, the Records of Operational Science Services Group.

Related Material

See also AC-18, Records of Operational Scientific Services, for more material on Alvin; MC-67, the William "Skip" Marquet papers; and MC-57, the David Hosom papers, for related material.

Processing Information

First-level processing completed by Marisa Hudspeth in December 2003.

Title
A Guide to the Arnold G. Sharp papers, 1961-1989
Author
Marisa Hudspeth
Date
December 9, 2003
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written inEnglish

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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