WHOI Office of the Director records, (Robert Gagosian)
Scope and Content Note
The records of the WHOI Office of the Director, 1993-2006 (Robert Gagosian) consist of 11 cartons of records that span the years 1981-2006, with the bulk of the material falling within his years as Director.
Dates
- Creation: 1993-2006
Language of Materials
The records are in
English.
Access
Closed/Restricted: materials are only available to the Office of Origin for thirty years, after which they may only be viewed by the Office of Origin or with permission of the Archivist.
Use
Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.
Administrative History
On May 18, 1992 Craig Dorman announced that he would step down on August 1 after serving 4 1/2 years as the Institution’s sixth Director. Upon the recommendation of the Trustee’s Executive Committee to the Board of Trustees, Robert Gagosian was elected to the position of Acting Director, effective August 1, 1993. Senior Scientist Fred Sayles became Acting Associate Director of Research on September 1. In January 1994, Gagosian was named the 7th Director of WHOI.
Dr. Gagosian had been with WHOI since 1972 and served as the Senior Associate Director and Director of Research before his term as President and Director. During Dr. Gagosian’s term, he fulfilled a seven-year strategic plan for the institution, including the creation of the Ocean Institutes, completed the Quissett Campus redevelopment and new laboratories project, launched the new coastal research vessel, Tioga , and secured funding to replace the 42-year old research submarine, Alvin .
Extent
11 boxes (13.75 linear feet)
Overview
The records of the WHOI Office of the Director, 1993-2006 consist of the administrative records of Director Robert Gagosian.
Arrangement
The records are divided into four series:
Custodial History
The records were maintained in the Office of the Director prior to their transfer to the Archives.
Acquisitions Information
The archival collection of Robert Gagosian, WHOI Director, 1993-2006, was transferred into the Archives after his tenure.
Processing Information
Processing of the collection was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid from the Friends of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. Processed by Margot Brown Garritt.
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the WHOI Office of the Director records, (Robert Gagosian), 1993-2006
- Author
- Margot B. Garritt
- Date
- December 1998
- 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