Legacy Data Collection
Scope and Content Note
The Legacy Data Collection consists of scientific data collected on WHOI and non-WHOI vessels from 1936 to 2004. The collection contains many different types of data, including echo sounding records, seismic profile data, acoustic profiles, navigation logs, bathymetry data, and magnetometer data. The data is all in paper format, including many oversized paper rolls.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-2002
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.
Historical Information
The Legacy Data Collection was created between the years 1936 and 2004 during various cruises of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vessels, as well as vessels from other institutions used by WHOI scientists.
Extent
293 boxes (577.5 lin. ft.)
Overview
The Legacy Data Collection consists of scientific data collected on WHOI and non-WHOI vessels from 1936 to 2004. The collection contains many different types of data, including echo sounding records, seismic profile data, acoustic profiles, navigation logs, bathymetry data, and magnetometer data.
Arrangement
The collection has been divided into series based on ship and cruise number.
List of Series:
- USS Albacore
- R/V Albatross III, (1948-1958)
- R/V Anton Dohrn, (WHOI, 1940-1947)
- Argo
- R/V Asterias, (WHOI, 1931-1980)
- Atlantis (Ketch) (WHOI, 1931-1964)
- R/V Atlantis II, (WHOI, 1963-1996)
- R/V Bear, (WHOI, 1951-1963)
- Blue Dolphin
- Captain Bill III
- R/V Caryn, (WHOI, 1948-1958)
- R/V Chain, (WHOI, 1958-1979)
- Charcot
- R/V Crawford, (WHOI, 1956-1969)
- USS Cromwell
- USNS Dutton
- R/V Eastward
- R/V Endeavor
- R/V Fay
- R/V Gosnold, (WHOI, 1962-1973)
- USNS Haynes
- J.W. Wilke
- R/V Kana Keoki
- Kittywake
- R/V Knorr, (WHOI, 1970-)
- Laney Chouest
- R/V Lulu, (WHOI, 1965-1984)
- Lusiad Argo
- USNS Lynch
- S.S. Mariposa
- USS Marysville
- R/V Maurice Ewing
- R/V Melville
- USNS Mizar, (T-AGOR-11)
- S.S. Monterey
- Mount Mitchell (NOAA)
- Nova Argo
- R/V NUSC Ranger
- R/V Oceanus, (WHOI, 1975-)
- PCE(R) 850
- USS Pensacola
- Petrel II
- R/V Planet
- USS Portland
- R/V Professor Besnard
- R/V Robert D. Conrad, (AGOR-3)
- R/V Roger Revelle
- USS San Pablo
- USS Sea Robin
- R/V Thomas G. Thompson, (AGOR-9)
- R/V Thomas G. Thompson, (AGOR-23)
- R/V Thomas Washington, (AGOR-10)
- R/V Trident
- R/V Vema
- R/V Yamacraw, (WHOI, 1957-1958)
- R/V Yaquima
- Miscellaneous Data
Custodial History
Custodial history of much of the data is undocumented. See individual accession records for more information.
Acquisitions Information
Acquisition information for much of the data is undocumented. See individual accession records for more information.
Processing Information
The data was organized by ship and cruise number, and was entered into a database by Colleen Hurter. Sonja Drotar used the information in the database to create this finding aid in August 2015.
- Title
- A Guide to the Legacy Data Collection , 1936-2002
- Author
- Sonja Drotar
- Date
- 2015
- 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