Jere H. Lipps Papers
SPEC.PA.56.0215
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1.2 Cubic feet
1971-1992
Jere H. Lipps (1939-) is a professor, museum curator, and paleobiologist who led two projects on Antarctic marine biology for the United States Antarctic Program from 1971 to 1982. The Jere H. Lipps Papers date from 1971 to 1992, and consist of correspondence, writings, notes, photographs, and negatives related to Lipps' multiple trips to Antarctica.
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English
Lipps, Jere H., 1939-
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is unprocessed. It is provisionally arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. PA.2016.0012: Jere H. Lipps, 2016 August
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[identification of item], Jere H. Lipps Papers, SPEC.PA.56.0215, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University
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This collection is unprocessed; Finding aid written by: Audrey Wimbiscus, 2025 October
Biographical Note
Jere H. Lipps (1939-) is a professor, museum curator, and paleobiologist. He attended the University of California (UC), Los Angeles where he earned his bachelors degree (1962) and his PhD (1966), both in geology. Immediately after graduation, he accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Geology Department at UC Davis. Between 1971 and 1982, Lipps led two projects on Antarctic marine biology for the United States Antarctic Research Program; this included the Ross Ice Shelf Project biology team that drilled ice cores through the 420 meter ice shelf and recovered frozen organisms from the sea floor below the ice. During this time, Lipps and his team were based at Palmer Station, Antarctica.
Following his time in Antarctica, Lipps continued studying geology, marine life, and paleobiology in many locations across the globe while continuing to teach. He taught at UC Davis until 1988, when he took a position at UC Berkeley, which he held until his retirement in 2009. He also served as the 9th curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology from 1989 to 1997. As of 2023, Jere Lipps still publishes research as an Emeritus Professor at UC Berkeley. Lipps Island in Antarctica is named in honor of his contributions to the United States Antarctic Research Program.
Scope and Contents
The Jere H. Lipps Papers date from 1971 to 1992, and consist of correspondence, writings, notes, photographs, and negatives related to Lipps' multiple trips to Antarctica between 1971 and 1982. Materials dated after these trips are writings and publications by Lipps about his time in Antarctica and his research findings.
Lipps, Jere H., 1939-
United States Antarctic Research Program
Antarctica--Research--20th century
Correspondence
Marine biology--Antarctica--20th century
Negatives (photographs)
Paleobiology--Antarctica--20th century
Paleontologists--Antarctica--20th century
Photographs
Publications (documents)
Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica)
Antarctic Research Series: Book proposal
1
1
1977-1978
Arthur Harbor Oceanography: manuscript
1
2
undated
Antarctica Maps and Charts Drafted
1
3
undated
Correspondence
1
4
1971
Correspondence
1
5
1972
Correspondence
1
5
1972
Correspondence
1
7
1973
Correspondence
1
8
1975
Correspondence
1
9
1976
Correspondence
1
10
1977
Correspondence
1
11
1983
Correspondence
1
12
1988
East Base, Antarctica, History of: Correspondence, notes and manuscript
1
13
1975-1978
East Base, Antarctica: History of; Addendum
1
14
1978-1979
East Base, Antarctica: History of; Correspondence regarding article by Lipps
1
15
1977-1990
Map 1966: Antarctica Ross Sea, Soundings in Fathoms, N.O.29012
1
16
1975
Men, Women and Strange Dogs: America on the Antarctic Peninsula: manuscript
1
17
1992
Negatives: Arthur Harbor
1
18
1975
Negatives: Bonaparte Point to Janus Island to Norsal Point: Aerials
1
19
1975
Negatives: Bonaparte, Kristi Cove: Aerials
1
20
1975
Negatives: near Cape Vostok, Alexander Island, Antarctica
1
21
1975 February 9
Negatives: Deception Island, Antarctica
1
22
1973
Negatives: East Base, Antarctica
1
23
1975
Negatives: Joubin Island
1
24
1975 January
Negatives: King George Island
1
25
1974 March
Negatives: Lamaire Channel, Antarctica
1
26
1975 February 20
Negatives: Norsal Point to Palmer Station, Aerials
1
27
1975
Negatives: Palmer Station
1
28
1975
Negatives: Palmer Station, Arthur Harbor
1
29
1974-1975
Negatives: Square Bay, Antarctica
1
30
1975 February
Photographs: Antarctic Peninsula Including East Base
1
31
undated
Photographs: Antarctic Peninsula Including East Base
1
32
undated
Photographs: RISP (Ross Ice Shelf Project)
1
33
undated
Publication: Ara Islas Orcadas Cruise 1678 Sediment Descriptions, Sedimentology Research Laboratory Contribution, no. 50
1
34
1982
Publication: USCGC Glacier 1976 and 1978 Cruises: Ross Sea: Antarctica Sediment Descriptions
1
35
1981
Publications : Articles by Lipps
1
36
1976-1987
Publications: articles, various authors
1
37
undated
Sea Ice Formation: McMurdo Sound
1
38
1973-1988