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Title
Easter Ellen Cupp (1904-1999) was the first woman in the United States to receive a doctorate in oceanography, in 1934 from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is probably best known for her book "Marine Plankton Diatoms of the West Coast of North America." Circa 1938
Creator
Thorp, Eldon Marion, 1907-
Date Created and/or Issued
1938
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
SIO Photographs Collection
Rights Information
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Rights Holder and Contact
Thorp, Eldon Marion, 1907-
Description
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
This digital image is a surrogate of an item in the SIO Photographs Collection (SMC 59).
National Science Digital Library - Scripps Institution of Oceanography Explorer
[Title, Date]. SIO Photographs Collection. SMC 59. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Type
image
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb27996586
Subject
Scientists--Portraits
Women scientists--United States
Women in science--United States
Oceanographers
Cupp, Easter Ellen, 1904-

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