ICHO Conference Grant – Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) annual meeting

By Meghan Marjorie Shea, Stanford University For much of my ocean-loving life, I would have never predicted that I would find myself presenting at the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) annual meeting. As a toddler, I proudly proclaimed that I would become a “marine biologist specializing in seahorses,” and for much of my… Read More ICHO Conference Grant – Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) annual meeting

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ICHO Research Fellowship – Hudson Bay Company Archives and the RMS Nascopie

By Dr Isabelle Gapp, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Toronto Late in 2022, I was fortunate to visit the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives at the Archives of Manitoba in Winnipeg with the support of an ICHO research travel fellowship. Alongside several visits to Qaumajuq at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, with rich Arctic visual and material culture… Read More ICHO Research Fellowship – Hudson Bay Company Archives and the RMS Nascopie

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ICHO at the History of Science Society Conference, November 2022

By Katherine Sinclair On November 17, 2022, in the ornate “Venetian Room” of the Drake Hotel in Chicago, historians of oceans and of oceanography gathered for the “Oceans in Depth: Knowledge, Resource, Representations” round table as occasional flakes of snow fell on the Lake Michigan beaches outside the window. Organized by Helen Rozwadowski and Katharine… Read More ICHO at the History of Science Society Conference, November 2022

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Ocean treasures of the National Maritime Museum, London

By Dr Erika Jones, Curator of Navigation and Oceanography, and Aimee Mook, Lloyds Register Foundation Assistant Curator of Contemporary Maritime The National Maritime Museum, in Greenwich, London is one of the largest maritime museums in the world. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich which includes the Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, the Queen’s House,… Read More Ocean treasures of the National Maritime Museum, London

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CLIR Recordings at Risk Digitization Project at MBLWHOI Library

By Karen Urbec (Institution Archivist, MBLWHOI Library) The Data Library and Archives of the MBLWHOI (Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Library is the intellectual heart of the Woods Hole scientific community.  Marine scientists have been based here for their explorations of the ocean since the mid-1800s and the Library has been here supporting their… Read More CLIR Recordings at Risk Digitization Project at MBLWHOI Library

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Call for applications for ICHO fellowships

The International Commission of the History of Oceanography (ICHO) invites applications for fellowship support from scholars studying the history of the marine sciences broadly conceived.  ICHO is a global body devoted to linking scholars, writers, and teachers interested in the history of the marine sciences, broadly defined. We are a commission of the International Union… Read More Call for applications for ICHO fellowships

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Why Ocean History?

By Helen Rozwadowski, Natalia Gándara-Chacana, and Samantha Muka Introduction By Helen Rozwadowski, University of Connecticut, Avery Point Scholars working emerging fields, such as ocean history and allied areas like coastal history, oceanic history and the like, benefit from the enthusiasm and momentum that accompanies new questions, new approaches, and new communities. Successful recent PhDs, with… Read More Why Ocean History?

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CFP: Research Expeditions to India and the Indian Ocean in Early Modern and Modern Times

Virtual workshop, 3-4 November 2022 German Maritime Museum / Leibniz Institute for Maritime History Throughout the early modern and modern periods, many naturalists and scholars set themselves the task of exploring the Indian Ocean World. Many of these expeditions studied the culture, weather, landscape, flora, and fauna of the subcontinent, while others focused on the… Read More CFP: Research Expeditions to India and the Indian Ocean in Early Modern and Modern Times

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Stories from the Salish Sea: Special Collections at the University of Washington

By Maureen Nolan & Lisa Oberg The Coast Salish peoples have called the Pacific Northwest home from time immemorial, their history and culture integrally linked with the region’s waterways. European explorations of the northeastern Pacific Ocean made by Sir Francis Drake in the 16th century and many others, including the voyages of Captains James Cook… Read More Stories from the Salish Sea: Special Collections at the University of Washington

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Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program: Oral History Collection

Author: Laura Kissel, polar curator at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program Welcome to Ohio! The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, aka the Polar Archives, is a collaborative venture of the Ohio State University Libraries and the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. The Polar Archives was formally established… Read More Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program: Oral History Collection

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