These papers document Visscher's investigations on marine fouling of ship bottoms and include general correspondence, 1922-1945; photographs of ship fouling; manuscripts;
and research notes and reports on ship fouling.
Historical Note:
John Paul Visscher (1895-1950) was born in Holland, Michigan. He received his A.B. degree from Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1917, and his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees
from Johns Hopkins University, 1920 and 1924. Visscher served with the United States Army during World War I, as Lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare Service. His first teaching
position was at Washington University, St. Louis, where he served as Instructor of Zoology from 1920 to 1922. In 1924, he joined the staff of Western Reserve University as
Assistant Professor of Biology. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1926, Professor in 1931, and Head of the Biology Department in 1937. Visscher remained at Western
Reserve University until his death in 1950.
Visscher's primary interest was protozoology. He also did extensive research on marine fouling of ships' bottoms. From 1922 to 1925, Visscher spent his summers as a special
investigator for the United States Bureau of Fisheries, examining marine fouling on United States Navy and commercial ships. This research led to the publication of The
Nature and Extent of Fouling of Ships' Bottoms in 1928. During 1935 and 1936, Visscher served as special investigator for the United States Navy's Division of Construction
and Repair. In 1945 and 1946, he acted as a consultant at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
This accession consists primarily of research materials documenting Louis W. Hutchins' research on marine bryozoa and marine fouling. See Record Unit 7248 - Louis W.
Hutchins Papers, circa 1939-1957 and undated, for additional information.
3.36 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (1 5x8 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Plummers Island (Md.)
Date:
circa 1939-1957 and undated
Introduction:
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry:
The papers of Louis W. Hutchins document his work on marine fouling and his study of marine bryozoa, and consist of correspondence, manuscripts and reprints, field
notes, and research data.
Historical Note:
Louis W. Hutchins (1916-1957) was born in Washington, D.C. He was educated at Yale University, B.A., 1937 and Ph.D., 1941. Hutchins worked as a laboratory assistant
at Yale from 1937 to 1938. During 1941 and 1942, he studied at Ohio State University as the recipient of the Mary S. Muellhaupt Scholarship. In 1942, he joined the staff of
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as an Assistant Marine Biologist. He was promoted to Associate Marine Biologist in 1943 and Marine Biologist in 1947. From 1949 to
1952, Hutchins served as Director of the Bermuda Biological Station for Research. In October 1957, Hutchins was drowned while on a field trip to Plummers Island in the Potomac
River.
Hutchins' primary zoological interests were the studies of marine bryozoa and marine fouling. From 1943 to 1947, Hutchins served as Chief Biologist on a survey, sponsored
by the United States Navy, to study the effect of marine fouling on buoys in the coastal waters of the United States. In 1945, he was engaged by the Lynn Gas and Electric
Company of Lynn, Massachusetts, to investigate the fouling problem caused by mussels in their intake water tunnel. Hutchins also participated in the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution's expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 1948.
Fouling by marine animals and antifouling methods : (supplementing PDC search no. 60-013, bibliography on marine bio-deterioration) / compiled by Richard W.H. Lee
Managing hull transport of aquatic invasive species [electronic resource] : proceedings of May 11, 2005 workshop in San Francisco, California / sponsored and conducted by University of California Sea Grant Extension Program and California State Lands Commission ; Jamie A. Gonzalez and Leigh T. Johnson, editors
The Ecology of fouling communities : proceedings of the U.S.- U.S.S.R. Workshop within the program "Biological productivity and biochemistry of the world's oceans," Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, November 16-23, 1975 / John D. Costlow, editor
Title:
Biological productivity and biochemistry of the world's oceans
Report of Marine Borer Conference : Miami Beach, Florida, June 11-13, 1952 / sponsored by the William Clapp Laboratory ; the Marine Laboratory, University of Miami
Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, October 2-6, 1972, Gaithersburg, Maryland / [Robert F. Acker ... et al., editors]
Author:
International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling (3rd : 1972 : Gaithersburg, Md.) Search this
