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	<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.		<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.

	Tom often traveled in his old pick-up truck, sleeping across the front seat, with the door open and a board extended out, to accommodate his long legs and feet. A cabbage in a wicker fish basket served for days as his food. He never ate both halves of a sandwich, but rather saved half for the next day.		Tom often traveled in his old pick-up truck, sleeping across the front seat, with the door open and a board extended out, to accommodate his long legs and feet. A cabbage in a wicker fish basket served for days as his food. He never ate both halves of a sandwich, but rather saved half for the next day. His geology-minded friend, Helmut Ehernspeck (1943-2001) often accompanied Dibblee in the field.

			Thomas Wilson Dibblee, Jr. is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara. His house and estate were bequeathed to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History through the Dibblee Geological Foundation.

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	<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.		<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.

	Tom often traveled in his old pick-up truck, sleeping across the front seat, with the door open and a board extended out, to accommodate his long legs and feet. A cabbage in a wicker fish basket served for days as his food.		Tom often traveled in his old pick-up truck, sleeping across the front seat, with the door open and a board extended out, to accommodate his long legs and feet. A cabbage in a wicker fish basket served for days as his food. He never ate both halves of a sandwich, but rather saved half for the next day.

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	<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.		<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.

			Tom often traveled in his old pick-up truck, sleeping across the front seat, with the door open and a board extended out, to accommodate his long legs and feet. A cabbage in a wicker fish basket served for days as his food.

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	* 1950. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950		* 1950. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950


	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, T. W.~~'''~~ ''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966		* 1966. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966

	~~'''» Barth, Steve''' ''Rock solid, legendary geologist Tom Dibblee'' in Santa Barbara Magazine (13) Spring 1997~~

	'''» Tom Dibblee ~~Issue~~''~~' La Reata, Number 14, Winter, 1998~~		* 1997. Barth, Steve ''Rock solid, legendary geologist Tom Dibblee'' Santa Barbara Magazine (13) Spring 1997

	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, Thomas W. ~~Jr.~~, John J. Woolley & Helmut E. Ehrenspeck~~'''~~
	:Geologic Map of Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, California.		* 1998. Tom Dibblee Issue. La Reata, Number 14, Winter, 1998


			* 1998. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]], John J. Woolley and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
			:Geologic Map of Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, California
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #2, 1998		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #2, 1998

	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, ~~Thomas~~ W. ~~Jr. &~~ Helmut E. Ehrenspeck~~'''~~
	:Geologic Map of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California.		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
			:Geologic Map of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #3, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #3, 2001

	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, ~~Thomas~~ W. ~~Jr.&~~ Helmut E. Ehrenspeck~~'''~~
	:Geologic Map of Anacapa & Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Barbara County, California.		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
			:Geologic Map of Anacapa & Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Barbara County, California
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #4, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #4, 2001

	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, ~~Thomas~~ W. ~~Jr.&~~ John A. Minch~~'''~~
	:Geologic Map of Western Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California.		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch
			:Geologic Map of Western Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part A, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part A, 2001

	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, ~~Thomas~~ W. ~~Jr.&~~ John A. Minch~~'''~~
	:Geologic Map of Eastern Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California.		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch
			:Geologic Map of Eastern Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part B, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part B, 2001

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	~~'''»~~ Dibblee, T. W.~~'''~~ ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950		* 1950. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950


	'''» Dibblee, T. W.''' ''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966		'''» Dibblee, T. W.''' ''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966

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	[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|~~750px~~\|thumbnail\|~~center~~\|<~~center~~>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<Center>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]
	[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]

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	<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.		<span style="color:#006400">'''DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.'''</span> (1911-2004), Santa Barbara geologist, born October 11, 1911, who was graduated from Stanford University in 1936 and immediately hired as a field geologist first by Union Oil Company, and then by Richfield Oil Company. Dibblee mapped geology on the northern Channel Islands as early as 1938 when he and Rodman Cross mapped Santa Rosa Island for Richfield. In 1998, at age 87, Dibblee mapped the geology of Santa Barbara Island. “The Channel Islands were elevated mainly by arching along a zone of east-trending faults. The Santa Barbara Channel is a submerged crustal downward between the islands and the Santa Ynez mountains. On the Channel Islands, dunes are at the west end and south sides of Santa Cruz; the east end, north and southwest sides of Santa Rosa, and scattered over San Miguel.” (Smith p.7-8). In 1983 he was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Action Award, presented by then president, Ronald Reagan.



	'''» Dibblee, T. W.''' ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950		'''» Dibblee, T. W.''' ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' in California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950

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	[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|750px\|thumbnail\|center\|<center>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|750px\|thumbnail\|center\|<center>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]
	[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]

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	[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|750px\|thumbnail\|center\|<center>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:DIBBLEE, Thomas W. Jr.(1911-2004)©.jpg\|750px\|thumbnail\|center\|<center>Thomas W. Dibblee Jr. (1911-2004)<br>Mapping Anacapa Island, 1998</center>]]
	[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]		[[File:Aspen Dibblee.png\|450px\|thumbnail\|right\|<center>Tom Dibblee with NIta Vail (left) and Bill Dewey (right)<br>arriving on Santa Barbara Island, 1998</center>]]

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	* 1950. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950		* 1950. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] '''Geology of southern Santa Barbara County, California''' California Division of Mines Bulletin 150, 1950


	* 1966. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] ''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California'' California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966		* 1966. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] '''Geology of the central Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California''' California Division of Mines Bulletin 186, 1966


	* ~~1997~~. Barth, Steve ''~~Rock solid, legendary geologist~~ Tom Dibblee'' ~~Santa Barbara Magazine~~ (13) ~~Spring 1997~~		* 1987. Barth, Steve. '''Tom Dibblee: Living Legend''' Coastlines 18(1):8-10, Summer 1987.
			:: [original in SCIF archives]


	* 1998. Tom Dibblee Issue. La Reata, Number 14, Winter, 1998		* 1997. Barth, Steve '''Rock solid, legendary geologist Tom Dibblee''' Santa Barbara Magazine (13) Spring 1997


			* 1998. '''Tom Dibblee Issue'''. La Reata, Number 14, Winter, 1998


	* 1998. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]], John J. Woolley and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck		* 1998. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]], John J. Woolley and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
	:Geologic Map of Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, California		:'''Geologic Map of Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, California'''
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #2, 1998		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #2, 1998


	* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
	:Geologic Map of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California		:'''Geologic Map of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California'''
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #3, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #3, 2001


	* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and Helmut E. Ehrenspeck
	:Geologic Map of Anacapa & Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Barbara County, California		:'''Geologic Map of Anacapa & Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Barbara County, California'''
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #4, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #4, 2001


	* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch
	:Geologic Map of Western Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California		:'''Geologic Map of Western Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California'''
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part A, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part A, 2001


	* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch		* 2001. [[DIBBLEE, Thomas Wilson Jr.\|Dibblee, T. W.]] and John A. Minch
	:Geologic Map of Eastern Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California		:'''Geologic Map of Eastern Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California'''
	:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part B, 2001		:Santa Cruz Island Foundation Occasional Map #5 Part B, 2001