Stroud Research Center
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Division of Environmental Research Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0999
Overview
The Division of Environmental Research (DER) was established as a department of the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1947 by botanist and limnologist, Dr. Ruth Patrick. Originally called the Department of Limnology, the department was envisioned by Patrick as a multidisciplinary team of scientists devoted to helping protect the quality of the environment. Not only was environmental research a novel idea for the time, but the multidisciplinary nature of the research was also innovative. The...
Dates:
1952 - 1995
Geology and Paleontology Department Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0235
Overview
Although from its inception the Academy of Natural Sciences played a significant role in the field of geological paleontological research, this role was not organized within a specific department until 1936, when the Department of Geology and Paleontology was reactivated through the efforts of Edgar Howard. The Geology and Paleontology Department records document the history and activities of this department throughout the mid-20th century. This collection, which dates from 1838 to 1992,...
Dates:
circa 1978, circa 1980, 1992, 1994
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- Administrative records 1
- Annual reports 1
- Catalogues 1
- Chalk Point Generating Station (Md) 1
- Clippings 1
- Correspondence 1
- Data 1
- Diatoms 1
- Ecology 1
- Estuarine ecology 1
- Field notes 1
- Financial records 1
- Fossils 1
- Geology 1
- Limnology 1
- Manuals (Instructional materials) 1
- Minutes 1
- Natural history museums 1
- Paleobotany 1
- Paleontology 1
- Personnel records 1
- Petrology 1
- Pollution 1
- Project files 1
- Publications 1
- Reports 1
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