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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
Mineralogy Department Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0141
Scope and Contents
The Mineralogy Department records house the administrative records of the department and its custodians. This collection dates from 1817 to 1993 and contains catalogues, inventories, correspondence, memoranda, financial records, historical notes, invoices, exhibition planning and loan documentation, reports, photographs, and negatives. These records document various stages in the administration of the department, as it changed throughout the years.This collection is arranged into...
Dates:
1817 - 1993
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- Chaffee, Robert G. 1
- Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris), 1905-2001 1
- Gordon, Samuel G. (Samuel George) (1897-1952) 1
- Harbison, Anne 1
- Howard, Edgar 1
- Howell, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1890-1976 1
- Johnson, Meredith E., 1897- 1
- Keeley, Frank J. 1
- Lewis, H. Carvill 1
- Mason, John F. (John Frederick), 1913- 1
- Middleton, Robert 1
- Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 1
- Shapiro, Earl A. 1
- Sherman, John 1
- Spamer, Earle E. 1
- Stroud Research Center 1
- Vaux, William Sansom, 1811-1882 1
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