Oldroyd, Ida Shepard, 1857-

Ida Shepard Oldroyd was a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum. She was born in 1857 and died on July 9, 1940. She was an authority on sea shells, or conchology, and wrote three extensive volumes entitled THE MARINE SHELLS OF THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, Stanford University Press, 1924-1927.

From the description of Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, 1888-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571300

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Ida Shepard Oldroyd was a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum. She was born in 1857 and died on July 9, 1940. She was an authority on sea shells, or conchology, and wrote three extensive volumes entitled THE MARINE SHELLS OF THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, Stanford University Press, 1924-1927.

From the guide to the Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, 1888-1940, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)