Oldroyd, Ida Shepard, 1857-

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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 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.)

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creatorOf Oldroyd, Ida Shepard, b. 1857. Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, 1888-1940. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Williamson, M. B. (Martha Burton). M. B. Williamson papers, 1887-1927. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Dall-Oldroyd Correspondence, 1860-1927 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, 1888-1940 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Dall-Oldroyd correspondence, 1860-1927. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Williamson, M. B. (Martha Burton) person
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