Hanson, Earl Parker, 1899-....

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Hanson received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1922. He did engineering and independent research in geography in the Atacama Desert for three years following his graduation. In 1927 he worked as an engineer in Iceland, and in 1929 he traveled in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins and in the Andes, making a scientific survey for the Carnegie Institute of Washington. In 1935 he went to Puerto Rico as a planning consultant from the National Resources Committee to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration. He retired from the government in 1937.

From the description of Papers, 1930-1950. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352229

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referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Claiborne, Robert Watson, 1888-1966. Papers of Robert Watson Claiborne [manuscript], 1934-1966. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hanson, Earl Parker, b. 1899. Papers, 1930-1950. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Collier, John, 1884-1968. John Collier papers, 1910-1987 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn John Collier papers Yale University Library
referencedIn John Collier papers, 1910-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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associatedWith Claiborne, Robert Watson, 1888-1966. person
associatedWith Collier, John, 1884-1968. person
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Popini, Eloise McCaskill. person
associatedWith Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872. person
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Birth 1899

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