Chittenden, George B.
Variant namesGeorge Benjamin Chittenden was born in Conn. in Dec. 1849. A graduate of Yale University, he worked as a topographer for the U. S. Geological and Geographic Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand V. Hayden in Colo. and Wyo. (1873-1877). Known as the Hayden Survey, the surveys helped define the Western U. S. during expansion after the American Civil War. Chittenden died in 1939.
From the description of George B. Chittenden papers, 1873-1877 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13488805
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| referencedIn | Chittenden family. Chittenden family papers, 1785-1981. | New Haven Colony Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Chittenden family. Papers, 1856-1930. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Chittenden family. Papers, 1868-1908 (bulk 1869). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Chittenden, Mabel, 1891-1989. Chittenden family, 1972. | Guilford Free Library | |
| creatorOf | Chittenden, George B. George B. Chittenden papers, 1873-1877 [manuscript]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Welch, Lewis Sheldon, 1867-1940. Lewis Sheldon Welch papers, 1870-1934 (inclusive), 1901-1929 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Clymer, Edward. Journal of an expedition in the Wyoming Territory, 1877, May-December. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Lewis Sheldon Welch Papers, 1870-1934 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
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| correspondedWith | Chittenden, Amanda Badger | person |
| associatedWith | Chittenden family. | family |
| associatedWith | Chittenden family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Chittenden family. | family |
| associatedWith | Chittenden, Mabel, 1891-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Clymer, Edward. | person |
| associatedWith | Craig, Edward J. | person |
| associatedWith | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Welch, Lewis Sheldon, 1867-1940. | person |
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Birth 1849
Death 1939
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