Frank C. Calkins letters 1973-1974

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Frank C. Calkins letters 1973-1974

Collection includes: Correspondence, primarily to Henrietta Mack Eliot, 1973-1974, regarding past trips to the Pacific Northwest while working for the U. S. Geological Survey, and C. G. Calkins', his father, account of the Battle of Manila Bay, 1898, which disagrees with that of Admiral Dewey's. Frank Cathcart Calkins (1878-1974) was a master mapper, pioneer petrologist and famous geologist.

.23 cubic feet (1 document case)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371041

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Dewey, George, 1837-1917

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George Dewey (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained the rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman on the American side. Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont. At age 15, Dewey's father enrolled him at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. Two years later Norwich expelled him for drunkenness and herding sheep into...

Geological survey (U.S.)

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E.W. Glafcke was in charge of a crew during the United States Geological Survey's spirit leveling activities in Wyoming and Utah from 1896 to 1912. From the guide to the United States Geologic Survey photograph collection, 1892-1912, 1898-1902, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) First organized as a branch in 1889, the Topographic Division was established in 1947. From the description of Records of the Topographic Division. (Unknown). World...

Calikns, C. G.

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Calkins, Frank C.

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Frank Cathcart Calkins (1878-1974) was a master mapper, pioneer petrologist and famous geologist. From the description of Frank C. Calkins letters [manuscript], 1973-1974. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 745446020 From the guide to the Frank C. Calkins letters, 1973-1974, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Eliot, Henrietta Mack,

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