Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Portraits of Agency Personnel

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Morton, Rogers C. B. (Rogers Clark Ballard), 1914-1979

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Kentucky native, U.S. senator from Md., secretary of the interior, and secretary of commerce. From the description of Rogers C.B. Morton : miscellaneous papers, 1863-1976. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49254347 Maryland congressman, RNC Chair, Secretary of Interior and Commerce. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Morton left for Maryland in 1950, to seek a political career apart from his brother Thruston, who represented Kentucky i...

Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887

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Geologist who began his career as a teacher in Oberlin, Ohio. From the description of Ferdinand V. Hayden papers, 1846-1865. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376030 Surveyor and geologist. From the description of Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570213 F. V. Hayden (1829-1887) was a physician turned geologist, explorer, and naturalist; originally of Westfield,...

McKelvey, V. E. (Vincent Ellis), 1916-

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Hague, A. (Arnold), 1840-1917

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Wrather, William Embry, 1883-1963

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William Embry Wrather (January 20, 1883 - November 28, 1963) was born on a farm near Brandenburg in Meade County, Kentucky on January 20, 1883. He was the only son of Richard Anselm and Glovy Washington (Munford) Wrather. Wrather moved to Chicago at the age of 14 to live with relatives and to attend South Chicago High School. He worked as a USGS field assistant and at Guffey Petroleum from 1908-1916, before he began to search for new oil fields. In 1918 his efforts contributed to the identificat...

Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893

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Lawyer of Georgia and later Mississippi, U.S. congressman from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's cabinet, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of L. Q. C. Lamar papers, 1864-1874 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24095749 Resident of Oxford (Lafayette County), Miss. From the description of Letter and Clipping, 1875-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32452483 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1...

Wheeler, George Montague, 1842-1905

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Wheeler was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the son of John Wheeler and Miriam P. Daniels. He graduated from West Point in 1866, ranked sixth in his class, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He first served in California from 1866 to 1871. In 1869 General Edward O. C. Ord sent him on a reconnaissance through the eastern Nevada. In 1872, the US Congress authorized an ambitious plan to map the portion of the United States west of the 100th meridian at a sc...

Lane, Franklin K.

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Lane, 1864-1921, born in Canada and lived in California where he practiced law in San Francisco; he was United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913-1920. From the description of Proclamation with portrait of Theodore Roosevelt : broadside. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863398 In 1917, Brown became Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, and worked with him until November 1918, when he enlisted in the Army. After the war, Brown...

McKay, Douglas, 1893-1959

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A descendant of Oregon pioneers, Oregon Governor James Douglas McKay (he later dropped the first name) was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 24, 1893, the son of E.D. and Minnie A. Musgrove McKay. He was elected mayor of Salem in 1932. In January 1934, Douglas McKay announced his candidacy for the State Legislature as a Senator from Marion County. He was elected for the terms 1935-1937, 1939-1941, 1943-1945, and after World War II service, for 1945-1947. McKay was elected governor of Oregon in 1...

Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949), physician and educator, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1929 to 1933. From the description of Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582818 American educator; United States secretary of the interior, 1929-1933; president, Stanford University, 1916-1943. From the description of Ray Lyman Wilbur papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867219 ...

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

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Wallace Earle Stegner is an author. From the guide to the Papers, 1868-1879, relating to John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River, 1868-1879, (American Philosophical Society) John Wesley Powell was a geologist, ethnologist, and director of the United States Geological Survey; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1889. From the guide to the John Wesley Powell correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879, (American Philosophical So...

Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935

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John Barton Payne, a lawyer, was born in Pruntytown, W. Va. 26 January 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1876. He practiced law in Preston County, W. Va. before moving to Chicago where he practiced 1883-1893. He was judge of the Superior Court, Cook County, Ill. 1893-1898, Secretary of the Interior 1920-1921 and chairman of the American Red Cross. His paintings and monetary gift were the impetus behind the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Barton died in 1935. From the ...

Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944

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Epithet: Director US Geological Survey British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001035.0x0001de George Otis Smith, a geologist and advocate of energy conservation, did geologic work in Michigan, Utah, Washington and New England from 1893-1906 before assuming adminstrative responsibilities for the remainder of his career. He was a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey from 1896-1907, and was director of the Survey fro...

King, Clarence

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Nolan, Thomas B. (Thomas Brennan), 1901-

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Thomas B. Nolan's 68-year career with the U.S. Geological Survey began in 1924. He was named Assistant Director in 1944 and served as Director from 1956 to 1965. His research interests included tungsten deposits, and the Eureka Mining District, Nevada. From the description of Mountain City mining district, Elko County, Nevada. 1932. (US Geological Survey, National Center). WorldCat record id: 30208963 ...