Records of the U.S. Geological Survey. 1839 - 2008. Letters Received by John Wesley Powell Regarding His Resignation as Director
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Professional geologist, mining engineer and consultant. Assistant state geologist of Texas, Head of The University of Arizona School of Mines, first president of The University of Arizona, 1894-1895. From the description of Letter books of Theodore Bryant Comstock, 1898-1902. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 41240879 ...
