Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder. Papers 1878-1932

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Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder. Papers 1878-1932

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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928) directed the Department of Geology at the University of Chicago from 1892-1919. Though his academic interests were wide-ranging, he is best known for the Chamberlin-Moulton Planetesimal Hypothesis, a theory of solar system formation. Chamberlin's papers include biographies, clippings, personal and professional correspondence, drafts, research notes, reprints, and teaching materials. The collection spans 1878-1932.

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University of Chicago. Department of geology

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The Department of Geology was founded in 1892 by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and Rollin D. Salisbury, who also launched the Journal of Geology in the following year. Early research in the department focused on regional studies and surveys, but fundamental problems of geology, particularly geochemistry, were emphasized beginning in the late 1910s. It produced more Ph.D.s in the field than any other geology department in the country, and influential research in areas such as petrology, sedimentary ...

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Chamberlin, Rollin T. (Rollin Thomas), 1881-1948

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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin was born in 1843 in the area of Mattoon, Illinois: in his own words, "on the crest of the Shelbyville moraine…under the great six-tailed comet of 1843." He received his undergraduate degree from Beloit College in 1866. After completing graduate studies at the Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, he returned to Beloit as Professor of Geology in 1873. He taught there and at Columbia University before serving as President of the University of Wisconsin fro...

Chamberlin, Thomas C. (Thomas Chrowder), 1843-1928

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Geologist. A.B., Beloit College, 1866; A.M. 1869. Ph. D., University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin, 1882. Lecturer, Beloit College, 1882-1887; professor, 1873-1882. Professor, Columbian University, 1885-1887. President, University of Wisconsin, 1887-1892. Professor and head of the Department of Geology, University of Chicago, 1892-1919. Geologist to Peary Expedition, 1894. From the description of Papers, 1880-1928 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat recor...