Weller, Stuart. Papers 1900-1927

University of Chicago. Walker Museum.

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Mason, Max, 1877-1961

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Max Mason served as President of the University of Chicago from 1925 to 1928. Not only was Mason the first president who had not been a founding member of the university faculty, he also came from outside the university, and had comparatively little administrative experience. By recruiting a young researcher from outside the university, the trustees sought new ideas, dedication to research, and strong relationships with students and the public. Hailing from Madison, Wisc...

White, David, 1862-1935

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Moore, Raymond C. (Raymond Cecil), 1892-1974

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Raymond C. Moore was a researcher, teacher, science administrator, and "Kansas' All-time Geologist." Moore was born February 20, 1892 in Roslyn, Washington. He grew up in the Midwest, finished high school in Chicago and was graduated with honors from Denison University, Granville, Ohio in 1913; he continued his graduate studies in geology and paleontology at the University of Chicago. In 1916, Moore received his Ph.D., summa cum laude. Later that year, Moore joined the faculty of th...

Mather, Kirtley F. (Kirtley Fletcher), 1888-1978

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Geologist. Taught at Harvard University. From the description of Papers, 1943-1946 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247418 Kirtley F. Mather was a professor of geology at Harvard University and Radcliffe College from 1924 to 1954. He also served as chairman of the geology department and director of the Harvard Summer School. From the description of Student papers, 1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009654 ...

Dewolf, Frank W.

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Weller, Stuart, 1870-1927

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Paleontologist. B.A., Cornell University, 1894. Ph. D., Yale University, 1901. Associate, Department of Geology, University of Chicago, 1897-1900; Instructor, 1900-1901; Assistant Professor, 1902-1908; Associate Professor, 1908-1915; and Professor of Paleontologic Geology, 1915-1927. From the description of Papers, 1900-1927. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248517 Stuart Weller was born in Maine, New York in 1870. Encouraged by a professor...

Gates, Frederick Taylor, 1853-1929

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Gates (Rochester Theological Seminary, 1880) was Baptist clergyman, business executive, and administrator of Rockefeller philanthropies. He served as president and trustee of the General Education Board and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. From the description of Papers of Frederick Taylor Gates, 1913-1955 (inclusive), 1913-1930 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281437113 Frederick Taylor Gates (1853-1929) was a Baptist minister, businessman, a...

Schuchert, Charles, 1858-1942

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Charles Schuchert: Paleontologist; assistant to paleontologists, 1885-1891; participated in a geological survey of Minnesota, 1891-1892; preparer of fossils, Yale University, 1892-1893; assistant paleontologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 1893-1894; assistant curator paleontology, U.S. National Museum, 1894-1904; professor of paleontology, Yale University, 1904-1923, and curator, geological collection, Peabody Museum. From the description of Charles Schuchert papers, 1859-1943 (inclusiv...

Butts, Charles, 1863-1946

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Surveyor and geologist. From the description of Butts, Charles, 1863-1946 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10576119 ...

Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906

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Noted academic who helped to organize the University of Chicago and Bradley University, and served as the first President of both institutions. From the description of William R. Harper letter to Prof. H. H. Boyesen [manuscript], 1891 Feb 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420487062 Born in New Concord, Ohio; graduated from Muskingum College at age 14; earned a Ph. D. at Yale; teacher, Hebraist, and educator; became first president of the University of Chicago...

Illinois State Geological Survey.

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The first Illinois State Geological Survey lasted from 1851 to 1875. In 1893, the Governor, in a message to the Legislature, recommended that the State Geological Department be placed in charge of the University and that all of its collections be moved to Urbana. The recommendation was approved by the University's Board of Trustees. 1 In 1901 the Board of Trustees appointed a special committee to consider ways and means for the establishment of a geological survey of Illinois. 2 Thi...

Salisbury, Rollin D., 1858-1922

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Professor of geology and physical geography, University of Chicago. From the description of Papers, 1880-1922. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248382 Rollin D. Salisbury (1858-1922), a native of Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, graduated from Beloit College (Ph.B., 1881) as a student of Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, professor of geology. When Chamberlin resigned his post at Beloit in 1882 to become chief of the Glacial Division of the U.S. Geologi...