Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection ca. 1909-1940

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Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection ca. 1909-1940

Francis Luther Whitney was a geologist and University of Texas geology professor. Dr. Whitney’s photograph collection consists of prints and negatives with images including the University of Texas, geological formations in Austin and surrounding area, family members and friends

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Whitney, Marian

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Simonds, Norma Wood

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Whitney, Grace Pellet

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Hill, Robert Thomas, 1858-1941

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Significant figure in the development of American geology during the late 19th and early 20th century. From the description of Robert T. Hill letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1892 Mar 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420487387 Geologist and professor. Born in 1859 in Nashville, Tennessee. Moved to Comanche, Texas in 1875. Attended Cornell University. Worked as a geologist for the United States Geographical Survey under the direction of John Wesley Powel...

Whitney, Francis Luther, 1878-1962

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Francis Luther Whitney was a geologist and University of Texas geology professor. Born in 1878, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1928. He was a pioneer in the field of mathematical methods for solving problems involving geologic structures. An inventor who built his own darkroom and photographic equipment, Whitney organized and headed a machine shop at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas during World War I. Whitney was married to Grace Pellet and they had one daughter, Marian. He died in...

Fielder, Jim

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