J. Edward Hoffmeister Papers, 1925 - 1982

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J. Edward Hoffmeister Papers, 1925 - 1982

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John Edward Hoffmeister (1899-1991) earned his degrees from Johns Hopkins University; an A.B. in chemistry in 1920 and a Ph.D. in geology in 1923. Field work in Tonga and Fiji in 1926, 1928, and 1934 formed the basis of his antecedent-platform theory of coral reef development in the 1930s. His primary collaborator was Harry S. Ladd. Hoffmeister was a professor of geology and an administrator at the University of Rochester from 1923 until 1964, and continued his work on corals during his retirement in Florida.The Papers span 1925-1982 with the bulk documenting the years 1926-1935. While there is no documentation of his work at the University of Rochester or his service during World War II, and little record of his Florida work, documentation of his Pacific expeditions in the 1920s and 1930s is quite rich. This early documentation includes numerous lantern slides and 16 mm films taken during his Pacific expeditions, along with personal and professional correspondence, field notebooks, diaries, and records of the Pacific Science Association's committee on coral reefs, and ephemera. Ephemera include geological specimens, a Fijian war club and two walking sticks.

4.00 linear feet; (8 archives boxes, 4 card file boxes, 3 oversize items)

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University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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Hoffmeister, J. Edward (John Edward), 1899-1991

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Professor of geology at the University of Rochester (1923-1964), Hoffmeister was primarily concerned with the development of coral reefs. He did field studies of coral reefs in the Tongan and Fijian Islands in the late 1920s and early 1930s and off the coast of Florida in the 1960s and 1970s. His research contributed significantly to the advancement of the antecedent-platform theory of reef formation, which argued that no change in sea level was necessary for reef formation to occur. ...

Setchell, William Albert, 1864-1943

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Ladd, Henry, 1895-1941

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Hoffmeister, Ruth

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Vaughan, Thomas Wayland, 1870-1952

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T. Wayland Vaughan was a geologist and oceanographer who worked with the United States Geological Survey and was an Associate in Marine Sediments (1924-1942), and Associate in Paleontology (1942-1952) at the United States National Museum. He was also director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1924-1936. His research focused on the study of corals and coral reefs, the investigation of larger foraminifera, and oceanography. These papers consist of Vaughan's professional correspondenc...