Letters, 1873-1881.

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Letters, 1873-1881.

The letters in this collection are written to Samuel Franklin Emmons and concern geological topics and the Geological Survey and its internal politics.

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Emmons, Samuel Franklin, 1841-1911

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Geologist. From the description of Papers of Samuel Franklin Emmons, 1725-1914 (bulk 1861-1911). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74986026 Biographical Note 1841, Mar. 29 Born, Boston, Mass. 1861 Graduated, Harvard College, Boston, Mass. ...

King, Clarence, 1842-1901

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Clarence Rivers King (1842-1901) was a geologist, mining engineer, and writer. He graduated from Yale Scientific School in 1862, journeyed West, and joined the California Geological Survey as volunteers. From 1867-1877, King directed the geological and scientific survey of the Fortieth Parallel from eastern Colorado to the California border. The next year he was made head of the newly established United States Geological Survey, a position he held until entering private practice as a mining engi...

King, Clarence,

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Clarence King was a geologist and was head of the Geological Survey in the United States from 1878 to 1881. From the description of Letters, 1873-1881. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489492 ...

Geological survey (U.S.)

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E.W. Glafcke was in charge of a crew during the United States Geological Survey's spirit leveling activities in Wyoming and Utah from 1896 to 1912. From the guide to the United States Geologic Survey photograph collection, 1892-1912, 1898-1902, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) First organized as a branch in 1889, the Topographic Division was established in 1947. From the description of Records of the Topographic Division. (Unknown). World...