Papers of Raphael Pumpelly, 1839-1916.

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Papers of Raphael Pumpelly, 1839-1916.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510055

The collection consists chiefly of letters, with some documents and manuscripts (including 29 volumes of notebooks and diaries) related to the lives and family affairs of Raphael and Eliza Pumpelly.

Approximately 3,500 pieces.15 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742069

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Pumpelly family.

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Pumpelly, Eliza Shephard, d. 1915.

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Pumpelly, Raphael, 1837-1923

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Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923), American geologist and explorer, studied at the Royal School of Mines in Freiberg. He accepted a post in 1861 as a geologist for the Japanese government, and served two years in that position before traveling on through China, Mongolia, and Russia. He returned to the U.S. to study iron and copper deposits in Michigan and the Lake Superior district and from 1884-89 served as head of the New England division of the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1903 and 1904 he led exped...