William C. Alden papers, 1884-1953.

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William C. Alden papers, 1884-1953.

Collection contains two book manuscripts written by William C. Alden (including "Geology of Glacier National Park"), manuscripts of papers written by Alden, and a small amount of correspondence. Collection also contains numerous photographs and photograph negatives (of Alden, his colleagues, and geological sites), nine photograph albums of geological sites (which include numerous images of Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, Wyoming, and the Midwest), a number of glass lantern slides of Glacier National Park, and reprints of articles written by Alden. Government documents (including a few written by Alden), miscellaneous reprints, miscellaneous periodicals (including a few containing articles written by Alden), and U.S. Geological Survey maps of much of the United States are in this collection as well.

11.72 cubic ft. (20 boxes) + negatives.

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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...

Alden, William C. (William Clinton), 1871-

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William C. Alden (b. 1871) was a geologist for the United States Geological Survey during the first half of the twentieth century. Alden was an expert on glacial geology and conducted extensive research on glacial geology in the Midwest (including Wisconsin and Iowa) and the West (including Montana and Wyoming). He was a noted authority on the glacial geology of Glacier National Park in Montana. Alden was also an active member of the Geological Society of America and was the author of several bo...