Papers, 1898-1903.

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Papers, 1898-1903.

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This collection consists of Perry's notes and manuscripts for several publications, including rough drafts of his _Physical Geography of Worcester, Mass._ (1898) and _The Geology of the City of Worcester, Mass._ (1903), and letters from the co-author of the latter work, Benjamin Kendall Emerson, professor at Amherst College. The collection also contains lengthy studies of the Nashua River Valley, Mt. Kearsarge, and Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire, miscellaneous geological notes, photographs and topographical sketches of unidentified rock formations and of Mts. Monadnock and Wachusett, and three glass plates of rock formations.

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Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, 1843-1932

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Emerson was born on December 20, 1843, in Nashua, New Hampshire, the son of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Kendall) Emerson. He prepared for college at Tilton Academy in Vermont. He graduated from Amherst College in 1865 with honors and from there he went to Groton Academy to teach chemistry and zoology. In 1867 he went to Germany to study geology and received his Ph. D from Göttingen in 1870. He returned to Amherst where he stayed as Professor of Geology (later Professor Emeritus) for the remainde...

Perry, Joseph H. (Joseph Hartshorn), 1858-

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Joseph Hartshorn Perry (1858- ) of Worcester Mass., was a fellow of the Geological Society of America and assistant to Benjamin Kendall Emerson (1843-1932) in mapping the topography of Worcester County for the U.S. Geological Survey at the turn of the century. That experience led Perry into extensive geological studies of the central New England area. From the description of Papers, 1898-1903. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259609 ...