Papers, 1928-1940.

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Papers, 1928-1940.

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Correspondence, studies, reports, and minutes, relating to Committee on Sedimentation and Executive Board of the National Research Council, state geological surveys, submarine configuration and oceanic circulation, measurement of geological time, Batholith problems, economic geology, tectonics, petroleum geology, clay minerals, gravity measurements, micropaleontology, drilling, sedimentation, and glacial sedimentation in North America caused by ice, icebergs, and wind and water associated with or influenced by glacial conditions.

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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National Research Council (U.S.). Executive Board

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Leighton, Morris M. (Morris Morgan), 1887-1971

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Chief of Illinois Geological Survey; d. 1971. From the description of Papers, 1928-1940. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28421966 ...

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Sedimentation

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Illinois State Geological Survey.

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The first Illinois State Geological Survey lasted from 1851 to 1875. In 1893, the Governor, in a message to the Legislature, recommended that the State Geological Department be placed in charge of the University and that all of its collections be moved to Urbana. The recommendation was approved by the University's Board of Trustees. 1 In 1901 the Board of Trustees appointed a special committee to consider ways and means for the establishment of a geological survey of Illinois. 2 Thi...