Elburt F. Osborn papers, 1931-1977.

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Elburt F. Osborn papers, 1931-1977.

This collection of the papers of geophysics professor and dean of the School of Mineral Industries Elburt F. Osborn consists of 98 speeches and 2 scrapbooks, with a few reports, articles and research papers.

3.45 cubic feet.

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Osborn, E. F. (Elburt Franklin), 1911-1998

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Elburt Franklin Osborn was born August 13, 1911, in Kishwaukee, Illinois. He was a graduate of DePauw College, earned a master's degree from Northwestern University, and a doctorate from California Institute of Technology. In 1938, he worked for Geophysical Lab of Carnegie Institute in Washington, D.C., and was a member of the National Defense Research Committee during World War II. Osborn came to Pennsylvania State College as a professor of geochemistry and chairman of the Earth Sciences Depart...