Erwin H. Barbour, papers, museum photograph series 1889-1938.

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Erwin H. Barbour, papers, museum photograph series 1889-1938.

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Includes images of Barbour's research in paleontology and geology and his personal life. The photographs include landscapes, landforms, bodies of water, as well as scenes of natural disasters, also included are photographs documenting the construction of Morrill Hall, Wyuka Cemetery, and street and buildings in Lincoln, Nebraska.

71 boxes (30 linear ft.)

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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SNAC Resource ID: 7520358

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Barbour, Erwin Hinckley, 1856-1947

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Erwin H. Barbour was born in Springfield, Indiana, on April 5, 1856. He received both his A.B. in 1882 and Ph.D. in 1887 from Yale University. He worked for the United States Paleontological Survey from 1882 to 1888 before becoming professor of natural history and geology at Iowa College in Grinnell, Iowa. In July 1891, he accepted the position of professor of geology and zoology at the University of Nebraska and became director of the State Museum. He remained a vital member of the...