Carnegie-Cal Tech collection, Oct. 1937.

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Carnegie-Cal Tech collection, Oct. 1937.

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This collection consists of two boxes of archival material arranged in two series and thirteen folders. The materials include three field notebooks in which Sharp recorded his notes and observations regarding aspects of the geology of Grand Canyon. Also included is "The Doggerell Log of a Canyon Trip", an illustrated, handmade and hand lettered booklet of humorous verse by Dr. John Stark commemorating the 1937 expedition.

.5 linear ft.

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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California Institute of Technology

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Maxson, John H.

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Dodge, Frank B.

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Clark, Owen Wilford, 1887-1976

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Hinds, Norman E. A. (Norman Ethan Allen), 1892-

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Campbell, Ian, 1899-1978

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Ian Campbell (1899-1978) received his Ph. D. in economic geology from Harvard in 1931. Most of his career was spent at the California Institute of Technology, where he was a professor in the Division of Geological Sciences (1931-1959) and a research associate (1959-1970). In 1959, he was appointed chief of the California Division of Mines and Geology, from which he retired in 1969. Campbell was director of the California Department of Conservation (1966-1967). From the description of...

McKee, Edwin D. (Edwin Dinwiddie), 1906-1984

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Edwin Dinwiddie McKee (1906-1984) studied the geology and natural history of the Grand Canyon for over 50 years. He began his Grand Canyon National Park work in 1927, preparing educational exhibits, and from 1929-1940 was park naturalist and a contributor to "Grand Canyon Nature Notes." He was assistant director in charge of research at the Museum of Northern Arizona in 1941, was on the geology faculty of the University of Arizona from 1942-1953, and from 1953-1961 was head of the Paleotectonic ...

Sharp, Robert P. (Robert Phillip)

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Geologist (geomorphologist). Born 1911. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Phillip Sharp, 1990 April 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78404571 Sharp earned his Harvard AM in 1936 and his PhD in 1938. From the description of Techniques applicable to the preparation of thin sections of friable materials. 1936. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511728 Robert P. Sharp 1911-2004. PhD, geology from Harvard 1937. Taught at C...

Spencer, Merrill P., 1922-....

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Merriam, John C. (John Campbell), 1869-1945

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Professor of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. From the description of John C. Merriam papers, 1904-1934. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81162069 Paleontologist, educator, and author. From the description of Papers of John C. Merriam, 1899-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407628 Biographical Note 1869 ...

Stark, J. T. (John Thomas), 1888-

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Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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