Ralph Stockman Tarr papers, 1883-1961, 1883-1912 (bulk).

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Ralph Stockman Tarr papers, 1883-1961, 1883-1912 (bulk).

Papers include irrigation surveys of western states, 1883-1889; pictures of the Peary Arctic Expedition of 1896; diary of the expedition by B. Hoppin; scrapbook kept by Tarr as a Cornell professor; geology field books; notebooks of his son, Russel S. Tarr; diary kept on the Cornell Alaska Expedition, 1906; lectures on the geography of North America; notes on lab work in an experimental physiography course, 1907-1908; glass slides and negatives; and correspondence on Tarr's early years. Also, Geology Department records and reports kept by Tarr and his successors and a ledger of information on graduate students in the Geology Department.

4.2 cubic ft.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University

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Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)

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Cornell Alaska Expedition (1906)

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Cornell University. Dept. of Geology.

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Tarr, Russel S.

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Tarr, Ralph S. (Ralph Stockman), 1864-1912

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Professor of geology. From the description of Ralph Stockman Tarr papers, 1883-1961, 1883-1912 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63939269 Tarr was a professor in the Department of Physical Geography at Cornell University who conducted some studies in Greenland. From the description of Letters : Ithaca, New York, to Albert Operti, New York City, 1896-1898. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23366682...