Orville A. Derby miscellany, 1874-1951, 1948-1951 (bulk).

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Orville A. Derby miscellany, 1874-1951, 1948-1951 (bulk).

Includes Cornell University Geology Department correspondence about Orville A. Derby; commemorative medals and stamps; newsclippings; pamphlets; and photographs.

.4 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7909543

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University

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Cornell University. Dept. of Geology.

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Derby, Orville A. (Orville Adelbert), 1851-1915

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Orville A. Derby taught geology and paleontology at Cornell University from 1873-1875. He then moved to Brazil and became a highly respected geologist and mineralogist in that country. He committed suicide in 1915. From the description of Orville A. Derby miscellany, 1874-1951, 1948-1951 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072891 ...