Department of Geosciences records, 1900-1980.

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Department of Geosciences records, 1900-1980.

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The collections consists of the files of the Department of Geology and its faculty. Materials include financial reports of the department, correspondence and personal papers of professors, and student grade lists. Frequent topics in the files are the Geology Library and undergraduate and graduate curriculum matters. Also included in the collection are as well as an LP of recorded lectures produced for high school students, and two photo albums documenting some of the Department's summer research expeditions. Researchers interested in these materials may wish to consult the Princeton Scientific Expeditions Collection (AC012).

3.42 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114756

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University. Dept. of Geology.

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Princeton University. Dept. of Geological and Geophysical Sciences.

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Smyth, Charles Henry, 1866-

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Charles Henry Smyth was a professor of geology at Princeton University. From the description of Charles Henry Smyth papers, 1892-1908. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 401562397 ...

Princeton University. Dept. of Geosciences.

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The Department of Geology was founded in 1904 at Princeton University, with an initial faculty of six professors. The department moved into its home in Guyot Hall in 1909, a facility that also housed the department's growing Natural History Museum. Under the tenure of chairman Harry H. Hess (1950-1966) the Department of Geology expanded its course offerings to touch on many subjects under the umbrella of geological science and acquired its present form. In 1968 the name was changed to the Depart...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...