Papers of Jay Backus Woodworth, 1880-1924 (inclusive).

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Papers of Jay Backus Woodworth, 1880-1924 (inclusive).

Includes personal and professional correspondence about the Geological Society of Boston, the American Geophysical Union, U.S. Geological Survey, and the New York State Museum. Also letters from Ralph S. Tarr; diaries; field notes; lecture notes; and manuscript, 1889, about geology at Martha's Vineyard. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

5 linear ft. of mss.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182022

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

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...

Harvard University. Dept. of Geology and Geography

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American geophysical union

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Geological Society of Boston.

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Woodworth, J.B.

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Woodworth (Harvard, S.B., 1894) taught geology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Jay Backus Woodworth, 1880-1924 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972940 Jay Backus Woodworth (Harvard, S.B., 1894) taught geology at Harvard and Radcliffe (1893-1925). From the description of Papers, 1897-1923 (inclusive), 1916-1919 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009683 ...

New York State Museum

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Clinton F. Kilfoyle served as Curator of Paleontology for the New York State Geological Survey from 1926 to 1969. From the description of Paleontology Curator's correspondence files, 1941-1968. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83188750 The New York State Museum originated with the State Geological and Natural History Survey, established by the legislature in 1836 (Chapter 142). It was charged with completing a geological survey of the S...

Geological survey (U.S.)

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E.W. Glafcke was in charge of a crew during the United States Geological Survey's spirit leveling activities in Wyoming and Utah from 1896 to 1912. From the guide to the United States Geologic Survey photograph collection, 1892-1912, 1898-1902, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) First organized as a branch in 1889, the Topographic Division was established in 1947. From the description of Records of the Topographic Division. (Unknown). World...