Papers of Reginald Aldworth Daly, 1909-1969 (inclusive).

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Papers of Reginald Aldworth Daly, 1909-1969 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, ca. 1919-1955, manuscripts of writings and speeches, field notebooks and notes, and an annotated copy of his book Strength and Structure of the Earth (1940). Correspondence includes both letters sent and letter received regarding research interests and other professional concerns. Chief correpsondents include: Ernst Antevs, G. Bomford, Norman L. Bowen, R. E. Byrd, W. M. Davis, Maurice Ewing, C. N. Fenner, E. A. Glennie, Roy W. Goranson, Arthur Holmes, Walter D. Lambert, H. Meldrum Stewart. The field notebooks and notes includes geological field data and diary information relating to work in Hawaii (1909), Canada (British Columbia) (1912), Florida (1919), Samoa (1919), Ascension Island (1921?) and South Africa (1922), as well as some related maps. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

16 containers of mss.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182095

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...

Daly, Reginald Aldworth, 1871-1957

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Daly (Harvard, Ph.D., 1893) taught geology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Reginald Aldworth Daly, 1909-1969 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973015 ...