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Roy S. Clarke Papers, circa 1988-1995, with materials from 1929
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA96-097
- Creators:
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Clarke, Roy S.
- Dates:
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circa 1988-1995, with materials from 1929
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
Roy S. Clarke, Jr., Curator Emeritus, Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), is an authority on meteorites. This accession consists of materials created and collected by Clarke documenting research on the Port Orford Meteorite. Materials include correspondence, drafts, manuscripts, and notes of Clarke; correspondence, drafts, notes, and publications of Erwin F. Lange, a professor at Portland State College, who also was interested in the origin of the Port Orford Meteorite; and collected research materials of Howard Plotkin on the Port Orford Meteorite. The research of Clark and Plotkin was eventually published in "The Port Orford, Oregon Meteorite Mystery," Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences, no. 31. Also included are a few letters of George P. Merrill, William F. Foshag, and Harvey Harlow Nininger dating from 1929. Some materials are in electronic format.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-097, Roy S. Clarke Papers
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Personal Papers
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Clarke, Roy S. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Foshag, William F. (William Frederick), 1894-1956 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lange, Erwin F. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Merrill, George P. (Georger Perkins), 1854-1929 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nininger, Harvey Harlow, 1887- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Plotkin, Howard | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Port Orford meteorite | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Books | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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