Smithsonian Institution Archives

Brian Harold Mason Papers, circa 1958-1974

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FAT90027
Creators:
Mason, Brian (Brian Harold), 1917-2009
Dates:
circa 1958-1974
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
These are the papers of Brian Harold Mason, Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History. Mason curates and classifies the more than 700 meteorites recovered each year from Antarctica under a joint Smithsonian-National Aeronautics and Space Administration-National Science Foundation. His research focuses on the mineralogy and petrology of meteorites and cosmochemistry. Materials include correspondence and memoranda.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90027, Brian Harold Mason Papers

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Personal Papers


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