William F. Foshag Papers
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circa 1935-1949
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2.58 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-144
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting William F. Foshag's studies in Mexican geology. Foshag's notes on literature about Mexican geology make up a large portion of the accession. Also included are illustrations and photographs for published papers, manuscripts, maps of stratigraphic sections, contour maps, and field notebooks (includi...
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1930s
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 81-070
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of manuscripts and published materials on mineralogical studies in modern Mexico, gems, clay, and geology in general created and collected by William F. Foshag. Also included are maps.
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Steward, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1915
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circa 1871
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24 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1925
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
"This is John F. Steward's report of his study fo the geology of the Green and Colorado rivers during the second Powell river trip. The geological section given in pp. 3-9 is the same as that printed in pages 58-60 of Powell's (1876) "Report on the Geology of the Eastern Portion of the Uintah Mountains..." In the report Powell credits Steward with ...
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Foshag, William F. (William Frederick), 1894-1956
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1923-1965 and undated
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8.59 cu. ft. (14 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 3x5 box) (2 5x8 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7281
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Judson, Sheldon
- Dates:
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circa 1947
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1 positive in original glass mount (35 mm)
57 Negatives (acetate)
9 Color slides
69 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.97-24
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Images of excavations at San Jon archeological site, surrounding areas and terrain, and a burial near Lila, Texas.
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1871-1912
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1,195 Prints (albumen, silver gelatin, and platinum)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.37
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of geologic features and the natural environment of the American West, Alaska, and Mexico, most of which were created during government surveys and the expansion of railroads during the 1800s. There are also photographs collected and made by individuals who worked or traveled in the west. Depicted locales include Alaska, Arizona, Brit...
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1940-2006
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-255
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field notes created by Carl Huntington Broedel, William Richard Jones, E. C. T. Chao, Everett Dale Jackson, James F. Luhr, and Tom Simkin. Created under the auspices of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), these field books document ...
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1923-1993 and undated,with material from 1878 to 1892
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18.61 cu. ft. (36 document boxes) (1 half document box) (2 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7318
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Hay, Richard L. (Richard LeRoy), 1926-
Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972
Leakey, Mary D. (Mary Douglas), 1913-1996
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1953-2005
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15.97 Linear feet ((13 document boxes, 3 flat boxes, 8 card file boxes, and 1 oversized box) plus 1 CD-RW and 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2008-09
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Richard LeRoy Hay was a geologist, known for his contributions to sedimentary petrography and archaeological geology. This collection contains field notebooks, maps, photographs, data, and documentation of geological specimens he collected, primarily in Africa, but also in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He was known for his work with Mary Leakey, in which he provided the geological framework for Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli in Tanzania.
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Ray, Louis L. (Louis Lamy), 1909-
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1930, 1932, 1936-1939
- Size:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7393
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection includes Ray's field notes taken during his work with the BAE excavation, 1936-1937. The field notes document Ray's studies to determine the geological antiquity of the Lindenmeier site. Also included are field notes taken by Ray during research in Missouri, 1932, and Colorado and New Mexico, 1938-1939, and notes from research ...
