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Geology--Study and teaching

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Edward C. Dapples (1906-2009) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/14/9
Abstract

The Edward C. Dapples Papers, filling three boxes, span the years 1938 to 1980 and cover his career as a geologist, consultant and university professor. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, publications files, and research and subject files. Included in the subject files are drawings, booklets, a few letters, graphs, maps, diagrams, and bibliographies on various geological subjects from the period 1940-1976.

Dates: 1938-1980

Robert M. Garrels (1916-1988) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/14/10
Abstract Robert M. Garrels joined the Northwestern University faculty as an instructor in geology in 1941. In 1944 he became an assistant professor, and in 1949 an associate professor in 1949. After interruptions for work with the U.S. Geological Survey and at other universities, he returned to Northwestern as professor in 1974, retiring in 1980. His papers fill twenty-one boxes, spanning the period 1938 to 1988, are arranged into four principal categories: correspondence, teaching files, research...
Dates: 1938-1992

Laurence Louis Sloss (1913-1996) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/14/14
Abstract

The Papers of stratigraphic and petroleum geologist Laurence L. Sloss, who taught at Northwestern University from 1947-1981, consist of correspondence, publications, fieldwork (notes and maps), publications, and photographs.

Dates: 1932-1996; Other: Date acquired: 06/12/1997

Robert C. Speed (1933-2003) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/14/13
Abstract

Structural geologist and geophysicist Robert C. Speed (1933-2003) taught at Northwestern University from 1966 to 2002. His work focused on tectonics, structural geology, and active continental margins, mostly in Nevada, Barbados, and across the Caribbean. These papers document Speed's research, fieldwork, publications, and teaching life.

Dates: 1848-2003

E.H. Timothy Whitten (1927- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/14/6
Abstract Geologist E.H. Timothy Whitten's research interests included the origin and variability of granite as well as analysis of geological materials.The E.H. Timothy Whitten Papers, comprising two boxes, span the years from 1956 to 1981. The papers, including biographical materials, general correspondence, and course, research projects, and publications files, are scattered and provide only thin documentation of Whitten's personal life and academic career. Whitten's research projects files...
Dates: 1956-1981