Biographical File, 1862-1927 and undated Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 2 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Biographical File Identifier: Record Unit 7230 Date: 1862-1927 and undated Extent: 9.5 cu. ft. (19 document boxes) Creator:: United States National Museum. Department of Geology Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7230, United States National Museum. Department of Geology, Biographical File Descriptive Entry This biographical file was maintained by the United States National Museum's Department of Geology and several of its curators. Included in the file are biographies, obituaries, memoirs, and memorial service programs and addresses of prominent scientists, particularly American geologists and paleontologists, as well as some notable Smithsonian Institution personnel. Also included are newspaper feature stories about geologists and their important geological discoveries or contributions to their field of study. Many of the publications include published prints or an occasional photograph of the subject. Also attached by the Department to some of the publications is correspondence, 1836-1958, usually written by the subject. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Biography Geologists Geology Types of Materials: Black-and-white photographs Manuscripts Page 1 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 19 Folder 1 Abbe, Cleveland. Includes letter to Charles E. Munroe, October 26, 1896. Box 1 of 19 Folder 2 Abbot, Charles G. Box 1 of 19 Folder 3 Abbot, Henry Larcom. Box 1 of 19 Folder 4 Abbott, Charles Conrad. Includes letter to Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, February 12, 1876. Box 1 of 19 Folder 5 Abel, Othenio. Box 1 of 19 Folder 6 Adams, Charles Baker. Box 1 of 19 Folder 7 Agassiz, Alexander. Includes published letters to Hon. Marshall McDonald, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, March 14, 1891; April 14, 1891; and April 25, 1891. Box 1 of 19 Folder 8 Agassiz, Louis Jean. Includes published letter to Benjamin Peirce, superintendent, United States Coast Survey, December 2, 1891. Box 1 of 19 Ahiers, Francis Henry. See under Ray S. Bassler. Box 1 of 19 Folder 9 Aldrich, John Merton. Box 1 of 19 Folder 10 Almera, Jaume. Box 1 of 19 Folder 11 Anderson, Frank Marion. Box 1 of 19 Folder 12 Angelin, Nils Peter. Box 1 of 19 Folder 13 Angell, James. Box 1 of 19 Folder 14 Armstrong, Edwin James. Box 1 of 19 Folder 15 Ashburner, Charles Albert. Box 1 of 19 Folder 16 Austin, George M. Box 1 of 19 Folder 17 Baird, Spencer F. Includes letters to Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, November 15, 1876; Joseph Henry, April 15, ? ; and Mr. Edwards, April 24, 1884. Box 1 of 19 Baker, Herbert Arthur. See under Frederick Eugene Wright. Box 1 of 19 Folder 18 Baker, Marcus. Page 2 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Box 1 of 19 Ball, Francis Matthew. See under Norman Levi Bowen. Box 1 of 19 Folder 19 Bancroft, John Bevis Beeston. Box 1 of 19 Folder 20 Barker, George Frederick. Includes letter to Spencer F. Baird, September 17, 1884. Box 1 of 19 Folder 21 Barlow, Alfred Ernest. Box 1 of 19 Folder 22 Barnard, Edward Emerson. Box 1 of 19 Folder 23 Barrande, Joachim. Box 1 of 19 Folder 24 Barrell, Joseph. Box 1 of 19 Folder 25 Barrois, Charles. Box 1 of 19 Folder 26 Bartlett, William H. C. Box 1 of 19 Folder 27 Bartsch, Paul. Box 1 of 19 Folder 28 Bassler, Ray S. Box 1 of 19 Folder 29 Bather, Francis Arthur. Box 1 of 19 Folder 30 Baur, Georg Herman. Box 1 of 19 Folder 31 Bausch, Edward and William Bausch. Box 2 Box 2 of 19 Beasley, Cyril George. See under Norman Levi Bowen. Box 2 of 19 Folder 1 Becker, George Ferdinand. Includes letter to Dr. Barus, August 1, 1900, and an anonymous correspondent, July 1, 1900. Box 2 of 19 Folder 2 Beecher, Charles Emerson. Includes letter to Charles Schuchert, May 12, 1899. Box 2 of 19 Folder 3 Beede, Joshua William. Box 2 of 19 Folder 4 Beesley, Thomas. Box 2 of 19 Folder 5 Bekkar, Hendrik. Box 2 of 19 Folder 6 Bell, Alexander Melville. Box 2 of 19 Folder 7 Bell, Robert. Box 2 of 19 Bell, William David. See under Ray S. Bassler. Box 2 of 19 Folder 8 Benjamin, Marcus. Page 3 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Box 2 of 19 Folder 9 Berthelot, Marcelin. Box 2 of 19 Folder 10 Bertrand, Marcel. Box 2 of 19 Folder 11 Beyrich, Ernst. Box 2 of 19 Folder 12 Bidwell, John. Box 2 of 19 Folder 13 Billings, Elkanah. Includes letter to Edward Orton, May 7, 1872. Box 2 of 19 Folder 14 Billings, John Shaw. Includes letter to Spencer F. Baird, January 13, 1885, and Dr. Becker, December 20, 1909. Box 2 of 19 Folder 15 Billings, Walter R. Box 2 of 19 Folder 16 Bishop, Heber Reginald. Box 2 of 19 Folder 17 Blake, John Hopwood. Box 2 of 19 Folder 18 Blake, William Phipps. Includes letter to George P. Merrill, July 3, 1895. Box 2 of 19 Folder 19 Blandy, John Frederic. Includes letter to William P. Blake, July 13, 1875. Box 2 of 19 Folder 20 Bleicher, Marie-Gustave. Box 2 of 19 Folder 21 Boltwood, Bertram Borden. Box 2 of 19 Folder 22 Bombicci, Ruigi. Box 2 of 19 Folder 23 Bonney, Thomas George. Includes letter to anonymous correspondent, January 13, 1879. Box 2 of 19 Folder 24 Booth, James Curtis. Includes manuscript on "Benefits resulting from the Survey," undated. Box 2 of 19 Folder 25 Borg, Folk. Box 2 of 19 Boulton, William Savage. See under Frederick Eugene Wright. Box 2 of 19 Folder 26 Bowditch, Henry Pickering. See also under Simon Newcomb, folder 2. Box 2 of 19 Folder 27 Bowen, Norman Levi. Box 2 of 19 Folder 28 Bownocker, John Adams. Box 2 of 19 Folder 29 Brady, Henry Bowman. Box 2 of 19 Folder 30 Branner, John Casper. Page 4 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Box 2 of 19 Folder 31 Brashear, John Alfred. Box 2 of 19 Folder 32 Breasted, James Henry. Box 2 of 19 Folder 33 Brewer, William H. Box 2 of 19 Folder 34 Bridge, Thomas William. Box 2 of 19 Folder 35 Brigham, Albert Perry. Box 2 of 19 Folder 36 Brinton, Daniel G. Box 2 of 19 Folder 37 Broadhead, Garland Carr. Includes letter to George P. Merrill, April 1899. Box 2 of 19 Folder 38 Brock, Reginald Walter. Box 2 of 19 Folder 39 Brooks, Alfred H. Box 2 of 19 Folder 40 Brooks, Thomas Benton. Box 2 of 19 Folder 41 Brooks, William Keith. Box 3 Box 3 of 19 Folder 1 Brown, Amos Peaslee. Box 3 of 19 Folder 2 Brown, Ernest William. Box 3 of 19 Folder 3 Brown, Roland Wilbur. Box 3 of 19 Folder 4 Brown, S. C. Box 3 of 19 Folder 5 Bruce, Archibald. Box 3 of 19 Folder 6 Brush, George Jarvis. See also under Simon Newcomb, folder 2. Box 3 of 19 Folder 7 Buch, Leopold von. Box 3 of 19 Folder 8 Buckland, Frank. Box 3 of 19 Folder 9 Buckman, Sidney Savory. Box 3 of 19 Folder 10 Burchard, Ernest F. Box 3 of 19 Butterley, Donald. See under Norman Levi Bowen. Box 3 of 19 Folder 11 Bybee, Halbert Pleasant. Includes letter from Mrs. Ruth Bybee to Dr. Cumings, July 17, 1958. Box 3 of 19 Folder 12 Cadwalader, John Lambert. Page 5 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Box 3 of 19 Folder 13 Cahn, Lazard. Box 3 of 19 Folder 14 Calvin, Samuel. Box 3 of 19 Folder 15 Campbell, Guy. Box 3 of 19 Folder 16 Canfield, Frederick Alexander. Box 3 of 19 Folder 17 Canu, Ferdinand. Box 3 of 19 Folder 18 Capellini, Giovanni. Box 3 of 19 Folder 19 Carmichael, Leonard. Box 3 of 19 Folder 20 Carpenter, Franklin R. Box 3 of 19 Folder 21 Carty, John Joseph. Box 3 of 19 Folder 22 Caswell, Alexis. Box 3 of 19 Folder 23 Chadwick, George Halcott. Box 3 of 19 Folder 24 Chamberlin, Rollin Thomas. Box 3 of 19 Folder 25 Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder. Box 3 of 19 Folder 26 Chandler, Charles Frederick. Box 3 of 19 Folder 27 Chaney, Ralph Works. Box 3 of 19 Chardin, Pierre Teilhard de. See under Frederick Eugene Wright. Box 3 of 19 Folder 28 Chittenden, Russell H. Box 3 of 19 Folder 29 Clark, Austin H. Box 3 of 19 Folder 30 Clark, Charles Upson. Box 3 of 19 Folder 31 Clark, John Willis. Box 3 of 19 Folder 32 Clark, William Bullock. Box 3 of 19 Folder 33 Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth Box 3 of 19 Folder 34 Clarke, John Mason. Box 3 of 19 Folder 35 Claypole, Edward Waller. Box 3 of 19 Clayton, Patrick Andrew. See under Ray S. Bassler. Box 3 of 19 Folder 36 Cleaveland, Parker. Page 6 of 33 Biographical File https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217387 Box 3 of 19 Folder 37 Cleland, Herdman Fitzgerald. Box 3 of 19 Folder 38 Cobbold, Edgar Sterling.