John F. Lance Papers, 1931-1990 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 ............................................................................................................. 3 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: John F. Lance Papers Identifier: Accession 97-039 Date: 1931-1990 Extent: 7.93 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 12x17 box) Creator:: Lance, John Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-039, John F. Lance Papers Descriptive Entry John F. Lance (1916-1991), was a geologist and vertebrate paleontologist. He spent most of his professional career at the University of Arizona and the National Science Foundation. This accession primarily documents Lance's research on vertebrate fossils and includes correspondence; field, laboratory, and research notes; reports; publications; manuscripts and illustrations; and photographs and slides. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Geologists Geology Paleontologists Paleontology Vertebrates, Fossil Types of Materials: Black-and-white photographs Books Clippings Drawings Manuscripts Page 1 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Maps Names: Lance, John Page 2 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1966-1980 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence and Working Notes, 1959-1963 Box 1 of 9 Repenning, Charles A., 1952-1957 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1951-1962 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1959-1961 Box 1 of 9 Inquiries, 1963 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1963-1965 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1958-1967 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1964-1965 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1956-1970 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1955-1967 Box 1 of 9 Letters to Answer or File, 1949-1954 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1949-1957 Box 1 of 9 C, 1951-1953 Box 1 of 9 H, 1951-1952 Box 1 of 9 J, 1951-1953 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1953-1960 Box 1 of 9 To Be Filed, 1951-1956 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1954-1955 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1952-1959 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1947-1959 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1952-1962 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1955-1965 Page 3 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1956-1963 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1959-1969 Box 1 of 9 California Institute of Technology and Army, 1944-1947 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1954-1960 Box 1 of 9 Assorted Letters of Varying Importance, 1942-1967 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1955-1966 Box 1 of 9 Mail to Answer, 1959-1962 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1963 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1956-1967 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1945-1946 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1964-1966 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1965-1966 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1957-1960 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1957-1963 Box 1 of 9 Repenning, Charles A., 1954-1961 Box 1 of 9 Correspondence, 1959-1963 Box 2 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1955-1963 Box 2 of 9 Recommendations, 1959-1963 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1966-1968 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1951-1953 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1950-1963 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1963-1964 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1954-1967 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1959-1967 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1950-1986 Page 4 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1946-1959 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence and Research, 1959-1987 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1931-1957 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1939-1980 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1950-1963 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1959-1970 Box 2 of 9 "Evolution of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems," Proposal to National Science Foundation Box 2 of 9 Proposal - "The Recent/Pleistocene Fauna of Crankshaft Pit Cave, Jefferson County, Missouri" Box 2 of 9 Project Proposal, Howard G. Wilshire Box 2 of 9 National Science Foundation, Stratigraphy and Paleontology Panel, 1983 Box 2 of 9 Vertebrate Stratigraphic Paleontology Box 2 of 9 Documents for Teaching Box 2 of 9 Sonora Cenozoic Box 2 of 9 Lagomorphs Box 2 of 9 Maps Box 2 of 9 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Field Trip, Western Arizona, March 1958 Box 2 of 9 Pinecate Trip, 1957 - Notes by G. G. Sykes Box 2 of 9 Specimens Box 2 of 9 Photograph - L. F. Brady Box 2 of 9 Cenozoic Life Manuscript Box 2 of 9 North American Pliocene Vertebrate Fauna, Exclusive of Fishes Box 2 of 9 Photographs Box 2 of 9 Bassariscus Material - Negatives and Photographs Box 2 of 9 Research Notes - Arizona and New Mexico Box 2 of 9 Cenozoic Fossil Record of Arizona Page 5 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence and Maps Box 2 of 9 Correspondence - Fossil Mammal Finds Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1963-1966 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1966-1967 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence, 1958-1967 Box 2 of 9 Notebook, 1987-1988 Box 2 of 9 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Box 2 of 9 National Science Foundation Correspondence Box 2 of 9 Research and Correspondence Box 2 of 9 Inqua Abstracts Box 2 of 9 Research and Notes Box 2 of 9 Lab Technique Box 2 of 9 Research - Ground Water Box 2 of 9 Research, Notes, and Correspondence Box 3 Box 3 of 9 "On Understanding Geochronological Time," by Terah L. Smiley - Sigma Xi Annual Winter Lecture, University of Arizona, January 14, 1964 Box 3 of 9 "Volcanic Stratigraphy of Southwestern New Mexico and Southeastern Arizona," by Joseph G. Wargo, June 15, 1959 Box 3 of 9 Publications Box 3 of 9 "Geologic Sketch of the Rio Urique Region of Chihuahua, Mexico,- " by Carol A. Gifford Box 3 of 9 Ge 304, Structure Box 3 of 9 Carnivora Box 3 of 9 Upper Miocene - Barstovian: Barstow, Tonapah, Mascall-Virgin Valley, Skull Springs, Sucher Creek, Beatty Buttes, Merychippus Zone of Temblor Box 3 of 9 West Coast Box 3 of 9 Middle Miocene - Hemingfordian: Tick Canyon, Phillips Ranch, Caliente Page 6 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 3 of 9 Sespe - General: South Mt. Arikareean - Whitneyan; Kew Quarry, Las Posas Hills - Whitneyan Box 3 of 9 Vertebrate Paleontology - General Stratigraphy Box 3 of 9 Pleistocene - General Box 3 of 9 Research Notes and Photographs Box 3 of 9 Mammal Sites - Australia, Asia, Asia Minor, Africa Box 3 of 9 Lower Pliocene - Clarendonian: Siesta - Orinda, Black Hawk Ranch, Chanac, Ricardo, Esmeralda - Fish Lake Valley, Mint Canyon, Arowatz Box 3 of 9 University of Arizona Commencement Program, 1956, and Negative Box 3 of 9 Research, Notes, and Photographs Box 3 of 9 Birthday Cards Box 3 of 9 Field Book - Cal. Tech, 1941-1945 Box 3 of 9 Field Book, 1966 Box 3 of 9 Research Notes, Photographs, and Correspondence Box 3 of 9 Miscellaneous Sections and Report Writing Box 3 of 9 The Cenozoic Geology of the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona, Revised Report of the Symposium, Carol S. Carter, January 12, 1965 Box 3 of 9 Research Notes Box 3 of 9 Air Force Personnel Records Box 3 of 9 National Science Foundation Box 3 of 9 The Geological Society of America Box 3 of 9 Research Notes Box 3 of 9 "Earthquake Research for the Safer Siting of Critical Facilities," National Academy of Sciences, 1980 Box 3 of 9 Military Records (2 folders) Box 3 of 9 Construction Kit - Three Dimension Models of the Basic Crystallographic Forms, 1948 Box 3 of 9 Lance, John Franklin, 1st Lieutenant Page 7 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 3 of 9 Military Records Box 3 of 9 John Q. Burch, List 85 Box 3 of 9 Manuscripts Submitted to Geology, 1976 Box 3 of 9 Final Report to Rates of Climatic Change During the Last Interglacial/Glacial Transition - A Conference Sponsored by the Quaternary and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado, November 10, 1976 Box 3 of 9 National Science Foundation, Grant Proposals (2 folders) Box 3 of 9 Photographs and Clippings Box 3 of 9 Abstract Volumes - Last Minute Details Box 3 of 9 India Box 3 of 9 Research Notes Box 4 Box 4 of 9 National Science Foundation, Grant Proposals (2 folders) Box 4 of 9 Papers Box 4 of 9 Research Notes Box 4 of 9 National Science Foundation, Grant Proposals Box 4 of 9 "The East Taiwan Ophiolite: Its Occurrence, Petrology, Metamorphism and Tectonic Setting" Box 4 of 9 Fox Skull Negatives Box 4 of 9 Military Records Box 4 of 9 Tavola Box 4 of 9 "Cenozoic Sedimentary Rocks of Tonto Basin," New Mexico Geological Society Box 4 of 9 Research Notes Box 4 of 9 Skull - Chondrocranium and Cartilage Bones - After Kingsley Box 4 of 9 Horses Box 4 of 9 "A Description of the Humeri of Twelve Cave Swelling Genera of Southwestern Cave Dwelling Microchiroptera," by Susi Nagoda, May 25, 1962 Page 8 of 19 John F. Lance Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_251967 Box 4 of 9 "The Origin and Evolution of Hypsodontry Prepares for Comparative Dental Anatomy," by John A.