Yale University Library

Overview

Repository: Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library
128 Wall Street
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520
Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-1735
Fax: (203) 432-7441
Call Number: RU 426
Creator: Yale University. Dept. of Geology and Geophysics.
Title: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, records
Dates: 1789-1957
Physical Description: 3.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Summary: The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, subject files, minutes, grade books of Richard Foster Flint, and a departmental history documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Geology and Geophysics. Includes mineralogy papers and notebooks of Yale mineralogists Samuel Lewis Penfield, George Jarvis Brush and William Ebenezer Ford. The records also include correspondence relating to Yale's acquisition of Baron Lederer's mineral cabinet.
Note: Forms part of Yale Record Group 14-B (YRG 14-B), Records of academic departments and programs of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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Administrative Information

Information about Access

Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.

Cite As

Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Records (RU 426). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Description of the Collection

The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, subject files, minutes, grade books of Richard Foster Flint, and a departmental history documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Geology and Geophysics. Includes mineralogy papers and notebooks of Yale mineralogists Samuel Lewis Penfield, George Jarvis Brush and William Ebenezer Ford. The records also include correspondence relating to Yale's acquisition of Baron Lederer's mineral cabinet.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by accession.