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Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 426
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research

Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Dates
1789-1957
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Related Names
Yale University. Department of Geology and Geophysics
Brush, George Jarvis, 1831-1912
Flint, Richard Foster, 1902-1976
Ford, William E. (William Ebenezer), 1878-1939
Penfield, Samuel Lewis, 1856-1906
Language of Materials
English