Description of the Material
Topographic maps of Anticosti Island, Quebec, and surrounding areas, along with typed copies of his field notes. Also, faunal lists and locality information from other expeditions including ones to Kansas and Texas.
Dates
- 1875-1957
Creator
Language of Materials
In English.
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Persistent URL
Overview
The archives of William H. Twenhofel including maps of Quebec, some field notebooks, and some correspondence.
Biographical Sketch
William H. Twenhofel (1875-1957), Ph.D. Yale (1912), is regarded as the patriarch of sedimentary geology. Twenhofel, who was a member of the National Research Council, retired in 1945 from an illustrious academic career at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Twenhofel cofounded the Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, now the Journal of Sedimentary Research.
- Title
- William H. Twenhofel Archives
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Samantha Murphy
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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New Haven CT 06511
(203) 432-3746
(203) 432-9816 (Fax)
peabody.permissions@yale.edu