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Accession 98-012

Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929

George P. Merrill Collection, 1889-1925 and undated

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929
Title:George P. Merrill Collection
Dates:1889-1925 and undated
Quantity:0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 98-012
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession contains unpublished manuscripts by George P. Merrill and related materials. The Merrill manuscripts contain information on the history of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum. Other manuscripts document the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology.

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This accession contains unpublished manuscripts by George P. Merrill and related materials. The Merrill manuscripts contain information on the history of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum. Other manuscripts document the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-012, George P. Merrill Collection

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Container List

Box 1

Historical Sketch of the Division of Geology, George P. Merrill, Presented July 31, 1906 (36 pages)

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An Historical Account of the Department of Geology in the U.S. National Museum, George P. Merrill, circa 1925, B. Mason, (130 pages - page 122 missing)

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The Building, George P. Merrill? (12 pages of hand script with 7 page typescript version)

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F. P. Dewey, October 1, 1889, Economic Geology. Manuscript incomplete and in poor condition. Pages 1-2, 11-33, 35-41, 48, 70-77, unnumbered fragment, 91-122, 125-134.

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Metallurgy, Frederick P. Dewey (resigned October 1889), October 1, 1889 (101 pages)

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Division of Mineralogy and Petrology, United States National Museum, A Record of its Arrangement and Activities, J. E. Pogue, May 10, 1913 (20 pages). With memorandum to G. P. Merrill of May 14, 1913.

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History of the Division of Mineralogy from 1859-1906, Wirt Tassin (18 pages). Second copy pages 37-51 is a continuation of Merrill's 1906 Report.

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Miscellaneous Documents from File "G. P. Merrill et. al., Manuscript History of the Department of Geology" (2 folders)

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Rock Weathering, Action Organic Matter, undated [Accession 15-304]

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CO2 in Atmosphere and Limestone, 1889 (appeared in a Geological and Chemical Society publication, April 18, 1889) [Accession 15-304]

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