John Knox Knox Manuscript, c. 1953

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Summary

These records consist of a six page autobiographical manuscript by John Knox Knox, a geologist; an account of his trip to Steep Rock Lake, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, in 1912, on which he saved Charles D. Walcott from drowning after their canoe tipped; and recollections of his geological explorations of India in the 1920s.

Subject

  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • Knox, John Knox

Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1953
  • c 1953

Topic

Geologists

Place

Atikokan (Ont.)

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Collection descriptions

Local number

SIA Acc. 97-025

Physical description

0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

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