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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-307
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005
William Albert Oliver Papers, 1946-1998
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists mostly of field notes created by William Albert Oliver, a paleontologist and geologist with the United States Geological Survey, 1957-1993, and the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology, 1967-2005. Oliver specialized in the study of ancient coral reefs. The majority of these field books document his work in New York and Europe. Some field work dates back to his studies at both the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Cornell University. Materials also include location data and his notes from conferences.
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- Cornell University
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Paleobiology
- Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-307, William Albert Oliver Papers