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Accession 16-046

Ladd, Harry S. (Harry Stephen), 1899-1982

Harry S. Ladd Papers, 1912-1973

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Ladd, Harry S. (Harry Stephen), 1899-1982
Title:Harry S. Ladd Papers
Dates:1912-1973
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 16-046
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists primarily of field notes of Harry S. Ladd (1899-1982), a geologist who spent much of his career with the United States Geological Survey (1940-1969) and with the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology (1969-1979). He specialized in the geology of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Materials also include correspondence, reports, locality data, scientific illustrations, maps, and photographs.

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This accession consists primarily of field notes of Harry S. Ladd (1899-1982), a geologist who spent much of his career with the United States Geological Survey (1940-1969) and with the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology (1969-1979). He specialized in the geology of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Materials also include correspondence, reports, locality data, scientific illustrations, maps, and photographs.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-046, Harry S. Ladd Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Canal Zone Notes Book #4, 1912

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Canal Zone Notes Book #5, 1912

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Field Notebook I - Collection of H. S. Ladd, c. 1915-1921

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Field Notebook II - Cuba, Missouri, Ontario, 1920

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Field Notebook III - Daily Log, June 6-July 21, 1921

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Field Notebook IV - Daily Log, July 21, 1921-February 24, 1922

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Field Notebook V - Daily Log, February 24-June 18, 1922

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Field Notebook VI - Lake Superior Trip, August 6-September 2, 1922

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Field Notebook VII - Geological Society of America, Michigan, December 28-30, 1922; Iowa Localities; Missouri Field Trip, June 18-July 13, 1923

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Field Notebook VIII - Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Daily Log, 1922-1924

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Results of 1926 Field Trip to Vitilevu, Figi, 1928-1929

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I. Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, 1925-1926

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V. Reading Notes and Notes of Papers to Be Written, South Pacific, 1928, 1934

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VI. Miscellaneous Records, Fiji, etc., 1928; Daily Log, Tonga, April 29-August 24, 1928

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VIII. Tonga, Samoa, 1928

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XI. Miscellaneous Records, Lau, Fiji, 1934; Daily Log, January 11-October 18, 1934

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XII. Tahiti, Rarotonga, January 1934

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XIII. Lau Islands (Mango, Thithia, Fulanga, Ongea), February 20-March 21, 1934

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XIV. Vitilevu, Fiji, February 10-September 13, 1934

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XV. Lau Islands (Ongea, Nukusongea, Teteika, Namuka, Kambara, Komo, Lakemba, Thikombia-i-lau), March 22-April 30, 1934

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XVI. Lau Islands (Katafanga, Tuvutha, Vanua Mbalavu, Thithia, Mothe, Karoni, Lakemba, Namuka, Kambara, Wangava), May 3-July 23, 1934

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XVII. Lau Islands (Yangasa, Navutu Iloma, Yangasa Levu, Oneata, Aiwa, Lakemba, Naiau, Vanua Vatu), July 25-August 14, 1934

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III. West Virginia, Virginia, September 18-October 18, 1940

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IV. Virginia, October 22-December 14, 1940

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V. Virginia, October 30, 1940; April 1-May 22, 1941

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VI. Virginia, May 22-July 17, 1941

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Box 2

VII. Sweet Springs Area - West Virginia, Virginia, July 18-August 22, 1941

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VIII. Sweet Springs Area - West Virginia, Virginia, August 22-November 3, 1941; February 21-March 28, 1942

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IX. Northeast Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Southwest Arkansas, March 29-July 21, 1942

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Bridge - Southern Marianas I (Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Rota), May 2-June 13, 1946

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Bridge - Southern Marianas II, June 8-July 27, 1946

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Eniwetok (K-1, K-1A, K1B), January 2-12, 1951

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Eniwetok (K-1B II), January 13-28, 1951

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Eniwetok, May 11-July 16, 1952

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Eniwetok (F-1) Book 1, May 12-June 1, 1952

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Eniwetok (F-1) Book 2, June 1-10, 1952

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Eniwetok (E-1) Book 3, June 24-July 12, 1952

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Daily Log I, 1940-1942

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Daily Log II, 1942-1943

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Daily Log III, 1944-1945

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Daily Log VII - Conferences, 1954-1956

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Daily Log VIII - Conferences, 1957

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Daily Log IX - Hawaii, Marianas, Palau, March 2-May 7, 1958

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Daily Log X, 1959-1963

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Daily Log XIV, 1968-1970, 1973

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Arkansas, Missouri, July 18-September 12

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Stange Mine, Virginia, April 1941

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Monthly Reports I, February 1940-December 1942

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Monthly Reports II, January 1943-November 1946

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Monthly Reports, October 1949-April 1950

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Notes - Avocados, Corals

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Notes

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Aldabra Drilling Project - David R. Stoddart, 1971-1973

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Box 3

Locality Data

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Report on the Central and Western Caroline Islands by A. Kramer

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Southern Marianas - Reports by Josiah Bridge, 1946-1947

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Southern Marianas - Map Data, 1948

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Southern Marianas - Requests for Identification, Reports on Collections, etc., 1945-1946

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Rota - Advance Information for Economic Survey on Rota, M.I. (Mariana Islands), by William D. Mark, 1946

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Rota - Phosphate and Manganese Ore Deposits on Rota, M.I., by William D. Mark, 1946

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Rota - Phosphate: Letter from R. C. Cowles on Mining Industry of Rota, September 17, 1945

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Rota - Topographic Maps

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Rota - Aerial Photographs, 1946

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Rota - United States Commercial Company (USCC) Base Maps Showing Location of Mineral Deposits, 1946

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Rota - Suitability of Rota Phosphate for Direct Application to Soils in the Marianas, by William D. Mark, 1946

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Rota - Maps

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Rota - Field Notes on Rota, by Josiah Bridge

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Guam - General, 1946

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Guam - USCC Base Maps Showing Mineral Deposits, 1946

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Guam - Various Articles from the Guam Recorder by Norah D. Stearns, 1937-1939

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Guam - Bentonite on Guam, M.I., and Some Notes on Manganese on Guam, by William D. Mark

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Guam - Topographic and Geologic Maps, 1944, 1946

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Guam - Topographic Maps, 1945

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Guam - Aerial Photographs, 1946

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Guam - Miscellaneous Maps

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Guam - Geologic Maps, 1937, 1946

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Guam - Reports - Geology - Ground Water - Geology and Water Resources of the Island of Guam, by Harold T. Stearns, 1937

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Saipan - Photostat of Japanese Map, Tanapag Harbor, HO Field Chart No. 2014, 1944

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Saipan - Aerial Photographs, 1946

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Saipan - Maps, 1944-1946

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Saipan - Translations - Geology of Saipan, by Risaburo Tayama, revised translation, 1946

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Saipan - Translations - Topography, Geology and Coral Reefs of Saipan Island, by Risaburo Tayama, 1946

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Saipan - Miscellaneous Maps

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Tinian - Let Us Visit Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1945

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Tinian - Tinian Translations and Other Japanese Reports, 1937-1950

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Tinian - USCC Base Maps Showing Mineral Deposits

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Tinian - Aerial Photographs, 1946

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Tinian - Special Air Target and Gunnery Map, 1944 (2 folders)

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Miscellaneous Islands Information

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Maps of Marshall Islands

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Maps of Saipan-Tinian Area

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Miscellaneous Maps

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United States Commercial Company - General Correspondence Pertaining to Economic Survey, 1946-1948

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United States Commercial Company Economic Survey - Authorization for, Instructions, Itinerary, etc., 1946

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