G. Arthur Cooper and the "Emerald Queen"
ID: 85-16956
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1961
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9524, G. Arthur Cooper Oral History Interviews
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In search for the Permian brachiopods in the Glass Mountains of Texas, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) Cooper 1902-2000, paleobiologist at the National Museum of Natural History, stands beside his car, nicknamed the "Emerald Queen," used in the field. Cooper, a paleobiologist specializing in the classification and stratigraphy of Paleozoic brachiopods, was appointed Assistant Curator in the Division of Stratigraphic Paleontology of the United States National Museum (USNM) in 1930. He advanced to Curator of the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology in 1944. He assumed the Head Curatorship of the Department of Geology in 1957, oversaw its split in 1963, and continued as Chairman of the new Department of Paleobiology. In 1967, he was appointed Senior Paleobiologist, to devote his time completely to research, and continued as Paleobiologist Emeritus after his retirement in 1974. Throughout his career he conducted extensive field work in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, adding significantly to the national collections.
Subject
- Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Paleobiology
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
Photograph included in the transcript of G. Arthur Cooper Interview by Pamela M. Henson, January 5, 1984, in Smithsonian Institution Archives
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9524, G. Arthur Cooper Oral History Interviews
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1961
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Scientific expeditions
- Paleontologists
- Paleoontology
- Transportation, Automotive
- Collectors and collecting
- Smithsonian Institution
- Personnel management
- Brachiopods
- Employees
- Automobiles
- Motor vehicles
- Glass Mountains, Texas
- Paleobiology
- Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
85-16956
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print