George P. Merrill

Summary

George P. Merrill (1854-1929) is standing on a dock holding several fish in each hand. Merrill was a geologist and head curator of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum from 1917-1929. The image is found in a collection of photographs from the Department of Mineral Sciences and its predecessor, the Department of Geology.

Subject

• Merrill, George P (George Perkins) 1854-1929
• United States National Museum Dept. of Geology

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

In 1880-1881, Merrill was appointed aide at the United States Bureau of Fisheries. In July 1881, he transferred to the US National Museum, where he was employed as an aide in the Department of Mineralogy. The following year he was promoted to assistant in the Department's Section of Building Stones. Subsequently, he held positions as acting curator, Department of Lithology and Physical Geology, 1883-1885; curator, Department of Lithology and Physical Geology, 1886-1890; curator, Department of Geology, 1890-1916; curator, Division of Physical and Chemical Geology (Systematics and Applied), 1898-1929; and head curator, Department of Geology, 1917-1929.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7421, Box 1, Folder Merrill, George P., c. 1920

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1925

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Geologists
• Geology
• Fishes
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Employees
• Museums
• Museum curators
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Person, candid

ID Number

SIA2010-0478 or 84-4405

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 7.5w x 9.5h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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