G. Arthur Cooper Displays James Hall Medal
ID: 97-9598
Creator: Krantz, Victor
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1986
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, Folder: November 1986
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G. Arthur Cooper (1902-2000), paleobiologist and an expert on the geology of New York and other areas, received many honors, including the one he holds here, the James Hall Medal received in 1986 from the New York State Geological Survey. Cooper came to the Smithsonian in 1930 as assistant curator in the Division of Stratigraphic Paleontology of the United States National Museum (USNM). In 1941, he advanced to associate curator and in 1944 to curator of the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology. He was appointed head curator of the Department of Geology in 1957, and oversaw its division into the separate departments of Paleobiology and Mineral Sciences in 1963. He continued as chairman of the Department of Paleobiology through 1967 when he was appointed senior paleobiologist. After his retirement from federal service in 1974, he continued his research at the Smithsonian as paleobiologist emeritus until 1987.
Subject
- Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Paleobiology
- New York State Geological Survey
- United States National Museum Dept. of Geology
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
Featured in TORCH, November 1986
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, Folder: November 1986
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1986
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Paleobiologists
- James Hall Medal
- Awards
- Geology
- Paleoontology
- Rewards (Prizes, etc.)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Personnel management
- Employees
- Museums
- Medals
- Museum curators
- Paleobiology
- Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
97-9598
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print