Florence Bascom Papers, 1870-1971 (Bulk: 1875-1940)
17 boxes (7 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 12
Florence Bascom Papers
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Florence Bascom Papers, 1870-1971 (Bulk: 1875-1940)
17 boxes (7 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 12
Abstract:
Geologist, Professor. The papers include biographical information, photographs, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, writings, memorabilia, financial records, and extensive personal and professional correspondence. Correspondents include Elaine Goodale Eastman, Annie Peck, Gifford Pinchot, Isabel Fothergill Smith, M. Carey Thomas, and Charles R. Van Hise. Correspondence from the Goldschmidt family is in German with English translation. Her writings include published and unpublished geology articles re: Pennsylvania, Maine, and Massachusetts. The papers also contain speeches, U.S. Geological Survey reports, verse, and photographs, which include pictures taken on geological expeditions to western and southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
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The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property. Sophia Smith Collection
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