United States Geological Survey
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton sub-series consists of:
- 18 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) concerning geological observations in the United States and the organisation of the USGS (1880-1891)
Dates:
05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891
Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: John Geddes to J Gosselet, 1869-1909
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/19
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: John Geddes to J Gosselet sub-series consists of:
- 43 letters, alphabetically arranged (1869-1909)
Dates:
1869-1909
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 01 April 1880
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/3
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton thanking him for a list of possible recipients for his monograph [ Report on the Geology of the High Plateaus of Utah, with Atlas, ( 1880) ]. He gives an account of the United States Geological Survey plans for the coming year. He states that they are going to concentrate on economic geology and geological mapping. He outlines the geographical location and personnel involved with every project. He...
Dates:
01 April 1880
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 17 January 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/6
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, thanking him for his articles on weathering and postulating that the Grand Canyon was formed in this manner, and that he is preparing a section concerning this for Geikie's manual. He recommends William Henry Holmes' topographical drawings of the Grand Canyon and reports that photolithographs are being prepared. He gives details of the depths of the individual geological stratifications which can be observed at the Grand...
Dates:
17 January 1881
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 16 March 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/8
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton enclosing copies of topographical drawings of the Grand Canyon by William Henry Holmes. He pontificates over what text he will eventually send to accompany the drawings and asserts that the Grand Canyon was formed during the Pliocene and the Quaternary geological periods rather than by erosion during the Tertiary period. He promises to forward copies of Holmes' drawings of the Kaibab region shortly. He reports that John W Powell...
Dates:
16 March 1881
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 May 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/14
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton discussing the fossiliferous Upper Cambrian metamorphosed sandstone shales found at Lake Superior and the Grand Canyon. At Lake Superior these beds overlie 1400 feet of unfossiliferous sandstone and shale, interspersed with layers of copper bearing metamorphosed volcanic ash. These are the same as the Huronian metamorphic beds at Lake Huron which are possibly of the Lower Cambrian age due to an unconformity (as identified by...
Dates:
05 May 1883
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