Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918 (American geologist)
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Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists, 1878-1907
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/1
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists sub-series consists of:
- 67 letters and postcards, alphabetically arranged (1878-1907).
Dates:
1878-1907
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, 03 May 1882
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/10
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton telling Geikie that he has declined the invitation from the journal Nature to review Geikie's forthcoming publications, as he will shortly be leaving for the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) to do field work in preparation for a systematic study of the volcanic fields of California and Oregon. He recommends his colleague Grove Karl Gilbert for the task and asks Geikie if he will review his new monograph...
Dates:
03 May 1882
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 22 May 1882
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/12
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton apologising that he has only been able to send final proofs of his atlas sheets for Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District, ( 1882) at the current time. He apologises for being unable to review Geikie's forthcoing books due to his forthcoming field work in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and pontificates that Grove Karl Gilbert will do a better job in the long run. He reports that Gilbert and...
Dates:
22 May 1882
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 23 January 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/13
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton discussing his field trip to the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). He reports on the large scale of the ultra basic basalt lava flows of the Mauna Loa eruption and the lack of cinder cones. He reports on the ferruginous nature of the lavas and their high olivine content along with observed layers of hematite and magnetite. He describes the volcano's impressive topography and its inability to support running water. He...
Dates:
23 January 1883
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Grand Canyon (Arizona, United States) 4
- Professional Interaction 4
- Hawaii (United States) 3
- Topographical drawing 3
- Volcanoes 2
- Applications for Positions 1
- Appointment to Office 1
- Authors and Publishers 1
- Basaltic Lavas 1
- Calabria (Italy) 1
- California (United States) 1
- Canada 1
- Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada) 1
- China 1
- Erosion 1
- Eruptions 1
- Europe 1
- Faults (Geology) 1
- Fife Scotland 1
- Fossils 1
- Geology 1
- Geology, Research 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic Devonian 1
- Germany 1
- Granite 1
- Gravity 1
- Hematite 1
- Italy 1
- Job Vacancies 1
- Kaibab National Forest (Arizona, United States) 1
- Lava Flows 1
- Magnetics 1
- Magnetite 1
- Mathematics 1
- Mexico 1
- Montana (United States) 1
- Obituaries 1
- Oregon (United States) 1
- Palaeontology 1
- Philippines 1
- Photolithography 1
- Politics 1
- Professional Contributions 1
- Professional Criticism 1
- Scientific Apparatus and Instruments 1
- Seismology 1
- Travel 1
- Trees 1
- United States 1
- Utah (United States) 1
- Vesuvius (Italy) 1
- Vesuvius (Italy), Eruption, 1906 1
- Volcanic Activity 1
- Volcanic Fields 1 + ∧ less
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