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Paleontological drawings of Professor Euan N. K. Clarkson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1637

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the original paleontological drawings of Professor Euan N. K. Clarkson (some in colour, some in black and white), used as teaching aids as well as for publication in academic journals and monographs in the field of palaeontology.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1963-2002

Creator

Language of Materials

Captions in English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Biographical / Historical

Professor Euan Neilson Kerr Clarkson FRSE received a First Class BA in Geology from Cambridge University in 1960, and a PhD in 1964 on functional morphology in trilobites. He was appointed Assistant Lecturer at Edinburgh University in 1963, and rose through the positions of Lecturer (1967), Senior Lecturer (1978), Reader (1981), and Professor of Palaeontology (1998). He taught palaeontology, field mapping, map interpretation and regional and general geology.

Clarkson was president of the Edinburgh Geological Society (1985-1987), a trustee of the Natural History Museum (1987-1992) and president of the Palaeontological Association (1998-2000). He was awarded the Geological Society of London's Coke medal in 2010.

Euan Clarkson retired in 2002, and died in 2024.

Full Extent

65 Sheets (in one outsize folder) : approximately 65 sheets, some of strong board, showing approximately 190 separate items of various sizes

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated in May 2015 by Professor Euan Clarkson. Accession no. E.2015.41.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in July 2025.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Paleontological drawings of Professor Euan N. K. Clarkson
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
July 2025
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379