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Covers the development of the meteorite collection and reminiscences of colleagues, c. 1920-1970, including: Smithsonian support for the meteorite collection; Merrill's creation of the collection; competition with other museums; South American collectors, such as Clay Preston Butler and Mark C. Bandy; post-World War II surge of interest in meteorites and the growth of the collection; techniques for separating iron and nickel and improving analyses of meteorites; reminiscences of Foshag, especially his research interests, Paricutin observations, and health problems; unsuccessful attempts to acquire the Nininger collection of meteorites; evaluation of meteorite collections in other museums; meteorite collecting trips in the U.S.; reminiscences of Secretary Abbot, including his investments in platinum and diamonds and his preaching at the Congregational Church; reminiscences of Foshag as Head Curator of the Department of Geology; reminiscences of G. Arthur Cooper as Head Curator of the Department of Geology, including establishment of a fund for tektites, the split of the Department of Geology into the Department of Paleobiology and Department of Mineral Sciences in 1963, and acquisition in 1963 of the electron microprobe; reminiscences of field work with Brian H. Mason of the American Museum of Natural History and his appointment as Curator at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).

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Collection Creator:
Henderson, Edward P., interviewee
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Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews
Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews / Interviews
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Interviews
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Archival materials
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9529, Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews
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ebl-1615312838738-1615312838846-0
Metadata Usage
CC0

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  • Online Finding AidEdward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews

View Kurt Fredriksson, Curator and Geochemist, 1964-1992, at the Division of Meteorites, Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History. Fredriksson is operating a Scanning Electron Probe used to study meteorites, 1967. [Image no. MNH-783C]

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