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Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

Topic
Paleobiology
Paleontology
Corals
Geology, Stratigraphic $y Devonian
Geology, Stratigraphic $y Silurian
Paleontologists
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Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda
Extent
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Date
1949-2005
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Accession 11-060
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Field notes
Illustrations
Maps
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Lantern slides
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-060, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology, Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda
Genre/Form
Manuscripts
Field notes
Illustrations
Maps
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Lantern slides
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of William A. Oliver in his positions at the United States Geological Survey (1957-1993) and the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology (1967-2005), as well as some materials dating back to his studies at Cornell University. His research interests included the study of Silurian and Devonian rugose corals. These records contain correspondence, manuscripts, reference materials (dating back to 1897), field notes and data, article and book reviews, lecture notes, and his work with professional societies. Materials include manuscripts, photographs, negatives, slides, lantern slides, illustrations, and maps.
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Record ID
ebl-1503512673011-1503512673016-0
Metadata Usage
CC0

In the Collection

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  • James E. Conkin Correspondence on Falls

  • Spanish Sahara

  • Rugosa/Scleractinia Relations

  • Stage Boundaries/Corals with Alan Pedder

  • Palaeontological Society of Washington (PSW) Talk, 11/15/1978

  • Field Photographs and Negatives, 1959

  • Heliophyllum Colonies, Madrid

  • Madrid Abstract

  • NEGSA, Hershey, 3/1-3/1979

  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Short Course, Denver, 1996

  • Review: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology

  • Buttermilk Falls - Conodonts

  • New York Corals Biostratigraphy

  • Rugosa-Scleractinia Relations, Denver

  • Box 4

  • Madrid Talk - Slide Copy

  • Sandra L. Romano - Tree of Life

  • EAR Extinction - Manuscript

  • Symbioses Devonian Rugosa - Alcheringa

  • Field Photographs - Geneva

  • Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Notes

  • 6. Darien Coral Bed

  • Anthozoa - McGraw Hill, 10/1988

  • Exhibits, 1984

  • Yale - Museum of Library Work

  • Manuscript: "James Hall and Fossil Corals"

  • Munster Talk

  • Katherine Van Winkle Palmer, 10/13/1982

  • He Yuan-xiang - Correspondence and Fellowship Application

  • W.A. Oliver Projects and Papers

  • Field Photographs - K14 (1949), K19, K23, K24 (1950)

  • Negatives for Lecture

  • 1983 Guide (Silurian and Devonian Corals and Stromatoporoids of New York) - Introduction

  • Bethanyphyllum Project (2 folders)

  • Laurel Bybell/Dave Goroni - Paleobiology Home Page

  • Conchopeltis - New York State Museum (NYSM)

  • Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) Visit, 6/9-14/1991

  • Manuscript: "Introduction to Le Devonien de Ferques. Bas-Boulonnais (N. France)"

  • Tuscaloosa Slide Copy

  • Smithsonian Research Foundation - 1975 Renewal

  • 10. Bellona Coral Bed (Tully) - Solitary Photographs

  • Heliophyllum - Jim's Data

  • American Association for Zoological Nomenclature, 1987-1989

  • 1. Mt. Marion Coral Bed - Solitary Photographs

  • Abortive Variation Talk for PalSoc (Paleontological Society) Short Course, 10/1996

  • Guilin Analysis/EAR (Eastern Americas Realm) Substage Data of 5/8/1992

  • University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology (UMMP), 7/1970

  • Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co. Meeting

  • Charactophyllum - Sorauf

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