Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Geological Survey. Geologic Branch
Personal Papers
Records
1937
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Accession 15-077
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-077, Records
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of a satirical pamphlet created by the Pick and Hammer Club of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The Pick and Hammer Club was an organization
within the Geologic Branch which began as a social group for young geologists that later created annual shows to poke fun at USGS bureaucracy and staff. This pamphlet appears
to have belonged to Edwin N. Goddard, USGS Geologist, 1930-1949.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Goddard, Edwin N. (Edwin Newell), 1904-1997
Pick and Hammer Club
Subject
Geology -- Anecdotes
Satire
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Pamphlets
Box 1
Box 1 of 1
"Preliminary Lust for Titles and Abstracts of Pipers To Be Paid at the Fiftieth Anomalous Meeting, Washington, Washington, Washington, Wednesday, December 29, 1937"