Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929
Personal Papers
George P. Merrill Collection
1889-1925 and undated
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Accession 98-012
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-012, George P. Merrill Collection
Descriptive Entry
This accession contains unpublished manuscripts by George P. Merrill and related materials. The Merrill manuscripts contain information on the history of the Department
of Geology, United States National Museum. Other manuscripts document the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Merrill, George P. (Georger Perkins), 1854-1929
United States National Museum. Department of Geology
Subject
Geology
Geologists
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Box 1
Box 1 of 1
Historical Sketch of the Division of Geology, George P. Merrill, Presented July 31, 1906 (36 pages)
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An Historical Account of the Department of Geology in the U.S. National Museum, George P. Merrill, circa 1925, B. Mason, (130 pages - page 122 missing)
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The Building, George P. Merrill? (12 pages of hand script with 7 page typescript version)
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F. P. Dewey, October 1, 1889, Economic Geology. Manuscript incomplete and in poor condition. Pages 1-2, 11-33, 35-41, 48, 70-77, unnumbered fragment, 91-122, 125-134.
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Metallurgy, Frederick P. Dewey (resigned October 1889), October 1, 1889 (101 pages)
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Division of Mineralogy and Petrology, United States National Museum, A Record of its Arrangement and Activities, J. E. Pogue, May 10, 1913 (20 pages). With memorandum to G. P. Merrill of May 14, 1913.
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History of the Division of Mineralogy from 1859-1906, Wirt Tassin (18 pages). Second copy pages 37-51 is a continuation of Merrill's 1906 Report.
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Miscellaneous Documents from File "G. P. Merrill et. al., Manuscript History of the Department of Geology" (2 folders)
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Rock Weathering, Action Organic Matter, undated [Accession 15-304]
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CO2 in Atmosphere and Limestone, 1889 (appeared in a Geological and Chemical Society publication, April 18, 1889) [Accession 15-304]