Amadeus W. Grabau papers, 1909-1940
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0505
- Bib ID:
- 5419398 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Grabau, Amadeus W. (Amadeus William), 1870-1946
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 5 linear feet (10 document boxes)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection has no restrictions.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
Manuscripts, galley proofs, and books by Amadeus Grabau. The manuscripts drafts are autograph and typed, occasionally accompanied by notes, correspondence, and related materials.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 1 series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection has no restrictions.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Amadeus W. Grabau papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William W. Garretson 29 April 2005.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers procesed BL & PL 9/13/2005.
Processed by Bernard R. Crystal and Bridget T. Lerette.
Revision Description
2010-01-29 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Amadeus William Grabau, 1870-1946, American geologist and paleontologist. Grabau taught at MIT (1892-1897), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1899-1901), and Columbia University (1901-1919). He then went to China, were he was chief paleontologist for the Chinese Geological Survey and professor at Peking National University. Grabau was known for his work on world stratigraphic deposits and the deciphering of Earth history.
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Box 1
Galley proof of "Textbook of Geology", ca. 1920
Box 2
Autograph and typed manuscript drafts of "Principles of Stratigraphy (Part I)", ca. 1913
Box 3
Autograph and typed manuscript drafts of "Principles of Stratigraphy (Part I)" Also includes unidentified typed manuscript., ca. 1913
Box 4
Bound galley proofs and published version of "Principles of Stratigraphy", 1913
Box 5
Typed manuscript of "Geology of Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates Vol. II The Geological Succession of Salt Deposits", 1922
Box 6
Autograph manuscript of "Geology of Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates Vol. II The Geological Succession of Salt Deposits", pp. 511-1400, ca. 1922
Box 7
Autograph manuscript of "Geology of Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates Vol. II The Geological Succession of Salt Deposits", pp. 1401-1688. Also includes article on the Sinian System and "A Memoir on the Devonic Formation of Michigan", ca. 1922-1924
Box 8
Bound autograph manuscripts of "Geology of Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates Vol. II The Geological Succession of Salt Deposits", Chapters XV-XXXV, ca. 1922
Box 9
Bound copies of North American Index Fossils: Invertebrates, Volumes I and III, by Grabau and Hervey Woodburn Shimer. The books are inscribed by Grabau to his research assistant Mary Welleck [Garretson], 1909-1910
Box 10
Bound copies of The Rhythms of the Ages and Palaeozoic Formations in the Light of the Pulsations Theory, Volumes II-IV. These books were published in China and are inscribed by Grabau to his research assistant Alice Woodland Graham, 1936-1940