George F. Becker papers, 1814-1928 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title George F. Becker papers, 1814-1928
Inclusive Dates 1814-1928
Bulk Dates 1870-1919
ID No. MSS12229
Creator Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand), 1847-1919
Extent 9,900 items
Extent 36 containers plus 1 oversize
Extent 14.5 linear feet
Language Collection material in English with Spanish and German
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009321
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78012229
Summary Geologist, mathematician, engineer, and physicist. Correspondence, diaries, letterbooks, notebooks, notes, memoranda, maps, charts, tables, landscape sketches, and printed matter primarily relating to Becker's service at the United States Geological Survey, Carnegie Institution of Washington, and as president of the Geological Society of America.