The William Culp Darrah Papers, 1946-1972

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss B 361
Creator: William Culp Darrah, 1909-1989
Title:William Culp Darrah Papers, 1946-1972
Quantity:2.25 lin. ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:

Persons:
Powell, John Wesley

Places:
Colorado River

Form or Genre:
Manuscripts
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Background

Biographical Note

William Culp Darrah was born in Reading Pennsylvania, 12 January 1909. He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science at the University of Pittsburg in 1931. During the two years following he was a fellow of the Carnegie Museum, and from 1934 to 1942 an instructor in the division of biology at Harvard and research curator of paleobotany at the Harvard Botanical Museum. Starting in 1942 he worked as a materials engineer with the Raytheon Development Laboratories, engaged in research on coal, oil shales, industrial raw materials, and fossil plants. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of Sigma Xi and the Botanical Society of America. His books include Textbooks of Paleobotany, Principles of Paleobotany, Introduction to the Plant Sciences, and Paleobotany of Coal. He went on to become professor of botany at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, from 1954 until his retirement at age 65. He married Helen Marie Hilsman in 1934 and had two daughters Barbara Anne and Elsie Louise. He died in 1989.
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

William Culp Darrah Papers, 1946-1972, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Elsie D. Morey.

Restrictions on Use

The William Culp Darrah Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Gary Topping

Finding aid compiled by Gary Topping

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2004

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2004.

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2004.

Finding aids note:

Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 361.

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Container list

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Correspondence (General)

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1

A-B

1

2

C-D

1

3

E-F

1

4

G-I

1

5

J-M

1

6

N

1

7

O-R

1

8

S

1

9

T-Z

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Folder

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Correspondence (Individuals)

2

1

Lattin, Klotho McGee

2

2

Mace, Blanche

2

3

Marston, Otis

2

4

Morgan, Dale

2

5

Parson, Eric

2

6

Scott, Quiller F.

2

7

Stanley-Brown, Margaret

2

8

Stegner, Wallace

2

9

Utah State Historical Society

2

10

Watson, Elmo Scott

2

11

Whittemore, Margaret

2

12

Willis, Bailey

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Research Notes

3

1

1867 Expedition

3

2

1868 Expedition

3

3

1869 Expedition

3

4

Beaman, E. O.

3

5

Bibliography and Table of Contents

3

6

Bishop, Francis Marion

3

7

Bradley, George Y. (Diary) (Photostat)

3

8

Bradley, George Y.

3

9

Daily Pantagraph

3

10

Durley, Lyle H. (Diary)

3

11

Hall, Andrew

3

12

Hatton, Andrew J.

3

13

Haven (Maine)

3

14

Hawkins, William W.

3

15

Hillers, John K.

3

16

Hodge, F. W.

3

17

Howland family

3

18

Illinois Institutions

3

19

Jones, Steven V.

3

20

Maps

3

21

National Archives

3

22

Nevills, Norman (articles)

3

23

Note cards

4

1

Personnel, 1871-1872

4

2

Post-publication matters

4

3

Powell Family

4

4

Powell, John Wesley (Brain)

4

5

Powell, John Wesley (Correspondence)

4

6

Powell, John Wesley (Friends and Associates)

4

7

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1840

4

8

Powell, Joseph

4

9

Powell, Walter H.

4

10

Powell, William Bramwell

4

11

Primary publications

4

12

Princeton University Press

4

13

Stanton, Robert Brewster

4

14

Steward, John F. (Journal)

4

15

Sumner, Jack

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Miscellaneous

5

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Miscellaneous

5

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Miscellaneous articles

5

3

Miscellaneous publications

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4

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