Finding Aid for Geology Department Staff Applications, 1936-70 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Geology Department Staff Applications, 1936-70

ID: 15/11/3

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Geology

Extent: 1.6 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of position and alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Subjects: Association of American Law Schools - Faculty Recruitment, Geology Department

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Correspondence relating to applications for teaching and research positions in the Department of Geology, including letters of inquiry, application forms, reprints of publications, and letters of recommendation.  The series covers applications for full-time positions (1936-70); applications for graduate assistantships and fellowships (1967-68); and applications for post-doctoral fellowships, (1965-70).  Principal correspondents are heads of the department:  Frank W. DeWolf (1936-46), Harold R. Wanless (1946-47), George W. White (1947-65), Carleton A. Chapman (1965-66), and Fred A. Donath (1967-70).

The Geology Department has offered courses under the Department of Natural History (1868);¹ College of Natural History (1870);² College of Natural Science (1871-90);³ College of Science, School of Natural History (1891-1912)⁴ and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1913- ).⁵ In November 1919, the Geology Department was organized on a committee basis.⁶ During this period, the Geology and Geography Department was organized, but the Geography Department became separate in 1947.⁷ The Department offers both undergraduate and graduate courses.

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 2nd Report, 1868, p. 6.

2. Ibid., 3rd Report, 1869-70, p. 14.

3. Ibid., 4th Report, 1870-71, pp. 43-44. Ibid., 5th Report, 1871-72, pp. 42, 45. Ibid., 15th Report, 1888-90, pp. 212, 221.

4. Ibid., 26th Report, July 8, 1911, p. 446.

5. Ibid., 27th Report, June 9, 1914, p. 764.

6. Ibid., 30th Report, November 1, 1919, p. 606.

7. Ibid., 44th Report, August 5, 1947, p. 487. Ibid., 44th Report, April 24, 1947, p. 340.

Association of American Law Schools - Faculty Recruitment
Geology Department

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 4/10/1980

Other Note: 1 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1511003.pdf

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