George W. White Papers, 1904-90 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of George Willard White (1903-85), professor of geology (1947-71), including correspondence (1933-85), subject files (1941-89), manuscripts & speeches (1933-81), photographs (1909-87), publications (1926-85), travel scrapbooks (1937-76), and related material on geological & historical research (1941-83); university, college & departmental affairs (1941-71); University archives, insurance, retirement & search committees; United Protestant Education Board (1951-52, 1957-68); Water Resources Center (1964-70); American Association for the Advancement of Science (1940-52, 1972-78); American Institute of Professional Geologists (1965-82); Geological Society of America (1964-81); International Geological Congresses (1937-76); International Committee on the History of Geology (1967-76); American Quaternary Association (1968-74); American Geological Institute (1965-73); Ohio Geological Survey (1930-63); student & teaching notes (1924, 1932-33, 1943, 1948-71); ground water & glacial geological research for the Geological Society of America (1941-43) & the United States Geological Survey (1949-69); correspondence, manuscripts & publications on New Hampshire, Pennsylvania & Ohio glacial geology research (1930-68); writings on the history of geology & geography (1954-73) & book cards & correspondence (1945-81); income tax returns (1939-84) & Mildred Kissner White's autobiographical material (1910-90). White's 1982 GSA History of Geology Award (#619) is included in the Artifacts Collection.