Joseph Paxson Iddings papers

Joseph Paxson Iddings papers, 1864-1933

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Iddings, Joseph Paxson, 1857-1920
Title: Joseph Paxson Iddings papers
Dates: 1864-1933 (inclusive)
18641933
Quantity: .9 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection Number: 00211
Summary
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Joseph Paxson Iddings (1857-1920) was a petrologist who specialized in igneous rocks. He worked for the United States Geological Survey (1880-1892), was associate professor of petrology at the University of Chicago (1892-1908), and was a scientific traveler and writer (1908-1920). Iddings spent seven field seasons, 1883-1890, exploring and mapping the geology of Yellowstone National Park.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes 17 pieces of correspondence, chiefly personal (1864-1933); an album of family photographs; photographs of family members; photographs of Yellowstone National Park; and miscellaneous personal memorabilia.

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Joseph Paxson Iddings at the date of processing.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Clippings:Return to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
1	"The American Visitor: Professor Iddings in Dunedin, a Chatty Interview"	undated
1	Biographical entry for Joseph Iddings	undated
1	The Iddings Fund for the promotion of research in petrology - The Yale Alumni Weekly	Janaury 27, 1922
1	"Iddings in Dunedin, A Chatty Interview"	undated
1	Obituary of Dr. Joseph Paxson Iddings	undated
1	Reviews of "The Problem of Volcanism" by Joseph P. Iddings	undated
1	"Zacchaeus" by Ruth Evelyn Henderson	undated

Correspondence, 1864-1933Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Memorial of Joseph Paxton Iddings by Edward B. Matthews - Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 1933Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Idding family photo album, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photographs:Return to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
	Joseph P. Iddings	1877-1892
1	William Penn Iddings (father)	undated
1	Elmira Gillet Iddings (mother)	undated
1	Lola Iddings (sister)	undated
1	Charles Iddings (brother)	undated
2	Yellowstone Park
Box
2	Canyons
Box
2	Devil's Cut below Kepler's Cascade	undated
2	East wall of Yellowstone Canyon near Tower Falls	1885
2	East wall of Yellowstone Canyon near opposite Falls	1885
2	Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone	1883
2	Geysers
Box
2	Artemisia Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	Margin of the Artemisia Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	Extinct geyser	undated
2	Giant geyser	undated
2	Grotto Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	"Old Faithful", Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	Rustic Geyser, Heart Lake	undated
2	Soda Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	"The Tardy," Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	Urandite Pool, Emerald Pool, Upper Geyser Basin	undated
2	Lakes
Box
2	Lake N.E. of Upper Geyese Basin	undated
2	Yellowstone Lake with Red Mountains to the South	September 1, 1884
2	Yellowstone Lake	September 15, 1884
2	Lagoon near exit of Yellowstone Lake	September 15, 1884
2	North end of Yellowstone Lake	September 15, 1884
2	Duck Pond on trail: 2 miles north of Tower Falls	1885
2	Mountains
Box
2	Head of Trappers Creek, Absaroka Range	September 1887
2	Echo Peak	August 9, 1884
2	Park on south slope of Mt. Holmes	August 12, 1884
2	Turret Mountain, Absaroka Range	September 1887
2	Rivers
Box
2	Falls of the lower Firehole River	undated
2	Ravine of the Firehole River	undated
2	Steam from hot springs in early morning on east fork of the Firehole River	September 1884
2	Cascade Spring, Gallatin River, East Gallatin Mountain	1885
2	Rustic Falls on the west fork of the Gardiner River	1884
2	Rapids above the upper falls, Yellowstone River	undated
2	Tower Falls	1885
2	Miscellaneous geologic formations
Box
2	Erratic boulders, Junction Valley	1885
2	Erratic boulders near Junction Butte	1885
2	Terminal Moraine near Echo Peak	August 9, 1884
2	Pearlite rock near the Firehole River	undated
2	Miscellaneous
Box
2	Camp at Mammoth Hot Springs	October 4, 1884
2	Breaking camp: reacy to move	1885
2	Post Office, Mammoth Hot Springs	October 1887

MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
2	Acknowledgment notice	undated
2	Admission ticket to inauguration ceremony	March 4, 1905
2	Advertisements	undated
2	Invitations	undated

"Reales Ordenanzas Para la Direccion, Regimen y Gobierno del Importante Cuerpo de la Minera de Nueva-Espana, y de Su Real Tribunal General. De Orden de su Magestad", 1783Return to Top

Container(s): Box Toppan

Daguerreotype of unidentified man, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Correspondence of A.W. Canfield of New York City to his Nevada silver mine, 1866-1870Return to Top

Container(s): Box

Map of New Mexico and Arizona, 1881Return to Top

Container(s): Box MSS

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