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AHJ_ah03681 Inventory of the Howard A. Meyerhoff Papers, 1898-1988 Meyerhoff (Howard Augustus) Papers Processed by Madison White University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

2018

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by Madison White March 2018 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Meyerhoff, Howard A. (Howard Augustus), 1899- Howard A. Meyerhoff papers 1898-1988 03681 11.20 cubic feet (13 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English and Spanish The Howard A. Meyerhoff Collection contains the personal and professional papers of Howard A. Meyerhoff, a geologist, professor of geology at Smith College, and chair of the editorial board for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Biography of Howard A. Meyerhoff

Howard A. Meyerhoff (1899-1982), a geologist, was professor of geology at Smith College from 1925-1949, administrative secretary and chair of the editorial board for the American Association for the Advancement of Science from 1949-1953, a member of the Scientific Manpower Commission from 1953-1965, and head of the Geology Department at the University of Pennsylvania from 1962-1967. He was also chairman of the board of Propper-McCallum Hosiery Co. from 1938-1947, a mediator for the National War Labor Board from 1943-1944, a founder of GeoSurveys, Inc., an expert on copyright, a founder of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, an investor in mining ventures and a consultant. Meyerhoff was an authority on the geology of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin and a critic of the plate tectonic and continental drift theories. He was author of numerous articles, including some co-authored by his son A.A. Meyerhoff.

Scope and Content

Collection contains business and personal correspondence (1925-1982); professional files; field notebooks (1916-1933); maps; manuscripts; memorandums; reports; speeches; legal documents; biographical information; and miscellaneous other materials. Correspondents include geologists, business associates and General Lewis B. Hershey, who directed military drafts from World War II through the Vietnam War.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Howard A. Meyerhoff at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Received from Howard A. Meyerhoff, 1971-1978 and Sophie Meyerhoff, 1982-1987.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Madison White in April 2018.

Preferred Citation

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

Access Terms American Association for the Advancement of Science. Geological Society of America. Northeastern Section. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. American Institute of Professional Geologists. Scientific Manpower Commission. National Science Foundation (U.S.) Propper-McCallum Hosiery Company. Geosurveys, Inc. Mount Pleasant Mines, Inc. United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945) Geology -- United States. Geology -- Puerto Rico. Geology -- Caribbean Area. Manpower policy -- United States. Copyright -- United States. Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado. Mines and mineral resources -- United States. Mines and mineral resources -- Canada. Labor supply -- United States. Draft -- United States. Scientists -- United States. Field notes. Technical reports. Memorandums. Legal documents. Speeches. Maps. Geologists. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Meyerhoff, A. A. (Arthur Augustus), 1928- Teichert, Curt, 1905-1996. Condon, Edward Uhler, 1902-1974. Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977. Campbell, Ian, 1899-1978. Wynne-Jones, Sydney Thomas. Woodward, Herbert Preston, 1899-1968. Education Colleges and Universities Science, Technology and Health Science Agriculture and Natural Resources Mines and Mineral Resources Container List Series I. Correspondence

This series contains personal and professional correspondence, arranged by date and then alphabetically by correspondent.

1 Correspondence 1930-1931 1 Correspondence 1932-1934 1 Correspondence 1934-1936 1 Correspondence 1937-1952 1 Correspondence 1948-1959 1 Correspondence 1953 1 Correspondence 1953-1959 1 Correspondence 1953-1961 1 Correspondence 1956-1957 1 Correspondence 1958 1 Correspondence 1959 1 Correspondence 1960-1962 1 Correspondence 1960-1969 1 Correspondence 1961-1962 1 Correspondence 1963 1 Correspondence 1963-1964 1 Correspondence 1964-1965 2 Correspondence 1963-1969 2 Correspondence 1965-1966 2 Correspondence 1966 2 Correspondence 1967 2 Correspondence 1967-1968 2 Correspondence 1968-1973 2 Correspondence 1969-1974 2 Correspondence 1970-1973 2 Correspondence 1970-1979 2 Correspondence 1974 2 Correspondence 1975 2 Correspondence 1976 2 Correspondence 1977 3 Correspondence 1977 3 Correspondence 1978 3 Correspondence 1979 3 Correspondence 1980-1981 3 Correspondence undated 3 Correspondence- A 1978-1982 3 Correspondence- Addresses 1959-1965 3 Correspondence- Malcolm Ater 1961-1964 3 Correspondence- B 1933-1982 3 Correspondence- Dr. N.L. Britton 1924-1934 3 Correspondence- C 1958-1981 3 Correspondence- Dr Ian Campbell 1955-1972 3 Correspondence- D 1968-1974 3 Correspondence- Dr C.L. Dake 1923-1934 3 Correspondence- Stuart T. Danforth 1933-1934 3 Correspondence- Roy E. Dickerson 1933-1935 3 Correspondence- E 1938-1963 3 Correspondence- Dr. Frederick Ehrenfeld 1938-1939 3 Correspondence- F 1949-1982 3 Correspondence- Julian Feiss 1967-1981 3 Correspondence- G 1963-1977 3 Correspondence- Dr. Filmore Garner 1978-1981 3 Correspondence- Gene Gressley 1978-1981 3 Correspondence- H 1928-1981 3 Correspondence- Ethel Harris 1978-1979 3 Correspondence- Dr. Marshall Howe 1935-1936 3 Correspondence- J 1964-1967 3 Correspondence- Dr. D.W. Johnson 1926-1940 3 Correspondence- Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (copies) 1956-1958 12 Correspondence- Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (originals) 1956-1958 3 Correspondence- K 1926-1972 3 Correspondence- Frank Kottlowski 1979-1981 3 Correspondence- L 1952-1981 3 Correspondence- Dr. Frederic B. Loomis 1926-1936 3 Correspondence- M 1959-1982 3 Correspondence- William MacDonald 1966-1969 3 Correspondence- Meyerhoff Family 1903-1982 3 Correspondence- Muccia & Muccia 1962-1963 3 Correspondence- N 1978-1987 3 Correspondence- Newspapers and Magazines 1956-1981 3 Correspondence- O 1978-1981 3 Correspondence- P 1927-1981 3 Correspondence- Edmund F. Pawlowicz 1978-1987 3 Correspondence- R 1928-1981 3 Correspondence- S 1934-1981 4 Correspondence- Frank Skidmore 1955-1970 4 Correspondence- Grayson Swailes 1978-1980 4 Correspondence- T 1925-1938 4 Correspondence- Nouri Tawfiq 1960-1970 4 Correspondence- Curt Teichert 1975-1979 4 Correspondence- Tulsa University Geology 1970-1971 4 Correspondence- U-V 1967-1981 4 Correspondence- Unidentified 1968-1981 4 Correspondence- Dr. Joseph Valiunas 1963-1966 4 Correspondence- W 1935-1982 4 Correspondence- Richard Walls 1973-1978 4 Correspondence- S.T. Wynne-Jones 1964-1975 Series II. Personal Papers

This series contains personal and family files, arranged by alphabetically.

4 Biographical Sketches 1955-1959 4 Clubs and Associations- Cosmo Club 1974-1977 4 Clubs and Associations- Kiwanis Club 1973-1977 4 Clubs and Associations- John Frank Stevens Hall of Fame 1972-1976 4 Correspondents 1988 4 CVs and Resumes 1961 4 Family- Arthur Meyerhoff 1968-1978 4 Family- Sophie Meyerhoff 1898-1971 4 Family- Other 1972-1978 4 IDs 1971-1972 4 Itineraries 1974-1975 4 Marriage 1921 4 Memberships and Honors 1921-1981 4 Memorials 1982-1983 4 Newspaper Clippings 1963-1978 4 Photographs 1943 4 Poetry 1971 4 Political Ephemera 1968-1978 4 Property 1960 4 Wills 1946 Series III. Professional Papers

This series contains professional papers, arranged alphabetically by company or association.

4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Board of Directors 1953-1954 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Committees 1952-1953 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Correspondence, Condon et al 1953 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Council 1953-1954 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Press Releases and News Clippings 1952-1954 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Science 1931-1962 4 American Association for the Advancement of Science- Statements on Stepping Down 1953 4 American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1963-1981 5 American Institute of Professional Geologists 1962-1976 5 American Security Council 1975 5 Bureau of Employment Security 1963-1965 5 Columbia University 1928 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Administrative Files 1950-1967 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Clearinghouse Study 1963-1965 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Control and Accountability Study 1972 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Correspondence 1967-1971 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Drafts and Notes 1959-1970 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Hearings 1960-1967 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Legal and Economic Report 1967 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Legislation 1964-1969 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Meeting Proceedings 1960-1968 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Meetings and Schedules 1959-1971 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Memos 1959-1968 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Photocopying 1970 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Proposals 1960-1970 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Publications 1967 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Bibliographies 1963-1964 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Conferences and Meetings 1964-1972 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Legal 1965-1972 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Libray and Publishing Correspondence 1959-1971 5 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- News Clippings 1961-1970 6 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Periodicals 1960-1968 6 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Research- Speeches 1965-1971 6 Committee to Investigate Copyright Problems- Study Group A 1959 6 Conferences- Soil Science Conference 1950 6 Conferences- Soil Science Conference- Papers 1950 6 Dominican Republic- Aluminum and Bauxite 1944-1945 6 Dominican Republic- Economic Geography 1937 6 Dominican Republic- El Seybo undated 6 Dominican Republic- General Reports 1926-1939 6 Dominican Republic- Iron 1922-1947 6 Dominican Republic- Mineral Resources Report 1937 6 Dominican Republic- Mining Laws undated 6 Geological Society of America 1964-1974 6 Geological Society of America- Northeastern Section 1964-1967 6 GeoSurveys- Annual Reports 1973-1980 6 GeoSurveys- Board of Directors 1973-1980 6 GeoSurveys- Financial Reports 1974-1980 6 GeoSurveys- Correspondence 1959-1981 6 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Financial Reports 1963-1965 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Metalurgical Reports 1963 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Ore Reports 1963 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Program Summary 1962-1966 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Prospectus 1962-1964 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Mount Pleasant- Tin Deposit Reports undated 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Canada, Portneuf Mines Corporation 1966-1967 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Mexico 1965-1966 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, Arizona undated 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, California 1980 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, Colorado 1972-1974 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, Missouri 1978 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, Montana, Judith Gold 1971-1973 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, Montana, North Moccasin 1976 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, New Mexico 1959-1980 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, New York, Atlantic Cement Company 1959-1961 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- United States, South Carolina 1980 7 GeoSurveys- Mines- Venezuela 1963-1981 7 GeoSurveys- Newspaper Article 1961-1967 7 GeoSurveys- Newspaper Article-"Manpower in a Column" for Geotimes 1961-1967 8 GeoSurveys- Newspaper Article-Research 1967 8 GeoSurveys- News Coverage 1972-1980 8 GeoSurveys- Press Releases 1955-1957 8 GeoSurveys- Press Releases- Drafts 1957 8 GeoSurveys- Press Releases 1958-1960 8 GeoSurveys- Press Releases 1962-1964 8 GeoSurveys- Press Releases 1966-1969 8 GeoSurveys- Securities and Exchange Commission 1979-1981 8 GeoSurveys- Stockholders 1972-1979 8 Health Career Handbook Committee 1963-1965 9 International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience 1967-1968 9 National Association of Geology Teachers 1967-1975 9 National Science Foundation 1954-1956 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Conferences 1960-1965 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Manpower Reservists 1965-1966 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Memos 1963-1968 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Newsletters 1963-1970 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Pamphlets and Publications 1962-1967 9 Office of Emergency Planning- Speeches 1964-1965 9 Panama Sea Levels Hearing 1960-1965 9 Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission 1965 9 Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction 1966-1967 9 Propper-McCallum Hosiery Company 1937-1938 9 Research- Aluminum 1955-1956 9 Research- Charts 1962 9 Research- Field Books 1916-1933 9 Research- Geology Education undated 9 Research- Gila River Case 1978-1980 9 Research- Government Reports 1959-1962 9 Research- Grazing- Inspections 1951-1961 9 Research- Grazing- Letters and Memos 1906-1956 9 Research- General Lewis B. Hershey 1960-1977 13 Research- General Lewis B. Hershey Funeral (2 audio cassette tapes) 1977 9 Research- J. Herbert Hollman 1968 10 Research- Legal 1957 10 Research- McCarthy Trials 1953-1954 10 Research- Mines- Australia 1975 10 Research- Mines- Canada 1975 10 Research- Mines- Canada, Ontario, Burnt Brush River Properties 1964 10 Research- Mines- Cuba, Yao Valley 1944-1966 10 Research- Mines- Mexico 1964-1965 10 Research- Mines- Mexico, Coahuila undated 10 Research- Mines- United Kingdom 1963 10 Research- Mines- United States, Arizona 1972-1973 10 Research- Mines- United States, California 1981 10 Research- Mines- United States, Colorado, Cripple Creek 1941-1974 10 Research- Mines- United States, Colorado, Gold Links 1958-1974 10 Research- Mines- United States, Colorado, Sugar Loaf 1963 10 Research- Mines- United States, New Mexico 1958 10 Research- Mines- United States, Ohio 1969 10 Research- Mines- United States, Texas 1959 10 Research- Mines- Venezuela 1961-1963 10 Research- Mining Maps 1957-1962 10 Research- News Releases 1956-1962 10 Research- Notes 1956-1974 10 Research- Photographs 1960 10 Research- Photographs- "Flow of Time" 1942-1963 10 Research- Project Analysis undated 10 Research- Dr. Paul Schaefer 1969 10 Research- Sybaris 1963-1969 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Articles 1962-1965 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Employment Records 1957-1964 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Military Cases 1963-1966 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Scientific & Engineering Mapower Organizational Directory 1965 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Publications 1962-1964 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- SMC Comments 1964 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Statements of Registered Manpower 1963-1966 10 Scientific Manpower Commission- Summaries 1964-1965 10 Smith College 1949 10 Speeches 1959-1978 10 US Joint Publication Research Service 1968 10 University of Pennsylvania undated 10 Vanadium Corporation of America 1947 11 Writings- Arctic Perspective undated 11 Writings- Basement Relief Beneath the Upper Cambrian of the Mid-Continent 1968 11 Writings- Book Reviews 1968-1971 11 Writings- Boston 1953 1953 11 Writings- Classification of Karst 1973 11 Writings- Educational Opportunities in the United States undated 11 Writings- Enciclopedia del Petrolio e del Gas Naturale undated 11 Writings- Geologic Factors Affecting the Search for Sybaris undated 11 Writings- Geopolitics Revived 1978 11 Writings- Historical Geology Textbook- Advertising 1930-1933 11 Writings- Historical Geology Textbook- Editorial Comments 1930-1931 11 Writings- Historical Geology Textbook- Manuscript 1930-1931 11 Writings- Historical Geology Textbook- Outlines 1930- 11 Writings- Hydrocarbon Province in the Gulf of Mexico? 1969 11 Writings- Mineral Raw Materials in the National Economy 1962 11 Writings- Political and Politic-Economic Outlook undated 11 Writings- Study on the Petroleum Industry undated 11 Writings- Tectonics of Eastern Caribbean Margin undated