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Francis Baker Laney correspondence, 1930-1931

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Laney, Francis Baker, 1875-1938
Title
Francis Baker Laney correspondence
Dates
1930-1931 (inclusive)
Quantity
15 items
Collection Number
MG 5031
Summary
Correspondence.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Francis Baker Laney on April 9, 1875 to John Baker and Jane (Alexander) Laney. He obtained a Ph.D. in geology from Yale University in 1908 and eventually began work for the USGS-Idaho Bureau of Mines project in the Seven Devils area of Idaho. Laney then became a professor at the University of Idaho, and was head of the Geology Department for eighteen years. Laney died on April 24, 1938.

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Content Description

Correspondence and notes by Francis B. Laney about a meteorite that fell in northern Idaho on December 24, 1930.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

This collection is located in the Small Manuscripts area of U of I Library Special Collections and Archives.

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Subject Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Meteorites
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