Geology -- Study and teaching

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Brewster Baldwin, Middlebury College Professor of Geology. Brewster discussed his undergrad and graduate experience; how he ended up at Middlebury College; job seeking; President Stratton; the debate over 4 classes a semester; President Armstrong; department budgeting and equipment; the geology department; field work and mapping; senior thesis; geology weekend; course requirements; geology of Vermont; tenure; replacing faculty; how cheap Stratton was with faculty pay; salary...

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Handwritten volume entitled "Catalogue of Minerals in the Cabinet of Middlebury College : Mar. 1839. C.B. Adams." This inventory of specimens in the Geology department lists information about geological specimens, their locality, and donor names.

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Handwritten volume entitled "Catalogue of speciments in Geology and Palaeontology in the cabinet of Middlebury College : commenced May 13, 1839. C. B. Adams." The inventory lists information about geological specimens owned by Middlebury College, their locality, and donor names.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with John Rowland Illick, Middlebury College Professor of Geography. Illick discusses living in China; his world travel; geography; President Armstrong; affluent students; diversity on campus; integration; busing students; lack of diversity in faculty; black student union; minority students; parents' disaproval of geography; geology; lack of faculty in the geography department; number of geography majors; tenure; faculty administration issues; ending the geography program; trying...

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Handwritten catalog of geology specimens collected at Middlebury College, listing information about specimens, their locality, and donor names. This catalog was possibly compiled by Francis Cady, Middlebury College Class of 1935.

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Late 19th century handwritten catalog of rock and mineral collections displayed in hall cases at Middlebury College, listing information about geological specimens, their locality, and donor names. Includes documentation (letters, etc.) regarding the history of various specimens.

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19th century handwritten catalog of minerals on display at Middlebury College, listing information about geology specimens in the cabinet of M.L. Severance.