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Call Number: SC0759
Creator:
Krauskopf, Konrad Bates, 1910-
Title: Konrad Bates Krauskopf notebooks
Dates: 1955-1987
Physical Description:
1 linear foot
Summary: Collection consists of his notes from geological surveys in Gas
Hills (Wyoming), 1955; Greece, 1962; Glass Mountain (California and Nevada), 1969-74;
and Mariposa County, Calif., 1978-87. Also included is a certificate of appreciation
from the Geological Society of America in honor of his year as President in
1967.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is
given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Konrad Bates Krauskopf Notebooks (SC0759). Department of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Konrad B. Krauskopf was a pioneer in the field of geochemistry and a member of the
Stanford University faculty from 1939 to 1976, when he was appointed professor emeritus.
He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
and his doctoral degree from the University of California-Berkeley in 1934. He began his
graduate studies in geology at Stanford in 1935, earning his doctorate in 1939. He
authored several widely used textbooks, served as president of several professional
associations, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1959. He died in
2003.
Collection consists of his notes from geological surveys in Gas Hills (Wyoming), 1955;
Greece, 1962; Glass Mountain (California and Nevada), 1969-74; and Mariposa County,
Calif., 1978-87. Also included is a certificate of appreciation from the Geological
Society of America in honor of his year as President in 1967.
Krauskopf, Konrad Bates, 1910-
Stanford University--Faculty.
Geology --California.
Geology --Greece.
Geology --Nevada.
Geology --Wyoming.