Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, 1888-1940

Summary

Creators:

Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.

Abstract:

Collection contains incoming correspondence, 1888-1940 addressed to Ida Shepard Oldroyd, a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum, as well as records of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions of materials for the geology collection from the same time period.

Extent:

1 linear ft. (2 manuscript boxes)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains incoming correspondence, 1888-1940 addressed to Ida Shepard Oldroyd, a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum, as well as records of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions of materials for the geology collection from the same time period.

Biographical / historical:

Ida Shepard Oldroyd was a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum. She was born in 1857 and died on July 9, 1940. She was an authority on sea shells, or conchology, and wrote three extensive volumes entitled THE MARINE SHELLS OF THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, Stanford University Press, 1924-1927.

Arrangement:

Arranged into two series. Series 1, Incoming correspondence, is arranged alphabetically within box 2. Series 2, Records of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions, is filed alphabetically by name of institution in Box 2.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Conchology.
Science--History.
Shells.
Women in Science.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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