William Diller Matthew papers

The collection consists of departmental and administrative reports, minutes of meetings, and typewritten (many carbon copies) and handwritten correspondence, all in connection with Matthew's management of the the Dept. of Geology and Paleontology, following the death of E.O. Hovey. Charles P. Berkey is considered for the position of curator, but is committed to work in Mongolia during the ongoing Central Asiatic Expeditions. Topics of the correspondence cover acquisitions of material, job applications and research reports. Reports contained in the collection include: A report on glacial clay studies by Chester A. Reeds; and Origin of the "Brown Mountain light" in North Carolina, by G.R. Mansfield. Museum director George H. Sherwood, curator Reeds, and Matthew correspond on the possibility of acquiring models of coral islands created by William M. Davis. Sherwood and Matthew correspond with George P. Merrill concerning various meteorites, and Matthew corresponds with other geologists in connection with a planned exhibit on economic geology. Applicants for employment include Cleveland Abbe Jr., E.C. Andrews, Radcliffe H. Beckwith, Charles Cabeen, Winnie McGlamery, I.P. Tolmachev and Herbert P. Woodward. Materials offered to the department for sale or exchange include a collection of fossil crinoids and Pleistocene shells collected in the area of San Pedro, Calif., by James O. Beebe; and volcanic material and photographs from Frank A. Perrett. Additional correspondents include Ray S. Bassler, J.F. Kemp, Heinrich Ries, and Rudolf Ruedemann.