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Jesse A. Duck topographical papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Duck

Scope and Contents

Letters, documents, pamphlets, photographs, scrapbook, and field notes of Jesse A. Duck, topographer with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1908 to 1941. The collection spans Duck's childhood in New Lisbon, Ohio until his retirement from the USGS in Illinois. Highlights include career-related and official documents, photographs of Duck’s military service as First Lieutenant in the Army’s Topographic Branch (likely at Fort Warren, Boston, during World War I), and two notebooks documenting over 6 years of surveying work in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa from April 1927 to November 1933.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880s-1941

Creator

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)

Abstract

Letters, documents, pamphlets, photographs, scrapbook, and field notes of Jesse A. Duck, topographer with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1908 to 1941.

Location

1 48 1

Title
Jesse A. Duck topographical papers, 1880s-1941
Status
Unprocessed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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