Manuscripts

John Casper Branner papers

Description: The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, seven volumes of diaries related to Branner's life and his work as a geologist in Brazil, autobiographical material, and an addenda of one letter and a 1920 to 1921 letter book.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1881-1925
Call number: mssBranner
Creator: Branner, John Casper (1850-1922)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of George C. Branner, August 1954.; Gift of Mrs. Elsie Branner Fowler, June 1954.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Autobiographical material, diaries, correspondence, and manuscripts; material related to Brazil

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, seven volumes of diaries related to Branner's life and his work as a geologist in Brazil, autobiographical material, and an addenda of one letter and a 1920 to 1921 letter book.

mssBranner

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Addenda: letter and letter book

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mssBranner

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Casper Branner of Virginia and his descendants

Rare Books

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Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To John Casper Branner

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and scientific reports), documents and photographs related to the life and interests of geologist Bailey Willis. Subject matter includes: the work, travels and family of Bailey Willis; geology, especially earthquakes; scientists and scientific institutions. There are also early photographs of China (1903-04) and Argentina (1911-13). Persons represented by over twenty pieces in the collection include: Charles Peter Berkey, Eliot Blackwelder, Rollin Thomas Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Arthur Louis Day, Frederick Putnam Gulliver, Charles Willard Hayes, Stephen Joseph Kubel, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Albrecht Penck, Raphael Pumpelly, Rollin D. Salisbury, Charles Schuchert, George Otis Smith, George Willis Stose, Charles Richard Van Hise, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Bailey Willis, Cornelia Grinnell Willis, Margaret Delight Baker Willis, and Robert Simpson Woodward. Also present is a typscript letter signed from William H. Taft to Bailey Willis, 1908 December 12.

mssWillis

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Branner, John Casper. 3 pieces. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

mssWillis

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Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To George Casper Branner

Manuscripts

mssWillis

John Casper Branner papers

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