35/3/421 Guide to the Geology Library Subject File Geology Library Subject File Finding Aid Authors: John Milano.

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Guide to the Geology Library Subject File 1970/2011 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Geology Library Subject File 1970-2011 1979-1999 35/3/421 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Geology 1.00 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The Geology Department has offered courses under the Department of Natural History (1868);1 College of Natural History (1870);2 College of Natural Science (1871-90);3 College of Science, School of Natural History (1891-1912)4 and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1913- ).5 In November 1919, the Geology Department was organized on a committee basis.6 During this period, the Geology and Geography Department was organized, but the Geography Department became separate in 1947.7 The Department offers both undergraduate and graduate courses.

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 2nd Report, 1868, p. 6.

2. Ibid., 3rd Report, 1869-70, p. 14.

3. Ibid., 4th Report, 1870-71, pp. 43-44. Ibid., 5th Report, 1871-72, pp. 42, 45. Ibid., 15th Report, 1888-90, pp. 212, 221.

4. Ibid., 26th Report, July 8, 1911, p. 446.

5. Ibid., 27th Report, June 9, 1914, p. 764.

6. Ibid., 30th Report, November 1, 1919, p. 606.

7. Ibid., 44th Report, August 5, 1947, p. 487. Ibid., 44th Report, April 24, 1947, p. 340.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term: Academic Libraries Geology Department Library Acquisitions Reference Service
Arrangement of Materials:

By Subject

Scope and Contents

Geology Library Subject File contains reports, memos, newsletters, minutes, correspondence, maps and budgets concerning equipment; inventory; library policies; facilities; acquisitions; building plans; job descriptions; library guides; meetings; staff matters; reference; OPAC; statistics; problems; finances; gifts; space usage; digitization and news.