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
- 1880s-1941
Creator
- Duck, Jesse A. (Person)
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
Creator
- Duck, Jesse A. (Person)
- 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 Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org