Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | George F. Becker papers, 1814-1928 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1814-1928 |
| Bulk Dates | 1870-1919 |
| ID No. | MSS12229 |
| Creator | Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand), 1847-1919 |
| Extent | 9,900 items |
| Extent | 36 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 14.5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English with Spanish and German |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009321 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78012229 |
| Summary | Geologist, mathematician, engineer, and physicist. Correspondence, diaries, letterbooks, notebooks, notes, memoranda, maps, charts, tables, landscape sketches, and printed matter primarily relating to Becker's service at the United States Geological Survey, Carnegie Institution of Washington, and as president of the Geological Society of America. |