Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1869 | Born, Hopkinton, Iowa |
| 1887 | B.S., Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa |
| 1893 | Ph.D., University of Munich, Munich, Germany |
| 1894-1920 | Faculty member, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. (appointed chairman, Department of Paleontology, 1912; dean of faculties, 1920) |
| 1918 | Co-founded Save-the-Redwoods League |
| 1919 | Chairman, National Research Council |
| 1920-1928 | President, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. |
| 1928-1945 | Regent, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
| 1945 | Died, Berkeley, Calif. |