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Owen, Richard

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Gohres collection

 Collection — Folder: S0520
Identifier: S0520
Scope and Contents This collection consists of transcripts from a series of letters found in an old Indiana geology book. The first letter is from Richard Owen dated 13 August 1888, detailing that he mailed a “Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the State of Indiana made in the year 1837.” The other letters from various individuals are addressed to Lieutenant A.W. Vogdes, of New York, about accessing various reports about Indiana’s geology.
Dates: 1885-1900

Richard Owen collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1036
Scope and Contents This collection includes Richard Owen's fall geological survey notebook from 1859, photocopies of the December 22, 1860 administrator's sale notice for the Dr. David Dale Owen estate, and seven typewritten copies of letters written by Richard Owen to family members from 1860 to 1887 and transcribed and edited by William M. Hepburn in April, 1845. At the time of the transcription, the original letters were in the possession of the Purdue University Libraries.
Dates: 1859-1945