Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Galloway, J. J. (Jesse James), 1882-1962
- Abstract:
- Jesse James Galloway was a professor of Geology and Paleontology at IU from 1931-1953. Gallowayâs collection consists of materials relating to foraminifera, stromatoporoids, and bryozoans.
- Extent:
- 3 card catalog drawers and 1 tray in locked cabinet
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Jesse James Galloway Media Materials, IU Paleontology Collection
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Galloway was a Hoosier paleontologist educated at Indiana University and is noted for having received the first PhD in Geology awarded there in 1913. Galloway studied with E.R. Cumings, first on the Indiana Ordovician sections of the Cincinnati Arch, notably the section exposed in the railway cutting at Tanners Creek, and later on strata from the rest of the state. Galloway was a pioneer in stratigraphic and industrial applications of micropaleontology and taught the first courses in micropaleontology and petroleum geology at IU.
- Scope and Content:
Maps, 1959, consists of Galloway's locality maps associated with The Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Harrodsburg Limestone.
Other media materials, 1947-1956, undated, consists of prints and negatives for specimens and when Galloway was a petroleum consultant in Mexico.
- Acquisition information:
- Inherited from the author upon his retirement.
- Processing information:
Processed by Wen Nie Ng
Completed in March 28, 2016
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized into two series: maps and other media materials. All series are arranged according to author's organization.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator(s) or Collections Manager of the Paleontology Collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Jesse James Galloway Media Materials, IU Paleontology Collection
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1001 East 10th StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-1405, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-856-3500palcoll@indiana.edu