Paleontology Collection
Jesse James Galloway Media Materials
Galloway, J. J. (Jesse James), 1882-1962
PC002
3 card catalog drawers
1 tray(s) in locked cabinet
1947-1959
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.
Materials are in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series: maps and other media materials. All series are arranged according to author's organization.
Scope and Content Note
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.
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator(s) or Collections Manager of the Paleontology Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Jesse James Galloway Media Materials, IU Paleontology Collection
Processing Information
Processed by Wen Nie Ng
Completed in March 28, 2016
Foraminifera, Fossil
Stromatoporoidea
Bryozoa, Fossil
Petrology
Geology-Mexico
Geology-United States
Paleontology-Ordovician
Paleontology-Tertiary
Maps1959Located in Cabinet AB Tray5 - Locality Maps19591Other media materials1956undatedLocated in Drawer5 - 79 prints of J.J Galloway as a petroleum consultant in Mexicoundated1Located in Drawer15 - 155 sheet film negatives and 140 prints1948-19562Bryozoans film negatives and prints2Other specimen negatives and prints2Located in Drawer20 - 261 unique specimen and book prints sheet film negatives1950-19523Bryzoans sheet film negatives and prints3Crinoids sheet film negatives and prints3Trilobites sheet film negatives and prints3Other specimen sheet film negatives and prints3Book print sheet film negatives3