Ethel Roberta Douglass papers

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: IWA0169

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Scope and Contents

The Ethel Roberta Douglass papers consist of "A report on the Geological Study of the Baraboo District, 1919." The report discusses the geology of the Baraboo District in Wisconsin written by Douglass in 1919 based upon the observations she made during the field course. Appended to the report are five United States Geological Survey topographical maps of the Baraboo, Briggsville, The Dells, and Denzier quadrangles in Wisconsin annotated by Douglass for her report. There are fifty black and white photographs contained in the report, most of geological formations, but some of Douglass and the others who attended the field course.

Dates

Creation: 1919

Creator

Douglass, Ethel Roberta, 1899-1984 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.

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Biographical / Historical

Ethel Roberta Douglass was born on January 20, 1899 in West Branch, Iowa. She attended the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa) and graduated on July 22, 1921 with a B.A. in geology. Douglass attended a four-week field course offered by the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago during the summer session of 1919 near Baraboo, Wisconsin. She died October 14, 1984 in Coralville, Iowa.