Carroll Fenton Lane Science Series radio program lectures
Scope and Contents
Carroll Lane Fenton (1900-1969) authored and illustrated several books on paleontology and geology. In 1930, he recorded a series of lectures for local radio station WGR: Relics of Early Life; How Rocks are Formed; The Crust of the Earth; Mineral Deposits; and
Climates of the Past
This collections consists of typescripts and one handwritten manuscript of these lectures.
Dates
- 1930
Creator
- Fenton, Carroll Lane, 1900-1969 (Person)
Terms of Access and Use
The Carroll Fenton Lane Science Series radio program lectures are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and University Archives before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Historical Note
Carroll Lane Fenton (1900-1969) authored and illustrated several books on paleontology and geology. A critic of creationism, Fenton taught at the University of Buffalo from 1930-1931. In 1930, he recorded a series of lectures for local radio station WGR:
Relics of Early Life, January 3, 1930
How Rocks are Formed
The Crust of the Earth
Mineral Deposits
Climates of the Past
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Set of 5 lectures by Dr. Carroll Lane Fenton of the University of Buffalo given in 1930 on WGR radio in Buffalo, New York.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Acquisition Information
The Carroll Fenton Lane Science Series radio program lectures were transferred to University Archives by the Department of Geology on March 23, 1982 as accession 82-026.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Vilz, July 2018; finding aid encoded by Amy Vilz, July 2018.
Source
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Carroll Fenton Lane Science Series radio program lectures
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Amy Vilz.
- Date
- 20 July 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
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