William H. Taubeneck Papers
Scope and Contents
The William H. Taubeneck Papers houses personal papers of William H. Taubeneck. This collection, which dates from 1897 to 2007, consists of field maps, petrographic thin sections, geochemistry analysis, field notebooks, photographs, slides, and rolled maps. It also includes a set of photocopied field notebooks from 1897, 1899, and 1900.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-2007
Creator
- Taubenek, William H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
William Harris Taubeneck was born on August 27, 1923 in Marshall, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and then attended Oregon State University (OSU), receiving a B.S. and M.S. in geology. From 1951 to 1955, Taubeneck taught at OSU while completing his PhD at Columbia University. He was a professor at OSU until his retirement in 1983. His research focused on tectonic history of the Pacific Northwest and the origin of granitic rocks in the Wallowa Mountains. Taubeneck did extensive geological mapping in the Wallowa Mountains and northeastern Oregon. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1963 and the Loyd F. Carter Award for Outstanding and Inspirational Teaching in Science in 1983. Taubeneck died on May 24, 2016.
Extent
9.45 Linear Feet (6 record cartons, 3 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box, 1 small flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William H. Taubeneck Papers houses personal research material related to William H. Taubeneck, who was a geology professor at Oregon State University. The collection includes maps, photographs, glass slides, field notebooks, and other materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Henri Sanville in 2015. The accession number associated with this donation is 2015-031.
- Title
- Guide to the William H. Taubeneck papers
- Author
- Updated by Rayana Weller
- Date
- 2015, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository