Series 14 - Elements of Structural Geology 1946-1982


Date Range1946 - 1982
ProvenanceEdwin Sherbon Hills
Description

Agreements and correspondence relating to the preparation and revision of Elements of Structural Geology. Includes reviews, comments and corrections, as well as many illustrations and photographs, organized by chapter.


Inventory Listing

14-1 Agreements with publishers

Copies of three Memoranda of Agreement between ESH and publishers Methuen & Co. Ltd and Chapman & Hall Ltd, relating to the publication of Elements of Structural Geology and dated 1955, 1963 and 1971. Also includes small amount of correspondence with publishers. Correspondents include: Peter Wait; John Dixon.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1955 - 1971    Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-1 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-2 Correspondence, Methuen & Co. Ltd

Inward and outward correspondence with Methuen & Co. Ltd relating to the preparation and publication of the first edition, as well as subsequent reprintings, of Elements of Structural Geology. Correspondents include: Peter Wait; Anthony Forster; Jillian Calver; Edwina Gibby; Janice Price; Julian Shuckburgh.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1954 - 1966    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-2 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-3 Correspondence, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Inward and outward correspondence with John Wiley & Sons Inc. relating to the preparation of the first edition of Elements of Structural Geology, published jointly with Methuen & Co. Ltd. Correspondents include: E.P. Hamilton; William H. Grimshaw; Robert B. Polhemus; George T. Carroll; M. Rogen; William J. Seawright.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1946 - 1966    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-3 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-4 Permission for reproduction of illustrations

Inward and outward correspondence concerning ESH's attempts to obtain permission from individuals, journals and publishers etc. to reproduce illustrations in his Elements of Structural Geology. Correspondents include: Department of Air; Australasian Petroleum Company; S. Warren Carey; Department of the Army; American Association of Petroleum Geologists; American Geophysical Union; American Journal of Science; Frank Turner; Edward Arnold Ltd; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, UK; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, NZ; Economic Geology; Geographical Review; Geologische Rundschau; Geological Society of America; Geological Society of London; Geological Society of South Africa; Geological Survey of Nigeria; Geologie en Mijnbouw; McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc.; Macmillan & Co.; Masson et Cie; Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd; Arthur Holmes; Neues Jahrbuch; Oliver & Boyd Ltd; Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences; Royal Society of London; Shell Development Pty Ltd; Springer-Verlag; US Geological Survey; University of Chicago Press; Peter Wait; Cambridge University Press; Geological Magazine; University of Lausanne; John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Maxwell R. Banks; William & Wilkins Co..

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1950 - 1963, mostly 1961    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-4 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-5 Unanswered requests for permission to publish

Mostly outward correspondence seeking permission to reproduce illustrations in Elements of Structural Geology. Correspondents include: Geological Survey and Museum, London; Geologists' Association; Physical Society of London; S. Tolanksy; Mining Magazine; Royal Society of New Zealand.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1961    Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-5 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-6 Photographs from outside sources

Inward and outward correspondence relating to ESH's requests for copies of photographs to use in his Elements of Structural Geology. Correspondents include: Department of Air; W.R. Browne; Australasian Post; Department of the Army; Department of National Defence, Canada; R.W. Willett; Maxwell R. Banks.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1945 - 1960    Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-6 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-7 Requests for copies

Short list of people and institutions to be sent a copy of Elements of Structural Geology. Also includes: obituary notice of Barnum Brown; card from Ph.H. Kuenen acknowledging receipt of book.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-7 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-8 General correspondence

Inward and outward correspondence relating to Elements of Structural Geology, including general comments on the book and requests for ESH's permission to reproduce illustrations. Also includes correspondence with Emile den Tex concerning the chapter he wrote for Elements of Structural Geology. Other correspondents include: H. Breddin; N.L. Falcon; Sven Gavelin and Richard V. Russell; S.E. Hollingworth; Richard V. McGehee; Edward G. Purdy; John J.W. Rogers; Royal Society of London.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1963 - 1966    Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-8 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-9 Suggestions and reviews

Inward and outward correspondence relating to the content and sales of Elements of Structural Geology, includes referees comments and lists of people receiving complimentary copies. Also includes copies of reviews from various journals such as: South African Journal of Science, July 1964; British Book News, July 1964; Revue internationale des industries agricoles, vol. XXV, no. 6, 1964; Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources, vol. 10, no. 1, 1966; Het Ingenieursblad, no. 10, 1966; Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology, vol. 6, 1968; New Zealand School Science, May 1967; The Indian and Eastern Engineer, March 1965. Correspondents include: William R. Muehlberger; M. Rogen; William H. Grimshaw; Patrick Arthur Hill.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1959 - 1968    Quantity 0.4 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-9 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-10 Reviews and comments

Inward and outward correspondence relating to possible corrections to, and suggestions for the revision of, Elements of Structural Geology. Includes advertising material for the book by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Also includes copies of reviews from a number of journals such as: Revue de geomorphologie dynamique, vol XV, 1964-5; Gelora Teknologi, April 1964; Institute of Geological Sciences Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources, vol. 10, no. 1, 1966; Geophysics, vol. XXIX, no. 3, 1964; Geological Magazine, vol. 101, no. 4, 1964; Geologie En Mijnbouw, March 1964; The Geographical Journal, vol. 130, pt 2, 1964; Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, March 1964; Australian Journal of Science, vol. 27, no. 1, 1964; Science, vol. 143, 1964; American Mineralogist, vol. 49; Geologiska Foreningens Forhandlingar, vol. 86, no. 516, 1964. Correspondents include: Donald H. Deneck; Jean Goguel; Claus H. Graf and Carlos Schubert; J.V. Harrison; M. King Hubbert; J.B. Kloosterman; Maurits Lindstrom; John F. Potter; H.W. Straley.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1959 - 1969    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-10 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-11 Reviews and comments

Copies of inward correspondence to John Wiley & Sons Inc. giving endorsements of Elements of Structural Geology, some of which were used in advertising material (see 14/10). Also includes some information on sales to universities in the USA. Correspondents include: Chester O. Johnson; Evans B. Mayo; John A.E. Norden; Kalervo Rankama; Lawrence Ogden; Leo Picard.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1963 - 1966    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-11 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-12 Corrections

Four typescript pages of corrections to Elements of Structural Geology, mostly typographic and spelling errors.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-12 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-13 Correspondence, Menthuen & Co etc. - Revision

Inward and outward correspondence with publishers, particularly Methuen & Co. Ltd and Chapman & Hall Ltd, relating to the preparation and publication of a revised edition of Elements of Structural Geology. Also includes: copy of Chapman & Hall's 'Questionnaire for Authors' completed by ESH; copy of dust- jacket. Correspondents include: Robert Welham; E. Highley; D.C. Ingram; Brian West; John Dixon; Peter Wait.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1969 - 1972    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-13 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-14 Correspondence, Emile den Tex - Revision

Inward correspondence from Emile den Tex mostly relating to the revision of his chapter on structural petrology for the revised edition of Elements of Structural Geology.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1969 - 1971    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-14 Box Number 32 Series 14
14-15 Permission to use figures - Revision

Inward and outward correspondence relating to ESH's attempts to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations in the revised edition of Elements of Structural Geology. Correspondents include: Muawia Barazangi; James Dorman; Seismological Society of America; Addison-Wesley Press Inc.; American Journal of Science; Robert A. Hodgson; Journal of Geophysical Research; W. Jason Morgan.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1961 - 1970    Quantity 0.4 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-15 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-16 General correspondence - Revision

Inward and outward correspondence relating to topics covered by the revised edition of Elements of Structural Geology, in particular the San Andreas fault. Correspondents include: Bruce A. Bolt; J.N. Jennings; George F. Ozoray; Benjamin N. Page.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1970 - 1971    Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-16 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-17 Reviews and comments - Revision

Inward and outward correspondence relating to Elements of Structural Geology, in particular the question of translation into other languages. Includes: advertising leaflet from John Wiley & Sons; list of UK universities with the book on their reading lists. Also includes photocopies of reviews of the revised edition from: Mining Engineer, May 1972; Geophysics, vol. 37, no. 6, 1972; Earth Science Reviews, vol. 8, no. 4, 1972; Journal of Geology, vol. 81, no. 2, 1973; Journal of Geological Education, vol. 21, no. 1, 1973; Economic Geology, vol. 67, 1972. Correspondents include: R.A. Facer; M.V.N. Murthy; Paul Schmidt-Thomé; David W. Durney; Napoleon Otero San Vicente; P.R. James.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1969 - 1982    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-17 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-18 Corrections - Revision

Short typed list of corrections to the captions of illustrations in the revised edition of Elements of Structural Geology.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-18 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-19 Figures, Chapter II

Copies of diagrams and photographs used in Chapter II of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-19 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-20 Figures, Chapter II - spares

Some diagrams but mostly photographs, multiple copies and assorted sizes, collected for Chapter II of Elements of Structural Geology. Some photographs are labelled and numbered.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-20 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-21 Figures, Chapter III

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter III of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, most with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-21 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-22 Figures, Chapter IV

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter IV of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-22 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-23 Figures, Chapter V

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter V of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-23 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-24 Figures, Chapter VI

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter VI of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-24 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-25 Figures, Chapter VII

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter VII of Elements of Structural Geology. Includes: set of photographs mounted on heavy cardboard; large sketch of diagram on tracing paper. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-25 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-26 Figures, Chapter VIII

Copies of many diagrams and photographs used in Chapter VIII of Elements of Structural Geology. Includes annotated copy of Mines Department chart showing geological structure of Ballarat gold-fields. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-26 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-27 Figures, Chapter IX

Copies of many diagrams and photographs used in Chapter IX of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-27 Box Number 33 Series 14
14-28 Figures, Chapter X

Copies of most diagrams and photographs used in Chapter X of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, many with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-28 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-29 Figures, Chapter XI

Copies of many diagrams used in Chapter XI of Elements of Structural Geology. Includes some sketch maps on tracing paper. Figures are numbered, some with notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-29 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-30 Figures, Chapter XII

Copies of many diagrams and photographs used in Chapter XII of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-30 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-31 Figures, Chapter XIII

Copies of photographs used as figures 10 and 11 in Chapter XIII of Elements of Structural Geology. Includes page references and some notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-31 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-32 Figures, Chapter XIV

Copies of many diagrams and photographs used in Chapter XIV of Elements of Structural Geology. Figures are numbered, some with page references and notes on placement in text.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date    Quantity 0.8 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-32 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-33 Assorted figures

Copies of diagrams and photographs collected for use as figures in Elements of Structural Geology. Includes a number of photocopies of illustrations from articles on transform faults and mid-oceanic ridges, particularly by J.T. Wilson. Also includes: some negatives; diagrams on tracing paper showing magnetic anomalies. Some figures are labelled.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range no date (articles 1965)    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-33 Box Number 34 Series 14
14-34 Artwork from publisher

Copies of unlabelled artwork used to illustrate Elements of Structural Geology, forwarded to ESH from the publisher, Chapman and Hall Ltd. Includes accompanying letter.

Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills
Date range 1960 - 1962    Quantity 3 cm,
Inventory Identifier 14-34 Box Number 34 Series 14

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