Collection number: UA 8/3/2
Size:
(5 boxes)
(1.5 cu.ft.)
About Cecil J. Schneer
Dr. Cecil J. Schneer worked at the University of New Hampshire from 1954 to 1988 as a professor in the Department of Earth Science. He is the author of numerous books. In 1967 he directed the New Hampshire Inter-disciplinary Conference on the History of Geology. In 1976, Dr. Schneer was secretary of the U.S. National Committee of the History of Geology, which organized The New Hampshire Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology. He edited two books based on the proceedings of these conferences; Towards a History of Geology (c)1969 and Two Hundred Years of Geology in America (c)1979.
About the Cecil J. Schneer Files
This series contains the files of Dr. Cecil J. Schneer. They include some of the essays and conference papers used in his books and the files of the New Hampshire Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology. Also included are essays by Paul G. Kuntz, editor of the book The Concept of Order, which includes an essay by Schneer.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Cecil J. Schneer Files, 1965-1978, UA 8/3/2, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
These records were transfered from the Geology Department July 1, 1985.
Collection Contents
Series : The Concept of Order
(0.5 Box)This series contains essays by Paul G. Kuntz, editor of the book The Concept of Order, which includes an essay by Cecil J. Schneer.
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | "Science and History", by Cecil J. Schneer | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | "The Concept of Order", by Paul G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | "Encounter with Order and Disorder" by P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | "Mythical, Cosmic and Personal Orders", by P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | "Order, Chaos and the Arts", by P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | "Order in Whitehead: Presystematic, Systematic and Postsystematic", by P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | "Religion of Order or Religion of Chaos?", By P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | "The Tragedy of Oliver Alden", by P.G. Kuntz | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | "The Concept of Order in Darwinism", by John C. Greene | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | "Indivisibility and Unpredictability in Human Affairs", by Arnold Toynbee | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | "Newton and Order", by Richard S. Westfall | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | "Configurations of History", by Eric Voegelin | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | "Alexander von Humboldt Remarks on the Meaning of Hypothesis in his Geological Research", by Saalfeld Hans Baumgartel | |
Series : Towards a History of Geology
(1.5 Boxes)This series includes some of the papers and books used in Schneer's book, Towards a History of Geology.
| Box 1, Folder 14 | "The Struggle of Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Against Cuvier in Favor of Paleontological Evolution (1825-1838), by Frank Bourdier | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | "Mineral Classification in the Early 19th Century", by John G. Burke | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | "Charles Lyell is Permitted to Speak for Himself", by Walter F. Cannon | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | "DeMaillet's Telliamd (1748): An Ultra-Neptunian Theory of the Earth", by Carozzi, Albert V. | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | "Edward Jorden and the Fermentation of the Metals", by Allen G. Debus | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | "James Hutton and the Concept of a Dynamic Earth", by R.H. Dott, Jr. | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | "Some Aspects of the Life and Work of Will Smith", by Joan M. Eyles | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | "The Extent and Diffusion of Geological Knowledge in the 18th Century", by V.A. Eyles | |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | "The Development of Mineralogy in Philadelphia, 1780-1820", by John C. Greene | |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | "Influence of Torbern Bergman (1735-1784) on Stratigraphy", by Hollis D. Hedberg | |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | "Some Notes on Dr. Scheuchzer and on Homo Diluvii Testis", by Melvin E. Jahn | |
| Box 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 2, Folder 1 | "Theories of the Earth in Renaissance Cosmologies", by Sister Susan Kelly | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | "Bernard Palissy", by Aurele LaRocque | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | "Diluvialism and its Critics in Great Britain in the Early 19th Century", by Leroy E. Page | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | "Reflections on A.G. Werner's Kurze klassifikation", by Alexander M. Ospovat | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | "The Geologic Atlas of Guettard, Lavoisier, and Monnet", by Rhonda Rappaport | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | "Lyell on Etna, and the Strategy of the Principles", by Martin J.S. Rudwick | |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | "Genesis, Evolution, and Geology in American before Darwin: The Dand-Lewis Controversy, 1856-57", by Morgan Sherwood | |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | "Porcelain and Plutonism", by Cyril S. Smith | |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | "Nicholas Desmarest and Geology in the 18th Century", by Kenneth L. Taylor | |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | "Researches of Russian Geologists During the First Half of the 19th Century", by V.V. Tikhomirov | |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | "A Summary of Geology in Russia and Central Asia up to the end of the 18th Century", by V.V. Tikhomirov | |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | "Changing Ideas About Moving Shore-lines", by Eugene Wegmann | |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | "Remarks on the Structure on=f the Jura Mountains", by Eugene Wegmann | |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | "Early Geologic Observations in the Central Interior of the United States", by George W. White | |
Series : NH Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology
(3 Boxes)This series includes some of Schneer's files from the New Hampshire Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology.
| Box 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 3, Folder 1 | 1975-1976 | Abstracts of papers presented |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | October 1976 - November 1976 | Acknowledgements after conference |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | 1975-1978 | Arro Press - History of Geology Project |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | 1976-1981 | Budget material |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | 1976 | Conference addresses |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | 1976-1977 | Conference mailing lists |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | September 1976 | Conference mailings - Confirmations |
| Box 3, Folder 8 | 1975-1978 | Correspondence, A-D |
| Box 3, Folder 9 | 1975-1978 | Correspondence, E-F |
| Box 3, Folder 10 | 1975-1978 | Correspondence, G-H |
| Box 3, Folder 11 | 1974-1978 | Correspondence, I-L |
| Box 3, Folder 12 | 1975-1978 | Correspondence, M-P |
| Box 3, Folder 13 | 1966 | Letter to Pres. McConnell concerning Geological Archives |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1 | 1974-1978 | Correspondence, Q-T |
| Box 4, Folder 2 | 1975-1976 | Correspondence, U-Z |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | 1976-1978 | Correspondence, Andre Cailleux |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | 1976-1978 | Correspondence, Marie-Louise Hemphill |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | 1975-1976 | Correspondence, Misc. |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | 1976 | Drafts of conference papers |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | 1975 | First notice of conference |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | 1976 | Geological Information and tour sites |
| Box 4, Folder 9 | 1976-1977 | Information on Two Hundred Years of Geology in America |
| Box 4, Folder 10 | 1976 | Information of Conference attendance |
| Box 4, Folder 11 | 1976 | Lists - mailing, participants and papers |
| Box 4, Folder 12 | 1976 | Logan pick-up and registration |
| Box 4, Folder 13 | 1976 | New England Center conference handbook |
| Box 4, Folder 14 | 1976 | New Hampshire Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology - Program |
| Box 4, Folder 15 | 1976 | Plans for conference |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | 1976 | Preprints of papers presented |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | 1976 | Preprints of papers presented |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | 1976 | Receipts for Hazen's bibliography |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | 1976 | Receipts for conference |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | 1976 | Registration |
| Box 5, Folder 6 | 1976 | Requests for papers |
| Box 5, Folder 7 | 1976 | Requests for payment vouchers |
| Box 5, Folder 8 | 1976 | Reservations for Adams Tower |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | 1976 | Reservations and requests for further info. |
| Box 5, Folder 10 | 1976 | Second notice and additional correspondence |
| Box 5, Folder 11 | 1976 | Special invitations |
| Box 5, Folder 12 | 1976 | Travel information |
| Box 5, Folder 13 | 1976 | Waiting list |
| Box 5, Folder 14 | 1965 | Early copy of manuscript for Mind and Matter (pub. 1969), by Schneer |
