Ruth A. M. Schmidt
Ruth Anna Marie Schmidt (April 22, 1916 – March 29, 2014) was an American geologist and paleontologist. She created a United States Geological Survey (USGS) field office in Alaska and the first Department of Geology at the Anchorage Community College.[1][2]
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| Born | April 22, 1916 |
| Died | March 29, 2014 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Institutions | United States Geological Survey |
Ruth A. M. Schmidt Media
The Yorktown Formation, well known for its fossils, which Schmidt studied in graduate school at Columbia University.
Seal of the United States Department of the Interior, where Schmidt worked as a member of the US Geological Survey for 20 years.
Women USGS geologists working with maps during WWII; Ruth A. M. Schmidt is in the center
The UAA/APU Consortium Library on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage now houses the Ruth A. M. Schmidt papers collection.
Fourth Avenue, a street in Anchorage, showing the damage caused by the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964. Photo by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Video illustrating the effects of the Great Alaska Earthquake. Video by the U.S. Geological Society in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the earthquake.
First page of Executive Order 9835, signed by President Harry S. Truman on March 21, 1947
Cover page of the 1954 transcript of the US Department of the Interior Security Hearing Board against Ruth A. M. Schmidt
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References
- ↑ Denison, Veronica (2016). "Guide to the Ruth A. M. Schmidt papers". UAA/APU Consortium Library. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ↑ Ruth A. M. Schmidt papers, 1912–2015. UAA/APU Consortium Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Alaska Anchorage. HMC-0792. Box 1, Folder 1.
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