Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland papers
Scope and Contents
The Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland Papers consist of personal and professional papers relating to Cleland's career as a professor of geology and mineralogy at Williams College and his untimely death aboard the Steamship Mohawk.
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access
The Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland Papers is open for research. Researchers are encouraged to contact Special Collections staff prior to a visit.
Conditions Governing Use
In consultation with Special Collections staff, reproductions may be made upon request. Please consult with staff regarding questions about publishing materials from Williams Special Collections. Researchers are responsible for handling any copyright issues that may be associated with collections and materials.
Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1869-1935)
Additional biographical information concerning Cleland may be located in the collection's Miscellaneous Obituary material (Box 5), The Williams Record (9 Feb. 1935, vol.48, no.49, p.1; 17 June 1935, vol.49, no.19, p. 1), the Gul (1936), and the Williams Alumni Review (Apr. 1925, vol.17, p.254; Mch. 1935, vol.27, p.194-200).
Biographical Chronology
- 1869
- born in Milan, IL 13 July
- 1890
- enters Gates College
- 1892
- transfers to Oberlin College as a junior
- 1894
- graduates from Oberlin, Phi Beta Kappa
- 1895-1898
- Professor of Natural Science, Gates College
- 1900
- receives Ph.D. from Yale University
- 1900-1901
- Assistant in Geology at Cornell University
- 1901
- accepts position as Instructor in Geology and Botany at Williams College
- 1904
- awarded Assistant Professorship
- 1907
- becomes Professor of Geology and Mineralogy
- 1910
- marries Helen Davison
- 1911
- becomes Edward Brust Professor of Geology and Mineralogy
- 1923
- Helen (Davison) Cleland dies
- 1925
- marries Emily Leonard Wadsworth
- 1935
- Cleland dies in the "Mohawk" sea disaster 24 January
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Correspondence, II. Lectures and Writings, and III. Collected and Miscellaneous Papers.
Physical Location
Library Shelving Facility
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Petersen, January 1984.
- Title
- Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland Papers
- Author
- Nash, Katie
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Williams College Archives Repository
Sawyer Library
26 Hopkins Hall Drive
Williamstown, MA 01267
specialcollections@williams.edu