Cecil J. Schneer
Files, 1965-1978
Engineering Faculty/Personnel
(UA 8/3/2)
Size: 5 boxes (1.5 cu.ft.)
Biography/History:
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.
Scope and Content:
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.
Inventory:
Box 1
(The Concept of Order)
| F. 1 |
"Science and History", by Cecil J. Schneer |
| F. 2 |
"The Concept of Order", by Paul G. Kuntz |
| F. 3 |
"Encounter with Order and Disorder" by P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 4 |
"Mythical, Cosmic and Personal Orders", by P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 5 |
"Order, Chaos and the Arts", by P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 6 |
"Order in Whitehead: Presystematic, Systematic and Postsystematic", by P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 7 |
"Religion of Order or Religion of Chaos?", By P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 8 |
"The Tragedy of Oliver Alden", by P.G. Kuntz |
| F. 9 |
"The Concept of Order in Darwinism", by John C. Greene |
| F.10 |
"Indivisibility and Unpredictability in Human Affairs", by Arnold Toynbee |
| F.11 |
"Newton and Order", by Richard S. Westfall |
| F.12 |
"Configurations of History", by Eric Voegelin |
| F.13 |
"Alexander von Humboldt Remarks on the Meaning of Hypothesis in his Geological Research", by Saalfeld Hans Baumgartel |
(Towards a History of Geology)
| F.14 |
"The Struggle of Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Against Cuvier in Favor of Paleontological Evolution (1825-1838), by Frank Bourdier |
| F.15 |
"Mineral Classification in the Early 19th Century", by John G. Burke |
| F.16 |
"Charles Lyell is Permitted to Speak for Himself", by Walter F. Cannon |
| F.17 |
"DeMaillet's Telliamd (1748): An Ultra-Neptunian Theory of the Earth", by Carozzi, Albert V. |
| F.18 |
"Edward Jorden and the Fermentation of the Metals", by Allen G. Debus |
| F.19 |
"James Hutton and the Concept of a Dynamic Earth", by R.H. Dott, Jr. |
| F.20 |
"Some Aspects of the Life and Work of Will Smith", by Joan M. Eyles |
| F.21 |
"The Extent and Diffusion of Geological Knowledge in the 18th Century", by V.A. Eyles |
| F.22 |
"The Development of Mineralogy in Philadelphia, 1780-1820", by John C. Greene |
| F.23 |
"Influence of Torbern Bergman (1735-1784) on Stratigraphy", by Hollis D. Hedberg |
| F.24 |
"Some Notes on Dr. Scheuchzer and on Homo Diluvii Testis", by Melvin E. Jahn |
Box 2
| F. 1 |
"Theories of the Earth in Renaissance Cosmologies", by Sister Susan Kelly |
| F. 2 |
"Bernard Palissy", by Aurele LaRocque |
| F. 3 |
"Diluvialism and its Critics in Great Britain in the Early 19th Century", by Leroy E. Page |
| F. 4 |
"Reflections on A.G. Werner's Kurze klassifikation", by Alexander M. Ospovat |
| F. 5 |
"The Geologic Atlas of Guettard, Lavoisier, and Monnet", by Rhonda Rappaport |
| F. 6 |
"Lyell on Etna, and the Strategy of the Principles", by Martin J.S. Rudwick |
| F. 7 |
"Genesis, Evolution, and Geology in American before Darwin: The Dand-Lewis Controversy, 1856-57", by Morgan Sherwood |
| F. 8 |
"Porcelain and Plutonism", by Cyril S. Smith |
| F. 9 |
"Nicholas Desmarest and Geology in the 18th Century", by Kenneth L. Taylor |
| F.10 |
"Researches of Russian Geologists During the First Half of the 19th Century", by V.V. Tikhomirov |
| F.11 |
"A Summary of Geology in Russia and Central Asia up to the end of the 18th Century", by V.V. Tikhomirov |
| F.12 |
"Changing Ideas About Moving Shore-lines", by Eugene Wegmann |
| F.13 |
"Remarks on the Structure on=f the Jura Mountains", by Eugene Wegmann |
| F.14 |
"Early Geologic Observations in the Central Interior of the United States", by George W. White |
Box 3
(NH Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology)
| F. 1 |
1975-76 |
Abstracts of papers presented |
| F. 2 |
Oct-Nov 1976 |
Acknowledgements after conference |
| F. 3 |
1975-78 |
Arro Press - History of Geology Project |
| F. 4 |
1976-1981 |
Budget material |
| F. 5 |
1976 |
Conference addresses |
| F. 6 |
1976-77 |
Conference mailing lists |
| F. 7 |
Sept 1976 |
Conference mailings - Confirmations |
| F. 8 |
1975-78 |
Correspondence, A-D |
| F. 9 |
1975-78 |
Correspondence, E-F |
| F.10 |
1975-78 |
Correspondence, G-H |
| F.11 |
1974-78 |
Correspondence, I-L |
| F.12 |
1975-78 |
Correspondence, M-P |
Box 4
| F. 1 |
1974-78 |
Correspondence, Q-T |
| F. 2 |
1975-76 |
Correspondence, U-Z |
| F. 3 |
1976-78 |
Correspondence, Andre Cailleux |
| F. 4 |
1976-78 |
Correspondence, Marie-Louise Hemphill |
| F. 5 |
1975-76 |
Correspondence, Misc. |
| F. 6 |
1976 |
Drafts of conference papers |
| F. 7 |
1975 |
First notice of conference |
| F. 8 |
1976 |
Geological Information & tour sites |
| F. 9 |
1976-77 |
Information on Two Hundred Years of Geology in America |
| F.10 |
1976 |
Information of Conference attendance |
| F.11 |
1976 |
Lists - mailing, participants and papers |
| F.12 |
1976 |
Logan pick-up and registration |
| F.13 |
1976 |
New England Center conference handbook |
| F.14 |
1976 |
New Hampshire Bicentennial Conference on the History of Geology - Program |
| F.15 |
1976 |
Plans for conference |
Box 5
| F. 1 |
1976 |
Preprints of papers presented |
| F. 2 |
1976 |
Preprints of papers presented |
| F. 3 |
1976 |
Receipts for Hazen's bibliography |
| F. 4 |
1976 |
Receipts for conference |
| F. 5 |
1976 |
Registration |
| F. 6 |
1976 |
Requests for papers |
| F. 7 |
1976 |
Requests for payment vouchers |
| F. 8 |
1976 |
Reservations for Adams Tower |
| F. 9 |
1976 |
Reservations and requests for further info. |
| F.10 |
1976 |
Second notice and additional correspondence |
| F.11 |
1976 |
Special invitations |
| F.12 |
1976 |
Travel information |
| F.13 |
1976 |
Waiting list |
| F.14 |
1965? |
Early copy of manuscript for Mind and Matter (pub. 1969), by Schneer |
