William A. Kelly papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.174

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a “Laboratory Manual for Historical Geology”, written by William Kelly. The manual is made up of nine parts: fossil preservation methods, fossil diagrams, directions for studying unknown specimens, exercise worksheets, fossil collection directions, outline of a Grand Ledge field excursion, a resume of Michigan’s historical geology, and a glossary.

Dates

Creation: undated

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

William Kelly began teaching at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) in January 1926 in the field of geology. He was appointed full professor in July 1944. Before he joined the faculty at Michigan State, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Alberta and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University, where he taught until 1926. Kelly retired from MSU in 1961.