Robert C. Bright papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains files on fossils and invertebrate paleontology, journals, correspondence, reports, notes and articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1995
Creator
- Bright, Robert C. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials in English
Access to Materials
This collection is stored at an off-site facility and requires 3-5 business days for retrieval. Email uar@umn.edu to request access. Do not make travel arrangements or plans to visit Andersen Library without making prior arrangements with University Archives staff.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of Robert C. Bright (1929-1995)
Robert C. Bright, B.S. (1952), M.S. (1960) University of Utah; Ph.D. (1963) University of Minnesota. Professor of geology and ecology at the University of Minnesota (1965-1995); curator of paleontology (1965-1995) and invertebrates (1987-1995) at the Bell Museum of Natural History.
Robert C. Bright was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1929. He earned his B.S. in 1952 in geology and his M.S. in 1960 from the University of Utah. The University of Minnesota awarded his Ph.D. in geology in 1963. He joined the staff of the University in 1964 as a research associate at the Limnological Research Center, later moving to the Department of Geology (1965) then the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. Professor Bright was a specialist in paleoecology and paleontology. In addition to his teaching duties, he was also the curator of paleontology (1965-1995) and invertebrates (1987-1995) at the Bell Museum of Natural History. Robert Bright died on February 16, 1995.
Extent
1 box (1.0 cubic foot)
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of Robert C. Bright, professor and curator of the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota.
Physical Location
Off-site (WBOB)
Source of acquisition
Collection was deposited in University Archives on January 17, 2001.
Subject
- Bell Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. (Organization)
- Title
- Robert C. Bright Papers, 1951-1995
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- February 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Collecting Area Details
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