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John C. Kepper Faculty Papers (UA-00101)

Abstract

The John C. Kepper Faculty Papers (approximately 1966-1977) are comprised of articles and research on geology written by University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) faculty member, John C. Kepper. The collection also includes drafts and notes of the manuscripts, Paleoenvironmental Patterns in a Middle to Early Upper Cambrian Interval in the Easter Great Basin and Origin of Massive Banded Carbonates with "Bluebird Structures" in the Cambrian of the Eastern Great Basin.

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Date

1966 to 1977

Extent

0.19 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.21 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents Note

The John C. Kepper Faculty Papers (approximately 1966-1977) are comprised of articles and research on geology written by University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) faculty member, John C. Kepper. The collection also includes drafts and notes of the manuscripts, Paleoenvironmental Patterns in a Middle to Early Upper Cambrian Interval in the Easter Great Basin and Origin of Massive Banded Carbonates with "Bluebird Structures" in the Cambrian of the Eastern Great Basin.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor, John C. Kepper, graduated with a PhD from the University of Washington in 1969. He began teaching at UNLV in 1973 as a professor of geology. Kepper later became chairman of the department of geoscience. His research included studies on stratigraphy and sedimentary petrology. Kepper performed his research throughout the Great Basin area, primarily in Nevada and Utah. Kepper was a member of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and Geological Society of America.

Source:

"Students Attend Geology Camp," Las Vegas Review-Journal. Newsbank.com. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22John%20C.%20Kepper%22&docref=image/v2%3A1508AFD0E83DBED6%40EANX-16DC633987CC6F18%402442773-16DA721E898D9A27%4027-16DA721E898D9A27%40 (accessed March 02, 2020).

Preferred Citation

John C. Kepper Faculty Papers, approximately 1966-1977. UA-00101. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were periodically transferred to the University Archives; accession number 2020-021.

Processing Note

In 2020, Mary Anilao processed the collection, refoldered the materials, created the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::UA00101

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