Allan A. Ekdale papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 3158

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Allan Anton Ekdale papers (1971-2003) consist primarily of office correspondence to and from Ekdale. The correspondence consists of letters, faxes, postcards, memorandums, and e-mails from organizations, colleagues, students, and professionals in the field of paleontology. The letters concern student recommendations, manuscript reviews, professional development, evaluations, research, and department operations. The papers also include printed ephemera, notes, reviews, and forms.

Dates

1971-2003

Creator

Ekdale, Allan A. (Allan Anton), 1946- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Allan Anton Ekdale was born in 1946. Ekdale earned his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1973. He married Susan Faust Rostberg in St. Louis, Missouri on July 5, 1969. He was a professor, researcher, and the chair at the University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics. Ekdale was the author of Ichnology: the use of trace fossils in sedimentology and stratigraphy.