The Bulletin of the Geological Society of America and Charles Doolittle Walcott

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Research Article| January 01, 1988 The Bulletin of the Geological Society of America and Charles Doolittle Walcott ELLIS L. YOCHELSON ELLIS L. YOCHELSON 1U.S. Geological Survey (retired) and Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. 20560 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ELLIS L. YOCHELSON 1U.S. Geological Survey (retired) and Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. 20560 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1988) 100 (1): 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1988)100<0003:TBOTGS>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ELLIS L. YOCHELSON; The Bulletin of the Geological Society of America and Charles Doolittle Walcott. GSA Bulletin 1988;; 100 (1): 3–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1988)100<0003:TBOTGS>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Charles Doolittle Walcott, who became the third Director of the U.S. Geological Survey and the fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was author of a paper in volume 1, number 1, of the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. From 1890 through 1906, he published six scientific papers, one abstract, eight discussions, and a presidential address in that journal. Examination of these four categories of publication helps trace the history of the Society and the Bulletin through their early years.Walcott made a very few errors of fact and of judgment in the six papers. Notwithstanding those, the quality and breadth of the papers demonstrate that he was a geologist of wide-ranging interests and confirm his importance in American geology; only part of his scientific activities during this 16-year interval were published in the Bulletin. The subsequent impact of Walcott's scientific papers is included in this historical review. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.