urn:taro:utexas.cah.01171 A Guide to the Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection, ca. 1909-1940 Original EAD encoding by Linda Peterson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 9, 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Whitney, Francis Luther Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection ca. 1909-1940 Materials are written in English. AR 64-87; 65-7; 65-104; 87-13; 89-36; 99-113 1 foot, 8 inches Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Francis Luther Whitney was a geologist and University of Texas geology professor. Dr. Whitney’s photograph collection consists of prints and negatives with images including the University of Texas, geological formations in Austin and surrounding area, family members and friends Biographical Note

Francis Luther Whitney was a geologist and University of Texas geology professor. Born in 1878, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1928. He was a pioneer in the field of mathematical methods for solving problems involving geologic structures. An inventor who built his own darkroom and photographic equipment, Whitney organized and headed a machine shop at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas during World War I. Whitney was married to Grace Pellet and they had one daughter, Marian. He died in 1962.

Scope and Contents

Dr. Whitney’s photograph collection consists of prints and negatives with images including the University of Texas, geological formations in Austin and surrounding area, family members and friends. Many of the images were made when Whitney was doing geological survey work.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted to glass and film negatives. Contact repository for information.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Fielder, Jim Hill, Robert Thomas Simonds, Norma Wood Whitney, Francis Luther Whitney, Grace Pellet Whitney, Marian Subjects Blanco River (Tex.) Bull Creek (Travis County, Tex.) Dams Dead Man’s Hole (Hays County, Tex.) Enchanted Rock (Gillespie County, Tex.) Geology Guadalupe River (Tex.) Hamilton Pool (Travis County, Tex) Houses Hueco Mountains (Tex. and N. M.) Onion Creek (Travis County, Tex.) Parades & processions—Texas Rivers Shoal Creek (Travis County, Tex.) University of Texas at Austin—Campus University of Texas at Austin—Commencement Places Austin (Tex.) Comal County (Tex.) Glen Rose (Tex.) Hays County (Tex.) McLennan County (Tex.) Ottine (Tex.) Terlingua (Tex.) Travis County (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection, ca.1909-1940, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers Prints 3Y6 Austin and University of Texas: 3Y6 Old Main 3Y6 Tower from distance 3Y6 Interior of Library ca. 1930 3Y6 West Campus 3Y6 Old Women’s Building 3Y6 Academic procession 3Y6 Lily pond, Seton 3Y6 Parade 3Y6 University Methodist Church 3Y6 Capitol 3Y6 East Campus view 3Y6 Shoal Creek and Buda limestone 3Y6 Collapse breccia in Edwards along Colorado River 3Y6 Bluff on Barton Creek with fault in Edwards limestone 3Y6 Oak Grove 3Y6 Travis County: 3Y6 Hamilton Pool 3Y6 Onion Creek 3Y6 Bull Creek 3Y6 Balcones escarpment 3Y6 Hays County: 3Y6 Blanco River above Wimberley 3Y6 Dead Man’s Hole 3Y6 San Jacinto County: 3Y6 Edwards limestone above Cold Spring 3Y6 Guadalupe River 3Y6 Comal County 3Y6 McLennan County 3Y6 Glen Rose Hill dinosaur tracks 3Y6 Brewster County 3Y6 Ottine, Texas 3Y6 People: 3Y6 Francis Luther Whitney 3Y6 Grace Pellet Whitney 3Y6 Marian Whitney 3Y6 Mrs. F. W. Simonds 3Y6 Grave of Mrs. F. W. Simonds 3Y6 R. T. Hill [?] 3Y6 Jim Fielder 3Y6 Hill Country German family 3Y6 Posed branding scene 3Y6 Unidentified 3Y6 Miscellaneous: 3Y6 Camera for photographing Foraminiferra 3Y6 Photos of Christmas cards (Hueco Mountains) 3Y6 Unidentified buildings and physical features 3Y501c UT campus scenes and buildings 3Y501c Whitney family and pets, family crest 3Y501c Landscapes, buildings, and geology, 1904-1927 and undated 3S204 Francis Luther Whitney [engraving of photograph] Negatives 3Y31 Austin, Texas: 3Y31 UT Academy procession 3Y31 University Methodist Church 3Y31 UT campus 3Y31 Capitol from UT campus 3Y31 Shoal Creek 3Y31 Oak Grove 3Y31 Travis County: 3Y31 Onion Creek 3Y31 Hamilton Pool 3Y31 Bull Creek 3Y31 Balcones Escarpment 3Y31 Hays County: 3Y31 Blanco River above Wimberley 3Y31 Dead Man’s Hole 3Y31 Comal County: 3Y31 Guadalupe River 3Y31 East of Hancock 3Y31 Geological formations 3Y31 McLennan County 3Y31 Glen Rose dinosaur tracks 3Y31 Hueco Mountains 3Y31 Enchanted Rock 3Y31 Ottine, Texas 3Y31 Terlingua [?] 3Y31 Troy, New York, water wheel 3Y31 People: 3Y31 Francis Luther Whitney 3Y31 Grace Pellet Whitney 3Y31 Marian Whitney 3Y32 Marian and Francis Luther Whitney 3Y32 R. T. Hill [?] 3Y32 Jim Fielder 3Y32 Mrs. F. W. Simonds 3Y32 World War I automotive training camp 3Y32 Oil Derrick 3Y32 Miscellaneous geological formations: 3Y32 Mud cracks 3Y32 Verticillate algae, Cedar Park Member 3Y32 Unidentified