Boyd, F. R. (Francis R.), 1926-
Francis Raymond Boyd papers, 1912-2003 (bulk 1951-2003).
The collection contains the personal papers of Francis Raymond ( Joe ) Boyd, Jr., which includes correspondence, meeting, lecture, and lab notes, and design sketches of scientific instruments pertaining to his work in geology and geophysics at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institute of Washington.
Franic Raymond Boyd, known as Joe Boyd, received an AB degree in 1949, an MS degree in 1951, and a PhD degree in 1958 all in geology from Harvard. He also received an MS degree in geology from Stanford in 1950. Boyd began work for the Geophysical Laboratory (GL) of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) in 1953, and conducted geological research throughout his entire career there. He continued researching and contributing to the scientific world of geology even after his retirement in 1996, until just before his death on January 12, 2004.
Boyd, F. R. (Francis R.), 1926-
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Carnegie Institution of Washington. Geophysical Laboratory
Geology
Geophysics
Correspondence.
Drawings.
Laboratory notes.
Lecture notes.
AIP-ICOS
Carnegie Institution of Washington. Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Library and Archives. 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA