Frank Rhodes personal and geological sciences papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 3-12-4427

Content Description

The Frank Rhodes personal and geological sciences papers document the early career of Frank Rhodes (1926-2020) in the geologic sciences, paleontology, earth science, fossils, conodonts, and later work as an author dating from the 1940's to the 2010's. In contains publications, drafts and research notes relating to books, speeches, slides, correspondence. Items pertaining to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Cornell Adult University teaching materials for courses he led. Items relating to his time at Birmingham, Swansea, Ohio, and Michigan.

Dates

1945 - 2019

Creator

Rhodes, Frank H. T. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access restricted to the permision of the family of Frank Rhodes.

Biographical / Historical

Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes was born in Warwickshire, England, on Oct. 29, 1926. He earned his bachelor’s, doctor of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in geology from the University of Birmingham, England. He taught at the University of Durham and the University of Wales, Swansea, where he also was dean of the faculty of science. He was a life fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, a visiting fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge.

In the United States, Rhodes taught at the University of Illinois and Ohio State University (as a Fulbright scholar and a National Science Foundation senior visiting research fellow, respectively) before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1968 as a professor of geology. In 1971, he was named dean of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts and, from 1974-77, he served as Michigan’s vice president for academic affairs.

He served as Cornell University President from 1977 to 1995, and maintained a role as a Presidential liaison in his emeritus capacity the rest of his life. He also continued to write and teach in the geological sciences and as a lifelong paleontologist and Darwin scholar.

He served on numerous boards including as trustee of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

He passed away February 3, 2020.

Extent

72 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (1926-2020) was born in Warwickshire, England. The Frank Rhodes personal and geological sciences papers document the early career of Frank Rhodes in the geologic sciences, paleontology, earth science, fossils, conodonts, and later work as an author dating from the 1940's to the 2010's.