Scope and Contents 27 January--W. D. Matthew, American Museum of Natural History, in answer to Douglass's question on nomenclature. Douglass was challenged when he used a name for one of his fossil "beasts" which had already been used in a scientific publication. 19 October--Telegram informing Douglass that a position at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, had been temporarily filled. 14 November--Invitation from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists of America to present papers at the...

Scope and Contents 5 March--Letter of rejection for a research assistantship with Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., for which Douglass had applied.

20 December--Announcement of publication of Douglass's article on the source of gold in Alder Gulch in

Scope and Contents This correspondence records the beginning of Douglass's employment by Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was also a period of considerable writing by Douglass. His publications and papers were widely circulated and commented on through correspondence to him. There is correspondence from the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Geological Survey, the Museum of Natural History, etc., which were interested in Douglass's findings and in paleontology generally. In 1917 there is...