Background
Sellards, Elias Howard was born on May 2, 1875 in Carter City, Kentucky, United States. Son of Wiley W. and Sarah (Menach) Sellards.
Sellards, Elias Howard was born on May 2, 1875 in Carter City, Kentucky, United States. Son of Wiley W. and Sarah (Menach) Sellards.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas, 1899, Master of Arts, 1901. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1903.
Assistant Kansas State Geological Survey, 1900-1901, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, summer, 1903. Instructor geology and mineralogy, Rutgers College, 1903-1904. Professor geology and zoology, University of Florida, 1904-1907.
State geologist of Florida, 1907-1918.
Geologist, bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, 1918-1922, chief geologist, 1922-1925, associate director, 1925-1932, director, 1932-1945. Director emeritus since 1945.
Director Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, since 1938. Expert geologist Texas-Oklahoma boundary dispute, 1921.
Member first Conference for Conservation of Natural Resources, Washington, 1908. Member Geological Society of America (councillor 1938-1940, 1943. Member since 1946).
Married Anna Mary Alford, September 4, 1907. Children: Helen Alford, Daphne Alford.