Background
Allen, John Eliot was born on August 12, 1908 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Eric William and Ida (Sally) (Elliott) Allen.
( Cataclysms on the Columbia tells two stories. One follo...)
Cataclysms on the Columbia tells two stories. One follows geological research that challenged the scientific paradigm of the early 20th century, and the other chronicles the result of that research: the discovery of powerful prehistoric floods that shaped the Pacific Northwest. The cataclysms at the end of the last Ice Age left a scabland of buttes, dry falls, and rocky gorges, but it took the detective work of geologist J Harlen Bretz to prove it to the world. His lifetime of research and unshakeable belief changed geology forever.
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(Scrapbook of geological articles published in the Oregoni...)
Scrapbook of geological articles published in the Oregonian from November 3, 1983 to October 31, 1985 by geology professor at Portland State University. Illustrated.
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(The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for ...)
The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for many years, until J Harlen Bretz proved that the Columbia River basin was the site of huge floods 15,000 years ago that created the landscape we see today.
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Allen, John Eliot was born on August 12, 1908 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Eric William and Ida (Sally) (Elliott) Allen.
Bachelor of Arts, University Oregon, 1931; Master of Arts, University Oregon, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1944.
Ranger naturalist, Crater Lake, 1935;
field geologist, Rustless Iron & Steel Corporation, 1935-1938;
Geologist, Oregon Department Geology and Mineral Industries, 1938-1947;
associate professor, Pennsylvania State College, 1947-1949;
head department geology, New Mexico School Mines, 1949-1952;
senior geologist, New Mexico Bureau Mines, 1952-1956;
head department geology, Portland (Oregon) State University, 1956-1974;
professor emeritus, Portland (Oregon) State University, since 1974. Professor Whitman College, 1975. Research geologist Nevada Bureau Mines, 1976, New Mexico Bureau Mines, 1977.
Faculty University of California, Santa Barbara, summers 1952, 61, 65, U. Hawaii, summer 1966.
(The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for ...)
(Scrapbook of geological articles published in the Oregoni...)
( Cataclysms on the Columbia tells two stories. One follo...)
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Board of directors Oregon Nature Conservancy, 1980-1986, landmark and life member, 1987. Member Geological Society American, National Association Geology Teachers (president 1967), American Institute Professional Geologists (president Oregon section 1973), Geological Society Oregon Country, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Upsilon.
Son of Eric William and Ida (Sally) (Elliott) A. M. Margaret Lucy Moss, July 26, 1933. 1 daughter, Margaret (Sally) (Mistress Scott McNall).