Date Original
1885-1932
Description
This collection contains correspondence written and received by George Frederick Kunz concerning precious stones and diamond from the mines in Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), well-known mineralogist and gemologist from New York City, was largely self-taught. He attended Cooper Union for two years but did not earn a degree. By the time he was twenty, he had amassed a mineral collection of over 4,000 specimens that he meticulously labeled and sold to the University of Minnesota for $400. When he was twenty-three, he became the gem expert at Tiffany and Company, where he remained for fifty-three years, eventually becoming Vice President. From 1883-1909, he was special agent for the United States Geological Survey. He founded the New York Mineralogical Club and was a member of the American Society of Arts and Science and the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. He was Honorary Curator of Precious Stones at the American Museum of Natural History and Curator for the New York Academy of Sciences. He wrote over 500 articles and several books, some of which are still in print today.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.009.021
Resource Type
Text
Collection
George Frederick Kunz papers, SMC.009.021
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
George Frederick Kunz papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
