Slawson, Chester Baker, 1898-1964
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- Gems and gem materials, 1947:title page (Chester Baker Slawson, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Michigan)
- LC data base, 3-11-87(hdg.: Slawson, Chester Baker, 1898- ; usage: Chester Baker Slawson)
- LCCN 39-11019: Kraus, E.H. Gems and materials, 1939(hdg.: Slawson, Chester Baker, 1898- ; usage: Chester Baker Slawson)
- Chester Baker Slawson, professor of mineralogy, died March 12, 1964, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. Professor Slawson was born in Greenville, Michigan, April 12, 1898. He received all of his academic degrees from The University of Michigan: the BS in 1919, the AM in 1920, and the PhD in 1925. He joined the faculty of the Department of Mineralogy of The University of Michigan as an instructor in 1920, rejoined it in 1925, and was promoted to the rank of assistant professor in 1931. In 1939 he became associate professor and in 1946 was advanced to full professorial rank. Professor Slawson was widely known for his intensive researches in all aspects of the mineralogy and crystallography of diamonds. Professor Slawson was employed as a geologist for the Michigan Geological Survey in 1924-1925, with summer appointments from 1926-1928. Since 1951 he was a consulting geologist with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. From 1949 to 1954 he served as a technical adviser for the Diamond Research Laboratory of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. ( (University of Michigan Faculty History Project, viewed December 15, 2017) )