[NHCOLL-L:4300] University of Illinois mineral collections?

[Scott LaGreca]

Dear Colleagues,
 
I'm trying to track down a collection of mineral specimens from the
turn-of-the-century (early 1900s)...
 
The minerals were the property of Daniel Clark of Tyringham,
Massachusetts. He had family in the Chicago area. I have uncovered some
old documentation that states that in the years following Clark's death
(1902-1907, or thereabouts) his family donated a large set of his
specimens to the University of Illinois (the exact city isn't clear). 
 
I have Google'd "University of Illinois mineral collection" and haven't
found anything useful. I also checked the Illinois Natural History
Survey website, but apparently they don't have a mineral collection. I
also checked:
http://www.agiweb.org/smmp/ <http://www.agiweb.org/smmp/>  

and

http://www.mindat.org

...But didn't find anything regarding the mineral collections from the
University of Illinois. 

 
Can anyone shed any light on this? Specifically, I'm curious about where
mineral collections at U of I would have ended up. (Field Museum? U of
Chicago?)
 
We have a large set of Daniel Clark's minerals here at the Berkshire
Museum and I'm curious where the rest ended up.
 
Any help you can give would be most welcome.
 
Thanks in advance,

Scott LaGreca

Scott LaGreca, PhD 
Natural Science Coordinator 
Berkshire Museum 
39 South Street 
Pittsfield, MA  01201  USA 
TEL 413-443-7171, ext. 17 
FAX 413-443-2135 
slagreca at berkshiremuseum.org 

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