Lucas Mallada Geological Researches Fund (1943-1985)
The Lucas Mallada Geological Researches Center has a foundational and vital history similar to the Spanish Entomology Institute. It was created in April 10th, 1943, inside of the Santiago Ramón y Cajal Board of Trustees, under the CSIC. The Institute, founded by Maximino San Miguel de la Cámara (1887-1961), Petrography professor, was associate with the Science Faculty of the Central University and also he was installed in the Complutense University. His research work continued at the Instituto de Geología de Madrid, located at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN). In 1985, both Institutes, Geology and Entomology, were reincorporated into the MNCN.
The Museum Archive preserves the documentation produced by the Lucas Mallada Geological Researches Center and the Madrid's Geological Institute in their activity, in 145 installation units.
The organization of the Fund establishes the following sections: Administrative Section (Reports, Register Books, Administrative Files, Works and Renovation Files, Consultations and Projects of the Canary Islands Volcanological Station and of the Spanish-French Collaboration); Economic Management; Personnel (Personnel Management, Grants and Payrolls); Boards and Cloisters (Sessions, Elections and Agreements); Publications (Correspondence, Publication Regulations, Proofs of geological studies and Drafts of published works).
As related archive material, it is recommended the consulting the Museum Collection of the MNCN Archive, the Archive of the Geological and Mining Institute and the AGA.
Libraries and Archives CSIC Network Catalogue (in Spanish): Lucas Mallada Geological Researches Fund