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Geology -- Oklahoma

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur James Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-667
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University of Oklahoma professor. Correspondence (1913-1930) from the Oklahoma Bureau of Geology regarding its publications and operations, and the geological and mineral characteristics of Oklahoma counties; geological reports (1913-1930) with accompanying maps; oil well logs (1905-1925), organized by county; and registers of student grades (1915-1951) maintained by Dr. Williams while a member of the University of Oklahoma faculty.

Dates: 1905-1951

Charles Elijah Decker Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-154
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University of Oklahoma professor. General correspondence (1911-1957); papers (1923-1950) of the University of Oklahoma chapter of the geology fraternity, Sigma Gamma Epsilon; correspondence (1925-1942), membership lists, and expense records (1934-1935) from the Oklahoma Academy of Science; manuscripts, reprints and research correspondence (1932-1934, n.d.) from Decker's research on Oklahoma geology and on graptolites; correspondence (1925-1946) and notebooks (n.d.) concerning the Methodist Episcopal Church in Norman, Oklahoma; correspondence and printed material (1931-1952) concerning the University of Oklahoma; and correspondence and printed material (1913-1955) from various universities and geological associations. Charles Elijah Decker Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1861-1957

Charles Newton Gould Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-230
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Geologist. Correspondence (1914-1941) regarding personal matters, and Oklahoma place names and geology; published and unpublished manuscripts (1907-1946) regarding Oklahoma history, place names and geology; reviews (n.d.) of Gould's works; poetry (n.d.) by Gould; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Gould; and newspaper clippings (1900-1946) regarding Gould's life and works.

Dates: 1897-1948

L. L. Hutchison Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-2179
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Geologist. Correspondence (1910-1911) recommending Hutchison for employment and concerning his work as a consulting geologist; geological analyses (1911); two articles written by Hutchison; and Hutchison's book-length work"Geology and Resources of Oklahoma.".

Dates: 1909-1911

Noah Fields Drake Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-173
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Geologist. Geological reports (1916-1935) for various oil and gas companies in Oklahoma; reprints of articles (1897-1945); two field notebooks; and a class notebook (1894-1895) belonging to Drake, a professor of geology and mining at the University of Arkansas. Noah Fields Drake Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1894-1948

Oren Frank Evans Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-995
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Geology professor. Manuscripts of fiction stories and geological articles by Evans. Oren Frank Evans Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1940-1950

Richard A. Conkling Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-124
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Petroleum geologist. Correspondence (1921-1922) to Conkling concerning personnel changes at Roxana Petroleum Corporation, Ardmore, Oklahoma, including Conkling's resignation as Head Geologist in 1922, and his subsequent employment; an employment contract (1914) between Conkling and the Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappy, a Dutch corporation; and certificates (1929-1946). Also included is a reprint of a biographical memorial (1952) of Conkling written by Albert S. Clinkscales shortly after Conkling's death.

Dates: 1914-1953

Sardis Roy Hadsell Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-242
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English professor. correspondence (1916-1942); freshman English placement exams and results (1936-1940), and English Department circulars and course outlines (1929-1940) from the University of Oklahoma; report of an audit (1905) of the University's finances; manuscript accounts by Hadsell of the early history of the University, including "(Vernon L.) Parrington in Oklahoma" (n.d.)"A History of the University of Oklahoma" (1929), and "Twenty-Eight Years After" (1928), which relates Hadsell's experiences with the 1900 expedition of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, plus a typescript of Hadsell's diary from the expedition. Sardis Roy Hadsell Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1900-1942