Personal Papers of Wallace E. and Iris C. Pratt 1943-1971

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Personal Papers of Wallace E. and Iris C. Pratt 1943-1971

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Wallace Pratt graduated from the University of Kansas in 1907 with a degree in Geology. This collection contains clippings, articles, biographical information, and other group involvement.

2 linear ft (4 boxes)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives

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Pratt, Iris C.

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Pratt, Wallace Everette, 1885-1981

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Wallace E. Pratt was born March 15, 1885, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Pratt received four degrees from the University of Kansas (1908 [2], 1909, 1914) and was names a distinguished Service Citee in 1945. The Erasmus Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award was given to him in 1950. Pratt, the first geologist ever employed by Humble Oil, was considered by many to be one of world's foremost exploration geologists. Pratt acquired considerable land in far west Texas which he later gave to the National Park S...