World Coal Study records

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World Coal Study records

1977-1980

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The World Coal Study (WOCOL) was organized in 1978 by Carroll L. Wilson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mitsui Professor of Problems of Contemporary Technology, to assess the potential of coal to meet world energy needs. The collection consists of records generated by the MIT-based WOCOL staff, including Wilson, during the study's planning, operation and follow-up activities from 1977 to 1980. It includes correspondence, memoranda, and reports; information about the presentation of the study's findings; conference materials; and extensive correspondence with WOCOL members and non-WOCOL members.

7.0 cubic feet; (7 record cartons)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6358260

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries

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