Sheldon P. Wimpfen Papers 1934-1994 1950-1983

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Sheldon P. Wimpfen Papers 1934-1994 1950-1983

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Manuscripts of articles, essays, publicaddresses, and an autobiographical memoir entitled based on the author’s 60-year career in themining industry. TinPeaks and Silver Streams,

.7 cubic ft. (1document box, 1 slim document box)

eng,

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Wimpfen, Sheldon P. (Sheldon Phillip), 1913-

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Mining engineer Sheldon P. Wimpfen was born December 3, 1913 in Connecticut. In 1934, he received a degree from the University of Texas then started his career in the gold mines of Colorado. For the next few years, he worked in various mines in the Philippines, Texas, Oregon, and Bolivia. He returned to the U.S. in 1943 to teach at Texas A & M University. After WWII, Wimpfen was editor of "Mining Congress Journal" and in 1951 joined the Atomic Energy Commission to ru...

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"In response to the growing number of fatalities in the mining industry, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was established in 1910 to promote improved safety in mining through research and training. The USBM provided information to the public on the minerals industry. In September, 1995, the Congress voted to abolish the USBM" (http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/LIBRARY/BureauofMines.htm; accessed 10/26/2009). From the description of United States Bureau of Mines Map Collection, Bef...