North Carolina Geological Survey Papers, . 1851-1914

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North Carolina Geological Survey Papers, . 1851-1914

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The North Carolina Geological Survey was established in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. Joseph Austin Holmes (1859-1915), professor of geology and natural history at the University of North Carolina, was state geologist, 1891-1904. Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), professor of economic geology at the University of North Carolina, was state mineralogist, 1897-1906, and state geologist, 1906-1923. The collection includes the correspondence, reports, and related papers of the North Carolina Geological Survey regarding North Carolina mineral resources and mining development, forest conservation, drainage, fisheries, and roads. Included are the papers of the North Carolina Geological Survey; its successor, the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey; and the state geologist and state mineralogist. The papers also reflect Holmes and Pratt in their roles as industrial consultants, faculty members at the University of North Carolina, and as participants in organizations, conferences, and movements in the field of conservation and the development of natural resources.

20,000; 25.0

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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The North Carolina Geological Survey was created in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. In 1924 the functions of the Survey were transferred to the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. From the description of North Carolina Geological Survey papers, 1885-1914. WorldCat record id: 26319683 The North Carolina Geological Survey, later known as the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, wa...