John M. Parker Papers 1940-1994

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John M. Parker Papers 1940-1994

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The John M. Parker Papers contain correspondence, project outlines and reports, and newspaper clippings. Materials range in date from 1940 to 1994. Dr. John "Jack" Mason Parker, III, was born September 6, 1906 in Owego, New York. He earned his undergraduate degree, as well as a masters degree and Ph.D. in Geology from Cornell University in 1933 and 1935 respectively. Dr. Parker first worked for N.C. State University (then State College) from 1935 to 1942. He then worked for the United States Geological Survey in Washington, D.C., before rejoining State College as an associate professor of Geology in 1946. He retired from N.C. State in 1972 and died on April 25, 1995.

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North Carolina State University. Dept. of Geosciences.

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Parker, John M.

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Parker (1920- ), a geologist and oil explorer, was born in Kansas and graduated from Kansas State University in 1941. After working for Stanolind Oil, Parker joined Kirby Petroleum Company in 1952 and was in charge of exploration in the western United States and Canada. In 1975 he started a private geological consulting firm in Denver, Colorado conducting geological and petroleum exploration. From the description of John M. Parker papers, 1943-1997. (University of Wyoming, American H...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Instuction in geology at NCSU began in the 1920s within the Agronomy Dept. and also in the Dept. of Ceramic Engineering, which offered a curriculum in mining engineering. A separate Dept. of Geology was established in 1927 within the School of Science and Business. It was transferred to the School of Engineering in July 1937 as part of the university consolidation. In 1946, the Tennessee Valley Authority along with NC State and the North Carolina Department of Conservati...