William Fletcher Cummins Papers 1892-1933

Waterhouse Family

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Rio Bravo Oil Company

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Swallow, S. C.

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El Paso Amarillo Oil and Gas Company

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Keyes, Charles Rollin, 1864-1942

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Keyes' primary endeavor was to compile extensive information on Iowa prehistory. He served as director of the Iowa Archaeological Survey of the State Historical Society of Iowa from 1922 to 1948. From the description of Keyes field notes. Book R, 1915-1921. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62677429 Keyes grew up in Des Moines, graduated from the State University of Iowa and obtained his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. By 1900 he had worked as an assista...

Cummins, William Fletcher

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Professor William Fletcher Cummins (1840-1931) was a Texas Methodist clergyman and geologist. Cummins was born in Webster County, Missouri on June 13,1830. He attended St. Charles College and moved to Texas in 1860 serving nine years with the Methodist Episcopal Church South across Texas. During that time Cummins also served in Arkansas with the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He wrote about being a member of the Ku Klux Klan in 1866-67. In 1869 Cummins failing health forced ...

Stiles, Elizabeth

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Baker, Charles Laurence, 1887-

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Charles Laurence Baker (1887-1979), a geologist, mapped coal and structure in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming for the U.S.G.S. in 1909, discovered the Craddock Ranch "bone bed", mapped the Trans-Pecos area of West Texas and worked in Mexico and Brazil. He worked for Rio Bravo Oil Co., Standard Oil Co, and Cities Service Oil Co., and taught geology and economic geology at the University of Texas and Texas A & M. From the description of Papers, 1844-1976, (bulk 1909-1976). (Uni...

Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...

East Coast Oil Company

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Dumble, Edwin T.

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Udden, Johan August, 1859-1932

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Dr. Johan August Udden was born in Lekasa, Sweden, March 19, 1859. He immigrated to America at the age of two with his parents, who settled in Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor's degree in 1881 and a Master of Arts in 1889, both from Augustana College. In 1882 he married Johanna Krinina Davis. Udden taught natural science and civics at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, and from 1888 to 1911 was professor of natural history and geology at Augustana. Udden was also geologist of The University of T...

Methodist Church

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From a small beginning in May 1932, the Methodist Crusaders Choir, then with 75 choristers, was hurriedly formed and made its first public appearance at the General Conference Meetings of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It is primarily a hymn-singing choir, and the devoted members feel that the main purpose in their coming together is to spread the gospel message of the Church by means of song. From the description of 7066 Methodist Crusaders' Young People's Choir Records, 1949-...