R. C. Coffin papers, 1916-1940.

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R. C. Coffin papers, 1916-1940.

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The R. C. Coffin collection contains photographs taken by Coffin when he prospected for 1) radium ore for the United States Geological Survey from 1916 into the 1920s; 2) uranium in the 1920s in the Four Corners area, parts of Utah, Wyoming and Texas; 3) oil as an employee with Midwest Refining Co. in the 1930s and 1940s.

.75 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Midwest Refining Co.

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Stanolind Oil and Gas Company

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Coffin, R. C. (Reuben Clare), 1886-1972

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R. C. Coffin was a geologist who worked as the Assistant State Geologist of Colorado and taught for the Geological Department of the University of Colorado. Upon his retirement he served as a consulting geologist for the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company and then later for the Atomic Energy Commission working with geological and geophysical groups in search of uranium ore. His endeavors emcompassed many minerals in addition to petroleum, and he was continually in search of new methods and means of i...