Roscoe Arnold Cattell papers, 1921-1976 (bulk 1922-1957).

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Roscoe Arnold Cattell papers, 1921-1976 (bulk 1922-1957).

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The collection contains biographical information, correspondence, printed materials, and a small number of photographs. There is information on inventor Eggleston Smith's 1923 invention, "New Method and Apparatus for Drilling Wells and Taking Samples for Use with the Percussion System." Printed materials are reports, papers, and bulletins written by Cattell or co-authored with others, including a technical paper produced by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior entitled, "Natural-Gas Manual for the Home." There is a history of the Bureau of Mines Oil-Shale Demonstration Branch at Rifle, Colorado with photographs, maps, and plans of the facility. There is also a legal brief involving a suit filed by the Navajo Tribe against the United States over a natural gas well drilled in the Rattlesnake Field on the Navajo Reservation, New Mexico.

.7 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7717320

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Cattell, Roscoe Arnold, 1892-1981.

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Roscoe Arnold Cattell was born January 6, 1892 in Idaho. He attended the University of California, graduating in 1916 with a degree in Civil Engineering. His career in petroleum engineering began in 1916 with Kern Trading and Oil Company in California. Shortly thereafter, he accepted a position with the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and became chief engineer of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in 1933. Cattell died in March 1981. From the description of Roscoe Arnold Cattell papers, 19...

Smith, Eggleston.

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United States. Bureau of Mines

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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...

Navajo Tribe

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