Papers, 1912-1956 (bulk 1914-1937)

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Papers, 1912-1956 (bulk 1914-1937)

This collection contains correspondence, maps and reports of Ralph Arnold. Reports include petroleum prospects of various locations in the western United States and foreign countries. There are geologic survey maps, well logs and oil and gas lease contracts. Business correspondence consists of contacts Arnold kept detailing report information.

3 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

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Arnold, Ralph, 1875-1961

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Ralph Arnold was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 14, 1875. His father, Delos Arnold, was a lawyer and Iowa state senator who became interested in the study of fossils after the discovery of crinoids fossils in LeGrand, Iowa. The Arnolds moved to Pasadena, California, in 1886, and Ralph attended both Pasadena High School and Throop Polytechnic School (now Cal Tech) before receiving his B.A. in geology and mining from Stanford in 1899. He continued at Stanford to complete his M.A. (1900) and ...