Papers of Wilbur Armistead Nelson [manuscript] 1913-37.

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Papers of Wilbur Armistead Nelson [manuscript] 1913-37.

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Business and public papers from his service as state geologist in Tennessee (1918-1925) and Virginia (1925-1928), and professor at the University of Virginia (1925-1959); including geological surveys and ore assays for properties in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia (especially the Richmond coal basin); 28 geology notebooks about Tennessee; numerous articles for publication or group presentations; correspondence and clippings regarding earthquakes in Tennessee, development of Muscle Shoals, Ala., and the Appalachian National Park, the Temple Bill (completion of topographic maps of the U.S.), elevations of eight Tennessee mountains, and the John Thomas Scope [monkey] trial (1925) and provisions concerning evolution; U.S. Dept. of Labor, industrial surveys, 1927-1929, of areas in Virginia and West Virginia; blueprint maps of areas in Tennessee; aerial photographs of Tennessee terrain with blueprint, index map. Among correspondents are John Sharshal Grasty, Harlan-Wallis Coal Corporation, David A. Shepherd, Shepherd and Campbell, law firm, and Southern Potassium Phosphate Company.

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Geologist. From the description of Papers of Wilbur Armistead Nelson [manuscript] 1913-37. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647938026 ...

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