United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0210
Scope and Contents
The United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records (1905-1908) contain notebooks of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Carbon and Emery counties in Utah. The collection also contains a notebook with oil findings in Oklahoma or Florida and several maps of Utah counties surveyed.
Dates
- 1905-1908
Creator
- Geological Survey (U.S.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Organizational History
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) was established on 3 March 1879 by an act of Congress. The USGS has been responsible for making many surveys of the United States and mapping its territories. The USGS is also responsible for monitoring earthquakes, volcanoes, and other geologic hazards that affect the United States. In 1905 the USGS began a major inventory of coal resources in the United States which many people feared were becoming depleted. At issue was a battle between Progressives who desired conservation of natural resources and Conservatives who wished to use natural resources to fuel industrial growth. The coal lands were at the center stage of this controversy as Progressives believed many had been obtained from public land through fraudulent transactions. President Theodore Roosevelt had 66 million acres of coal lands withdrawn from sale. The USGS then began to determine the extent of coal veins in these lands. In 1910 Congress allowed for the sale of coal lands after the USGS had classified and appraised the lands.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Abstract
The United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records (1905-1908) contain notebooks on coal surveys in Carbon and Emery Counties in Utah. The records also contain a notebook of sites outside Utah. The United States Geological Survey has been used by the Federal Government to inventory the mineral lands of Utah.
Processing Information
Processed by Susan M. Neel in 1980.
Creator
- Geological Survey (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan M. Neel.
- Date
- 1980 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu