Arrangement
Historical Note
Access Restrictions
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Related Material
Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Earth Research Institute collection
Identifier/Call Number: UArch 52
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
9.18 Linear Feet;
(20 legal document boxes, and 4 half-size legal document boxes)
Creator:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Crustal Studies
Creator:
Curran, John F. (John Franklin) (1917-1985)
Creator:
Hall, K. B. (Kempton Bishop) (1916-2013)
Creator:
Dibblee, T. W. (Thomas Wilson) (1911-2004)
Date (inclusive): 1921-1996
Abstract: The collection contains materials produced by the Institute for Crustal Studies (ICS), Earth Research Institute (ERI)'s predecessor,
as well as materials compiled and collected by Pete Hall produced for geological surveys completed for the purpose of oil,
gas and water well drilling in California.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged mostly as it was received.
Historical Note
The Earth Research Institute (ERI) is a UC Santa Barbara Organized Research Unit (ORU) focusing on supporting research and
education in the sciences of the solid, fluid, and living Earth, to examine how Earth processes affect mankind and how mankind
perturbs the Earth. ERI was founded in 2010, merging UCSB's Institute for Crustal Studies (ICS) and Institute for Computational
Earth Systems Science (ICESS). The ICS was established as an interdisciplinary unit focused on the Earth's crust, with a key
consideration for "deep time." The ICESS was established also as an interdisciplinary unit, to increase understanding of global
environmental changes and assessing their impacts on the Earth and society.
John Curran was a California State Registered Geologist and Certified Engineering Geologist who worked as a consultant throughout
Santa Barbara County. Curran served as both the Vice President (1966) and President (1970) of the Pacific Section of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists, and was presented with their Honorary Life Membership Award in 1984. He also served as
one of the first Chairmen for the Coast Geological Society.
Kempton Bishop Hall (K.B. "Pete" Hall) worked as a petroleum and ground water geologist for Richfield Oil, and subsequently
ARCO. Hall also acted as a consultant to other large companies, government agencies, and private parties throughout his career.
He was a pioneer in offshore exploration and worked on many of the first offshore rigs in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Hall served as President and Honorary Life Member of the Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Charter Member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and was a founding member and President of the Coast
Geological Society.
- Sources:
- Santa Paula Times website. Accessed May, 2023.
- Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists website. Accessed May, 2023.
- Institute for Crustal Studies archived website. Accessed November, 2023.
- Institute for Computational Earth Systems Science website. Accessed November, 2023.
- Earth Research Institute website. Accessed November, 2023.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], University of California, Santa Barbara, Earth Research Institute collection. UArch 52. Department
of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Transfer from the Earth Research Institute.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains administrative materials produced and research materials held by the ICS, ERI's predecessor.
Materials may include annual reports, promotional materials, geological survey reports and maps, land agreements and leases,
correspondence, and notes.
Related Material
The University of California, Santa Barbara, Academic Senate records collection contains files on the Institute for Crustal
Studies.
See also collections on affiliated institutes, departments, and programs of study:
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University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute Collection. UArch 82 .
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Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UArch 24.
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College of Engineering, UArch 38.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Geological surveys -- Research -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Geological surveys -- Research -- California -- Ventura County
Petroleum -- Geology -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Petroleum -- Geology -- California -- Ventura County
Oil and gas leases -- Research -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Oil and gas leases -- Research -- California -- Ventura County
Geology -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Maps
Geology -- California -- Ventura County -- Maps
Geological maps
Technical reports
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Crustal Studies -- Archives
University of California, Santa Barbara. Earth Research Institute -- Archives
Curran, John F. (John Franklin) (1917-1985) -- Archives
Hall, K. B. (Kempton Bishop) (1916-2013) -- Archives