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Finding aid last updated on August 15, 2023, by Gayle M. Richardson

Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library

Title: Ralph Arnold papers

Creator: Arnold, Ralph, 1875-1961.

Identifier/Call Number: mssArnold

Physical Description: 202 Linear Feet (268 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Date (inclusive): 1836-1961

Abstract: This collection contains the extensive business, political, personal, and family papers of American geologist and petroleum engineer Ralph Arnold.

Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Ralph Arnold papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Gift of Ralph Arnold, 1955-1961.

Biographical Note

American geologist and petroleum engineer Ralph Arnold (1875-1961) was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 14, 1875. His father, Delos Arnold (1830-1909), 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 the California Institute of Technology) before receiving a B.A. in geology and mining from Stanford in 1899. He continued at Stanford to complete an M.A. (1900) and Ph.D. (1902) in geology and paleontology. In 1899, Arnold married Frankie Winninette Stokes. The couple had two daughters, Winninette, who married chemist Richard M. Noyes, and Elizabeth (McKee).

Arnold worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1900 to 1909, and from 1903 to 1909 published a variety of paleontological articles. He was active in petroleum surveys throughout the United States, and organized the Petroleum Branch of the United States Bureau of Mines; in 1910, Arnold left the USGS. Herbert Hoover, Arnold's former colleague at Stanford, then in London as a consulting engineer for Gold Fields, Ltd. of South Africa, recommended Arnold to that company for a survey of oil resources in Venezuela, about which experiences Arnold later published a book, "The First Big Oil Hunt: Venezuela, 1911-1916." At that time there was a single oil well in Venezuela producing 40 gallons of oil per day. In 1958, the year Arnold published his book recording his spectacular success in Venezuela, the country was producing 2,500,000 barrels of petroleum per day. The survey, the most extensive and thorough of its kind ever undertaken in South America, was widely publicized throughout the world.

Arnold's second survey, conducted for the General Asphalt Company in Northern Venezuela, employed, under Arnold's direction, a staff of 52 geologists, engineers, and drillers. So successful was this venture, a Royal Dutch Shell Company paid General Asphalt $1,000,000 for 51 percent in General Asphalt's Caribbean Petroleum Co.

After Arnold's South American explorations between 1911 and 1916, he took up wild-catting, both in petroleum and in every conceivable kind of mineral, as he joined the Independents, in contradistinction to the big oil companies. He organized one exploratory company after another. His projects extended from Alaska to Mexico, all over the Far West and the South West, though the syndicates that Arnold organized failed.

In the 1920s Arnold's interests turned to politics. He was an ardent Republican and served as chairman of three electoral committees for the Presidency in California and was actively involved in the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign. He remained committed to the California Academy of Sciences, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Sierra Club, among other organizations. Arnold died in Santa Barbara, California, in 1961.

Scope and Content

The collection contains letters, documents, including 190,000 reports, 1200 maps, 500 photographs, and 8200 pieces of printed material related to the life and career of geologist and petroleum engineer Ralph Arnold. Subjects represented in the collection include: mining, petroleum, and seismology in the Western United States as well as Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and South America; political papers from 1914 to 1956, mostly concerning the campaign of Herbert Hoover for president; family and personal papers from 1836 to 1961 of Arnold and his father, Delos Arnold, containing source material on Pasadena and Southern California local history. The collection also contains Arnold's field books, including those made at Stanford University with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1900 to 1909. Arnold's petroleum reports, numbering about 1,000 reports, extending all over the United States, Alaska, Canada, and Mexico, are a valuable resource for studying the Petroleum industry during this period.

Related Materials in the Huntington Library

Ralph Arnold Addenda (Call number: mssArnold addenda)
Ralph Arnold Santa Barbara-South coastal area field notes, 1929 (Call number: mssHM 83111)
Ralph Arnold Photograph and Map Collection (Call number: photCL 311)

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following 16 series:

1. Family and personal papers, 1836-1961
2. Business papers, 1890-1950
3. General correspondence, 1899-1960
4. Field books, 1899-1957
5. Legal papers, 1911-1947
6. Manuscripts, 1898-1960
7. Maps, 1890-1954
8. Memoranda and notes, 1901-1958
9. Mining papers, 1875-1946
10. Petroleum papers, 1865-1960
11. Photographs
12. Political papers, 1914-1956
13. Seismological papers, 1887-1956
14. Shells
15. Ephemera
16. Addenda: Printed material

General

Former call number: mssArnold papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.

Mines and mineral resources -- Cuba.

Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico.

Mines and mineral resources -- South America.

Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.)

Mineral industries -- West (U.S.)

Mining engineers -- West (U.S.) -- Archives.

Petroleum -- Geology -- Canada.

Petroleum -- Geology -- Cuba.

Petroleum -- Geology -- Mexico.

Petroleum -- Geology -- South America.

Petroleum -- Geology -- United States.

Petroleum engineering -- Canada.

Petroleum engineering -- Cuba.

Petroleum engineering -- Mexico.

Petroleum engineering -- South America.

Petroleum engineering -- West (U.S.)

Petroleum geologists -- California -- Archives.

Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.

Seismology -- West (U.S.)

Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- Sources.

Family papers -- United States.

Field notes -- United States

Letters (correspondence) -- United States.

Maps -- United States.

Arnold, Ralph, 1875-1961.

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Family and personal papers. 1836-1961

Box 1

Addresses and Autograph Books

I. Addresses. 1915-1942

II. Autograph Books. 1841, 1881

Box 2

III. Biographical Papers

1. Genealogy: Arnold family. 1699-1875

2. Delos Arnold and his wife, Hannah Richardson Mercer Arnold. 1830-1907

a. Vital Records

b. Resignation from Pasadena Board of Education

c. Last Will and Testament of Hannah Richardson Mercer Arnold and related papers. 1905-1907

3. Ralph Arnold and his wife: Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1901-1956

a. Bibliographies. 1901-1956

b. Biographical Sketches. 1875-1944

c. Our Feathered Friends, Wilson High School (manuscript). Dec. 7, 1892

d. Round Table Debating Society. 1894-1896

Physical Description: (notebook)

e. Stanford Notebook. 1897

f. Application for leave of absence, U.S. Geological Survey. Dec. 15, 1903

g. Election to California, Academy of Sciences. June 29, 1929

h. Certificates and Membership Cards, private and professional. 1904-1944

i. Reappointment as Aide, U.S. Geological Survey. June 20, 1904

j. Resignation from U.S. Geological Survey and Establishment of Private Practice as Consulting Geologist and Engineer. June 1, 1909

k. Passport: Ralph Arnold. Oct. 5, 1915

l. Passport: Winninette Stokes Arnold. April 28, 1931

m. Pioneer Papers: Old Timers Reunion. 1924, 1930

n. Ralph Arnold - A Happy Memorial, by C. Fred Shoop. May 10, 1961

o. Miscellany

4. Belonging to Holmes-Locke Family. 1853-1914

a. Excerpts from Book of the Lockes. 1853

b. Record of Joseph and Mary Holmes visit throughout Southeast and Middle West, U.S.A. Jan. 6 - May 2, 1896

c. Manuscript: Visit of Joseph and Mary Holmes to Imperial Valley [California]. Nov. 24, 1914

Box 3

IV. Business Papers

1. Belonging to Delos Arnold and/or his wife, Hannah Richardson Mercer Arnold 1867-1914

a. Agreements. Undated-1906

b. Bank Book. 1904-1914

c. Certificates of Membership. 1888, 1907

d. Certificates of Redemption. 1885, 1888

e. Certificates of Title. 1888-1894

f. East Riverside Water Co. 1895-1896

g. Indentures. 1867-1901

h. Insurance. 1877-1904

i. Investments. 1880-1890

j. La Mesa Packing Co. 1907-1908

k. Ledgers (bound). 1886-1907

l. Passports. 1873-1908

m. Petitions. Undated

n. Promissory Notes. 1895-1909

o. Receipts. 1887-1909

p. Right of Way. 1884

q. Satisfaction of Mortgages. 1889-1899

r. Taxes. 1887-1906

s. Miscellany. 1895-1906

Box 4

V. Correspondence. 1836-1960

1. Arnold, Andrew and his wife, Lydia Wilbur Arnold to his brother, Joseph Arnold. March 19, 21, 1836

2. Arnold, Millard and his wife, Polly Arnold, to their children and grandchildren. 1843, 1852, 1853

3. Arnold, Delos: Letter book. 1888-1906

4. Arnold, Delos to A-Z. 1899-1903

5. A-Z to Delos Arnold. 1894-1909

6. Arnold, Mr. or Mrs. Delos Arnold to their son, Ralph, and/or his wife, Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1889-1909

7. Arnold, Ralph to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Arnold. 1905-1907

8. Arnold, Ralph to his wife, Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1912-1946

9. Arnold, Ralph to his daughter, Elizabeth, and/or her husband, W.R. McKee. 1945-1946

10. Arnold, Ralph to his daughter, Winninette. 1935-1946

11. Arnold, Ralph to his niece, Shirley Wood. 1946-1947

12. Arnold, Winninette [Mrs. Ralph] to her father-in-law, Delos Arnold. 1907.

13. Arnold, Winninette Stokes [Mrs. Ralph] to her husband, Ralph Arnold. 1912-1931

14. A-Z to Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1900-1934

15. A-Z to their cousins, Ralph and/or Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1902-1949

16. A-Z to Ralph and/or Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1899-1950

17. Holmes, M[ary] A[rnold] to her brother, Delos Arnold. 1895

18. [Holmes], Aunt Mary [Arnold] to her nephew Ralph and his wife, Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1902-1915

19. [Pierson], Aunt Libbie [Mercer] to her nephew Ralph and his wife, Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1923-1944

20. Stokes, Grandma A.E. to her granddaughter, Winninette [Mrs. Ralph Arnold]. 1900

21. Stokes, Frank to his daughter Winninette and/or her husband, Ralph Arnold. 1899-1907

22. Stokes [Mr. and Mrs. Frank] to their daughter Ora, and their son-in-law, Ralph Arnold. 1924, 1928

23. Stokes, Frank, Jr. to his sister, Winninette, Mrs. Ralph Arnold. 1899

24. [Stokes], Letta Arnold to her parents, Andrew and Rebecca Colburn Arnold and her sister, Mary Arnold Holmes. 1872

25. Ora Stokes to her brother-in-law, Ralph Arnold. 1903-1904

26. Stokes, W.H. to his niece, Winninette and her husband, Ralph Arnold. 1902

27. Walsworth, Anna M. [Mrs. Avery] to her nephew, Ralph Arnold. 1908

28. Miscellaneous. 1913-1946

VI. Diaries. 1872-1906

Box 5

Diaries: Delos, Arnold (1872-73, 1883, 1890-93)

Box 6

Diaries: Delos, Arnold (1894-98)

Box 7

Diaries: Delos, Arnold (1898-1903)

Box 8

Diaries: Delos, Arnold (1904-1906, also typescripts, 1890-1906)

Box 9

Diaries: Ralph Arnold

2. Ralph Arnold. 1897, 1899, 1902, 1904-1905, 1929, 1933, 1938-1952

Box 10

Diaries: Winninette Stokes Arnold and Ora Stokes

3. Winninette Stokes Arnold. 1902, 1903, 1907, 1912-1920, 1922, 1934

4. Ora Stokes. 1912

Box 11

VII. Photographs - Family + Personal

Materials re: Pasadena in the Gay Nineties.

Box 11a

Pasadena in the Gay Nineties, A-F

Box 11b

Pasadena in the Gay Nineties, G-R

Box 11c

Pasadena in the Gay Nineties, S-Z and miscellaneous

Box 11d

Photographs for Pasadena in the Gay Nineties.

Scope and Contents

Loose photographs collected by Ralph Arnold in compilation of material for Pasadena in the Gay Nineties.

1. Alhambra (looking east on Main St. at Garfield). 1899

2. Arrowhead Springs Hotel

3. Bishop, Charles A.

4. Bishop (R.F.) Home. 1886

5. Brown, Ethelyn

6. Brown, Jason and Owen (John Brown's Sons) near a cabin on Brown's Trail

7. Butterfly Tea held at Carlton Hotel on Colorado Ave. between Raymond and Fair Oaks for benefit of Universalist Church. 1890

8. Camp "We-Do." July 30-Aug. 7, 1896

9. Catalina Picnic Group, (See p. 58, Eudora Chambers) 1880s

10. Church of the Angels

11. Citrus Fruit Fair, Pasadena's first. Mar. 24, 1880

12. Clemson College

13. Coleman, Jennie, "Most loved teacher that ever lived in Pasadena. 1845-1923"

14. Coleman, Theodore, Pres. Throop Polytechnic Institute. 1847-1925

15. Columbia Hill Tennessee Club, S.W. corner Orange Grove and Columbia on Columbia Hill

16. Conger Family Photos

17. Conger Residence, "Conger Hill" - Orange Grove Avenue opposite Carmelita Gardens, built in 1888

18. Cooper Club. 1925

19. Founders' Day, Pasadena (clippings). Jan. 28, 1924

20. Glen Rosa Ranch, Orange Grove Avenue

21. Gnome Club. approximately 1889-1891

22. Jones, Dr. E. Edward, first principal of Garfield School. 1912-1932

23. Leithead Family Photos

24. Lloyd's (P.W.) Fruit Dryer, Pasadena. 1889

25. Martin (Clarence) Residence, Orange Grove Ave. 1888

26. McCormack, Dean of Episcopal Church (married Ralph Arnold and Winninette Stokes)

27. McMaster, Alonzo Jones, Camping Car (forerunner of modern Trailer) approximately 1880-1890

28. Mission Road, San Gabriel

29. Moneyian Institute (on Mission Rd., south of Las Tunas, San Gabriel)

30. Mountains and Cañons near Pasadena (printed)

31. Nelmes, Thomas

32. Nelmes Group Photos. 1891

33. Orange Grove Ave. 1874

34. Orange Grove Ave. approximately 1880

35. Pasadena High School: Class of 1894 Fifty-ninth Anniversary. June 26, 1953

36. Pasadena Panoramas

37. Pierce, Prof. Edward T., Early Superintendent of Pasadena Schools

38. San Gabriel Valley Bank

39. School Group, (Photo belonged to George Pierson) 1899

40. Sierra Madre Villa, young orange grove with mountains at back.

41. Spinsters' Club

42. Tournament of Roses, Jeanie Nelmes on horseback Jan. 1, 1894

43. Tournament of Roses. 1896

44. Universalist Church

45. "Wyngate" - So. Pasadena Home of the Grahams, meeting-place for many distinguished guests (clipping)

46. Unidentified photograph (some class or school)

47. Photograph Album belonging to Edson S. Turner (See p.240 of Pasadena in the Gay Nineties)

Box 11e

Scrapbooks related to Arnold family, Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, U.S. politics and history

Business papers. 1890-1950

Scope and Contents

These papers pertain only to the private business affairs Ralph and/or Winninette Stokes Arnold.

Box 12

Accounts, Assets, and Banks

I. Accounts. 1890-1933

II. Assets. 1916-1939

III. Banks. 1908-1947

1. Bank of America, Los Angeles. 1930-1942

2. Chase National Bank, New York. 1929-1936

3. Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles. 1926-1932

4. Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles. 1923-1942

5. First National Bank of Pasadena. 1908-1932

6. First Trust & Savings Bank of Pasadena. 1918-1947

7. Mechanics & Metals National Bank, New York. 1916-1919

8. Merchants & Mechanics National Bank, Los Angeles. 1916-1919

9. Pacific Southwest Trust & Savings, Pasadena. 1922-1925

10. Security First National Bank, Los Angeles. 1931-1947

11. South Pasadena National Bank. 1928-1934

Box 13

Banks (continued), Income, Insurance, Investments

III. Banks (continued)

12. Union National Bank of Pasadena. 1916-1922

IV. Income. 1908-1936, 1954-1955

V. Insurance. 1906-1949

VI. Investments (Other than mining and petroleum). 1909-1939

1. Citrus Groves. 1909-1939

Box 14

Investments (continued)

VI. Investments (Other than mining and petroleum) (continued) 1909-1949

2. Land, Water and Cattle Companies. 1909-1947

3. Pan-American Hardwoods. 1912, 1920-1935

4. Real Estate. 1908-1949

Box 15

Investments (continued), Leases, Promissory Notes, etc., Taxes

VI. Investments (Other than mining and petroleum) (continued) 1914-1945

5. Miscellaneous. 1914-1945

VII. Leases. 1917

VIII. Promissory Notes, Receipts, etc. 1912-1949

IX. Taxes: Federal, State, County and Municipal. 1906-1949

Box 15a

Business correspondence: letter copying books 1904-1909

Correspondence, general. 1899-1960

Physical Description: 113 boxes

Scope and Contents

For thirty years Arnold was considered one of the leading petroleum engineers and consultants in the United States. His prolific correspondence includes letters from practically all the leading scientists throughout the United States in his and related fields. Many of the writers were close personal friends.

Arnold filed various business papers, brief reports, legal papers, etc. with his correspondence for his own convenience and that of his office help. Whenever feasible, this order has been retained for the convenience of readers. Some correspondence pertaining to Mining and Petroleum companies and projects is filed with related papers in those series.

Box 16

1899-1903

Box 17

1904-1905, 1906 (A-M)

Box 18

1906 (N-Y), 1907 (A-W)

Box 19

1908 (A-L)

Box 20

1908 (M-Y)

Box 21

1909

Box 22

1910 (A-M)

Box 23

1910 (P-W)

Box 24

1911 (A-L)

Box 25

1911 (M-Y)

Box 26

1912 (A-Ham)

Box 27

1912 (Han-S)

Box 28

1912 (T-Z)

Box 29

1913 (A-F)

Box 30

1913 (G-M)

Box 31

1913 (N-S)

Box 32

1913 (T-W)

Box 33

1914 (A-G)

Box 34

1914 (H-N)

Box 35

1914 (O-Sta)

Box 36

1914 (Ste-Z)

Box 37

1915 (A-Ham)

Box 38

1915 (Ham-St.)

Box 39

1915 (Sta-Y)

Box 40

1916 (A-F)

Box 41

1916 (G-L)

Box 42

1916 (M-P)

Box 43

1916 (R-U)

Box 44

1916 (V-Y)

Box 45

1917 (A-L)

Box 46

1917 (M-Z)

Box 47

1918 (A-M)

Box 48

1918 (N-So)

Box 49

1918 (Sou-W)

Box 50

1919 (A-C)

Box 51

1919 (D-M)

Box 52

1919 (Ma-So)

Box 53

1919 (Sou-Z)

Box 54

1920 (A-B)

Box 55

1920 (C-D)

Box 56

1920 (E-H)

Box 57

1920 (I-Me)

Box 58

1920 (Mi-S)

Box 59

1920 (So-Z)

Box 60

1921 (A-B)

Box 61

1921 (C-E)

Box 62

1921 (F-I)

Box 63

1921 (J-M)

Box 64

1921 (Me-S)

Box 65

1921 (So-Z)

Box 66

1922 (A-C)

Box 67

1922 (D-K)

Box 68

1922 (L-S)

Box 69

1922 (So-W)

Box 70

1923 (A-E)

Box 71

1923 (F-R)

Box 72

1923 (S-Y)

Box 73

1924 (A-M)

Box 74

1924 (N-W)

Box 75

1925 (A-K)

Box 76

1925 (L-Z)

Box 77

1926 (A-K)

Box 78

1926 (L-W)

Box 79

1927

Box 80

1928

Box 81

1929 (A-M)

Box 82

1929 (N-Z)

Box 83

1930 (A-H)

Box 84

1930 (I-Q)

Box 85

1930 (R-Z)

Box 86

1931 (A-J)

Box 87

1931 (K-W)

Box 88

1932 (A-G)

Box 89

1932 (H-O)

Box 90

1932 (P-Z)

Box 91

1933 (A-C)

Box 92

1933 (D-L)

Box 93

1933 (M-Y)

Box 94

1934 (A-H)

Box 95

1934 (I-W)

Box 96

1935 (A-G)

Box 97

1935 (H-O)

Box 98

1935 (P-Z)

Box 99

1936 (A-E)

Box 100

1936 (F-L)

Box 101

1936 (M-Y)

Box 102

1937 (A-L)

Box 103

1937 (M-Z)

Box 104

1938 (A-M)

Box 105

1938 (Me-Z)

Box 106

1939 (A-E)

Box 107

1939 (F-O)

Box 108

1939 (P-Z)

Box 109

1940 (A-F)

Box 110

1940 (G-P)

Box 111

1940 (Q-Z)

Box 112

1941 (A-G)

Box 113

1941 (H-M)

Box 114

1941 (N-Z)

Box 115

1942 (A-H)

Box 116

1942 (J-Z)

Box 117

1943 (A-L)

Box 118

1943 (M-W)

Box 119

1944 (A-L)

Box 120

1944 (M-Z)

Box 121

1945 (A-L)

Box 122

1945 (M-W)

Box 123

1946 (A-L)

Box 124

1946 (M-W)

Box 125

1947 (A-O)

Box 126

1947 (P-X), 1948

Box 127

1949 (A-S)

Box 128

1950-1960

Field books. 1899-1957

Scope and Contents

The field books cover a period of about a half a century. The earliest were kept while Arnold was getting his doctorate at Stanford, and the succeeding one, 1900-1904, written while Arnold was a member of the U.S. Geological Survey, furnish the basis for the work upon which Arnold established his professional reputation as a paleontologist and petroleum engineer. The later books, 1944-1957, represent valuable surveys in petroleum fields in Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Oregon, Montana, Texas and Washington, as well as Alaska, Canada and Mexico.

Box 129

Ralph Arnold field books and V.R. Garfias field books

I. Arnold, Ralph

1. Pacific Coast and Southern California, Mexico and Trinidad. 1899-1915

II. Garfias, V.R.

1. California and Nevada. 1909-1910

Box 130

Ralph Arnold field books (continued)

I. Arnold, Ralph (continued)

2. Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington. 1944-1957

Legal papers. 1911-1947

Scope and Contents

As with General Correspondence, legal papers pertaining to specific Mining and Petroleum companies and projects have been retained within those series.

Box 131

Law Suits, Stereo-Annunciator Co., and miscellaneous

I. Law Suits. 1918-1946

1. Ralph Arnold, Alfred F. Andrews and Frank C. Tracy: Citation for contempt. 1928

2. J.E. Barton and E.D. Thorn vs. J.H. Pierce, Superior Court, Tulare Co., California

3. Big Bear Land and Water Co. vs. Ralph Arnold 1944-1946

4. W.S. Cazort vs. G.L. Bahner. 1924

5. F.C. Dougherty vs. Hilda Oschner. 1930

6. Pierre Estrem et al vs. Honolulu Oil Co. et al. 1940

7. William A. McNeil vs. W.S. Kingsbury. 1922

8. National Supply Co. vs. Macmillan Petroleum Corp. 1934-1935

9. Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co. 1924-1935

10. C.G. Tibbens vs. Ralph Arnold. 1918

11. R.M. Trevezant vs. Ralph Arnold. 1935-1939

12. U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue vs. Pierce Oil Corp. 1932-1934

II. Stereo-Annunciator Co. 1913-1916

III. Miscellaneous. 1911-1947

Manuscripts. 1898-1960

Scope and Contents

Arnold was a prolific writer and published copiously for more than fifty years. His articles appeared in all of the leading scientific journals in his field. He delivered innumerable lectures before scientific societies. In 1914 he delivered a series of lectures at the University of Chicago. In 1915 he delivered another series at Harvard and a third at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Box 132

I. By Ralph Arnold

Scope and Contents

Bulletins, Editorials, Monographs, Book Reviews, Lectures and Talks, 1898-1945

1. Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources of the Americas. 1916

2. Cooperative Wildcatting in the Oil Industry. Undated

3. Chromium (Stanford University). 1898

4. Depletion of Oil Laws. 1919

5. Depreciation of Oil Lands. Undated

6. Derelict Custodians of our Great Natural Assets. 1927

7. Dome Structures in Conglomeration. Undated

8. Factors Governing Occurrence of Petroleum in Certain California Fields

9. Geology of San Pedro Bay (Master Thesis for Stanford University). 1900

10. Geology of Terminal Island. 1945

11. Good Citizenship (talks before Pasadena Parents Association). 1907

12. Interpretation of So-called Paraffin Gulf Coast Oil Fields. Undated

13. Mineral Optics. Undated

14. Mud Volcanoes and Fumeroles. Undated

15. Navajo Trip: Geologic Survey by Arnold and O'Dell. 1954-1956

16. A New Fossil Crenella from California. Undated

17. Occurrences of Petroleum in Fields of the Coastal Counties of California

18. Oil Fields of California

19. Oil Geology in Relation to Valuation. 1918-1919

20. Oil Industry and the Public. 1926

21. Oil Possibilities of the Sacramento Rancho, San Luis Obispo County, California. 1917

22. The Oil Situation (address before American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers). 1921

23. Oil Upon the Waters (address to be given Foreign Trade Council at Oakland, California). Sept. 17, 1930

24. One Duty of the Economic Geologist (editorial for Economic Geology).

25. Petroleum Industry in California in 1910.

26. Plan for Coordinating Oil Exploratory Work in Foreign Countries.

27. Principles to Govern the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Lands. Undated

28. Problems of the Oil Industry. Undated

29. Problems of Oil Lease Valuation. Undated

30. Proposition for Developing Oil Dome, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

31. Publicity (remarks before Tulsa Meeting, American Association of Petroleum Engineers). March 24, 1927

32. Relation of Engineering Appraisals to Fair Market Value. 1918

33. Santa Maria Oil District, California. 1907

34. Some Rock from Sawtooth Range of the Olympic Mountains, Washington.

35. Steam Wells at Geyser, Sonoma County, California. 1927

36. Outline for Summary of Developments in California Oil Fields for 1911.

37. Two Decades of Petroleum Geology. 1903-1922

38. Valuation of Oil Properties Under Revenue Act of 1918. 1918

39. Miscellaneous.

40. Fragments.

Box 133

II. By Ralph Arnold as Co-Author. 1908-1929

Scope and Contents

Monographs, Remarks, Reports, Symposiums, etc.

Article-length manuscripts.

1. Arnold and Garfias: Casing of Oil Wells. Undated

2. Arnold and Garfias: The Cementing Process of Excluding Oil in the California Oil Fields. Undated

3. Arnold and Garfias: Comparison of Methods Used in California for Recovering Oils. Undated

4. Arnold and Garfias: Cost of Drilling Oil Wells in California by the Standard Method. Undated

5. Arnold and Pemberton: Description of the Ventura Quadrangle. 1917

6. Arnold and Garfias: History of Oil Development in California. Undated

7. Arnold and Hannibal: Marine Tertiary Stratigraphy of the North Pacific Coast of America. Undated

8. Arnold and Clapp: Movement for Conservation of Natural Gas in the United States. 1912

9. Arnold and Hannibal: New Mollusca from the Marine Tertiary Deposits of the North Pacific Coast of America. Undated

10. Arnold and Loel: New Oil Fields of the Los Angeles Basin. 1921

11. Arnold and Garfias: Pipe Line Transportation of Oil in California. 1914

12. Arnold, Miller and Bissell: Point Fermin Landslides. 1929

13. Arnold and Allen: Report of the Special Committee on Mines Taxation. 1921

14. Arnold et al: Symposium on Foreign Oil Possibilities. 1922

15. Arnold Anderson and Eldridge: Work of the U.S. Geological Survey in California. 1908

Book-length manuscripts

1. Data on the Petroleum Industry, by Arnold and Kemnitzar (published by Harper Brothers as Petroleum in the United States and Possessions). 1931

2. History of the California Oil Industry, by Arnold et al (unpublished, as a book). 1912-1959

3. The First Big Oil Hunt in Venezuela, by Arnold, McCready and Barrington (published by Vantage Press). 1960.

Related Materials

See Petroleum Papers, Foreign, Trinidad and Venezuela for related material

Box 134

III. By Others. 1900-1942

1. M. Albertson: Oil of Louisiana and Texas. 1912

2. American Assoc. of Petroleum Geologists: Discoveries of California Fields, Lands, Zones and Pools. 1946

3. Armstrong, Frank C.: Effect of Exportation of Capital upon the Copper Industry. 1930

4. Associated Petroleum Engineers: Literature of the Oil Industry, Bulletins No. 2 and 3. 1920

5. [Bain]: A Review of the Oil Industry in California. 1909

6. Barber, W.B.: Petrography of the Coast Ranges of California. Undated

7. Barton, Donald C.: Geographical Prospecting for Auriferous Gravels in California. 1931-1933

8. Bennett, Holly Reed: Petroleum Resources, Austria-Hungary, Roumania, Germany, Italy. 1914

9. Blochman, L.E.: The Santa Maria Oil Fields. 1942

10. Bryan, Barnabas: Senate Conspiracy to Pervert the Truth about Gasoline. Undated

11. Burrell, George A.: The Condensation of Gasoline from Natural Gas. 1914

12. Chaney, Ralph Works: The Petroleum Resources and Industries of Russia. 1914

13. Clapp, Frederick G.: Contribution of Oil Geology to Success in Drilling. 1920

14. Clark, F.W.: Synthesis and Origin of Petroleum. Undated

15. Conkling, R.A.: Oil of Canada. Undated

16. Day, D.W.: The Utilization of Petroleum. 1914

17. Durand, W.F.: Oil Pipe Line Engineering. 1914

18. Excess Tax Board Member: Valuation of Oil and Gas Industry. 1919

19. Fairbanks, H.W.: Notes on the Writer's Geological Work in California with Especial to the Oil Bearing Formations of the Coast Ranges. Undated

20. Fairbanks, H.W.: Review of My Early Published Investigations on the Geology of the Coast Ranges. Undated

21. Gibson, T.W.: Principles of Mining Taxation. Undated

22. Goas, T. L. E.: Naptha Properties in Poland (Scheme re Acquisition). 1919

23. Gordon, C.H.: Some Features of the Geology of Magdalena and Black Range Region, New Mexico. Undated

24. Hahn, John: Essay on Petroleum, Its Constituents and Where It Originates within the Earth's Crust in California. 1919

25. Harmon, A.K.P. Jr.: Geologic Reconnaissance of Stillwater and Mussell Steel Counties, Montana. 1913

26. Herald, J.M.: Preliminary Outline of the Petroleum Industry of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. [1914?]

27. Holms, W. Leonard: Proposed Manufacture of Alkaline Cyanides in the Republic of Mexico. 1935

28. Hasler, J. William: A Study of the J.H. Wilde Drill Core. 1941

29. Hoskins: Algebraic Computation of Stresses. Undated

30. Hoyt, W.G.: Index-Inventory Filing System for Recording and Collating Water Resources Data in Use by Land Classification Board. 1921

31. Knight, Wilbur C.: Geology of the Oil Fields; the Development of Wyoming's Oil Resources. 1917

32. Lemmon, A.B.: Contact Metamorphism. Undated

33. Lemmon, Allen B.: Mother Lode. Undated

34. Meinzer, O.E.: Quantitative Methods for Estimating Ground-Water Supplies. Undated

35. Miller, W.Z.: A Report on the Kansas-Oklahoma Oil Field. Undated

36. Morris, Henry C. and David White: Progress of the Petroleum Development of the World. (California, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, W. Virginia, Central America, West Indies, Europe, Asia and Africa). 1922

37. Morse, W.C.: Petroleum in South America. Undated

38. Mosonyi, E.: Values. 1933

39. Olshansen, B.A.: The Differentiation of Igneous Magmas. 1901

40. Olshousen, B.A.: Igneous Rocks of the California Coast Range. 1901

41. Olshousen, B.: Ontogeny and Phylogeny in the Brochiopoda. 1900

42. Patterson, L.C.: A Technical and Economic Appraisal of the Kalunite Process for Extracting Alumina from Alunite Ores; Aluminum Bearing Clays and Low-Grade Siliceous Bauxite. Undated

43. Pepperberg, Leon J.: Notes on the Geology and Oil Resources of Central Wyoming. 1913

44. Percy, S.H.: 44 Facts Not Generally Known about the Astounding Profits the Mining Industry is Capable of Returning. Undated

45. Peterson, S.F.: Petroleum (Geology 45)

46. Redwood, Sir Boverton: Notes on the Petroleum Resources of China. Undated

47. Rice, Archie: Rambling Notes during the Two Days. 1921

48. Richardson, Clifford Origin of Petroleum and Asphalt. 1915

49. Rogers, David Banks: Native Cultures along the Santa Barbara Coast. 1942

50. Rogers, Daniel C.: The Relation of Business to Taxadion. 1919

51. Rush, F.W.: North America During the Cretaceous Period. Undated

52. Sayers, R.R. (Director): Bureau of Mines Activities. 1942

53. Shaw, Eugene Wesley: Principles of Natural Gas Valuation. Undated

54. Slaker, F.L.: The Physical Geography of the Palaeozoic. 1901

55. Spaulding, M.H.: The Morphology of the Cephalopod Shell. 1901

56. Stacy, Paul S.: A Kind Word for Shallow Gas Drilling. Undated

57. Tansey, V.O.: The Petroleum Industry in Japan and the Philippine Islands. 1914

58. Taylor, W.G.: Electric Drive for Oil Wells. 1914

59. Thompson, W.E.: Proposed Mining Expedition in Yukon Territory. 1933

60. [U.S. Geological Survey]: Possible Oil Territory in So. Oklahoma. 1912

61. W., B.: Petroleum in Argentina. Undated

62. Washburne, C.W.: Capillary Concentration of Gas and Oil. 1915

63. Wells, J.M. and J.I. Johnstone: Treatment of Boiler Feed Water in K.T. & O. Co. Plants at Coalinga. Undated

64. Wells, S.W.: Petroleum in Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia. Undated

65. Woolsey, L.H.: What the State Department Can Do to Aid in Foreign Oil Development. 1922

66. Yewell, Capt. P.R.: Dry Concentration; Technical Data and Proposed Operations. 1941-1942

67. n.a.: Generation and Distribution of Power. Undated

68. n.a.: Influence of California Fuel Oil on the Mining Industry of the West. Undated

69. n.a.: Mine Taxation. Undated

Maps. 1890-1954

Scope and Contents

These furnish a valuable addenda to the Huntington Library's Manuscript map holdings. This is particularly true of the earlier ones which record the various ranchos, their boundaries, early land owners, urban communities and counties.

Boxed maps

Box 135

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California.

I. Alaska. 1898

1. U.S. Geological Survey. 1898

II. Arizona. 1883, 1886

1. U.S. Geological Survey. 1883, 1886

III. Arkansas. 1929

1. U.S. Geological Survey. 1929

IV. California. 1890-1954

1. Index of Topographic Maps.

2. State of California, compiled from official records of General Land Office. 1900

3. Northern Section. 1928

4. Southern Section.

5. Northern Section Showing Faults.

6. Southern Section Showing Faults

7. Mono Lake.

8. Reclamation District, Colusa and Glenn Counties. 1920

9. San Francisco and Suisson Bays.

10. San Joaquin Valley. 1914, 1938

11. Santa Barbara Area (Bulletin [321]). 1905

Box 136

California (continued).

California Counties (F-O).

1. Fresno County.

a. Geological and Structural Maps. 1907-1927

2. Imperial and Riverside Counties.

a. Palo Verde Valley. 1926

3. Kern and Kings Counties. 1904-

a. Coalinga Field, Geological and Structural.

b. Kettleman Hills.

4. Lassen County. 1908-1910

a. Lassen County (bound). 1910

b. Susanville Land District.

5. Los Angeles County. 1893-1933

a. Corona Quadrangle.

b. Fernando Quadrangle. 1897

c. Long Beach Harbor. Undated

d. Los Angeles - Calabasas.

e. Los Angeles Harbor. 1935

f. Los Angeles Tract, No. 9520.

g. Pasadena Sheet. 1894

h. Pomona Sheet.

i. Puente Hills. 1913

j. Puente Sheet.

k. Redondo Villa Tract. 1921

l. Salt Lake, Plate 9.

m. San Pedro Sheet.

n. Santa Fe Springs. 1923

o. Santa Fe Springs Supplement.

p. Santa Monica Sheet. 1898

q. Santa Monica - Ocean Park. 1931

r. Santa Monica - Rebok Lease.

s. Santa Monica.

t. Santa Ynez Quadrangle. 1905

u. Signal Hill, Long Beach.

v. Southern Pacific Land Grants. 1921

w. Torrey-Wiley Canyon.

x. Venice Tract No. 4321. 1921

y. No. Whittier Heights. 1913, 1915

z. Zelzah Quadrangle. 1932-1933

6. Orange County. 1901, 1906, 1939

a. Anaheim Quadrangle. 1901

b. Bolsa-Chica Area, Land and Fault Map. 1906, 1939

Box 137

California (continued).

California Counties (S-V), Ranchos, and miscellaneous.

7. San Benito County. 1910

a. Vallecitos Valley. Sections 1 and 2.

b. Arnold District. 1910

8. San Bernardino County. 1954

a. Rood System. 1954

9. San Diego County. 1904

a. Escondido Quadrangle. 1907

b. Point Loma Peninsula

10. San Luis Obispo County. 1890, 1895, 1913

a. San Luis Obispo County. 1890, 1895, 1913

b. Cuyamo River. Undated

11. Santa Barbara County. 1906, 1920

a. Casmalia Quadrangle. 1906

b. Cat Canyon. 1920

c. Guadelupe Quadrangle. 1906

d. Lompoc Quadrangle. 1906

e. Portion of Santa Barbara County. 1906

f. Summerland. 1906

12. Santa Cruz County. 1898

a. Santa Cruz County. 1898

13. Solano County. Undated

a. Solano County. Undated

14. Sonoma County. Undated

a. Fumaroles and Hot Springs. Undated

15. Stanislaus County. [1936]

a. Stanislaus County [1936]

16. Ventura County. 1900-1904

a. Camulos. 1900, 1903

b. Fossil Locations

c. Hueneme Quadrangle. 1904

d. Santa Clara Valley (Eldridge's original field maps)

e. Santa Susana Quadrangle. 1903

f. Simi and Moor Park

g. Ventura County

h. Ventura Quadrangle. 1904

California Ranchos

1. Baldwin Ranch and Hill Tract, Los Angeles County

2. Bell Ranch, Santa Barbara County

3. Rancho Camato, San Luis Obispo County

4. Cebrian Ranch, San Luis Obispo County

5. Rancho Corral de Piedras El Pismo and Santa Manuelo

6. Crewe Ranch, Butte County

7. F. Crosthwaite's Ranch

8. Rancho Hausna, San Luis Obispo County

9. Los Alamitos Rancho, Orange County

10. Rancho Los Amigos, Hondo, California

11. Rancho Ojai, Ventura County

12. Oulteveras Ranch, Santa Barbara County

13. Rancho San Pedro, Los Angeles County

14. Rancho San Vicente, Santa Cruz County

15. Rancho Santa Ana del Chino

16. Rancho Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County

17. Rancho Santa Maria, Ventura County (portion)

18. Stanford Vino Ranch, Tehama County

California Miscellaneous

Box 138

Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Miscellaneous

V. Colorado. 1919-1946

1. State of Colorado. 1935

2. Chacuaco Creek Structure, Los Animas County. 1935

3. Pinnacle Dome, Routt County

4. Rainy Hills Area. Undated

5. Seeley Dome, Rio Blanco County. 1946

6. Silver Swede Workings, Ransome County. 1919

VI. Idaho. 1948

1. Southwestern Idaho

2. Cache National Forest, Idaho and Utah. 1948

3. Strevel Basin, Cassia County

VII. Illinois. Undated

1. State of Illinois

VIII. Montana. 1920-1926

1. Banatyne-Porcupine Structure, Teton & Pondera Counties. 1926

2. Hamilton-Coulee Anticline, Sweetwater County. 1926

3. Howard-Coulee Anticline. 1920

4. Kevin Dome, Toole County. 1920

5. N. P. Sag Dome, Fergus County

6. Poplar Dome Structure

7. Porcupine Dome, Rosebud County. 1921

8. Three Point Dome, Railroad & Towns

9. West Butte Area

IX. Oklahoma. Undated

1. Ellis County

2. Garfield County

3. Healdton

X. New Mexico. 1918-1920

1. Chavez County Townships

Scope and Contents

East New Mexico & West Texas.

2. East Central New Mexico. 1920

Scope and Contents

San Miguel, De Baca, Guadalupe and adjacent counties.

3. National Forests. 1918

4. Puertocito District

XI. Texas. 1918-1930

1. Brazona County. 1918

2. Correlation of Geographic Units. 1930

3. El Paso & Reeves Counties

XII. Utah. 1926-1930

1. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Elder County. 1930

2. Great Sale Lake

3. Nequoia Arch, Emery and Wayne Counties. 1926

4. St. George District

XIII. Washington. 1892-1901

1. Cheholis County

2. Seattle Sheet. 1897

3. Stilaguomish Quadrangle. 1901

4. Tecoma Quadrangle. 1900

5. Township Nos. 1172. 1892

XIV. Wyoming. 1912-1920

1. Bridges National Forest. 1920

2. Carbon County. 1920

3. Derby Dome, Fremont County

4. Fremont County

5. Natoma County. 1912

6. O'Brian Anticline

7. Townships, T32N, etc.

8. Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation

XV. Miscellaneous

Memoranda and Notes 1901-1958

Box 139

Appointments, Itineraries, and Notebooks

I. Appointments (bound). 1952-1958

II. Itineraries (bound). 1909-1923, 1925-1939, 1944

III. Notebooks, Stanford (bound). 1901

Notebooks, U.S. Geological Survey. 1905-1907

Box 140

Notebooks (continued), Loose memoranda and notes

IV. Notebooks, General (bound). 1925, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1939-1940, 1942-1945

V. Notebooks, Mining (bound). 1925, 1936-1945, 1946

VI. Notebook, Jury of Award, Pan-Pacific International Exhibit. 1915

VII. Loose Memoranda and Notes

Mining Papers 1875-1946

Arnold Exploration Co. (Arnex). 1875-1946

Box 141

Foundational documents, meeting minutes, and business papers. 1933-1939

1. Prospectus

2. Articles of Incorporation. Jan. 13, 1933

3. By-Laws. Jan. 13, 1933

4. Subscriptions. 1933-1935

5. Minutes of Directors' Meetings. 1933-1934

6. Business Papers. 1933-1939

Box 142

Correspondence. 1933-1937

Box 142

7. Correspondence. 1933-1937

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