Van Gundy (Clarence E.) Papers, 1903-1985, bulk 1930-1950

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Summary

Title:
Clarence E. Van Gundy papers
Dates:
1903-1985, bulk 1930-1950
Creators:
Van Gundy, Clarence E.
Abstract:
The Clarence E. Van Gundy papers primarily consist of technical data assembled by Van Gundy, a petroleum geologist, concerning the location and exploitation of various potential petroleum deposits in California in the early 20th century.
Extent:
12.6 Linear Feet (24 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Clarence E. Van Gundy papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Clarence E. Van Gundy papers contain material related to his education, but consist primarily of material related to mining and his career in the petroleum industry from 1903-1985. Series 1: Education papers consists of Van Gundy's class notes and assignments, while a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1930s. Included are notebooks, notes, manuscripts, photographs, and specimen samples related to his doctoral research in the Grand Canyon. This series also includes scientific papers produced from his research related to faulting in the eastern part of the Grand Canyon.

Series 2: Mining papers consists of analyses of various oil fields and individual wells scattered throughout California; also included are core report samples, expenses, memorandums, technical drawings, logging reports, and a plethora of maps, many of them manuscripts or heavily annotated. The mining papers are arranged in the following manner: state – county or valley – area, district, or field (if available). Material in the two sub-series may be related, for example material in subseries 1 may reference memorandums that investigate heavy minerals in the San Joaquin Valley in subseries 2. Although the papers are heavily focused on California, there is also material related to other states.

Note: Related material can be found interspersed in all series, as Van Gundy's analyses and mining projects often extended across multiple counties.

Source: Williams, Linda, Brenda Rueger, Sue Hodson, Myron Kimnach, Harriet McLoone, and Bill Frank. "Intramuralia." Huntington Library Quarterly 48, no. 4 (1985): 391-98.

Biographical / historical:

Clarence Edgar Van Gundy was an American geologist; he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in geology from the University of California, Berkeley in the 1930s. As part of his doctoral research, he was a member of the 1934 expedition led by one of his professors, Norman Ethan Allen Hinds, into the Nankoweap Basin in Arizona where he examined Algonkian rocks in the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. After graduation, Van Gundy worked in petroleum exploration, first with Shell Oil Company, then as Chief Geologist with Chanslor-Canfield-Midway Oil Company, and finally with Texaco, where he worked as district geologist and senior geologist in a division office. He was married to Marian Van Gundy and the couple lived in Altadena, California.

Source: Williams, Linda, Brenda Rueger, Sue Hodson, Myron Kimnach, Harriet McLoone, and Bill Frank. "Intramuralia." Huntington Library Quarterly 48, no. 4 (1985): 391-98.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Eva Marian Van Gundy via Dove Menkes, January 1986.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Gina C Giang in November 2019.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following two series:

  • Series 1: Education
    • Subseries 1: Doctoral research
    • Subseries 2: Other
  • Series 2: Mining
    • Subseries 1: Mining projects, maps, and technical drawings
    • Subseries 2: Other

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gina C Giang
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-12-10 08:45:33 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Clarence E. Van Gundy papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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