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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Clarence E. Van Gundy papers
Creator:
Van Gundy, Clarence E.
Identifier/Call Number: mssVanGundy
Physical Description:
12.6 Linear Feet
(24 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1903-1985
Date (bulk): 1930-1950
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
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responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Clarence E. Van Gundy papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eva Marian Van Gundy via Dove Menkes, January 1986.
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.
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.
This collection was processed by Gina C Giang in November 2019.
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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Geology -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon
Geology, Stratigraphic
Heavy minerals
Oil fields
Oil wells -- California
Petroleum -- California
Petroleum -- Geology
Petroleum geologists
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum reserves -- California
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Kern County (Calif.)
San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)
Contour maps
Field notes
Fieldwork (research)
Maps (documents)
Notebooks
Quadrangle maps
Photographs
Tables (documents)
Technical drawings
Van Gundy, Clarence E.
Chanslor-Canfield-Midway Oil Company
Shell Oil Company