Guide to the Olaf Pitt Jenkins Papers ,
1929-1973 (bulk 1946-1958)
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
© 1999
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Olaf Pitt Jenkins Papers ,
1929-1973 (bulk 1946-1958)
Collection number: M0531
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Patricia White
- Date Completed:
- 1990 Feb.
© 1999 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Olaf Pitt Jenkins Papers ,
Date (inclusive): 1929-1973 (bulk 1946-1958)
Collection number: Special Collections M0531
Creator:
Jenkins, Olaf Pitt, 1889-
Extent:
.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Olaf Pitt Jenkins Papers , M0531, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical Note
Olaf P. Jenkins, son of Stanford University professor Oliver P. Jenkins, earned his A.B., 1913, M.A., 1915, and PhD., 1930,
from Stanford University. He worked for state geological surveys in Tennessee, Washington, and Arizona and held positions
with several private companies. In 1929 he joined the California State Division of Mines and Mining, serving as State Mineralogist
and Chief of the Division from 1947 to his retirement in 1958.
Scope and Content
This collection, dating from 1929 to 1973, largely relates to Jenkins' career with the California State Division of Mines
and Mining and includes correspondence, biographical material, talks, and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection is correspondence
concerning his appointment as Chief of the Division, 1947, and his retirement in 1958. Also included is Jenkins' memoir, 1973,
of life at Cedro Cottage on Stanford's campus, where he lived as a child.
Access Terms
California. Division of Mines and Mining.
Stanford University--Cedro Cottage.
Stanford University--History.
Geologists--California.
Box 1, Folder 1
Biographical material,
1947-1973
Box 1, Folder 9
Outgoing correspondence,
1947
Box 1, Folder 10
Outgoing Correspondence,
January-February, 1958
Box 1, Folder 11
Outgoing Correspondence,
March-August, 1958, and undated
Box 1, Folder 12
Letters of Commendation file, CA Division of Mines,
1946-1947
Box 1, Folder 14
Directory of Consulting Engineers and Architects of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
1957
Box 1, Folder 16
Mining and Metallurgical Society of America Newsletter,
1958
