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Size | 12.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 9,000 items) |
Abstract | Joseph Hyde Pratt was a mining engineer; mineralogist; geologist; and educator. The collection includes professional correspondence, 1915-1942, scientific writings, reports, notes, clippings, programs, pamphlets, bulletins, releases, and other material. Much material is related to the N.C. Geological Survey, which Pratt served as mineralogist, 1897-1906; to the Geological and Economic Survey, which he headed when he was state geologist, 1906-1923; to his work as professor of geology at the University of North Carolina, 1898-1925; and to his work as engineer-consultant for the United States Geological Survey in the 1930s. Also included are materials related to the North Carolina good roads movement and to various organizations for conservation and development of fisheries, forests, minerals, water, and other resources. |
Creator | Pratt, Joseph Hyde, 1870-1942. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, September 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), a native of Hartford, Conn., received his bachelor's degree from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1893. In 1892 and in subsequent summers he was employed by the North Carolina Geological Survey, with S. L. Penfield and under Joseph Austin Holmes, North Carolina state geologist. In the winters he did graduate work in chemistry and mineralogy and taught at Yale and Harvard universities. He received his Ph.D. in 1896.
In 1897 Pratt was briefly general manager of the Toxaway Company in Jackson County, N.C., and at the same time became mineralogist to the North Carolina Geological Survey and a consulting mining engineer. He was lecturer in mineralogy at the University of North Carolina, 1898-1901, and professor of economic geology at the university, 1904-1925.
Pratt served as the North Carolina state mineralogist, 1897-1906; was acting state geologist in the absence of Joseph Austin Holmes, 1905; and was state geologist, 1906-1923. He was also secretary of the North Carolina Good Roads Association, 1905-1920; and was sometime president of the North Carolina Drainage Association, North Carolina Forestry Association, Southern Appalachian Power Conference, and North Carolina Conference for Social Service; secretary of North Carolina Fisheries Association; and participated actively in other such organizations at the state, regional, and national level. He also wrote and published in his field and was retained by numerous mining companies as consulting engineer. From 1918 to 1919 he served with the 105th Engineers, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Force.
Pratt was also one of the organizers of the Made-in-Carolina Association, 1922; was president of Western North Carolina, Inc., 1925-1927; member of Appalachian Forest Research Council and Southern Forestry Congress; and engineer-consultant for the United States Geological Survey in the 1930s, serving sometime in Washington, D.C., and sometime as regional consultant in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes professional correspondence, 1915-1942, scientific writings, reports, notes, clippings, programs, pamphlets, bulletins, releases, and other material. Much material is related to the North Carolina Geological Survey, 1897-1906; to the Geological and Economic Survey, 1906-1923; to his work as professor of geology at the University of North Carolina, 1898-1925; and to his work as engineer-consultant for the United States Geological Survey in the 1930s. Also included are materials related to the North Carolina good roads movement and to various organizations for conservation and development of fisheries, forests, minerals, water, and other resources. There are also several maps of wartime-France and a training manual related to Pratt's enlistment with the 105th Engineers, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-19
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19 |
Clippings, North Carolina Roads, 1911-1912 |
Folder 20 |
Report, "Preliminary Report on Gold Deposits in North Carolina and South Carolina," by J. T. Pardee, 1935 |
Folder 21 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook, Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1889-1893 |
Folder 22 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook, minerals in North Carolina, 1900-1909 |
Folder 23 |
Volume 3: Scrapbook, circulars and bulletins, North Carolina Good Roads, 1902-1912 |
Folder 24 |
Volume 4: Notebook, field notes and observations, North Carolina Geological Survey, 1906 |
Folder 25 |
Volume 5: Assay book, Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1907? |
Folder 26 |
Volume 6: Scrapbook, Forestry Division, 1908-1912 |
Folder 27 |
Volume 7: Scrapbook, Good Roads, 1909-1912 |
Folder 28 |
Volume 8: Scrapbook, Good Roads, 1911-1913 |
Folder 29 |
Volume 9: Scrapbook, North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, 1912-1915 |
Folder 30 |
Volume 10: Scrapbook, Good Roads and North Carolina Forestry Association, 1920 |
Folder 31 |
Volume 11: Scrapbook, New Deal economic recovery and relief efforts, 1934-1935 |
Oversize Volume SV-2169/12 |
Volume 12: Personal scrapbook, Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1893-1895 |
Folder 32 |
Volume 13: "Resume of Chemical Work done for North Carolina Geological Survey from 1891 through 1898," by Joseph Austin Holmes |
Folder 33a |
1675, 1767, 1858, 1898 |
Folder 33b |
1896 |
Folder 34-40
Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
1915 |
Folder 41-51
Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51 |
1916 |
Folder 52-61
Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61 |
1917 |
Folder 62-70
Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70 |
1918 |
Folder 71-81
Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81 |
1919 |
Folder 82-85
Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85 |
1920 |
Folder 86-89
Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89 |
1921 |
Folder 90 |
1922 |
Folder 91-92
Folder 91Folder 92 |
1923 |
Folder 93-104
Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104 |
1924 |
Folder 105-109
Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109 |
1925 |
Folder 110-116
Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116 |
1926 |
Folder 117-122
Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122 |
1927 |
Folder 123-129
Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129 |
1928 |
Folder 130 |
1929 |
Folder 131-133
Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133 |
1930 |
Folder 134-147
Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147 |
1931 |
Folder 148-158
Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158 |
1932 |
Folder 159-167
Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167 |
1933 |
Folder 168-182
Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182 |
1934 |
Folder 183-206
Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206 |
1935 |
Folder 207-209
Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209 |
1936 |
Folder 210-213
Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213 |
1937 |
Folder 214-238
Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238 |
1938 |
Folder 239-254
Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244Folder 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252Folder 253Folder 254 |
1939 |
Folder 255 |
Obituary, biographical sketch |
Folder 256 |
Work with J. E. Crawford |
Folder 257-260
Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260 |
Undated material |
Folder 261-263
Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263 |
World War I maps, France |
Folder 264 |
Program of training, 105th Engineer Regiment |
Folder 265-270
Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270 |
Clippings, assorted |
Folder 271 |
Fragile letter |