This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
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.
Size | 25.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 20,000 items) |
Abstract | The North Carolina Geological Survey was established in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. Joseph Austin Holmes (1859-1915), professor of geology and natural history at the University of North Carolina, was state geologist, 1891-1904. Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), professor of economic geology at the University of North Carolina, was state mineralogist, 1897-1906, and state geologist, 1906-1923. The collection includes the correspondence, reports, and related papers of the North Carolina Geological Survey regarding North Carolina mineral resources and mining development, forest conservation, drainage, fisheries, and roads. Included are the papers of the North Carolina Geological Survey; its successor, the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey; and the state geologist and state mineralogist. The papers also reflect Holmes and Pratt in their roles as industrial consultants, faculty members at the University of North Carolina, and as participants in organizations, conferences, and movements in the field of conservation and the development of natural resources. |
Creator | North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905) |
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: Adam Fielding and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2011
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.
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
The North Carolina Geological Survey, later known as the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, was established in 1891 to assess the natural resources of the state and suggest economic development. In 1924 the functions of the Survey were transferred to the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.
Joseph Austin Holmes (1859-1915), professor of geology and natural history at the University of North Carolina, was state geologist, 1891-1904. Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), professor of economic geology at the University of North Carolina, was state mineralogist, 1897-1906, and state geologist, 1906-1923.
Back to TopThe collection includes the correspondence, reports, and related papers of the North Carolina Geological Survey regarding North Carolina mineral resources and mining development, forest conservation, drainage, fisheries, and roads. Included are the papers, largely letters received and copies of letters sent, of the North Carolina Geological Survey; its successor, the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey; and the state geologist and state mineralogist. The papers also reflect J. A. Holmes and Joseph Hyde Pratt in their roles as industrial consultants, faculty members at the University of North Carolina, and as participants in organizations, conferences, and movements in the field of conservation and the development of natural resources.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1851-1889 |
Folder 2-3
Folder 2Folder 3 |
1890-1891 |
Folder 4-6
Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6 |
1892 |
Folder 7-11
Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
1893 |
Folder 12-21
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21 |
1894 |
Folder 22-30
Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30 |
1895 |
Folder 31-37
Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37 |
1896 |
Folder 38-43
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43 |
1897 |
Folder 44-52
Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
1898 |
Folder 53-62
Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62 |
1899 |
Folder 63-74
Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74 |
1900 |
Folder 75-85
Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85 |
1901 |
Folder 86-99
Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99 |
1902 |
Folder 100-103
Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103 |
1903 |
Folder 104-106
Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106 |
1904 |
Folder 107-110
Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110 |
1905 |
Folder 111-119
Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119 |
1906 |
Folder 120-125
Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125 |
1907 |
Folder 126-136
Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136 |
1908 |
Folder 137-154
Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154 |
1909 |
Folder 155-200
Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200 |
1910 |
Folder 201-262
Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244Folder 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252Folder 253Folder 254Folder 255Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261Folder 262 |
1911 |
Folder 263-303
Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273Folder 274Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277Folder 278Folder 279Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282Folder 283Folder 284Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303 |
1912 |
Folder 304-349
Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340Folder 341Folder 342Folder 343Folder 344Folder 345Folder 346Folder 347Folder 348Folder 349 |
1913 |
Folder 350-370
Folder 350Folder 351Folder 352Folder 353Folder 354Folder 355Folder 356Folder 357Folder 358Folder 359Folder 360Folder 361Folder 362Folder 363Folder 364Folder 365Folder 366Folder 367Folder 368Folder 369Folder 370 |
1914 |
Folder 371-385
Folder 371Folder 372Folder 373Folder 374Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377Folder 378Folder 379Folder 380Folder 381Folder 382Folder 383Folder 384Folder 385 |
Undated |