William T. Pettijohn papers, 1929-1984
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pettijohn, William T.
- Title
- William T. Pettijohn papers
- Dates
- 1929-1984 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 2.0 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 08541
- Summary
- Papers of a geologist and engineer who worked in South Africa and the United States.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
William T. Pettijohn (1907-1997) was a geologist and engineer who worked in South Africa and the United States. He began as sales engineer for New Hampshire-based Sullivan Machinery Company (1930-1931) before being employed in South Africa as a miner for the Rhokana Corporation (1931-1932), shift boss for the Consolidated Main Reef Mine (1932-1934), and shift boss, mine foreman, general foreman and mine superintendent for Mufulira Copper Mines in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) from 1934 to 1948. From 1948 he was connected with Pennsylvania-based New Jersey Zinc Company and became General Manager of Mines. In 1949, he was awarded a gold medal from the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy in London.
Content Description
The collection contains twenty subject files on the subject areas of mining costs and methodologies, mining companies, and Northern Rhodesia that include mostly printed material with some correspondence and notes (1929-1984); five mining-related periodicals (1953-1983); articles and reports by Pettijohn and others (1917-1978); pamphlets and other printed materials concerning mining (1930-1980); six photographs of people employed by the New Jersey Zinc Company; a map of Rhodesia (1932); a Northern Rhodesia Chamber of Mines Yearbook (1956); and a photocopy of a paper by William H. Calahan on mineral deposits in carbonate rocks (1964).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Copper industry and trade -- Africa.
- Mine management.
- Mineral industries -- South Africa.
- Mineral industries -- United States.
- Mines and mineral resources -- South Africa.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Zambia.
- Mining engineering -- Research.
- Zinc industry and trade -- United States.
Corporate Names
- Mufulira Copper Mines (Zambia).
- New Jersey Zinc Company.
- Rhokana Corporation, Ltd.
- Sullivan Machinery Company.
