Donald Leslie Masson Papers

Donald Leslie Masson Papers, 1911-1969

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Masson, Donald Leslie
Title: Donald Leslie Masson Papers
Dates: 1911-1969 (inclusive)
19111969
Quantity: 3 containers., (1.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (250 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 322
Summary: Mining consultation reports and drafts of articles, technical bulletins and an unfinished book, all concerned with hard-rock mining.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Donald Leslie Masson was born in 1903 and educated as a mining engineer in Oregon schools during the 1920s. The early part of his adult life was spent as a mining engineer in Mexico. In 1946, he became an engineering professor at Washington State University, assuming most of the responsibility for instruction in the mining curriculum until his retirement in 1969. He died in 1971.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Donald L. Masson's papers consist of consultation reports and drafts of articles, bulletins, and an unfinished book, all relating to mining engineering. Most mining reports are relative to mineral examinations in the inland Northwest. The writings stress metallurgical and "hard rock" mining; these were composed during the years Masson was at Washington State University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 322, Donald Leslie Masson Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in two series: one of consultation reports, and the other of drafts of various writings.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Donald Leslie Masson (1903-1971) were donated to the Washington State University Library in March, 1976, by his son, D. Bruce Masson of the WSU College of Engineering

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Consultations and ReportsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Alexander-Brooklyn Mine, Nye County, Nevada	1951
1	2	Chicken Creek Mines, Baker, Oregon	1947
1	3	Galbraith Manganese Deposit, Ferry Co. Washington	undated
1	4	Hansy Property, St. Regis Mining District, Adair, Idaho	1952
1	5	Hecla Project (Rockbolt-Photoelectric Gage Load Cell) WSU	1966
1	6	Maple Leaf Gold Mining Company, Ymir, British Columbia	1955
1	7	C. H. Oldenburg Uranium Examination, Hawk Creek and Lake Roosevelt, Washington	1952
1	8	Potlatch Forests Inc. Mineral Reconnaisance, Northern Idaho	1953-1954
1	9	H. A. Salisbury Property, Sanders Co. Montana	1951
1	10	Spokane furniture store explosion, Spokane, Washington, March	1962
1	11	Viles Report, Sanders Co. Montana and Stevens County Washington	1952

Series 2: WritingsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	12	Precision Mine Surveying, M. E. Thesis, notes and draft 20 items.	1947
1	13	How to Draw the Line Between Ore and Waste, draft 2 items.	1954
1	14	Limiting Grade Calculation for Mine Control of Ore Grade. Drafts, employing several different titles 6 items.	ca. 1953-1956
1	15	Annual Mining Summary of Inland Empire. Series of articles written for the annual Progress Edition of the Spokane Spokesman-Review 40 items.	ca. 1955-1969
2	16-22
3	23-27	Book: [Various titles: Fundamentals of Hard Rock Mining, Fundamentals of Applied Geomechanics and Fundamentals of Geomechanics.] Drafts of unfinished textbook on mining engineering 40 items.	ca. 1959-1960
3	28	Extension Bulletins: Notes and drafts of several technical bulletins published by Washington State University 40 items.	ca. 1948-1965
3	29	Instructional and teaching notes. Notes and drafts 40 items.	ca. 1946-1965
3	30	Profiles in Mineral Industry Education: Washington State University, draft 2 items.	1965
3	31	Relationship of Humanities to Engineering Education at State College of Washington, draft 1 item.	ca. 1950
3	32	Correspondence, photographs, souvenirs 25 items.	ca. 1935-1960
		Mining reports collected by Masson 3 items.
Box	Folder
3	33	Summit Group, Sheep Creek, West Kootenay District, Br. Col	1911
3	33	Tract in Mesabi Range, Minnesota	1917
3	33	Morton Mercury Field, Lewis Co. Washington	1930

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