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Central Washington University Geology Department, Field Reports, 1979-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Central Washington University. Geology Department
Title
Central Washington University Geology Department, Field Reports
Dates
1979-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 cubic feet, (1 legal sized document box)  :  Reports in good condition
Collection Number
RG050-06-15
Summary
This collection contains geological field reports from faculty members of the Geology Department of Central Washington University from 1979 to 1984.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Geology Department at Central Washington University was established in 1970. Prior to that date the Department was part of the Science and Mathematics program from 1937 to 1962 and the Arts and Sciences Program from 1963 to 1969.

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Content Description

Many of the reports in this collection were authored by Robert D. Bentley.

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Historical Background

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG050-06-15, Central Washington University Geology Department, Field Reports. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Chronological arrangement

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Kittitas County Labor Survey: Final Report
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1-1
  • Description: Preliminary Reconnaissance Geologic Maps of the Columbia River Basalt Group in Part of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1-2
  • Description: Geology of the Columbia Basin with Special Emphasis on the Yakima Fold Belt
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1-3
  • Description: Geology of the Washington and Oregon Coast Ranges with Emphasis on Oil and Gas Resources in the Northwestern Part of the Olympic Peninsula
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1-4
  • Description: Geology of the Central Columbia Basin
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1-5
  • Description: Geology of the Columbia Basin with Special Emphasis on the Yakima Fold Belt
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1-6
  • Description: Geology of Manashtash and Umtanum Ridges – Part II. Structural Geology of Manashtash Ridge – East. Ellensburg – Wenas Road to Badger Pocket
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1-7
  • Description: Geology of the Whiskey Dick Anticline
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1-8
  • Description: Structural Geology of Umtanum Ridge – East, Yakima River to Yakima Firing Range
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1-9
  • Description: Structural Geology and Stratigraphy of the Boylston Area
    Dates: 1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1-10
  • Description: Filey Road Paper – Stratigraphy
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box/Folder 1-11
  • Description: May 1984 Thorpe Landslide – Preliminary Report
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box/Folder 1-12
  • Description: Structural Geology and Stratigraphy of the Frenchman Hills – Saddle Mountains Area
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box/Folder 1-13
  • Description: Pervasive strike-slip faulting in the Columbia Plateau
    Container: Box/Folder 1-14

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Subject Terms

  • Formations (Geology) Washington (State)
  • Geology--Pacific Northwest
  • Universities & colleges--United States

Geographical Names

  • Columbia River Watershed
  • Ellensburg (Wash.)
  • Kittitas County (Wash.)

Occupations

  • Universities and colleges--Faculty

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Central Washington University. Geology Department (creator)
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