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L.C. Marchant papers, 1950-1985

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Marchant, L.C. (Leland C.)
Title
L.C. Marchant papers
Dates
1950-1985 (inclusive)
Quantity
50.00 cubic ft. (43 record boxes, 3 document boxes, 1 F41, 1 F24, 10 map tubes)
Collection Number
10414
Summary
The collection contains reports, maps, charts, cross section drawings, environmental impact statements, conference proceedings, correspondence and memoranda, professional journals, photographic material, audio-visual material, manuscript material, and various project and subject files containing a variety of printed material used for the research and project files in the course of L.C. Marchant's work in the field of petroleum geology.
Repository
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
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Leland C. “Lee” Marchant was an independent consultant on petroleum geology and specifically on tar sands and their potential for the creation of synthetic fuels. He also worked for the Laramie Energy Technology Center and was associated with the Western Research Institute. Both institutions were affiliated with the University of Wyoming.

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Content Description

The L.C. Marchant papers comprise the research and project files for Marchant’s work in the field of petroleum geology. The materials deal primarily with his work on tar sands. The collection contains reports, maps, charts, cross section drawings, environmental impact statements, conference proceedings, correspondence and memoranda, professional journals, photographic material, audio-visual material, manuscript material, and various project and subject files containing a variety of printed material. The Marchant papers deal with tar sand fields in the United States and abroad and document collaboration between United States agencies and those in Canada and the USSR on the topic. In addition, the collection covers the development of United States energy policy as it related to tar sand use.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, L.C. Marchant papers, circa 1950-circa 1985, Collection Number 10414, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by L.C. Marchant at the date of processing.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Shannon Bowen in April 2002.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

    • Description: Tar Sand Resource Data by State

      Box 1-5: Utah Tar Sand Resource Data

      Container: Box 1-7
    • Description: Documents funded by the US Department of Energy and US Bureau of Mines
      Container: Box 8-11
    • Description: US Bureau of Mines Monograph 12 (multiple copies), reference reports
      Container: Box 12
    • Description: Photographs, slides, audio cassette tapes

      *Note: The material in boxes 14 and 15 has been re-boxed into boxes 49-51.

      Container: Box 13
    • Description: UNITAR tar sand symposia proceedings
      Container: Box 16-17
    • Description: US tar sand field projects, reference reports
      Container: Box 18-19
    • Description: Energy planning exercises, meeting proceedings
      Container: Box 20
    • Description: US Department of Energy projects, plans, proposals
      Container: Box 21
    • Description: US Department of Energy Laramie Energy Technology Center in-house field projects
      Container: Box 22
    • Description: US Department of Energy projects, plans, proposals
      Container: Box 23
    • Description: Miscellaneous Laramie Energy Technology Center files
      Container: Box 24
    • Description: Utah tar sand environmental impact statements and assessments
      Container: Box 25
    • Description: Tar sand meeting proceedings and University of Arkansas reports
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: Department of Energy tar sand program plans
      Container: Box 27
    • Description: US/Canada and US/USSR cooperation (mostly US/Canada)
      Container: Box 28
    • Description: Miscellaneous foreign tar sand files
      Container: Box 29
    • Description: Canadian tar sands
      Container: Box 30-34
    • Description: Raw core data, plots, cross sections
      Container: Box 35
    • Description: Maps, photographs, posters, illustrations
      Container: Box 36
    • Description: Rolled maps, charts, section drawings
      Container: Box 37A-J
    • Description: Tar sand meeting proceedings, geological journals
      Container: Box 38
    • Description: US tar sand field projects, video tape
      Container: Box 39
    • Description: Tar sand digitization project, field reports, Canadian tar sands
      Container: Box 40
    • Description: Pace Company quarterly synthetic fuels reports
      Container: Box 41-43
    • Description: Pace Company and Cameron and Jones, Incorporated, quarterly synthetic fuels reports
      Container: Box 44
    • Description: Army Corps of Engineers reports to the US Bureau of Mines on synthetic liquid fuel potential of individual states
      Container: Box 45, 46
    • Description: Pace Company quarterly synthetic fuels reports
      Container: Box 47
    • Description: Army Corps of Engineers reports to the US Bureau of Mines on synthetic liquid fuel potential of individual states
      Container: Box 48
    • Description: Slides
      Container: Box 49-51
    • Additional Container Lists

      The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.

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Subject Terms

  • Energy policy.
  • Oil sands.
  • Synthetic fuels.

Corporate Names

  • Laramie Energy Technology Center.
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
  • United States. Bureau of Mines.
  • United States. Energy Research and Development Administration.
  • University of Wyoming Research Corporation. Western Research Institute.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Conference proceedings.
  • Technical reports.
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