AHJ_ah10414 Inventory of the L.C. Marchant papers, 1950-1985 Marchant (Leland C.) papers Processed by Shannon Bowen The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort April 2006 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Marchant, L.C. (Leland C.) L.C. Marchant papers 1950-1985 10414 50.00 cubic ft. (43 record boxes, 3 document boxes, 1 F41, 1 F24, 10 map tubes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English 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. Biography of L.C. Marchant

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.

 Scope and Content

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.

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

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

 Related Materials

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

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Shannon Bowen in April 2002.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Laramie Energy Technology Center. United Nations Institute for Training and Research. University of Wyoming Research Corporation. Western Research Institute. United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. United States. Bureau of Mines. Oil sands. Synthetic fuels. Energy policy. Conference proceedings. Technical reports. Science, Technology and Health Energy Production Education Wyoming 1-7 Tar Sand Resource Data by State

Box 1-5: Utah Tar Sand Resource Data

 8-11 Documents funded by the US Department of Energy and US Bureau of Mines 12 US Bureau of Mines Monograph 12 (multiple copies), reference reports 13 Photographs, slides, audio cassette tapes

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

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

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