AHJ_ah400023 Inventory of the Ronald C. Surdam papers, 1965-1986 Surdam (Ronald C.) papers Processed by Tania Flores University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2001

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Chelsea Nelson December 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Surdam, Ronald C. Ronald C. Surdam papers 1965-1986 400023 2.05 cubic ft. (5 boxes + oversized folder) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Collection contains research materials relating to University of Wyoming Geology Professor Ronald C. Sudam's work in Green River, Wyoming, San Luis Obispo, California, and on Vancouver Island dealing with petroleum geology and basin analysis. Biography of Ronald C. Surdam

Surdam received his Ph. D. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1967. He became a professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming shortly afterwards and conducted research in diagenesis and basin analysis. In 1993 he began work at the Institute for Energy Research to research fossil fuel exploration and production, an outgrowth of his diagenetic research.

Scope and Content

This collection contains manuscripts, core sample photographs, and related research correspondence.

Access Restrictions

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

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 Related Materials

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

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Department of Geology and Geophysics, 2000

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Tania Flores, July 2001

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms University of Wyoming Diagenesis -- California -- San Luis Obispo County Geology -- California -- San Luis Obispo County Geology -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island (B.C.) Geology -- Wyoming -- Green River Formation Sedimentation and deposition -- Wyoming -- Green River Formation Sediments (Geology) Wyoming History -- 1946- Photographs Education Colleges and Universities Science, Technology and Health Science Wyoming Container List Series I. Subject Files1965-1986

Contains correspondence, manuscripts, and related materials on Surdam's research projects.

 1 1 Annual Financial Statement and Modified Budget 1868-1970 1 2 Castle, Bob 1967 1 3 Committee A 1970 1 4 Research Coordinating Committee 1970 1 5 Oil Shale Advisory Committee 1968 1 7 Correspondence 1967-1975 1 8 Green River Correspondence 1967 1 9 Deep Sea Experiment Paper undated 1 10 Departmental Grant and Proposal 1967 1 11 Fundraising 1968 1 12 Lecture 1983 1 13 Manning, Leslie 1986 1 14 Manuscripts -- Domoitization: Hall and Surdam undated 1 15 Manuscripts -- Effects of Changes in Boundaries of Intermontane Hydrographic Basins undated 1 16 Organic-Inorganic Interactions and Sandstone Diagenesis undated 1 17 Surdam and Robert Mariner undated 1 18 Manuscripts -- Green River Manuscripts -- Depositional Environment of Green River Formations undated 1 19 Manuscripts -- Green River Manuscripts -- Depositional Environment Guide Book and Field Trip ca. 1975, 1980 1 20 Manuscripts -- Green River Manuscripts -- Proposal Research undated 1 21 Manuscripts -- Green River Manuscripts -- Nonmarine Stromatolites: Green River Basin undated 1 22 Manuscripts -- Green River Manuscripts -- Zeolitization of Tuffaceous Rocks ca. 1967 2 1-2 Karmutsen Group, Vancouver Island -- Analcime-Wairakte Mineral ca. 1968 2 3 Karmutsen Group, Vancouver Island -- Low-grade Metamorphism ca. 1969 2 4 Karmutsen Group, Vancouver Island -- Origin of Native Copper and Hematite ca. 1968 2 5 Karmutsen Group, Vancouver Island -- Prehnite and Pumpellyite ca. 1968 2 6 Karmutsen Group, Vancouver Island -- Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Volcanic History ca. 1968 2 7 Presentations on Green River and Karmutsen undated 2 8 Proposals 1968-1975 3 1-2 Publications List 1964-1968 3 3 Research -- Basic 1967 3 4 Research -- Japan Analytical Chemistry Research Institute 1968-1969 3 5 Research -- Research Project 1968 3 6-7 San Luis Obispo County -- Formation undated 3 8 San Luis Obispo County -- Tuff letter to D. Turner 1965 3 9 San Luis Obispo County --Volcanics undated 3 10 State Survey 1970 3 11 Summer Fellowship 1966-1967 3 12 Zeolites Analyses 1967 3 13 Zeolites: Tick Canyon undated Series II. Photographsundated

Contains photographs of core samples.

 4 1 Atigaru Point No.1 undated 4 2 Awuna No.1 undated 4 3 West Dease No. 1 undated 4 4 Drew Point No.1 undated 4 5 South Harrison Bay No. 1 undated 4 6 Inigok No.1 undated 4 7 Iko Bay No.1 undated 4 8 Ikpikpuk No.1 undated 4 9 J.W. Dalton No.1 undated 4 10 North Kalikpik No.1 undated 4 11 Kugrua No.1 undated 4 12 Kuyanak No.1 undated 5 1 Lisburne No.1 undated 5 2 South Meade No.1 undated 5 3 Miscellaneous Photographs undated 5 4 Oumalik No.1 undated 5 5 Peard No.1 undated 5 6 Seabee No.1 undated 5 7 East Simpson No.1 undated 5 8 East Simpson No.2 undated 5 9 Topagoruk No.1 undated 5 10 Tulageak No.1 undated 5 11 Tunalik No.1 undated 5 12 Walakpa No.1 undated 5 13 Wolf No.1 undated 5 14 W.T. Foran No.1 undated Series III. Electronic Chartsundated

Contains printouts of electronic charts with geochemical measurements.

 Oversized Electronic Charts undated