University of Wyoming
Ralph Arnold (1875-1961) began his professional career in 1903 as a field geologist for the United States Geological Survey. He was one of the department's geologists performing the early oil prospect surveys of California. By 1918 he worked as a private consultant surveying oil prospects throughout the western United States, Mexico, Canada, Africa, Alaska, Trinidad and Venezuela. Arnold made his home in California.
This collection contains correspondence, maps and reports of Ralph Arnold. Reports include petroleum prospects of various locations in the western United States and foreign countries. There are geologic survey maps, well logs and oil and gas lease contracts. Business correspondence consists of contacts Arnold kept detailing report information.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Ralph Arnold at the date of processing.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.