AHJ_ah400045 Inventory of the Leon E. Borgman papers, 1937-2001 Borgman (Leon E.) papers Processed by Mary Ann Meyer 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/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Mary Ann Meyer December 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Borgman, Leon E. Leon E. Borgman papers 1937-2001 400045 93.39 cubic ft. (95 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Professional papers of an oceanographic engineer and professor of geology. Biography of Leon E. Borgman

Leon Borgman was born February 16, 1928 in Chicasha, Oklahoma. He dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marines for two years and then served for three years in the Air Force. During this time, he earned his GED. Borgman got married in 1949, and they moved to Colorado where he earned his B.S. in geological engineering at Colorado School of Mines. He earned his M.S. in mathematics at the University of Houston in 1959 and then his Ph.D. in statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Borgman was employed by Shell Development Company in Houston as an oceanographic engineer, taught for six years at the University of California, Davis, and three years at the University of California, Berkeley. He came to the University of Wyoming in 1970 as a professor of geology and statistics. Following his retirement, he was a private consultant. Dr. Borgman passed away on February 5, 2007 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center following a short battle with an aggressive brain tumor.

Scope and Content Note

Collection contains research files, notebooks and proposals, subject files, professional and personal correspondence, computer print-outs and tape, class and professional lectures, memoranda, professional papers including Dr. Borgman's dissertation, computer media, printed material, student information, key punch cards, transparencies, certificates, planning documents, topical files, professional audio recordings, diaries, meeting minutes, his published material, slides and photographs, e-mails, and final drafts of some chapters.

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

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Leon E. Borgman at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The Leon E. Borgman papers were donated to the American Heritage Center by Eric Borgman in 2007.

 Processing Information

The material was processed by Mary Ann Meyer in December 2010.

 Preferred Citation

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

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