Glen Ruby oil surveying maps and charts
Scope and Contents note
The Glen Ruby maps contain 1) A Gulf Coast Oil Map. 36 by 48 inches. 2) A gridded photograph of the Moab River Area. 20 by 24 inches. 3) Three unlabeled top-view photographs of land with longitude and latitude lines, 20 by 24 inches each. 4) A watercolor of a cathedral, San Martin de Tepotzotlan, Mexico. 12 by 16 inches. 5) Tide Water Associated Oil Co. map of Grand and San Juan Counties. 13 by 16 inches. 6) A map entitled Group No 188 Utah.
22 by 26 inches. 7) Township Exteriors Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
by United States Department of the Interior. 8) Muddy River Area
map. 17 by 24 inches. 9) Two diagrams of Township No 21 south Range no 16 East of the Salt Lake Meridian
by Surveyor Generals Office in Salt Lake City, 1882. 18 by 24 inches. 10) A chart of sediment layers of Colorado and Utah from Precambrian – Cretaceous periods. 17 by 21.5 inches. 11) Two oil drilling diagrams with discovery logs. 12 by 18 inches. 12) A telegram from the Pearson-Sibert Oil Company of Texas to the Pure Oil Company, 1958. 13) A top view photograph of Link Trainer Area, Utah, 1944. 14) A 17.5 by 25 inch book containing maps of Township #23 and #24, both east of the Salt Lake Meridian, Utah.
Dates
- circa 1882-1944
Creator
- Rudd, Glen L., 1918- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Glen Ruby oil surveying maps and charts must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Glen Ruby, a prominent geologist, was V.P. and General Manager of Marland Oil's Canadian partnership, Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas from 1926 to 1929. An oil and gas exploration pioneer, he is noted for making the most northernly and southernly oil discoveries in the world.
Extent
2 oversize folders (0.6 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Glen Ruby's oil surveying map and chart collection, of the geographic regions of Salt Lake, Utah, other parts of the United States and Mexico, circa 1882-1944.
Custodial History note
Donated by Glen Ruby in 1976.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Glen Ruby; 1976.
Appraisal note
Western American business and labor history (Collection development policy for 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 27 July 2007.
- Title
- Register of Glen Ruby oil surveying maps and charts
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors; John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States