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Inventory of the M. King Hubbert papers, 1847-1990

University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

Email: ahcref@uwyo.edu
URL: http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

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University of Wyoming


Collection Summary

Title M. King Hubbert papers
Dates (Inclusive) 1847-1990
Creator Hubbert, M. King (Marion King), 1903-
Abstract Collection contains correspondence; lectures and class notes on physics and geology; publications and reprints; extensive research notes and subject files; glass negatives; maps & charts; and miscellaneous artifacts of this geophysicist.
Collection Number 01238
Size 104 cubic ft.
Repository University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
Language(s) English

Biography of M. King Hubbert

Marion King Hubbert (1903-1989) was born in central Texas and studied geology and physics at the University of Chicago. He received a Ph.D. from that institution in 1937. He taught geology and geophysics at Columbia University for ten years beginning in 1931. He served as senior analyst of world mineral resources on the Board of Economic Warfare during World War II. From 1943 to 1964 he worked for Shell Oil in Houston. After leaving Shell he became research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He continued to teach, as a visiting professor, at various times at Stanford University and at the University of California, Berkeley. He was also a prolific author of scientific articles.

Scope and Content

Collection contains 61 boxes of correspondence (1943-1989) with colleagues on his research interests and teaching; lectures and class notes on physics and geology; publications and reprints; extensive research notes and subject files; glass negatives; maps & charts; and miscellaneous artifacts.

Restrictions

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.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, M. King Hubbert papers, 1847-1990, Collection Number 01238, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ginny Kilander in January 1998. Revised by D.C. Thompson in August 2001.

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by M. King Hubbert at the date of processing.

Access Terms

Geologists.

Geology--Research.

Geology--Study and teaching (Higher).

Geophysicists.

Geophysics--Research.

Geophysics--Study and teaching (Higher).

Maps.

Container List

Series I. 
Correspondence,  1943-1989

Boxes 1-60, 60A

Description Container

control file; M.J. Marek, copies of outgoing correspondence,  1947-1949
Box 1  

M.J. Marek, copies of outgoing correspondence,  1950-1959
Box 2  

M.J. Marek, copies of outgoing correspondence,  1954-1956
Box 3  

M.J. Marek, copies of outgoing correspondence,  1957-1959
Box 4  

copies of outgoing correspondence,  1960-1962
Box 5  

Cosmos club, corr. & chronological copies, cumulative reading file, general, first reading file, desk chronology,  1963-1969
Box 6  

desk chronology, daily reading files, cosmos club forum, reading files,  1969-1973
Box 7  

reading files,  1974-1976
Box 8  

Applications - Building,  1946-1958
Box 9  

supporting documentation: Company - Exploitation,  1944-1958
Box 10  

Exploitation Engineering - Geology (Structural),  1946-1958
Box 11  

Geophysical - Invitations,  1943-1959
Box 12  

Journal of Geology - Pressure,  1944-1958
Box 13  

Recommendation (letters of) - Theory,  1944-1959
Box 14  

Underground - University,  1944-1959
Box 15  

University of California - Willis (David G.),  1946-1959
Box 16  

Personal files,  1943-1958
Box 17  

Personal files,  1951-1957
Box 18  

Personal files; Acknowledgment - Biographical,  1943-1958
Box 19  

Book Reviews - Correspondence, general,  1959-1961
Box 20  

Employment - Recommendation,  1951-1961
Box 21  

Requests - Societies; American - Planned,  1959-1961
Box 22  

Scientific - Visitors,  1959-1961
Box 23  

Acknowledgment,  1962
Box 23  

File - Visitors,  1962
Box 24  

Alaska - Geographers,  1963-1967
Box 25  

American Geological - American Institute,  1963-1967
Box 26  

American Institute of Mining, Mechanical - Geodesy,  1963-1967
Box 27  

Geological - Itineraries,  1963-1967
Box 28  

Lectures - National (Aeronautics),  1963-1967
Box 29  

National (Committee) - United Nations (Conference),  1963-1967
Box 30  

United Nations (References) - Water,  1963-1967
Box 31  

Water; Cumulative (correspondence) - Miscellaneous,  1963-1967
Box 32  

Miscellaneous - Old file indexes; Book - General,  1963-1967
Box 33  

General -R. Rose; Acknowledgment -Society; current corresp.: “A” misc. - American (Assoc. Petrol. Geologists),  1963-1985
Box 34  

current: American (Assoc. of Petrol. Geologists Mbrship) - Association (Engineering Geologists),  1970-1989
Box 35  

current: “B” misc. - Borg, Dr. Iris Y,  1970-1986
Box 36  

current: British - Club of Rome (1981),  1970-1985
Box 37  

current: Club of Rome (1978) - “D” misc,  1951-1984
Box 38  

current: Dahlberg, Eric - Ellison, Samuel,  1969-1982
Box 39  

current: Energy - Franssen, Herman,  1970-1984
Box 40  

current: Freeman, Wm. - USGS (Branch of Oil & Gas),  1970-1989
Box 41  

current: USGS (Science) - Handler, G.,  1962-1987
Box 42  

current: Harboe, Henrik - HEW,  1971-1982
Box 43  

current: Health - Interior,  1971-1983
Box 44  

current: International - Johnson,  1973-1984
Box 45  

current: “K” misc - McCulloh, Thane,  1971-1982
Box 46  

current: McCutchan, Charles - “N” misc,  1967-1985
Box 47  

current: National - Office of Tech. Asses. (Dr. Steven Plotkin),  1951-1985
Box 48  

current: Office of Tech. Asses. (US Nat. Gas) - Permission,  1971-1989
Box 49  

current: Permission (to quote MKH) - Publishers,  1956-1985
Box 50  

current: Publishing - Rockefeller,  1964-1983
Box 51  

current: Role - S.E.G,  1969-1987
Box 52  

current: Solar - Udall, Stewart,  1955-1986
Box 53  

current: Udall, (nuclear radiation) - Voskuil,  1970-1983
Box 54  

current: “W” misc. - Wilder, Jane,  1964-1987
Box 55  

current: Willis, David G. - Zettel, JH,  1969-1988
Box 56  

1977-1987 chron.: January 1 1977- December 28 1981,  1977-1981
Box 57  

1977-1987 chron.: January 5 1982 - December 29 1987,  1982-1987
Box 58  

Reading files chron.; telephone calls,  1976-1988
Box 59  

telephone log, telephone records, yearly calendar, mail log,  1964-1978
Box 60  

[misc. corr.] A- U,  undated
Box 60A  

Series II. 
Lectures and Class Notes,  1925-1985

Subseries 1. 
Lectures 

Boxes 61-66

Description Container

L: A.A.P.G. -Butter & Cheese,  1974-1983
Box 61  

L: California - E.S.C. Kings Point,  1975-1985
Box 62  

L: E.S.C. (O.P.M.) - Drexell,  1973-1983
Box 63  

L: Electrical - Los Alamos,  1974-1982
Box 64  

L: M.I.T. - Wisconsin, state,  1974-1982
Box 65  

L: Wisconsin, Univ. - Yale,  1974-1982
Box 66  

L: Lectures: Stanford,  1962-1969
Box 66  

Subseries 2. 
Lectures and Class Notes 

Boxes 66-71

Description Container

Physics & Underground,  1963
Box 66  

Physics: Stanford - Ground Water Hydrology,  1961-1969
Box 67  

Physics - Society,  1950s-1973
Box 68  

class notes: Chemical - Physics,  1925-1967
Box 69  

class notes: Petrography - Physics,  1925-1962
Box 70  

class notes: Theoretical - Vector,  1929-1980
Box 71  

Subseries 3. 
Figures and Slides 

Boxes 71-75

Description Container

fig.: Physics - Senate 

Box 71  

fig.: Senate Report - Degree - Concerning Nuclear,  mid, 1974-1967
Box 72  

fig.: Misc. - Statement: original,  mid, 1974-1979
Box 73  

L: References, Statements, Manuscript, Corresp., Commemorative Congress (U.S. Energy),  1974-1975
Box 74  

L: Energy Resources, paper,  1945-1969
Box 75  

Subseries 4. 
Manuscripts 

Boxes 75-76, 76A

Description Container

M: Application - Strength 

Box 75  

M: Strength - Techniques,  1945-1969
Box 76  

misc.,  1983, 1986, undated
Box 76A  

Series III. 
Personal Files,  1911-1990

Subseries 1. 
General 

Boxes 77-78

Description Container

Background: (not sorted); (misc. unsorted),  1956-1976
Box 77  

(misc. unsorted),  1950-1990
Box 78  

Subseries 2. 
Awards/Honors 

Boxes 78-83

Description Container

misc., mainly A - C 

Box 78  

misc., mainly C- H,  1972-1989
Box 79  

misc. awards/honors mainly H-V; misc. personal files (Education, Genealogy, Pictures),  1911-1988
Box 80  

misc. appointment books, expense accounts, notebooks,  mid 1950s-late 1980s
Box 81  

misc. Who’s who files, clippings, correspondence material sent to Hubbert,  1960s, undated
Box 82  

photographs 

Box 83  

Subseries 3. 
Interview Transcript 

Box 83A

Description Container

transcript of oral history interview for American Institute of Physics,  1989
Box 83A  

Series IV. 
Publications and Reprints,  1920s-1980s

Boxes 84-102

Description Container

misc. publications,  1934-1983
Box 84  

misc. publications,  circa 1950s-1980s
Box 85  

misc. abstracts & publications,  1930-1985
Box 86  

misc. publications,  1927-1921
Box 87  

misc. publications,  1960s-1970s
Box 88  

misc. publications,  1950s-1970s
Box 89  

misc. publications,  1940s-1950s
Box 90  

“Role of Fluid Pressure” by Laubscher,  1962
Box 91  

misc. publications,  1940s-1970s
Box 92  

misc. publications, papers,  1970s-1980s
Box 93  

misc. publications, notebook,  1950s-1970s
Box 94  

misc. abstracts, copies of slides, notes, publications,  1940s-1980s
Box 95  

misc. publications,  1960s-1980s
Box 96  

misc. publications,  1930s-1970s
Box 97  

misc. books, publications,  1920s-1970s
Box 98  

misc. publications, photo prints & negatives,  1940s-1950s
Box 99  

printer’s proofs,  1950s
Box 100  

printer’s proofs,  1940s-1950s
Box 101  

printer’s proofs, photographs,  1856-1948, undated
Box 102  

Series V. 
Research,  1847-1988

Boxes 103-115

Description Container

Air shot - Degree,  1951-1982
Box 103  

Degree - Energy,  1921-1972
Box 104  

Energy (geothermal) - Energy (resources),  1940s-1981
Box 105  

Energy (resources) - Fluid,  1937-1981
Box 106  

Fluid potential - Hydraulics,  1940s-1978
Box 107  

Hydrodynamic - Magnetic,  1951-1971
Box 108  

Mineral - Notes,  1940-1972
Box 109  

Nuclear - Oil,  1938-1971
Box 110  

Oil - Petroleum,  1938-1971
Box 111  

Petroleum - Publications,  1944-1988
Box 112  

Radio - Referee,  1942-1982
Box 113  

Reserves - Structural,  1947-1977
Box 114  

Structural - World,  1847-1972
Box 115  

Series VI. 
Subject Files,  1856-1989

Boxes 116-178

Description Container

Abrahamson - Alaska,  1964-1975
Box 116  

Alaska - American (A.A.P.G.),  1951-1973
Box 117  

A.A.P.G.,  1952-1974
Box 118  

A.A.P.G. - A.I.M.E,  1947-1985
Box 119  

A.I.M.E. - A.M.S.O.C.,  1943-1972
Box 120  

A.P.G. - Atoms,  1943-1978
Box 121  

Atwater - Birch,  1959-1980
Box 122  

Biswas - Cameron,  1959-1987
Box 123  

Canada - Coalinga,  1939-1987
Box 124  

Coalinga - Commoner, B.,  1963-1985
Box 125  

Commoner, B. - Cook, Dr. E.,  1950-1976
Box 126  

Cook, E.,  1970-1982
Box 127  

Cornell - Darcy’s Law,  1940s-1984
Box 128  

Darcy’s - Desert,  1856-1987
Box 129  

Desert - Earthquakes,  1949-1984
Box 130  

Earthquakes - Energy (crisis),  1956-1989
Box 131  

Energy (domestic) - Energy (energy),  1948-1975
Box 132  

Energy (energy) - Energy (natural),  1948-1980s
Box 133  

Energy (natural),  1950-1987
Box 134  

Energy (natural),  1958-1988
Box 135  

Energy (1971 International) - Energy Resources (energy),  1948-1988
Box 136  

Energy Resources (energy) - Energy Resources (oil),  1969-1983
Box 137  

Energy Resources (of the earth) - Energy resources (U.S.),  1961-1976
Box 138  

Energy (scramble) - Environment,  1955-1980
Box 139  

Environmental - Fossil,  1963-1988
Box 140  

Fossils - Geography,  1958-1986
Box 141  

Geologic - G.S.A.,  1946-1985
Box 142  

G.S.A. - Geophysical,  1930s-1966
Box 143  

Geophysical - Ground,  1930s-1987
Box 144  

Ground - History,  1947-1987
Box 145  

History - Hydraulic,  1946-1972
Box 146  

Hydrodynamic - I.I.A.S.A.,  1950-1987
Box 147  

International - Ivanhoe, L.P.,  1947-1987
Box 148  

Ivanhoe - Lithium,  1963-1987
Box 149  

Llewellyn, R. - McCulloch, T.,  1956-1987
Box 150  

McKelvey - Meyerhof, A.A.,  1947-1981
Box 151  

Michigan - Mohole,  1957-1979
Box 152  

Nakazawa - N.A.S.,  1961-1978
Box 153  

N.A.S.,  1961
Box 154  

N.A.S. - N.S.F.,  1945-1975
Box 155  

N.S.F. - Nuclear,  1952-1976
Box 156  

Nuclear - Oil,  1953-1973
Box 157  

Oil - Petroleum,  1950-1981
Box 158  

Petroleum - Power,  1951-1980
Box 159  

Price - Radioactive,  1927-1985
Box 160  

Radioactive,  1955-1965
Box 161  

Radioactive - Resources & Man,  1954-1987
Box 162  

Resources & Man,  1963-1982
Box 163  

Resources & Man,  1967-1971
Box 164  

Resources & Man,  1964-1969
Box 165  

Resources & Man,  1966-1969
Box 166  

Resources - Rock,  1953-1975
Box 167  

Role,  1959-1966
Box 168  

Rollover - Savannah,  1960-1976
Box 169  

Scanlan - Sinclair,  1964-1979
Box 170  

Smalley - Stanford,  1946-1989
Box 171  

Stansbury - Symonds,  1960-1988
Box 172  

Syracuse - Theory,  1939-1973
Box 173  

Theory - U.S. Coast,  1945-1979
Box 174  

U.S. Energy - Volume,  1943-1987
Box 175  

Volume - Waste,  1943-1982
Box 176  

Waste - Wisconsin,  1963-1983
Box 177  

Work - Wyoming,  1964-1983
Box 178  

Series VII. 
Travel,  1944-1963

Boxes 179-182

Description Container

(chron.) September 1944 -December 10, 1954,  1944-1954
Box 179  

(chron.) April 4, 1955 - December 10, 1958,  1955-1958
Box 180  

(chron.) January 27, 1959 - August 23, 1961,  1959-1961
Box 181  

(chron.) September 5, 1961 - December 10, 1963,  1961-1963
Box 182  

Series VIII. 
Glass Negatives and Glass Positives (Lantern Slides) 

Description Container

 

Size  8 boxes

Box 183-190  

Series IX. 
Maps & Charts 

Description Container

 

Size  50 map tubes

 

Series X. 
Artifacts 

Description Container

 

Size  2 boxes

 

Series XI. 
Oversize Material 

Description Container

 

Size  4 boxes

 
 
 
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