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1860-1996 (Bulk 1910-90)
Table of Contents
- 70.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
- 70.2 GENERAL RECORDS 1900-96 (bulk 1910-90)
- 70.2.1 Correspondence
- 70.2.2 Other general records
- 70.2.3 Records of the Assistant Director for Programs
- 70.2.4 Records of Special Assistant to the Director and Chief ofthe War Minerals Supply Division, Harry S. Milliken
- 70.2.5 Records of the Office of Public Information
- 70.3 RECORDS OF THE TECHNOLOGIC BRANCH 1914-42
- 70.3.1 Records of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division
- 70.3.2 Records of the Nonmetals Division (College Park, MD)
- 70.3.3 Records of the Mining Division
- 70.4 RECORDS OF THE ECONOMICS BRANCH 1900-52
- 70.4.1 Records of the Coal Division
- 70.4.2 Records of the Mineral Resources and Statistics Division
- 70.4.3 Records of the Foreign Minerals Division
- 70.4.4 Records of the Common Metals Division
- 70.5 RECORDS OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY UNITS 1910-72
- 70.5.1 General records
- 70.5.2 Records of the Health Division
- 70.5.3 Records of the Safety Division
- 70.5.4 Records of the Mineral Production Security Division
- 70.6 RECORDS OF THE SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUELS DIVISION, FUELS ANDEXPLOSIVES BRANCH 1945-56
- 70.7 RECORDS OF THE MINERALS DIVISION
- 70.8 RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES 1956-65
- 70.9 RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF MINERALS AVAILABILITY 1975-84
- 70.10 RECORDS RELATED TO SPECIAL PROJECTS 1908-62
- 70.11 RECORDS OF FIELD OFFICES 1915-67
- 70.11.1 Records of the Knoxville, TN, Office
- 70.11.2 Records of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division, SanFrancisco, CA Office
- 70.12 RECORDS OF REGIONAL OFFICES 1860-1970 (bulk 1940-65)
- 70.12.1 Records of the Eastern Regional Office (College Park, MD)
- 70.12.2 Records of Region IV (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
- 70.12.3 Records of Region VII (AL, GA, FL, MS, TN, NC, SC)
- 70.12.4 Records of the Western Field Operations Center, Spokane, WA
- 70.13 RECORDS OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS 1917-65
- 70.13.1 Records of the Southern Experiment Station (Tuscaloosa,AL)
- 70.13.2 Records of the Intermountain Experiment Station (SaltLake City, UT; Boulder, CO; Amarillo, TX; and other sites)
- 70.13.3 Records of the North Central Experiment Station(Minneapolis, MN)
- 70.13.4 Records of Pittsburgh Experiment Station (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 70.13.5 Records of the Bartlesville Petroleum Research Center andits predecessor, the Petroleum Research Center (Bartlesville, OK)
- 70.13.6 Other records
- 70.14 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW 1952-70
- 70.15 RECORDS OF THE STRIP AND SURFACE MINING STUDY POLICY COMMITTEE 1963-70 (bulk 1965-67)
- 70.16 CARTOGRAPHIC RECORDS (GENERAL) 1942-70
- 70.17 MOTION PICTURES
- 70.18 VIDEO RECORDINGS (GENERAL) ca. 1970-1986
- 70.19 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
- 70.20 MACHINE-READABLE RECORDS (GENERAL)
- 70.21 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL) 1910-78
70.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
Established: In the Department of the Interior by the NationalGeologic Mapping Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 172), May 18, 1992.
Predecessor Agencies:
Fuels Division, Technologic Branch, Geological Survey, Departmentof the Interior (1907-10)
- Bureau of Mines (BM), Department of the Interior (DOI, 1910-25)
- BM, Department of Commerce (1925-34)
- BM, DOI (1934-92)
Functions: Administered research programs to improve extraction,processing, distribution, and utilization of mineral resources.Collected, compiled, analyzed, and published statistical andeconomic information on all phases of nonfuel mineral resourcedevelopment.
Abolished: By the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996(110 Stat. 1321), April 26, 1996, which appropriated $64 million to cover closure expenses.
Successor Agencies: (1) U.S. Geological Survey, DOI (minerals information and analysis functions, formerly performed at USBM headquarters byDivisions of Mineral Commodities, International Minerals, and Statistics and InformationServices, and by Office of Special Projects, and in Denver, CO, by Minerals AvailabilityField Office; and functions formerly performed by Division of Finance); (2) Bureau of LandManagement, DOI (mineral assessments on public lands in Alaska; helium operations); and (3) Department of Energy (mine and mineral industry health and safety research, formerly performed at Pittsburgh [PA] and Spokane [WA] Research Centers; minerals extraction, processing,use, and disposal research and investigations, formerly performed at Pittsburgh [PA] and Albany[OR] Research Centers; and mineral waste reclamation research and investigations, formerly performed at Pittsburgh Research Center). All organizational components of Spokane Research Center,and of Pittsburgh Research Center except energy technology units, transferred from Departmentof Energy to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an agency of theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services,December 22, 1996.
Finding Aids: Preliminary inventory in National Archivesmicrofiche edition of preliminary inventories.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of the Bureau ofMines in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government.Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, RG 48.
Records of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, RG 433.
General Records of the Department of Energy, RG 434.
Records of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, RG 433.
General Records of the Department of Energy, RG 434.
70.2 GENERAL RECORDS
1900-96 (bulk 1910-90)
1900-96 (bulk 1910-90)
History: Technologic Branch, with separate Fuels Division andStructural Materials Division, established in the GeologicalSurvey, April 2, 1907, to handle mining-related assignments ofthe Survey.
Bureau of Mines (BM), established in the Department of the Interior (DOI),effective July 1, 1910, by an act of May 16, 1910 (36 Stat. 369),which authorized transfer of personnel and functions ofTechnologic Branch to BM. Functional review ofactivities performed by Technologic Branch determined that onlyFuels Division should be transferred to BM, withStructural Materials Division to National Bureau of Standards,now National Institute of Standards and Technology (SEE RG 167).
BM transferred to the Department of Commerce effective July 1, 1925, by EO 4239, June4, 1925. Returned to the DOI effective April 24, 1934, by Administrative Order 159,BM, March 10, 1934, implementing EO 6611, February 22, 1934. Redesignated U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1992. SEE 70.1.
Responsibility for developing and implementing programs toprotect the health and safety of workers in mineral industriestransferred to Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration bySecretary's Order 2953, May 7, 1973. Responsibility for mineralfuels research and development transferred to the Energy Researchand Development Administration, established by an act of October11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1234).
70.2.1 Correspondence
Textual Records: Central decimal correspondence, 1910-70 (4,808 ft.),with indexes, 1910-69 (1,057 ft.). Formerly security-classified decimal correspondence ('Confidential General Files'), 1936-70, with security-classified index, 1950-66. Selectedcorrespondence ('Data Files'), 1943-70. General correspondence ('Office of the Director--Correspondence'), 1911-70.
70.2.2 Other general records
Textual Records: Draft histories of BM, 1910-60. Monthly record of events, 1911-32. 'Special File,'ca. 1908-ca. 1932 (81 ft.), including correspondence, reports, surveys, and completedquestionnaires, created and accumulated by various BM divisions. Information circulars, 1925-90,and bulletins, 1910-93. Miners' circulars, 1911-58. Numbered reports on domestic minerals vitalto the prosecution of World War II ('War Mineral Reports'), 1942-45. Reports of investigations,1919-89. Technical papers, 1918-49. Minerals yearbooks, 1932-87. Annual reports, 1912-30. Twosets of regional profile books ('Blue Books,' 'Architectural, Historical and Technological Materials'),1952-60 (bulk 1952-53), with the latter set containing additional photographs of theElectrometallurgical Experiment Station, Boulder City, NV, 1952-60. Reports on the synthetic liquid fuels potential of parts of the United States, 1951-52. Publications concerning BM research centers, 1936-88. Other publications, 1968-96. Indexed lists of publications and articles (1910-95), 1966-95. BM-published series of papers on specific mining products and processes ('Economic Papers'), 1928-40. Directives on changes to BM manual, 1955-71. Employeedirectories, 1929-72. Records relating to BM organization and functions, including organizationalcharts and BM-related chapters of DOI manual, 1915-88 (bulk 1935-88).
70.2.3 Records of the Assistant Director for Programs
Textual Records: Project files, 1953-56, including files onsynthetic fuels, coal gasification, explosives technology, andsecondary recovery of petroleum products. Records relating tohealth and safety, including microfilm copy of employment andaccident schedules for coal mines, 1930-35 (89 rolls); for metalmines, 1915-35 (90 rolls); and for nonmetal quarries, 1915-35(51 rolls.)
Related Records: Additional records relating to health and safety under 70.5.
70.2.4 Records of Special Assistant to the Director and Chief of
the War Minerals Supply Division, Harry S. Milliken
the War Minerals Supply Division, Harry S. Milliken
Textual Records: Records ('Alphabetical File,' 'Decimal File') relating to helium production formilitary use, 1921-23.
Subject Access Terms: Petrolia, TX.
70.2.5 Records of the Office of Public Information
Textual Records: Biographical files of BM officials, 1947-81.
70.3 RECORDS OF THE TECHNOLOGIC BRANCH
1914-42
1914-42
History: Established in 1926 from the Division of MineralTechnology as a research unit. Initially composed of Explosives,Mechanical, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Metallurgical, Mining,Helium, Experimental Stations, and Nonmetals Divisions. Abolishedby DOI Order 1704, June 15, 1942, andsuperseded by the Fuels and Explosives Service, which became theFuels and Explosives Branch, 1945. Redesignated Fuels andExplosives Division, 1948, with subordinate units redesignated asdivisions. Abolished, 1955, with branches realigned and elevatedto division status as Divisions of Solid Fuels and Petroleum.
70.3.1 Records of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division
Textual Records: Records relating to foreign and domestic oil andnatural gas production and consumption, consisting of a decimal file, 1914-32, and a country file ('Foreign Data File'), 1917-23.
Maps: World, showing distribution of oil reserves andproduction and the Royal Dutch Shell combination, 1919 (2 items).United States, showing natural gas pipelines and plants, 1929 (1item). SEE ALSO 70.14.
Photographic Prints (391 images): Varied subjects, including laboratorytests of oil shale extraction apparatus; Pennsylvania oil wells; BM exhibits; oil drilling sites and equipment; and views of the 1926 Bartlesville, TX, flood, 1921-29 (PD). SEE ALSO 70.20.
Related Records: SEE UNDER 70.10.2 for records of the San Francisco, CA, office of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division.
70.3.2 Records of the Nonmetals Division (College Park, MD)
Textual Records: Correspondence, reports, studies, and other records relating tononmetallic ores, explosives and metallurgical research, mineral analysis, and mining ('Records at College Park, Maryland'), 1937-42.
70.3.3 Records of the Mining Division
Textual Records: Records of BM mineral technologist FrederickW. Horton, 1933-36, consisting of reports and notes relating to California and Idaho mines, including maps,drawings, photographs, and published monographs; and a general file on mica production.
Photographs (255 images): Mines, mineral deposits, and mining equipment in California, taken by Frederick W. Horton, 1933 (FH). SEE ALSO 70.20.
70.4 RECORDS OF THE ECONOMICS BRANCH
1900-52
1900-52
History: Established in 1926, as a research unit. Initiallycomposed of Coal, Mines and Metals, Mineral Resources andStatistics, and Petroleum Economics Divisions. Became theEconomics and Statistics Branch, July 1, 1935. Abolished byDOI Order 1704, June 15, 1942, and supersededby the Economics and Statistics Service, which became theEconomics and Statistics Branch, 1945. Redesignated Economics andStatistics Division, 1948, with subordinate units redesignated asbranches. Abolished, 1950, with branches apportioned among Fuelsand Explosives Division, Health and Safety Division, and newlyestablished Minerals Division.
70.4.1 Records of the Coal Division
Textual Records: Correspondence, reports, and other recordspertaining to coal production, transport, marketing, and laborrelations, including blueprints, drawings, and tracings ('Coal Economics Division Data File'),1900-40. Records of mining engineer Dever C. Ashmead concerning the Pennsylvania anthraciteindustry, 1923-26. Records of Federal Fuel Administrator Francis R.Wadleigh, 1920-25, relating principally to the 1922 coal strike.
Maps (3 items): United States, showing bituminous coal productionby state, interstate movement of coal, and the distribution ofPocahontas-Tug River coal, 1929. SEE ALSO 70.14.
70.4.2 Records of the Mineral Resources and Statistics Division
History: Established as Division of Mineral Resources andStatistics in 1925 from the Coal and Coke Statistics Section(Geological Survey) and Coal and Minerals Division (Bureau ofForeign and Domestic Commerce).
Textual Records: Records of Frederick G. Tryon, Chief of the Coaland Coke Statistics Section, 1900-36, principally relating to thecoal strike of 1922. Coal mine production tables ('Fielding Data'), 1925-35. Employmentand accident tables for metal mines, coal mines, coke ovens, quarries, and metallurgicalplants, 1910-40 (129 volumes). Microfilm copy of accident reports, 1930-35 (230 rolls).Reports on coal mine fatalities, 1933-42.
Related Records: Records of the United States Coal Commission, RG68.
70.4.3 Records of the Foreign Minerals Division
History: Established as the Foreign Minerals Service Division,July 1, 1935. Redesignated Foreign Minerals Division, 1936.
Textual Records: Records relating to international aid andassessment of foreign mineral resources and technology, 1941, 1946-52. Records relating to the Point Four Program, 1950-52.
70.4.4 Records of the Common Metals Division
History: Established, with the Rare Metals and NonmetalsDivision, from the Minerals and Metals Division, 1927.Consolidated in Economics Branch reorganization, 1935, with therare metals functions of the Rare Metals and Nonmetals Divisionto form Metals Economic Division.
Maps (1 item): United States, showing the value of production ofgold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, and iron ore by state anddistrict yielding over $100,000, 1928. SEE ALSO 70.14.
70.5 RECORDS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY UNITS
1910-72
1910-72
Related Records: Additional records relating to health and safety under 70.2.3.
70.5.1 General records
Textual Records: Records of the Office of the Chief Surgeon, 1916-33. World War IIhistories of the Health and Safety Branch, 1944-46. Mine safety decimal files, 1910-11, includingrecords of the BM's experimental mine at Bruceton, PA. Correspondence of the Office of the DeputyDirector--Health and Safety, 1972.
70.5.2 Records of the Health Division
Textual Records: Records relating to diseases and health concerns, 1922-33.Records of a free clinic operated jointly with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company andthe Tri-State Zinc and Lead Ore Producers' Association at Pitcher, OK, 1927-32 (in Fort Worth).
70.5.3 Records of the Safety Division
Textual Records: Reports on dust explosions, mine fires, andhealth and safety inspections, 1945-47. Records concerning firefighting projects in federally ownedmines or mines included in federal programs, with interfiled maps and drawings, 1949-65.
70.5.4 Records of the Mineral Production Security Division
History: Established 1942.
Textual Records: Records relating to the prevention of sabotageand other interruption of production in the mining industry duringWorld War II, 1941- 45.
70.6 RECORDS OF THE SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUELS DIVISION, FUELS AND
EXPLOSIVES BRANCH
1945-56
EXPLOSIVES BRANCH
1945-56
History: Office of Synthetic Liquid Fuels established in Fuelsand Explosives Service by Administrative Order 409, September 4,1944. Redesignated Synthetic Liquid Fuels Division under Fuelsand Explosives Branch, 1945. Designated a branch under the Fuelsand Explosives Division, 1950. Abolished with Fuels andExplosives Division, 1955.
Textual Records: Correspondence, memorandums, reports, andstudies concerning a program to develop synthetic liquid fuelsfor military purposes, 1945-50. Records of synthetic liquid fuelsexperiment station projects at Bruceton, PA, Morgantown, WV, andLaramie, WY, accumulated by chemical engineer Ezekial L. Clark, including recordsrelating to coal gasification, other types of coal conversion, and shale oil, 1953-56.Records of the synthetic liquid fuel demonstration plant, Louisiana, MO, 1945-53 (bulk 1947-53) in Kansas City.
70.7 RECORDS OF THE MINERALS DIVISION
1951-56
1951-56
History: Established July 27, 1949.
Textual Records: Reports of the Base Metals Branch on various commodities,resulting from a survey conducted by the branch in collaboration with other agencies('Materials Surveys'), 1951-56.
70.8 RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
1956-65
1956-65
History: Fuels and Explosives Division abolished, with componentbranches realigned and elevated to division status as Divisionsof Solid Fuels and Petroleum, 1955. Division of Solid Fuelsdivided into Divisions of Anthracite and Bituminous Coal, 1956.Division of Environmental Activities formed from Division ofAnthracite, 1968.
Textual Records: Records, including interfiled maps andblueprints, relating to projects, conducted in cooperation withthe Geological Survey and the State of Pennsylvania, to drain,fill, and seal abandoned anthracite mines, 1956-65.
70.9 RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF MINERALS AVAILABILITY
1975-84
1975-84
Machine-Readable Records (1 data set): Minerals AvailabilitySystem, 1975-84, with supporting documentation.
70.10 RECORDS RELATED TO SPECIAL PROJECTS
1908-62
1908-62
Textual Records: Reports, correspondence, and other recordsconcerning calcium carbide and helium (argon) for lighter-than-air craft, 1917-19. Reports and other records pertaining tochemical and gas warfare research, 1917-19. Office and field records ofthe Navy Alaskan Coal Investigation Expedition, 1908-19,including interfiled maps. Correspondence and reports concerningpotash exploration in New Mexico and Texas, 1927-31. Studies and reports for the WPA's National Research Project on Reemployment Opportunities and Changes in Industrial Techniques, 1937-40. Reports, maps, other records pertaining to bauxite, alumina, and otherores in the Hawaiian Islands, 1941-62, including a report of theGeological Survey. BM final report on the effects, on seven potash mines of the Salida Basin near Carlsbad, NM, of a nuclear underground firing to test peaceful uses of atomic energy (Project Gnome of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Operation Plowshare), 1962.
Photographic Negatives (6 images): Expedition party and canyon landscapes taken by the Navy'sAlaskan Coal Investigation Expedition, 1911 (CE). SEE ALSO 70.20.
Related Records: Records of the Chemical Warfare Service, RG 175.
Subject Access Terms: American University, Washington, DC;Medical Advisory Board; mustard gas; Pershing, Gen. John J.;phosgene.
70.11 RECORDS OF FIELD OFFICES
1915-67
1915-67
History: Prior to establishment of numbered regions in 1949, BM operated through field offices reporting directly to central office branches.
70.11.1 Records of the Knoxville, TN, Office
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Index of Technical Records Branchmineral reports ('Minerals Reports Register'), 1943. Drill holelogs on Eufaula, AL, bauxite, 1943-44.
70.11.2 Records of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division, San
Francisco, CA, Office
Francisco, CA, Office
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Oil and natural gasextraction research project files, 1915-31 and 1963-67, includingmaps and photographs. Administrative records, 1916-48, includingthose relating to health and safety and the development of ElkHills Naval Reserve. Oil research and development records, 1916-23, including those relating to royalties on Indian lands andshale oil reserves.
Related Records: SEE UNDER 70.3.1 for records of the main office of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division.
Subject Access Terms: California State Bureau of Mining; TeapotDome Affair.
70.12 RECORDS OF REGIONAL OFFICES
1860-1991 (bulk 1940-65)
1860-1991 (bulk 1940-65)
History: BM established a wartime regional officesystem in 1942, consisting of Eastern Regional Office (CollegePark, MD), Central Regional Office (Rolla, MO), and WesternRegional Office (Salt Lake City, UT), with subordinate districtoffices. Abolished 1945. New regional system implemented inreorganization of July 27, 1949, which created ninenumbered regions: I (Juneau, AK), II (Albany, OR), III (SanFrancisco, CA), IV (Denver, CO), V (Minneapolis, MN), VI(Amarillo, TX), VII (Norris, TN), VIII (Pittsburgh, PA), and IX(Washington, DC). In a reorganization of 1954, implementedJanuary 1955, the number of regions was reduced to five. OldRegion I was abolished and old Regions II-IV were redesignated asnew Regions I-III. Old Region V was abolished and its functionsdispersed. Old Region VI was redesignated as new Region IV(Bartlesville, OK). Old Regions VII and VIII were consolidatedwith certain jurisdictions formerly under old Region V, to formnew Region V (Pittsburgh, PA). Old Region IX, responsible forforeign operations, was abolished. Regional system abolished,1963. Superseded by Eastern and Western Administrative Offices(Pittsburgh, PA, and Denver CO), providing personnel, payroll,and logistical support to independent metallurgy, coal,petroleum, and mining research centers, and to system of eightMineral Resource Office Areas.
70.12.1 Records of the Eastern Regional Office (College Park, MD)
Textual Records: Central decimal files, 1940-56 (bulk 1940-44,1950-51), including records relating to activities of fieldoffices in the eastern United States.
70.12.2 Records of Region IV (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
Textual Records (in Denver): Records of the Intermountain FieldOperations Center, Denver, consisting of records relatingto the extension of the Leadville, CO, drainage tunnel, 1942-61;project files on mining research in westernColorado and eastern Utah, 1942-53; closed project case files,1940-61; and a microfilm copy of mine maps, access road maps, and engineeringreports for western states and foreign nations, 1896-1980 (157 rolls). Recordsof the Denver Mining Research Center, including mine inspection reports, with related records, 1954-56; and research and development program files, 1950-69. Statements of ore shipments, 1860-1928, acquired by theOffice of Mineral Resources as part of its Mineral IndustriesStatistical Work Project.
70.12.3 Records of Region VII (AL, GA, FL, MS, TN, NC, SC)
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Records of the Mining Division(Tuscaloosa, AL), consisting of correspondence, 1949-50; andcooperative agreements for mining projects with private firms,1952-56. Records of the Mineral Technology Division (Tuscaloosa,AL), consisting of general correspondence and reports, 1950-54;and reports and other records documenting research in mineralsand mining technology, 1943-68. Records of the Fuels TechnologyDivision (Tuscaloosa, AL), including monthly reports, 1954-59;quarterly reports on coal carbonization, 1951-60, and coalpreparation, 1953-70; quarterly reports of experiment stations,1950-60; and program records on development of the TuscaloosaSlot Oven and the Tuscaloosa Sole Oven, 1948-60. Production reports from private firms, 1955-67; coal production records of theOffice of Mineral Industries (Knoxville, TN), including coaltabulation sheets, 1955-59; production reports from firms miningasbestos, bauxite, copper, feldspar, garnet, iron, limestone,mica, phosphate, sandstone, and tungsten, 1952-66; monthlysurveys containing production figures of basic steel producers,1962-63; mine and quarry reports by firms, 1957-66; and noncoalmineral production tabulation sheets for AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC,and TN, 1902-59. Records of the Office of Mineral Resources(Knoxville, TN), consisting of records relating to zincexploration in Virginia, 1956-59; program records for Alabama rediron, 1950-52; resource reports for New England mica, 1958-63;and records of a program to determine uranium potential inChattanooga shale, 1952-62; records concerning Tennessee zinc, 1954-58;records relating to a nationwide study of strip and surface mining, implementing section 205(c) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 14), March 9, 1965 ('Appalachia Study'), 1965-66; and southern brown iron ore project files, 1959-63. Reports on offshore and coastal area drilling, quarrying, and mining in AL, FL, GA, NC, and SC ('Estuarine Study Reports'), accumulated by the Knoxville, TN, field office, 1950-67.
Subject Access Terms: Foote Mineral; Ford Motors; Mycalex;Princess Coal Sales; Republic Steel; Sloss-Sheffield; StandardOil Development; steel price crisis (1962); Tennessee Coal andIron; U.S. Pipe and Foundry; Woodward Iron.
70.12.4 Records of the Western Field Operations Center, Spokane, WA
Textual Records (in Denver): Case files on mineral properties in CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, and WA ('Mineral Property Files'), 1920-91 (192 ft.).
Maps (2,120 items, in Denver): Mineral deposits at sites in CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, and WA ('Mineral Property File Maps'), 1941-53. SEE ALSO 70.15.
70.13 RECORDS OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS
1917-65
1917-65
70.13.1 Records of the Southern Experiment Station (Tuscaloosa,
AL) Epubor ultimate 3 0 8 27.
AL) Epubor ultimate 3 0 8 27.
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Station superintendent's correspondence, 1943-55.Project files, with maps, of the Mining Division, 1941-47. Engineers' field notes and maps, 1945-47. Records of Ellis Herzog, a technician with MetallurgicalBranch office at Tuscaloosa, 1932-51. Coke production surveys,1932-55. Mine and quarry reports, 1957-66. Records of the Army Quarry Project, 1948-49.
70.13.2 Records of the Intermountain Experiment Station (Salt
Lake City, UT; Boulder, CO)
Lake City, UT; Boulder, CO)
Textual Records (in Denver): Decimal files, including thosepertaining to shale oil, of the Salt Lake City, UT, station,1918-21, and of its successor at Boulder, CO, 1920-32.
Photographic Prints (550 images): Excell Helium Plant; NavajoHelium Plant, NM; and federal helium plants at Amarillo,Petrolia, and Ft. Worth, TX, 1919-53 (H). SEE ALSO 70.17.
70.13.3 Records of the North Central Experiment Station
(Minneapolis, MN)
(Minneapolis, MN)
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Decimal file, 1927-50, relating mainly to ore reduction research, and particularly to the development of a manganese pilot plant near Chamberlain, SD (1941-47) and a magnesium pilot plant in Dearborn, MI (1942-44). Project files of the Chamberlain, SD, manganese plant, 1941-50. Monthly narrative reports from both headquarters and regional offices, 1917-61.
Aerial Photographs (1,319 items, in Kansas City): Manganesedeposits near Chamberlin, SD, 1946. SEE ALSO 70.16.
Records 1 6 105 Kg
70.13.4 Records of Pittsburgh Experiment Station (Pittsburgh, PA)
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Unpublished research papers onvarious aspects of mining, mine safety, mineral fuels, andrelated subjects, 1917-49. Technical data files relating to operations of the conventional blast furnace, 1941-57.
70.13.5 Records of the Bartlesville Petroleum Research Center and
its predecessor, the Petroleum Research Center (Bartlesville, OK)
its predecessor, the Petroleum Research Center (Bartlesville, OK)
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Records, includingcorrespondence, reports, and technical studies, relating toresearch on petroleum production, thermodynamics, motor fuels,pollution, and lunar mineral resources, 1918-65.
70.13.6 Other records
Textual Records: DOI collection of reports on various oil shale experiments conducted at experiment stations in Rifle, CO, and Laramie, WY ('Intra-Bureau Reports Relating to Oil Shale Demonstrations'), with interfiled graphs, maps, and photographs, 1945-57.
70.14 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW
1952-70
1952-70
History: Established by the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66Stat. 692), July 16, 1952, as a quasi-judicial body to decidecoal operators' appeals of actions of federal mine inspectors orof the Director of the Bureau of Mines pursuant to the act.Deactivated March 30, 1970, pursuant to the Federal Coal MineHealth and Safety Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 803), December 30, 1969.
70.15 RECORDS OF THE STRIP AND SURFACE MINING STUDY POLICY COMMITTEE 1963-70 (bulk 1965-67)
History: Established under DOI auspices by section 205(c) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 14), March 9, 1965, instructing Secretary of the Interior to study strip and surface mining operations, and to submit policy recommendations for the reclamation and rehabilitation of areas affected by such activities. BM assigned to conduct study, with interagency Policy Committee advising. Working Committee of Policy Committee set up field appraisal teams that gathered information nationwide through questionnaires and on-site examinations. Policy Committee terminated upon submission of final report, published as Surface Mining and Our Environment: A Special Report to the Nation (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967).
Textual Records: Records pertaining to individual states ('State Surface Mining Study Files'), including completed questionnaires, correspondence, field reports, and interfiled photographs, 1963-67. Background material ('General Surface Mining Study Files'), 1963-67, probably maintained by Joseph A. Corgan, Division of Anthracite chief, who served as Working Committee chairman.
Textual Records: Correspondence, minutes, board orders, and casefiles, 1952-70.
70.16 CARTOGRAPHIC RECORDS (GENERAL)
1942-70
1942-70
Maps: United States, showing location of safety and experiment stations, ca. 1918, tonnage of metals produced by district, ca. 1922, mineral production by state, 1923-32, and origin and distribution of bituminous coal and lignite, 1944 (4 items). Western states, annotated to show coal areas, ca. 1916 (24 items). States of IL, IN, KY, and WV, showing amounts of coal mined and numbers of men employed in the coal industry, ca. 1916 (4 items). Township plats, maps, and compilation lists relating to oil shale reserves and oil shale classified lands in western states, 1918-21 (176 items). Salt Creek and Teapot area, WY, 1922-25 (6 items). Mining regions, mine sites, and other bureau activities in various states, ca. 1916-29 (520 items). Specific mines located east of the Mississippi River ownedby private firms, with related geologic features, prepared by theEastern Field Operation Center (Pittsburgh, PA) for inclusion inreports, ca. 1942-70 (1000 items).
Engineering Plans (2,500 items): Drawings, blueprints, and tracings of experimental mines, mine sites, chemical laboratories in DC and MD, helium purification plants in NJ, PA, TX, and VA, and mining equipment used in South Africa, ca. 1900-34.
Subject Access Terms: Helium production; Teapot Dome Affair.
SEE Maps UNDER 70.3.1, 70.4.1, 70.4.4 and 70.11.4.SEE Aerial Photographs UNDER 70.12.3.
70.17 MOTION PICTURES (GENERAL)
1913-86
1913-86
General subjects, 1913-ca. 1979 (282 reels), including mining and processing of coal, asbestos, and other materials, 1919-38 and ca. 1943; U.S. and Mexican petroleum industry, 1923-36; automobiles and automobile engines, 1926-36; industrial products, including explosives, steel, and safety glass, 1922-28; steam, water, and electric power, 1922-28 and ca. 1943; the oxyacetylene torch, 1922 and 1938; bureau safety and health education programs, 1913-37; and natural resources and scenery of Arizona and Texas, and national parks, including Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, and Shenandoah, 1925-55. Miscellaneous subjects, 1914-79 (55 reels), including the Royalton, IL, mine disaster (Oct. 27, 1914); railway guns at Fort Story, VA (1929); the development of the automobile (a film produced in cooperation with the Studebaker Corporation); footage of press conferences and inspection tours; The Story of the Bureau of Mines; television interviews of BM officials; and 'Safety Tips for Miners,' a series of television spots. Related scripts, production files, and film catalogs, 1930-86.
70.18 VIDEO RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
ca. 1970-1986
ca. 1970-1986
'Take Pride in America,' narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr., 1986 (1 item). 'Out of the Rock,' 1991 (1 item). 'Safer Coal Mining Equipment,' ca. 1970-ca. 1979 (1 item). 'Improved Visibility Aids on Large Haulage Vehicles,' ca. 1970-ca.1979 (1 item). 'Fire Protection Systems for Underground Metal and Non-Metal Mines,' ca. 1970-ca. 1979 (1 item). 'Improved Arc Stability in Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking,' ca. 1970-ca. 1979 (1 item). 'Ground Control Technology,' ca. 1970-ca. 1979 (1 item). 'Electromagnetic Fire Warning Alarm for Underground Mines,' ca. 1970-ca. 1979 (1 item).
70.19 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
ca. 1952-ca. 1987
ca. 1952-ca. 1987
Testimony of United Mine Workers of America (UMW) President John L. Lewis at a hearing of the Special Subcommittee on Mine Safety of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, January 30, 1952 (4 items). BM Director Walter R. Hibbard, Jr., speaking informally at the Denver Federal Center, January 20, 1966 (1 item); and being interviewed by Freeman Bishop, December 27, 1966 (1 item). Radio spot announcements on safety tips for miners, n.d. (1 item); mine inspector recruitment, n.d. (1 item); haulage safety campaign, featuring BM Director Elburt F. Osborn, n.d. (1 item); and the Monangah Mine explosion, n.d. (1 item). Unsynchronized sound recorded on location, n.d.-ca. 1987 (14 items).
70.20 MACHINE-READABLE RECORDS (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 70.8.
70.21 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL)
1910-78
1910-78
Photographs (95,000 images): General photographicfiles, illustrating mines, mining activities, equipment,personnel, facilities, housing, types of minerals, experiments,and safety techniques, ca. 1910-78 (G).
Photographic Prints (2,454 images): Generalphotographic files, as described above, ca. 1910-78 (GP, 1,800images). Chemical Warfare Service activities at its AmericanUniversity Experiment Station, Washington, DC, in albums, 1917-18 (CW, 103 images).Excell (TX) Helium Plant; Navajo Helium Plant, Shiprock, NM; and federal helium plants at Amarillo, Petrolia, and Ft. Worth, TX, 1919-53 (H, 550 images). Panoramic view of a copper mine, showing the stripped levels, hand-tinted in blue and orange, n.d. (MOD, 1 image).
Posters (43 images): Collected by BM National Fuel Efficiency Program unit, stressing fuel conservation, 1944-45 (FCP).
SEE Photographs UNDER 70.3.3.
SEE Photographic Prints UNDER 70.12.2.
SEE Photographic Negatives UNDER 70.9.
SEE Photographic Prints UNDER 70.12.2.
SEE Photographic Negatives UNDER 70.9.
Finding Aids: Shelflist (GS) and index (GX) to photographicseries G and GP. Publicity file (FE) to poster series (FCP).
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.3 volumes, 2428 pages.
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