State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Geology Records, 1893-1973 RG 427 COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator: Tennessee. Division of Geology Inclusive Dates: 1893-1973 Scope & Content: Consists of reports, analyses, maps, photographs, diagrams, charts, and correspondence. Many of the collection’s maps are USGS topographical maps with varying annotations. The photographs folder contains early images of the Mt. Pleasant area, East Tennessee manganese mines, limestone quarries, and kilns. Series II includes what appears to be an early draft of Dr. K. C. McMurry’s dissertation on the economic geography of Tennessee’s Central Basin. The draft includes a number of map excerpts, original photographs, and hand-painted watercolor maps. Series III contains maps, diagrams, reports, data, and drawings relating to the Upper Mississippi Embayment area located in West Tennessee. Series IV is entirely linen-backed maps, most likely for use in the field. Oversized material, primarily geologic folios, comprises Series V. Series VI holds a large collection of photographic negatives dating from the 1900s until the 1930s. Physical Description/Extent: 20.75 cubic feet Accession/Record Group Number: RG 427 Language: English Permanent Location: RG 427; M-19-13; VII-B-5v - VII-B-6v Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, 37243-0312 Administrative/Biographical History The Tennessee Geological Survey encourages and promotes the prudent development and conservation of Tennessee’s geological, energy, and mineral resources by developing and maintaining data bases, maps and technical services; providing accurate geologic hazard assessments; and disseminating geologic information through publications and educational outreach activities. The Tennessee General Assembly established the first Tennessee Geological Survey in 1831 and appointed Gerard Troost as the first State Geologist. This makes it one of the oldest geologic service and research organizations in the country. The survey advises other state agencies and federal and local organizations on matters relating to Tennessee geology. (From Department of Environment and Conservation website: https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/tennessee-geological- survey.html) Organization/Arrangement of Materials Collection is arranged in the order originally transferred to the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Conditions of Access and Use Restrictions on Access: No restrictions. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction: While the Tennessee State Library and Archives houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use. Index Terms Corporate Names/Organizations/Government Bodies: Tennessee. Department of Environment and Conservation Tennessee. Division of Geology Subjects: Formations (Geology) -- Tennessee Geological mapping -- Tennessee Groups (Stratigraphy) -- Tennessee Mines and mineral resources -- Tennessee Quarries and quarrying -- Tennessee Geographic Names: Mississippi Embayment Nashville (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century Nashville (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century Tennessee -- Maps -- 19th century Tennessee -- Maps -- 20th century Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Sources Document Types: Administrative reports Black-and-white transparencies Correspondence Drafts (documents) Geological maps Maps (documents) Negatives (photographs) Photographs Acquisition and Appraisal Provenance and Acquisition: The Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Geology Records, 1893-1973, RG 427, were transferred to the Tennessee State Library and Archives in various years. Processing and Administrative Information Preferred Citation: Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Geology Records, 1893-1973, RG 427, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Processing Information: Completed by Zachary Keith, April 2020. DETAILED COLLECTION DESCRIPTION SERIES I. – Mineral Resources Series Scope and Content: Consists of correspondence, reports, maps, locations, and analyses of Tennessee’s mineral resources. Series Arrangement: Documents in this series are arranged alphabetically. CONTAINER LIST Contents/Item Title Date Box Volume/Folder Analyses -- Sedimentary rock of United 1952-1955 1 1 States Barite 1937-1953 1 2 Baukite 1938-1953 1 3 Bauxite 1922-1952 1 4 Bentonite 1922-1963 1 5 Bleaching Earth 1933-1943 1 6 Celestite 1942-1944 1 7 Chert 1933-1944 1 8 Clay 1926-1931 1 9 Coal 1935-1941 2 1 Copper 1939 2 2 Diatomite 1933-1936 2 3 Dolomite 1933-1943 2 4 Feldspar 1926-1953 2 5 Flint 1940-1942 2 6 Fluorspar 1937-1942 2 7 Galena 1951 2 8 General Resources 1934 2 9 Germanium 1953 2 10 Gold 1927-1930 2 11 Gypsum 1951-1960 2 12 Hematite 1941-1954 2 13 Indian Head 1941-1942 2 14 Iron Ore 1936-1954 2 15 Kaolin 1929-1943 2 15 Knox Dolomite 1935-1943 2 16 Lorettoite 1965 3 1 Limestone 1937-1960 3 2 Light Weight Products 1935-1953 3 3 Loess 1941 3 4 Manganese 1928-1954 3 5 Marble 1946 3 6 Mica 1941-1952 3 7 Oil and Gas 1937-1954 3 8 Peridotite 1944 3 9 Potash 1941 3 10 Quartzite 1940-1949 3 11 Rock Wool 1945 3 12 Salt 1942-1953 4 1 Sand 1927-1945 4 2 Shale 1950-1953 4 3 Slate 1937-1949 4 4 Sphalerite 1970 4 5 Steel 1895 4 6 Strategic Minerals 1941-1942 4 7 Tripoli 1934-1943 4 8 Uranium 1948-1955 4 9 SERIES II. – State Geologist’s Files Series Scope and Content: Consists of documents accrued and stored by the State Geologist’s office. Items include correspondence, reports, maps, locations, photographs and analyses of Tennessee’s mineral resources. Reports to accompany USGS quadrangle maps make up much of Series II. Series Arrangement: Documents in this series are arranged in in the order originally transferred to the Library and Archives. Contents/Item Title Date Box Volume/Folder Building Stones 1933-1940 5 1 Caves 1954-1963 5 2 Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Lower Eocene by 1957 5 3 G. R. Stearns Geologic Sections (C. W. Wilson) undated 5 4 Pamphlets -- Electricity 1929 5 5 Charts undated 5 6 Quarries Sampled undated 5 7 Quarries, East Tennessee 1937 5 8 Quarry Locations -- Tennessee Highway undated 5 9 Department Limestone and Dolomite Quarries in undated 5 10 Tennessee Sampling undated 5 11 Analyses -- East Tennessee undated 5 12 Quarry Site Investigations Prior to 1946 undated 5 13 Samples in Process of Analysis undated 5 14 Correspondence undated 5 15 Wolf Creek Dam Limestones undated 5 16 Bibliography undated 5 17 Uses undated 5 18 Limestone Industries undated 5 19 Railroad Ballasts undated 5 20 Publication Correspondence undated 5 21 Manuscripts undated 5 22 Cement Plants undated 5 23 Rock Products undated 5 24 Cowee undated 5 25 Copper Basin undated 5 26 Phosphates undated 5 27 Phosphates undated 5 28 Aerial Photographs 1920s 5 29 Indian Creek (Hardeman County) report undated 5 30 Inventory Space undated 5 31 Library and Archives 1964-1965 5 32 Licensing Law for Geologists undated 5 33 Magnetic Data undated 5 34 Magnetometer undated 5 35 Manufacturer’s Record on Tennessee undated 5 36 Map Information undated 5 37 Map of Ocoee District undated 5 38 Maps -- Civil War Areas undated 5 39 Maps -- Geologic, Tennessee, and undated 5 40 Physiographic Map Companies and Engravers undated 5 41 Map -- Topographic Information undated 6 1 Mineral Resources -- Bedford County undated 6 2 Mineral Resources Index A.I.M.E undated 6 3 Mineral Statistics undated 6 4 Nashville Geologic Society Directory undated 6 5 Nichols Laboratory undated 6 6 Oil and Gas -- SB 965 - 1943; SB 163 - 1953 1943-1953 6 7 Oil Possibilities and Geology by Gene Perry 1923 6 8 Parks -- State undated 6 9 Penitentiary Area undated 6 10 Pennsylvanian Stratigraphy undated 6 11 Photographs undated 6 12 Report to Conservation Commission, undated 6 13 September 3, 1953 Reports -- unpublished by F. M. Alexander 1958 6 14 Reports -- Miscellaneous undated 6 15 Roan Iron Company Land Grants undated 6 16 Severance Tax -- Tennessee undated 6 17 Strip Mining undated 6 18 TVA -- History, Etc undated 6 19 TVA Reservoir Elevation undated 6 20 Technical Services undated 6 21 Tennessee Academy of Science undated 6 22 Tennessee-Cumberland River Development undated 6 23 Association Tennessee Gas and Transmission Geological undated 6 24 Section Topographic Map in Plant Site Studies undated 6 25 U.S.G.S. -- Reports undated 6 26 U.S.G.S. -- Long Range Program undated 6 27 U.S.G.S. -- Personnel undated 6 28 U.S.G.S. -- Scribing undated 6 29 U.S.G.S. -- Folios undated 6 30 U. S. Weather Bureau undated 6 31 Western Highland Rim Development undated 6 32 Association Siam Property - Carter County undated 6 33 Taylor Valley Mine (Newton’s Map) undated 6 34 Hutchens, O. D. - Carter County undated 6 35 Johnson City Chamber of Commerce Report undated 6 36 Magnetic Separation Tests undated 6 37 Report on Manganese in East Tennessee 1939 6 38 Correspondence on Deposits, Developments, undated 6 39 Etc. (Manganese) East Tennessee Manganese - Miscellaneous undated 6 40 Reports General Correspondence undated 6 41 Memorandums undated 6 42 Lists of Manganese Operators undated 6 43 Price Schedules undated 6 44 Questionnaires