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050/03. WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project

 Record Group Term
Identifier: 050/03

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Mines, Mining and Geology - WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project - County Surveys, Technical and Supervisory Records

 Series
Identifier: 050-03-030
Scope and Contents This series contains: (1) County Supervisors' reports; (2) field notes, charts, maps, and tables; (3) correspondence of the County Supervisors, for the following counties included in the Minerals Survey: Bartow, Bibb, Chatham, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Glynn, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Monroe, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Rabun, Richmond, Telfair, Troup and Ware.For all other counties, except Brantley and Evans, mineral and water...
Dates: Created: 1939-1942

Mines, Mining and Geology - WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project - Department Director's Project Files

 Series
Identifier: 050-03-018
Scope and Contents

This series consists of the WPA project files of Captain Garland Peyton, Director of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology. It contains: (1) drafts of the proposal for the state-wide project, (2) personnel files for the supervisors and technicians, (3) periodic reports from counties and districts, (4) copies of the monthly state-wide reports, (5) financial records of the contributions of the sponsors of the state-wide project, and (6) other project related materials.

Dates: Created: 1939-1942

Mines, Mining and Geology - WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project - Project and Administrative Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 050-03-022
Scope and Contents This series documents the supervision and control of the State-wide Minerals Survey Project. It includes survey-related correspondence of Robert C. Beckstorn, State Project Supervisor, and Peyton Garland, Director, Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, and mineral location summaries. Also included are Minutes of the Georgia State WPA Advisory Council, 1940-1941, which cover the entire range of WPA projects in Georgia. In addition, the series contains the correspondence of Peyton...
Dates: Created: 1939-1942