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

Series

Identifier: 050-03-022

Staff Only

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 Garland regarding efforts to relate the Minerals Survey to the national defense effort (1941-1942).

Dates

Created: 1939-1942

Creator

Mines, Mining, and Geology (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

1.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

This series is primarily loose sheets. The arrangement is alphabetical by subject and personal name.

Record Groups

- 050. Mines, Mining, and Geology
- 050/03. WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Mines, Mining and Geology - WPA State-Wide Minerals Survey Project - Project and Administrative Subject Files
Author: Georgia Archives
Description rules: Local
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin