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McCollum Exploration Company. Records, 1926-1943, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0208

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of geophysical, reflections, torsion balance surveys and other miscellaneous surveys as well and as reports done for each area investigated.

Dates

  • 1926-1943, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Founded by Burton McCollum (1880-1964), a pioneer in the use of seismography to drill for oil, the McCollum Exploration Company conducted seismographic surveys for petroleum companies in many parishes of Louisiana.

Extent

0.833333 Linear Feet (10 inches of materials contained in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
McCollum Exploration Company Records
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
12/07/2018
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031