Inventor Name
Russell, William Low
Repository
University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
Dept. 3924
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-4114
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/default.htm
Physical Description
4.5 cubic feet
Summary
William Low Russell (1897-1976) was a geologist. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, New York Geological Survey, and South Dakota Geological Survey between 1920-1926. After earning a Ph.D. from Yale in petroleum and structural geology in 1927, he worked for various oil companies in the U.S. from 1928-1938. Russell worked in South Africa from 1938-1940, and was again employed by various U.S. oil companies from 1940-1946. He taught geology at Texas A & M University beginning in 1946. Collection includes correspondence (1947-1977); files; manuscripts and notes for articles and two books "Principles of Petroleum Geology" (1951 and 2nd ed. 1960) and "Structural Geology for Petroleum Geologists" (1955); maps; patents; and miscellaneous other materials.