urn:taro:utexas.cah.00252 A Guide to the Ira and Cathryn Cram Collection, 1947-1979 Original EAD encoding by Linda Peterson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. September 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Cram, Ira H, 1929-1991 Ira and Cathryn Cram Collection 1929-1991 Materials are written in English. 93-122 7 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection consists of pamphlets, brochures, postcards and other publications related to Ira and Cathryn Cram’s travels around the world. Some photographs and motion picture films are also included. Biographical Note

Ira Cram was a geologist who worked for Continental Oil Company. He was best known for his book Future Petroleum Provinces of the United States.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pamphlets, brochures, postcards and other publications related to Ira and Cathryn Cram’s travels around the world. Some photographs and motion picture films are also included.

 Access restrictions

The collection is open for research. Access to slides is by appointment only. Films must be digitized for viewing. Contact repository for information.

 Use Restrictions

This collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Cram, Cathryn--Photographs Cram, Ira H., 1929-1991—Archives Cram, Nancy--Photographs Cram, Tad--Photographs Subjects Travel Places Africa Asia Central America Cuba Europe Mexico North Pole Scandinavia United States Preferred Citation

Ira and Cathryn Cram Collection, 1947-1979, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Linda Peterson, September 2010.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3X3 Pamphlets, postcards, itineraries, printed material, notebooks, photographs: 3X3 Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, 1971 3X3 Norway, July 1957 3X3 Western trip, 1973 3X3 Hawaii, June 1971 3X3 Copper Canyon, 1974 3X3 Bermuda, 1960 3X4 Iran, 1962 3X4 Australia, 1962 3X4 Japan, 1962 3X4 Kenya and Egypt, 1955 (includes photographs) 3X4 Santa Fe trip, 1979 3X4 Quebec, 1956 3X4 Sweden, 1957 3X4 Meteor Cruise, North Pole, 1957 3X5 Australia, New Zealand, Orient, 1969 3X5 Alaska and Japan, 1971 3X5 Pacific Northwest, 1958 3X5 Greece, 1963 3X5 Mexico, 1954 3X6 Big Bend National Park, 1970 3X6 Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1968 3X6 China, 1978 3X6 South African animals and flowers, Bogota, Guatemala, 1967-68 3X6 South Africa, 1967 3X6 Copenhagen, Warsaw, Leningrad, Moscow, 1968 3X6 Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, India, 1979 3X6 Australia and New Zealand, 1969 3X7 3X7 3X7 Places worth seeing in Texas 3X7 Europe, 1952 (“with Nancy,” 3 scrapbooks) 3X7 South Africa, 1967 3X7 Great Britain, 1965 3X7 Hawaii, 1952 3X7 Lebanon, Jordan, 1963 3X8 Scottsdale, 1976 3X8 Egypt, 1955 3X8 Notebooks on European and African holidays, 1946 and undated 3X8 China, 1978 3X8 Rhodesia and South Africa, 1967 3X8 Portugal and Spain, 1960 3X8 Florida and Cuba, 1946 3X8 Russia, 1960 3X8 Western trip, USA 1946 (2 scrapbooks, includes photographs) 3X8 Portraits of the Presidents of the United States 3X9 Motion picture film and slides: 3X9 Europe, 1952 3X9 Summer 1948, winter 1951 3X9 Summer 1947, summer 1948 3X9 Kenya and Egypt, undated 3X9 Egypt, 1955 3X9 3X9 Scandinavia I-III, undated 3X9 Wild animals of Kenya, 1955 3X9 California and Hawaii, 1952 3X9 Summer 1951 3X9 Europe, undated 3X9 Yellowstone, undated 3X9 Unidentified