A Guide to the Merle C. Israelsky Papers,
1868-1947
Merle C. Israelsky was an assistant
curator, geologist, and paleontologist, born in 1900.
The papers cover the span of Israelsky’s career as a researcher and
teacher in the field of geology. They include correspondence, teaching and
class notes, broadside, clippings, maps, oil-well-log records of the Gulf
Coast, bibliographical sketches, note-cards, fossil plates, technical reports
and scientific contributions to micropaleontology and stratigraphy, as well as
to the standard foraminiferal zonation of the Middle and Upper Eocene of the
Gulf Coast.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
A portion of these papers is stored remotely. Advance notice required
for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Adams, Frank C., 1916- |
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Beckelhymer, Roy L. |
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Calohan, W. F. |
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Chambers, Jack |
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Clark, Bruce L. (Bruce Lawrence), b.
1880 |
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Dallas, G. |
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Dickerson, R. E. |
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Israelsky, Merle C. (Merle Cathcart),
1900- |
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Ivy, John S. |
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Scopes, John Thomas. |
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Spears, Walter H. |
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Spoor, H. C. |
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Subjects |
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Geology. |
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Petroleum. |
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Catalogued maps from the Israelsky Papers have been
routed to the Map Collection. |
Merle C. Israelsky Papers, 1868-1947,
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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
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Inventory: |
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| 3F240 (60181) |
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Classified correspondence: |
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A-Hz,
1924-1945 |
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Ia-Za: |
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1927-1946 |
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Undated |
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| 3F242 (59524) |
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Geological societies: |
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American micropaleontologists,
April 11, 1927 |
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Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists,
1929-1934 |
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Houston Geological Society,
1933-1942 |
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Shreveport Geological Society,
1934-1935 |
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San Antonio Geological Society,
October 1936 |
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The American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
undated |
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Technical reports: |
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The significance of neglected land problems,
December 1922 |
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Detailed report on Standard Oil Company of Louisiana,
February 25, 1924 |
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Reports on the possibilities of commercial oil
production, Arkansas,
February 27, 1924 |
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Report on Earthern Storage, Smackover, Arkansas,
November 3, 1924 |
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Report on cutting and cores from Standard Oil Company
of Louisiana,
1925-1926 |
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Tentative foraminiferal zonation of the subsurface
Claiborne of Texas and Louisiana,
1922-1935 |
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Methods of preparation of sedimentary materials for
study: |
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August 5, 1926 |
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1920-1934 |
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1936-1946 |
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Untitled, Gottingen,
October 1934 |
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| 3F243 (60192) |
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Brief treaties on photomicrography,
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Petroleum geology,
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Notes on some foraminifera from Marysville Butts,
California,
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Undated |
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Teaching and class notes: |
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Geology courses: |
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1918-1922 |
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| 3F244 (59535) |
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1923-1946, undated |
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Advanced inorganic chemistry,
1919-1920 |
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General petrology,
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Undated |
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| 3F245 (59411) |
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Undated |
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Dissertation, "Three Dimensional Experiments in Earth
Deformation,"
June 1927 |
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| 3F246 (59433) |
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Printed material: |
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Broadside, public auction by the United States
Government of Osage Oil leases,
December 30, 1918 |
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Clippings, magazines: |
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1919-1925 |
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Undated |
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Newspapers: |
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1920-1939 |
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Undated |
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| 3F247 (59466) |
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Clippings, The Oil and Gas Journal,
1924-1926 |
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Miscellany: |
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1868-1940 |
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Undated |
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Maps: |
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1869-1940 |
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Undated |
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| 3F248 (1842148) |
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Well-log records: |
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Alabama,
1927-1944 |
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Arkansas,
1921-1929 |
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Florida,
1940 |
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Georgia,
1939 |
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Louisiana,
1922 - December 31, 1929 |
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| 3F249 (59444) |
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Louisiana: |
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January 1, 1930 - December 31,
1937 |
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| 3F250 (60170) |
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January 1, 1938-1948 |
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Undated |
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Michigan,
June 14, 1915 |
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| 3F251 (59455) |
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Mississippi: |
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1927 - July 15, 1940 |
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| 3F252 (60046) |
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July 16, 1940 - October 31,
1943 |
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| 3F253 (1842159) |
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November 1, 1943-1946 |
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Undated |
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Montana,
1933 |
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Tennessee,
1932-1935 |
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Texas: |
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1924 - September 15, 1925 |
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| 3F254 (1810549) |
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September 16, 1925 - August 31,
1932 |
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| 3F255 (1842104) |
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September 1, 1932 - September
1933 |
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| 3F256 (1842079) |
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October 1933 - June 1934 |
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| 3F257 (1810403) |
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July 1934 - August 31, 1935 |
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| 3F258 (59422) |
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September 1, 1935 - August 31,
1937 |
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| 3F259 (59546) |
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September 1, 1937 - December 31,
1941 |
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| 3F260 (1842137) |
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1942-1947 |
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Undated |
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| 3F261 (1842046) |
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Bibliography cards |
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| 3F262 (1842057) |
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Bibliography cards |
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| 3F263 (1842126) |
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Bibliography cards and plates |
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| 3F264 (1842035) |
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Bibliography cards and plates |
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| 3F265 (1842068) |
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Notecards and plates |
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| 3F266 (1842115) |
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Notecards and plates |
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| 3F267 (1842090) |
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Notecards and plates |
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| 3F268 (1810538) |
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Bibliographies |
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Geological notes: |
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1924-1928 |
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Undated |
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Petroleum engineering, Lefax data sheets,
1914-1920 |
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Miscellany: |
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Abstracts of the Title of Mining Properties, State of
Arizona: |
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1901-1917 |
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Undated |
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Biography, Biographical sketch of Charles
Lyell |
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Poems: |
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"A Fast Trip Through Arkansas,"
April 10, 1928 |
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"The Drill Goes Round and Round,"
April 1936 |
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Essay, Eugene Ware's Essay on Jiners (sic),
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Company well lists, Caddo-Pine Island, Louisiana,
1925 |
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| 3F269 (1842080) |
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Well-check lists, Louisiana,
1943-1944 |
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Slide records,
undated |
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Invitations,
1927-1928 |
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Financial records: |
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1923-1944 |
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Undated |
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Bishop Metzger and two others,
undated |
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Miscellaneous papers |
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| 3T77 |
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Photograph, Bishop Metzger and others |
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