William P. Hewitt, Oaxaca, Mexico: an interview by Floyd A. O'Neil

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Title William P. Hewitt, Oaxaca, Mexico: an interview by Floyd A. O'Neil
Alternative Title No.259, William P. Hewitt, interview by Floyd A. O'Neil
Creator Hewitt, William P., 1909-
Contributor Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1991-03-13
Collection Number and Name ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Date Digital 2014-09-16
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/
Subject Hewitt, William P., 1909- --Interviews; University of Utah--Faculty--Biography;Geologists--Utah--Biography; Mining engineers--Utah--Biography; Mines and mineral resources--Utah--History
Description Transcript (52 pages) of interview by Floyd O'Neil with retired geologist, mining engineer, and University of Utah professor William P. Hewitt of Oaxaca, Mexico, on March 13, 1991. This interview is no. 259 in the Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project. Accompanied by a list of Hewitt's publications
Abstract Hewitt (b. 1909) recalls his career as a mining engineer at Columbia University and later his career with American Smelting and Refining Company and describes mining exploration in Nevada. Later he headed the Utah Heological and Mineralogical Survey, which was a project of both the state government and the University of Utah. Interviewer: Floyd O'Neil
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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Conversion Specifications Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display
ARK ark:/87278/s62r5d0k
Topic Geologists--Biography; Mining engineers; University of Utah; Mines and mineral resources
Setname uum_elc
ID 807819
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r5d0k
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