Finding Aid for Ralph E. Grim Papers, 1925-88 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Ralph E. Grim Papers, 1925-88

ID: 15/11/27

Primary Creator: Grim, Ralph E. (Ralph Early) (1902-)

Extent: 11.2 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of material and alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Subjects: Bentonite, Clay Minerals, Colombia - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Consultants, Development and Resources Corporation, Electron Microscopy, Faculty Papers, Geological Research, Geological Society of America, Geological Survey, Illinois, Geological Surveys, State, Geology, International Geological Congresses, Ivory Coast - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kaolin, Maps, Mineralogical Society of America, Mineralogy, Mineral Resources, Mississippi, Music -- Australia - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Music -- Brazil - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Music -- India - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Music -- Iran - Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Lead Company, Nevada, Puerto Rico - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Venezuela - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam - Agriculture and Natural Resources

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Ralph Early Grim (1902-89), professor of geology (1950-67) and geologist, Illinois Geological Survey (1931-50), including correspondence with associates in foreign countries (1950-86), states (1950-83), organizations and companies (1937-81), and with students (1949-86); lecture and research notes (1926-30); maps and reports relating to mineral resources consulting work for the Development and Resources Corporation (1960-74) in Alaska, Western Australia, Brazil, Columbia, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Nicaragua, Venezuela adn Vietnam; research on the structure and composition of clays, consulting and travel, publications (1928-83) and manuscripts (1933-81). The series includes material on geological mapping, laboratories, resource development, hydrology, petrography, diagenesis, sedimentation, electron microscopy, kaolin mining and processing in Georgia and France, Illinois Geological Survey organization and planning (1941-46), International Association for the Study fo Clay (1948-79), Mineralogical Society of America (1957-79), National Lead Company (1948-70), Robert Robertson and Resource Use Limited, Puerto Rican clays and feldspars (1926-61), clays in Illinois, Mississippi and Texas, Mississippi Geological Survey (1926-31), Nevada Bentonite (1971) and Illinois Scientific Surveys (1986-88). His papers also include Memoirs of Ralph Early Grim (1986).

Bentonite
Clay Minerals
Colombia - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Consultants
Development and Resources Corporation
Electron Microscopy
Faculty Papers
Geological Research
Geological Society of America
Geological Survey, Illinois
Geological Surveys, State
Geology
International Geological Congresses
Ivory Coast - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Kaolin
Maps
Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogy
Mineral Resources
Mississippi
Music -- Australia - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Music -- Brazil - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Music -- India - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Music -- Iran - Agriculture and Natural Resources
National Lead Company
Nevada
Puerto Rico - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sedimentation
Stratigraphy
Venezuela - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Vietnam - Agriculture and Natural Resources

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 4/23/85; 6/21/90

Other Note: 8 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1511027.pdf

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