Theron Wasson Papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains three hand-written journals kept by Theron Wasson, two typed journals, some typed notes and publications, some personal notes, and a few maps.
Dates
- Creation: 1921-1962
Creator
- Wasson, Theron Rhodes, 1887-1970 (Person)
Biographical Sketch
Theron Wasson received his BS in Engineering at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1910. He later established the William Elton Mott Scholarship Fund.
In 1921, Mr. Wasson went to Ecuador on an oil exploration. He kept journals while there, which contain notes not only on geology, but also on local plants, animals, and people.
A detailed autobiographical sketch is contained in Folder.
Extent
0.25 Linear feet
Language
English
Overview
Theron Wasson was an Engineering student at CIT and earned his B.S. in 1910. In 1921, Wasson went to Ecuador on an oil exploration. His collection includes three journals that he wrote during the exploration. Digitized version of Wasson's 1921 journals are available.
Provenance
The materials were donated to the archive by Theron Wasson's grandson, Peter Bergstrom, in December 2011 and July 2013.
Processor
The collection was arranged and the finding aid written by J. Dustin Williams on December 6, 2011. It was updated on August 30, 2013 by Laure Bukh with a new accession received in 2013.
- Title
- Theron Wasson Collection
- Subtitle
- 2011.04
- Date
- October 19, 2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository