Geological Society of America
Coll # 1029-2
Date: 1972-1974
Extent 3 folders
Collection consists of correspondence between members of the Geological Society of America
regarding plans for their annual conference in Las Vegas. Includes numerous letters from Chester
Longwell. Also includes planning documents such as lists of speakers, preliminary program schedule, etc.

Longwell, Chester
Coll # MS17
Date: 1919 - 1974
Extent 17 boxes (2 slim document boxes, 15 document boxes)
The Chester Longwell Papers document his professional career as a geologist and his pioneering
field work in Clark County, Nevada. Includes Longwell's field notes, manuscripts, articles and
speeches related to geology (mostly of Clark County), personal and business correspondence, and
publications of Longwell's and colleagues. The collection also contains subject files, name files, and rock specimen tags. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Murphy, Franklin M.
Coll # T130
Date: 1922 -1958
Extent 6 record storage boxes
Frank M. Murphy was a geologist active in Nevada. His collection contains numerous publications, articles, maps, and reports pertaining to geology and mining in Nevada. The collection also includes business and personal correspondence, resumes, and letters of application.

Spur, J. F.
Coll # 1010
Date: ca. 1902-1913
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of manuscript "Geology and Ore-Deposition at Tonopah, Nevada" by J.E. Spurr with hand-drawn diagrams. This manuscript is a geological description of the Tonopah mining area, and the Tonopah Mining Company is mentioned frequently. It is undated, but dates could be ca. 1902-1913.