Part 2
Scope and Contents
These are correspondence, maps, photographs and published works of Willard Rouse Jillson (1890-1975) who served as Kentucky State Geologist from 1919 to 1932. Material of particular interest in this collection are a nearly complete set of Kentucky county survey maps executed while Jillson was State Geologist and over 2000 photographs that document Kentucky’s geography and culture as well geological features. Additionally there are manuscripts and published copies of several of his many publications including Geography of Kentucky and Oil and Gas Resources of Kentucky.
Dates
- created: 1898-1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Jillson, Willard Rouse -- 1890-1975 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Extent
From the Collection: 66.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Note regarding records in Part 2 of collection: These materials were originally held by Syracuse University but were deaccessioned by that institution and donated to Berea College in 1994. They were added to Berea’s Jillson collection in August 2000. They consist mainly of Jillson’s correspondence with the Syracuse Archives and typescripts of many of his published works.
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu