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Part 2

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Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

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

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262