Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 13/8/12
Charles S. Gwynne (1885-1972)
Papers, 1892-1973, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Gwynne, Charles S. (1885-1972)
title:

Papers
dates:

1892-1973, n.d.
extent:

6.31 linear ft. (5 document boxes, 1 half document box, 4 map case folders)
collection number:

RS 13/8/12
repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Charles S. Gwynne Papers, RS 13/8/12, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Charles Sumner Gwynne was born in New York City on December 23, 1885, to Alexander and Emily (Bishop) Gwynne. He received his A.B. (1907) in chemistry from Cornell University, his M.S. (1925) in geology from Syracuse University, and his Ph.D. (1927) in geology from Cornell University. Gwynne joined the Geology Department at Iowa State College (University) as Assistant Professor (1927-1931). He was promoted to Associate Professor (1931-1951) and Professor (1951-1970), serving for short periods as Acting Head (1931-1935) of the department. In the years immediately following World War II, he was the sole faculty member in the department.

Gwynne's field of special interest was economic geology. He conducted research in a variety of fields such as the geology of coals and clay, structural geology, petrology, weathering, and glacial geology. His favorite object of study was a glacial erratic rock located about half a mile from campus. Students and faculty moved the boulder in 1956 to a permanent spot on the southeast corner of Science Hall. He conducted field summer courses in conservation for secondary teachers for many years. These courses were held in state parks in Iowa. Drawing from these experiences, he published a series of papers on the geology of more than 60 state parks in the "Iowa Conservation Review".

Charles Gwynne married Elsie Wilson, a faculty colleague in Home Economics in 1933. He regularly attended the Geological Society of America Conventions and international geological conferences. He died on June 18, 1972 in Ames, Iowa, and is buried in the University Cemetery.

 

Collection description

This collection (1892-1973, n.d.) contains biographical material, correspondence, and numerous reports on geology projects. Also included are conference material and geological photographs. In a map case are large maps and drawings of topography and geological surveys, along with road maps.

 

Organization

Oversize materials are found in the Archives Map Case, in Drawer #8.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical Information (1- 5x7" b/w photograph)

1935-1972, n.d.

1

2

Biographical Information: 70th Birthday Party

1955-1956

1

3

Correspondence and News Clippings

1934-1954, n.d.

1

4

Correspondence

1955

1

5

Correspondence

1956-1968

1

6

Memorabilia

1892-1931, n.d.

1

7

Memorabilia

1912-1968, n.d.

1

8

Course Material

1938-1967, n.d.

1

9

Summer Science Institute

1957-1959

1

10

Ames Kiwanis Activities

1966-1969

2

1

Geology in State Parks of Iowa

1948-1958

2

2

Articles About Iowa

1939-1965, n.d.

2

3

Gwynne's Granite (see also folder 6/6)

1956-1973, n.d.

2

4

Article: "Seeing Through Scenery"

n.d.

2

5

Iowa Maps

1905-1960

2

6

Local (Ames) Geology

1928-1966, n.d.

2

7

A Report on the Exploration for Cement-Making Material in Boone County, Iowa

1955-1957, n.d.

2

8

Survey Report for Flood Control, Des Moines River, Iowa, Appendix VIII, Ground Water Level

1941

2

9

Coralville Reservoir Project (1)

1939-1940

2

10

Coralville Reservoir Project (2)

1939, n.d.

2

11

Coralville Reservoir Project (3)

1939, 1945

2

12

Coralville Reservoir Project (4)

1937-1939, n.d.

3

1

Coralville Reservoir Project (5)

1939

3

2

Coralville Reservoir Project (6)

1939

3

3

"A Study of the Structural Features South of the Helderberg Escarpment in the Vicinity of Syracuse, New York"

1925

3

4

"Weathering of Pre-Cambrian Rocks in Central Wisconsin" (Ph.D. Thesis)

1927

3

5

"Ceramic Shales and Clays of Iowa" Iowa Geological Survey V. 38 pp. 263-377

1940-1943

3

6

"Preliminary Treatment of Jack Pine for Use in the Manufacture of Groundwood Pulp" Gwynne, C.S. & Shaefer, E.R.

n.d.

3

7

Radio Science Series

1933-1944, n.d.

3

8

Manuscripts

1938, n.d.

3

9

Manuscripts

1939-1964, n.d.

4

1

"Minor Faults and Folds of the Syracuse and Adjacent Quadrangles"

1939-1951, n.d.

4

2

Typescript of "Rock Secrets" (1)

n.d.

4

3

Typescript of "Rock Secrets" (2)

n.d.

4

4

Report of the Committee on Acessory Minerals of Crystalline Rocks

1924-1939, n.d.

4

5

Illinois County Survey Reports

1930

4

6

Pegmatite Survey, Field Season 1943 (Includes Maps of Iowa, South Dakota, and Newfoundland)

1920s-1943, n.d.

4

7

Tri-state Geological Field Conference (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin)

1933-1951, n.d.

4

8

Tri-state Geological Field Conference (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin)

1952-1957

5

1

Tri-state Geological Field Conference (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin)

1958-1963

5

2

"Geological Problems of the Spray Water Power Project in Alberta," Allan, J.A.

1927

5

3

Ground Water Survey Project, Province of Ontario, Canada

1931-1946, n.d.

6

1

Photographs, Geological with Descriptive Captions (1)

n.d.

6

2

Photographs, Geological with Descriptive Captions (2)

n.d.

6

3

Photographs, Geological with Descriptive Captions (3)

n.d.

6

4

Photographs, Geological

n.d.

6

5

Negatives

1953-1957

6

6

Information on the Boulder on Iowa State's Campus (see also folder 2/3)

1970

Map case

1

Paper Mill Photos (Panoramic) 18 Various Locations

1909-1913

Map case

1

Topographic Renderings Areas 1-8, Linen and Plastic type Media

n.d.

Map case

1

Figure 2 Key Map, Structural Features, Central and Western New York (Linen)

n.d.

Map case

2

Rhode Island-Massachusetts Pawtucket Quadrangle 7-1/2 Minute Series (see also folder 3/9)

1940

Map case

2

Automobile Road Map of Manitoba (see also box 4)

1932

Map case

2

1949 Illinois Official Highway Map

1949

Map case

2

New Mexico Geological Survey Map (see also folder 1/8)

1957

Map case

2

Iowa River, Iowa, Coralville Reservoir, Hoosier Creek Site, Borings (4 sheets) (see also folder 2/9)

1945

Map case

2

Iowa River, Iowa, Coralville Reservoir, Hoosier Creek Site, Dam General Plans and Sections (see also folder 2/9)

1945

Map case

2

Iowa, Iowa City Quadrangle (see also folder 2/11)

n.d.

Map case

2

Topography, Iowa, Fairfax Quadrangle (see also folder 2/12)

n.d.

Map case

2

Isopach Map of Glacial Deposits, Plate II (see also folder 2/12)

n.d.

Map case

2

Bed Rock Topography, Plate III (see also folder 2/12)

n.d.

Map case

2

Rhode Island, Providence Quadrangle (see also box 3)

1939

Map case

2

Official Road Map of Alberta, Canada (see also box 5)

n.d.

Map case

2

Geological Map of Canada and Newfoundland (see also box 5)

1913

Map case

2

Jumping Pound Sheet (West of 5th Meridian) Alberta (see also box 5)

1932

Map case

2

Cadomin Sheet (West of 5th Meridian) Alberta (see also box 5)

1929

Map case

2

Mountain Park Sheet (West of 5th Meridian) Alberta (see also box 5)

1929

Map case

2

Geological Map of a Section of Montana (see also box 4)

n.d.

Map case

2

Highway Map of Wisconsin (see also folder 5/1)

n.d.

Map case

2

Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta (see also box 5)

1915

Map case

2

Geological Map of the Province of Alberta, Canada (see also box 5)

1925

Map case

2

Geological Map of Manitoba (see also box 5)5

1946

Map case

2

British Columbia (see also box 5)

1923

Map case

2

Manitoba (see also box 5)

1951

Map case

2

Sketch Map, Structural Features, Central and Western New York (see also folder 3/3)

n.d.

Map case

2

Topography, Iowa, Ames Quadrangle (see also folder 2/6)

1914

Map case

2

Sketch Map of the Geology of Northeastern Illinois (see also folder 4/2)

1945

Map case

2

Trail Map of the Vicinity of Jasper Lake Lodge (Alberta, Canada) (see also box 5)

n.d.

Map case

2

Topographic Map of Glacier National Park, Montana (see also box 4)

1927

Map case

3

Main Automobile Roads between United States and Canada

1935

Map case

3

Central Canada Map No. 3 Ontario

1939

Map case

3

Map of the Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta

1923

Map case

4

General Highway and Transportation Maps, Iowa Maps, Counties 1099, with annotations

1944-1960