Mineral industries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Scott Turner Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-018
Abstract
Collection, 1838-1972, of Scott Turner, an alumnus of the Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Through his long career, Turner worked around the globe in various mining jobs, including managing the Arctic Coal Company in Spitsbergen (now known as Svalbard) and director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines as well as surviving the sinking of the Lusitania. He received many awards during his career, including the first-ever Distinguished Alumni Award...
Dates:
1838-1972