An edition of Rock poker to pay dirt
(2001)
Rock poker to pay dirt
the history of Alaska's School of Mines and its successors
by Leslie M. Noyes
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Rock poker to pay dirt: the history of Alaska's School of Mines and its successors
2001, University of Alaska Foundation, University of Alaska Press [distributor]
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Table of Contents
Reflections and impressions
Foreword
Introduction: why a history of Alaska's School of Mines?
ch. 1. The history of mining in Alaska
ch. 2. The college's first year
ch. 3. The first students
ch. 4. The first year at the School of Mines
ch. 5. The model mine and the Corn Cob Club
ch. 6. The college and Fairbanks grow
ch. 7. Student field work
ch. 8. The mid-1920s: golden years of growth and graduates
ch. 9. Progress by motorcar
ch. 10. 1928: a mining boom and prospects for oil
ch. 11. Technological advances and the roaring twenties
ch. 12. First women graduates from the School of Mines
ch. 13. Mining fossils
ch. 14. The Great Depression
ch. 15. Natural resource development tempers depression
ch. 16. A depression success story
ch. 17. World advances
ch. 18. Social teas and encounters with "Studentus horribilis"
ch. 19. A university and a mining extension program
ch. 20. Prelude to war
ch. 21. War
ch. 22. Post-war years
ch. 23. The Brooks building
ch. 24. Patty returns to the University
ch. 25. The School of Mines bolsters a suffering industry
ch. 26. Mining school gains and losses
ch. 27. Geochemistry comes of age
ch. 28. Campus volcanos
ch. 29. The heart of the School of Mines
ch. 30. Statehood
ch. 31. Sputnik, the 1960s, and the School of Mines
ch. 32. A transition student
ch. 33. Winds of change
ch. 34. The permafrost tunnel
ch. 35. Bureau of Indian Affairs mineral technology program
ch. 36. The University tackles high faculty turnover
ch. 37. The 1967 flood
ch. 38. The Geography Department
ch. 39. The Pacific rim
ch. 40. Geology and geological research advances
ch. 41. The mineral industry research laboratory
ch. 42. The O'Neill building
ch. 43. The 1970s: expectations for a decade of growth
ch. 44. Mining school students to match the 1970s
ch. 45. The Mining School changes again
ch. 46. A transition student's view
ch. 47. The cosmic oyster crew
ch. 48. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
ch. 49. Miners to the rescue
ch. 50. School of mineral industry awards
ch. 51. The Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute
ch. 52 The Stampede mine
ch. 53. Alaska's coal industry
ch. 54. Black gold: the petroleum engineering program
ch. 55. The School of Mineral Industry Advisory Committee
ch. 56. A lasting legacy
ch. 57. Pay dirt: the legacy of "Patty's Boys"
Epilogue: The School of Mineral Engineering at present
Appendices:
A. Timeline
B. Scholarships
C. Deans of the School of Mines and its successors
D. Faculty of the School of Mines and its successors
E. Graduates of the School of Mines and its Successors, by name
F. Graduates of the School of Mines and its successors, by year
G. Outstanding alumni award recipients
H. Distinguished service award recipients
I. Departments and degrees offered at the School of Mines and its successors
J. Mineral industry research laboratory publication listing
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 679-694) and index.
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