Joe Webb Peoples papers

Collection

Identifier: 2009-047

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers and materials on the Stillwater complex, People's work in the Phillipines, geological reports for states, teaching materials, field trip papers, course materials and student papers.

Dates

Creation: 1920-1989

Creator

Peoples, Joe Webb (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Some material is subject to restrictions for student information.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

Joe Webb Peoples joined the faculty of Wesleyan in 1935 as chair of the geology depatment. During World War II, Peoples served as assistant chief geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey and in 1946, after returning to Wesleyan, he was made a commissioner of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey, becoming the organization's director in 1960. In the 1950's, he joined the International Cooperation Administration to train geologists in the Philippines. One of People's accomplishments includes ensuring that dinosaur tracks discovered on state property in 1967 were not destroyed. This left to the federal governement to declare the area a Natural National Historic Landmark.