Herschel Ice, Geologist, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4771
Papers of Herschel Conaway Ice (1900-1993), a geologist specialist at the Monongahela Power Company's Fairmont Office. Part of Ice's work included consulting on geological matters for industrial development projects. Materials include newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, a journal, and personal papers and ephemera.
Newspaper articles are generally regarding professional life and Kiwanis involvement, including two about his directing a “Kiwanstrel” (Kiwani Minstrel) show in Fairmont (circa 1950s, folder 2). Photographs are from the Publicity and Advertising Department of the Monongahela Power Company. There is a small number of personal papers and ephemera, including a pamphlet about the Plant Location Studies program of the Monongahela Power Company's Area Development Department. Publications include: Circular 48, Buildings and Equipment for the Dairy Farm, of the Agricultural Experiment Station's publication (1928); two publications on mineral resources from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Mines (1930-1931); two editions of Publications of the Geological Survey by the U.S. Department of the Interior (1953); and two pamphlets from the Geological Survey of Ohio, Waynesburg Coal and Geology of Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio (1947 and 1948). The journal is pages from legal pads with entries about a vacation to Naples, Florida, with daily entries discussing things such as activities and costs (1972 November 24-1973 February 3).
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The Monongahela Power Company was started in 1890 as "Fairmont Electric Light and Power," and operated a plant on the Monongahela River. The company opened Fairmont's first electric streetcar line, and in 1921 the company was renamed "Monongahela Power and Railway Company." Two years later, the company's name was again changed to the "Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company." The company continued to grow, and by the 1940s had left the streetcar business, becoming "Monongahela Power Company" in 1945. The company is a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy.
Ice worked for the Monongahela Power Company as a geologist since around 1930. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1923, where he had been a member of the Geological Society.
Information on the company from the "Monongahela Power Company" entry on e-WV.
0.21 Linear Feet (1 document case, 2.5 in.)
English
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Gift of Nickolich, Brad, date unknown.
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