Descriptive Summary
MSS3301
Lehi F. Hintze Publications,
1948-2006
Hintze, Lehi F.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
6 boxes (3 lin. feet)
Dr. Hintze has spent a
lifetime committed to studying, mapping, writing and teaching about the geology
of Utah. Hintze joined the faculty at BYU in 1955, where he served as a
professor of geology until he retired in 1986. He also served as chair of the
Department of Geology from 1962 to 1969. He has published more than 100
geologic quadrangle maps on Utah Geology and has compiled geologic maps of the
entire state at several different scales. In addition, Hintze’s book, “Geologic
History of Utah,” has become the standard reference work on the geology of Utah
for geologists from around the world. He is now working on a revision of this
book that he says will be an alternative for the tourists that attempts to tell
the same story in more user-friendly terms.Dr. Hintze was awarded the first
“Lehi Hintze Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Geology of Utah,”
presented by the Utah Geological Survey and the Utah Geological Association in
October 2003.
The Department of Geology is one of seven departments in the
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The Department of Geology The
faculty of the Department of Geology consists of 15 (tenure-track) professors
and a varying number of adjunct and part-time faculty members representing the
core of the earth and environmental sciences.
This collection contains the
publications of Lehi F. Hintze from 1948 to 2006. These publications include
papers, abstracts, geologic an survey maps, open-file reports, books, and
articles.
Provenance
Brian D. Reeves made it known to Lehi F. Hintze on February 7, 2001,
that the University Archives would be happy to preserve his chronological
publication files. Mr. Hintze responded that he would turn them over when he
was finished with his Millard County publication. The files were donated in May
of 2006.
Access
Open to public access.
Conditions of Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from Lehi F. Hintze Publications must
be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special
Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: MSS3301; Lehi. F.
Hintze Publications; University Archives; L. Tom Perry Special Collections,
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
Following Citations:MSS3301, LTPSC.
Biographical History
Lehi F. Hintze graduated from the University of Utah in the spring of
1941 in Geology. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery during
WWII from 1941 to 1945 . He returned and received his Ph.D at Columbia
University. Dr. Hintze has spent a lifetime committed to studying, mapping,
writing, and teaching about the geology of Utah. Hintze joined the faculty at
BYU in 1955, where he served as a professor of geology until he retired in
1986. He also served as chair of the Department of Geology from 1962 to 1969.
He has published more than 100 geologic quadrangle maps on Utah Geology and has
compiled geologic maps of the entire state at several different scales. In
addition, Hintze’s book, “Geologic History of Utah,” has become the standard
reference work on the geology of Utah for geologists from around the world. He
is now working on a revision of this book that he says will be an alternative
for the tourists that attempts to tell the same story in more user-friendly
terms.Dr. Hintze was awarded the first “Lehi Hintze Award for Outstanding
Contribution to the Geology of Utah,” presented by the Utah Geological Survey
and the Utah Geological Association in October 2003.
The Department of Geology is one of seven departments in the College
of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The Department of Geology The faculty of
the Department of Geology consists of 15 (tenure-track) professors and a
varying number of adjunct and part-time faculty members representing the core
of the earth and environmental sciences. The Department has about 80
undergraduate majors and 30 graduate students. Women comprise about 45% of the
undergraduate students and about 30% of the graduate students in the
Department.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the publications of Lehi F. Hintze from 1948
to 2006. These publications include papers, abstracts, geologic and survey
maps, open-file reports, books, and articles. Present also, is a copy of his
"Geologic History of Utah" and several other widely used publications.
Notes on Arrangement
This collection consists of only one series in chronological order
with the exception of the first folder which contains Dr. Hintze's professional
vita and a list of his publications. The folders contain from one to four years
of publications each, beginning in 1948 and ending with 2005. The container
list give specifics about each folders contents.
Subject Tracings
Institutions
Brigham Young University--Faculty
Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology
Places
Utah
Oregon
Nevada
Colorado
Genre/Form
Maps
Reports
Subject
Geology--Utah
Geology--Nevada
Geology--Oregon
Container List
Publications, 1948-2006
Publications,
1948-2006
Box
Folder
Contents
1
1
Professional Vita and List of Publications,
2006
1
2
An Ordovician Section in Utah,
1948
1
3
The Oil and Gas Possibilities of Utah,
1949
1
4
Ordovician Stratigraphy from Central Utah to Central
Nevada,
1950
1
5
1951 Publications
1951
1
6
Lower Ordovician Trilobites,
1952
1
7
1953 and 1954 Publication,
1953, 1954
1
8
BYU Teaching Correspondence,
1953-1981
1
9
Publications and Geologic Map of Oregon,
1956
1
10
Geologic Maps of Utah,
1957
1
11
Publications and Geologic Map of Millard County,
1958
1
12
Publications and Geologic Maps of Utah,
1959
1
13
Publications and Maps of Various Counties and Cities in
Utah,
1960
1
14
Geology of Utah and Geology Field Trip,
1961-1962
2
1
Oil and Gas Possibilities of Utah and Geologic Map of
Southwestern Utah,
1963
2
2
Structural Behavior of Utah, Geologic Map of
Southeastern Utah, and Index,
1964
2
3
Various Publications,
1966-1972
2
4
Geology of Utah, Geology Studies, Historical Geology of
North America, etc.,
1973
2
5
Miscellaneous Field Study Maps and Geologic Guide to
Northwestern Colorado Plateau,
1974
2
6
Various Publications and the Utah Geological Highway
Map,
1975
2
7
Various Publications and the Utah Geologic Highway Map,
1975
2
8
Geology Studies and Official Field Report of Richfield,
1978
2
9
Various Publications,
1979
3
1
Historical Geology of North America Miscellaneous Field
Study Maps and Geologic Maps of Utah,
1980
3
2
Miscellaneous Field Study Maps: Swasey Peak, Tunnel
Spring, Whirlwind Valley,
1981
3
3
Ordovician Publications,
1982
3
4
United States Department of the Interior Geological
Survey and Geologic Map of Miller and Beaver Counties,
1984
3
5
Great Basin Region Project and Open-File Reports on
Castle Cliff and West Alta Plain,
1985
3
6
Survey Notes, Geologic Maps of Mormon Gap, UGA, etc.,
1986
4
1
Various Geologic Maps and Publications,
1987
4
2
Geologic History of Utah, Upper Cambrian-Lower
Ordovician Formation, and Various Maps,
1988
4
3
Geologic Maps, Open-File Reports, and Various
Publications,
1989
4
4
Survey Notes, Southern Rocky Mountain Region Map, Etc.,
1990
4
5
Open-File Reports: Oak City, Scipio, Fool Creek,
Williams, Duggins, Holden, Mills, etc.,
1991
4
6
The Cordilleran Orogen, Memorial to Ira S. Allison, and
Geologic Maps of Millard County,
1992
4
7
Geologic Maps of Beaver, Millard, Washington, Utah, and
Lincoln Counties; Geologic History of Utah, Alma J. Hintze Memorial,
1993
5
1
Geologic Maps: Beaver, Iron, Washington, and Millard
Counties,
1994
5
2
Eocene or Older Attentuation Faults in the Eastern Great
Basin and Geologic Map of Washington and Lincoln Counties,
1995-1996
5
3
Early Paleozoic Bichronology of the Great Basin and
Geologic Maps of Utah and Millard County,
1997
5
4
Book Review and Geologic Map of Lincoln County Nevada,
1998-1999
5
5
Digital Geologic Map of Utah,
2000
5
6
Geologic Map of Lincoln County, My Jones Ancestors, and
My Hintze Ancestors,
2001
5
7
Geologic Maps of Millard County, Geologic Society of
America Program, BYU Geology Magazine,
2002
6
1
Geologic Maps of Millard County, Geological Society of
America Program, and Geology of Millard County,
2003
6
2
Lehi Hintze Award,
2003
6
3
Pre-WWII Days in the Geology Dept., Daily Herald
Article, and Survey Notes,
2004
6
4
Utah's Spectacular Geology and Geologic Map of Juab
County,
2005