Geo-Heat Collection

Sub-Series

Identifier: OITRG 5_1-2018-0002

Staff Only

Content Description

Collection received from the Oregon Tech Geo-Heat Center and contains materials related to the activities of the Center: internal correspondence and documentation of the staff, extensive reports and feasibility studies of geothermal potential for various sites, performed by the Center staff, books in several languages, periodicals, the Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin, articles written by the Center staff and other researchers, data on the existing geothermal resources on the Oregon Tech campus and in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Geo-Heat Collection is in the OIT University Archives under Record Group 5 - University Programs or Centers.

Dates

Creation: 1960 - 2014
Creation: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995

Creator

Lienau, Paul (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Materials must be used on-site.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from the Geo-Heat Collection are available for personal use and research. To use materials in print or online publications in whole or in part, the user must obtain permission from the owner of the physical property and the holder of the copyright. Copyright status for items in the University Archives varies. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Historical Note

Originally named the Geo-Heat Utilization Center, the center opened on Oregon Tech campus in 1975. The primary focus of the Center was to disseminate information and provide technical assistance to potential and existing users of geothermal resources, publish technical papers and a quarterly newsletter on the progress and development of direct-use geothermal energy in the U.S. and other countries, and undertake applied research. For a long time the Klamath Falls campus was the only institution in the world to be geothermally heated. The following joined later: The University of Iceland New Mexico State University and Idaho State University. The Geo-Heat Center closed in 2015.

Extent

3,000 items (Collection arrived in various containers: boxes, binders, folders, and map containers.) : Collection contains books, binders, periodicals, serials, blueprints, drawings, maps and photographs. ; 42 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Condition Description

Overall condition of the items in the collection is fair, with a few materials showing partial wear and tear. Presence of stains was noted on some items.

Processing Information

Upon receiving this collection, all of the large ledgers (Book I, II, III) were contained in a large wooden box that had rusting nails and water damage. There was no evidence that Charles E. Worden constructed the box. There was no artifactual value of the ledger covers. Better preservation of these volumes consisted in separating the papers from each ledger binding and placing them into an archival box.