ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
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OSCAR E. MANZ PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1285

DATES: 1892-1994

SIZE: 3 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION:The Oscar E. Manz Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Oscar Manz in March of 1994 (Acc. #94-1943).

ACCESS:Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Oscar E. Manz, the son of a Canadian Lutheran minister, was born August 8, 1927 in Castor, Alberta.

Manz grew up in Lemburg, Saskatchewan and received his Bachelor's degree in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1951. Manz joined the UND Department of Civil Engineering in 1952.

In addition to his academic duties, Professor Manz formed and became the director of the Coal By-Products Utilization Laboratory (CBUL) at the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) of the University of North Dakota, a lab that focuses on the utilization of high-lime fly ash in concrete. Manz also provided consulting services in the areas of soil stabilization, fly ash utilization, and clay and shale evaluations. Professor Manz's pioneering efforts in the utilization of fly ash formed the basis for many new products from combustion ash. In addition, Manz helped to form the Western Fly Ash Research, Development, and Data Center (now the Coal Ash Resources Research Consortium [CARRC]) at the EERC.

Manz was a member of several organizations, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the North Dakota Academy of Science, and an honorary member of the American Coal Ash Association. He received many awards and honors, such as the Elwyn F. Chandler Award in 1987, and the Edward A. Abdun-Nur Award for Fly Ash in 1992. Manz authored and coauthored over 100 publications and professional presentations.

Oscar Manz retired from UND as Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering, in June of 1989 and currently works as a consultant at the Energy and Environmental Research Center.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Oscar E. Manz Papers are a collection of reports and other materials on North Dakota clays, shales, and volcanic ash gathered by Manz over a period of 36 years, since 1952 when he was hired as an Assistant Professor of Geology. The papers are organized into nine series. The materials within each series are ordered chronologically. Series I contains articles which describe Manz's research over those 36 years and other biographical information, 1954-1994. Series II contains published research information about North Dakota clays, 1892-1990. Series III contains material about bentonites, 1931-1965. Series IV consists of construction material studies, 1949-1968. Series V contains information about fly ash, 1931-1980. Series VI consists of material about insulators, 1959-1969. Series VII contains material on North Dakota mineral and water resources, 1925-1973. Series VIII consists of material on soil stabilization, 1969. Series IX contains information about volcanic ash (pumice), 1931-1988. Each series contains publications and research notes on the subject.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

SERIES I: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Box 1
Folder

  1. Manz, Oscar; Clay Research at the University of North Dakota: 1954.
  2. Manz, Oscar; Lightweight Aggregate Research at the University of North Dakota: 1955.
  3. Manz, Oscar; Lake Agassiz Brick Clay Research: 1956.
  4. Explorer: 1980.
  5. Manz's Resume' and business cards: 1994.
  6. Miscellaneous Articles: various dates.

SERIES II: NORTH DAKOTA CLAYS

  1. Babcock, E.J.; Clays of Economic Value in North Dakota: 1892.
  2. Clapp, C.H.; 1906 Administrative Report North Dakota Clays.
  3. Leonard, A.G.; Forth Biennial Report of the State Geological Survey of North Dakota: 1906.
  4. Leonard, A.G.; State Geological Survey of North Dakota: Sixth Biennial Report: 1912.
  5. Leonard, Arthur Gray; The White River Formation in North Dakota: 1922.
  6. Clay Patents: 1925-1935.
  7. Budge, W.E.; Report of Survey of Clay Deposits along Main Line of the Northern Pacific Railway: 1931.
  8. Fraser, F.J.; Geology of Southern Saskatchewan (maps to accompany): 1935.
  9. School of Mines; Mineral Resources Survey of 1937: Bleaching Clay in the Pembina Mountains and Marl Deposits Near Devils Lake.
  10. Gries, John Paul; Economic Possivilities of the Pierre Shale: 1942.
  11. Laird, Wilson M., Dr.; Geology of the Pembina Hills: 1951.
  12. Manz's Research on Clays and Shales: 1954.
  13. Manz's Research on Clays and Shales: 1956.
  14. Prokopovich, Nikola; Preliminary Survey of Bloating Clays and Shales of Minnesota: 1957.
  15. Adolphson, D.G.; Test Drilling in the Walhalla Area Pembina County, North Dakota: 1960.
  16. Sahinen, U.M.; Progress Report of Clays and Shales of Montana: 1960-1961.
  17. Van Sant, Joel N.; Refractory Clay Deposits of Wyoming: 1961.
  18. Jepsen, Glenn L.; Eocene Vertebrates, Coprolites, and Plants in the Golden Valley Formation of Western North Dakota: 1963.
  19. Schultz, Leonard G.; Quantitative Interpretation of Mineralogical Composition from X-Ray and Chemical Data for the Pierre Shale: 1964.
  20. Schultz, Leonard G.; Mineralogy and Stratigraphy of the Lower Part of the Pierre Shale, South Dakota and Nebraska: 1965.
  21. Leo J. Hickey, "Hebron Member Clays": Field Notes and Section Drawings for PhD. Dissertation, Princeton. (Geology Library has a copy). Part I. (1967).
  22. Leo J. Hickey, "Hebron Member Clays": Field Notes and Section Drawings for PhD. Dissertation, Princeton. (Geology Library has a copy). Part II. (1967).
  23. Leo J. Hickey, "Hebron Member Clays": Field Notes and Section Drawings for PhD. Dissertation, Princeton. (Geology Library has a copy). Part III. (1967).
  24. Aase, James H.; Field Investigation and Testing of a Minnesota Clay Resource for Iron Ore Pellet Bonding: 1968.
  25. Goss, David A.; Feasibility of Establishing a Clay Products or Cement Block Manufacturing Plant in the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation North Dakota: 1968.
  26. Westwood Case: 1977.
  27. Schrader, E.L.; General Geology and Operations of Kaolin Mining in the "Southwestern Clay Belt": A Perspective from Huber, Georgia: 1983.
  28. Hauck, S.; LCMR Clay Project: NRRI Summary Report: 1990.
  29. Toth, Thomas A.; Characterization of New and Traditional Clay Products Using Wrenshall, Springfield, and St. Cloud Area Clays: 1990.
  30. Brick and Tile (undated).
  31. Clay Miscellaneous (undated).
  32. College of Mining Engineering; Laboratory Notes and Methods of Instruction in Chemistry of Clay Products: (undated).
  33. Crawford, G.S.; Saskatchewan Ball Clays in Whiteware Bodies: (undated).

SERIES III: BENTONITES
Box 2
Folder

  1. Hammers, Freida L.; Properties of some North Dakota Bentonites: 1931.
  2. Thompson, Raymond; Investigation of Acid Treatment of North Dakota Bentonites for use in the Clarification of Petroleum Oils: 1933.
  3. Spivey, R.C.; Bentonite in Southwestern South Dakota: 1940 (1951).
  4. Wing, M.E.; Bentonites of the Belle Fourche District: 1940.
  5. United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines; The Utilization of North Dakota Bentonitic Clays: 1944.
  6. Fisk, H.G.; Bentonite with Test Methods and Results of Tests of Wyoming Bentonites: 1946.
  7. Gries, John Paul; Bentonitic Clays of Southwestern North Dakota: 1948.
  8. Mineral Research and Development Department Great Northern Railway Company; Fuller's Earth Deposit Pembina Mountains, North Dakota Report No. 6: 1958.
  9. Fuller's Earth: 1964.
  10. Gill, James R.; Stratigraphy of the Pierre Shale, Valley City and Pembina Mountain Areas North Dakota: 1965.
  11. Budge, William E.; The Bentonites of North Dakota: (undated).
  12. Dakota Industries, Inc. development of cat litter (various dates).
  13. Fuller's Earth (various dates).
  14. Fuller's Earth (various dates).
  15. Gilje, E. Norman; Water Softening Properties of North Dakota Bentonites (undated).
  16. Investigation and Research of North Dakota Bentonite (undated).
  17. Manz's Research and Notes on Bleaching Clay and Bentonites (various dates).

SERIES IV: CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL STUDIES

  1. Burkhart, Edsel J.; Investigation of Soils and Building Techniques for Rammed-Earth Construction: 1949.
  2. Carlson, Clarence G.; The Niobrara Formation of Eastern North Dakota: It's Possibilities for use as a Cement Rock: 1964.
  3. Manz, Oscar E.; Condition Survey: Lime- Stabilized Roads, Streets and Alleys Red River Valley, North Dakota: 1965.
  4. Anderson, Sidney B.; Cement-rock Possibilities in Paleozoic Rocks of Eastern North Dakota: 1968.
  5. Rammed Earth (undated).

SERIES V: FLY ASH

  1. Budge, W.E.; Survey of Clay Deposits Along Main Line of the Northern Pacific Railway: 1931.
  2. Clarke, Fremont F.; Southwestern North Dakota Clay Deposits Stark, Slope and Billings Counties, N. Dak.: 1948.
  3. Reinbold, John A.; The Brick industry of North Dakota: 1958.
  4. Chew, Randall T., III; A Preliminary Investigation of Clay Deposits in Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington: 1960.
  5. Freas, Donald H.; Occurence, Mineralogy, and Origin of the Lower Golden Valley Kaolinitic Clay Deposits Near Dickinson, North Dakota: 1962.
  6. Lignite Mine Clays: 1962.
  7. Pulst, Marvin L.; The Development of Fly Ash Bricks: 1969.
  8. College of Engineering; Forming, Firing and Testing of Interior Wall Tile containing Boundary Dam Fly Ash: 1974.
  9. Liem, J.; The Testing of Glazed Ceramic Tile: 1974.
  10. Resource Planning Associates, Inc.; Economic Feasibility of Using Fly Ash in the Ceramic and Concrete/Cement Industries: 1980.
  11. Manz's Research on Fly Ash (various dates).

SERIES VI: INSULATORS

  1. Hansen, Miller; Clays of North Dakota as a Potential Source of Alumina: 1959.
  2. National Porcelain Catalog: 1959.
  3. NGK Insulators Catalog Number 60: 1960.
  4. Northern Natural Gas Co; Porcelain Insulators: An Industrial Opportunity in the Northern Plains: 1965.
  5. Sun, Shiou-Chuan; The Extraction of Alumina and the Removal of Iron from Pennsylvania Aluminous Clays: 1967.
  6. Golden Valley Clay: 1968.
  7. Golden Valley Sections: 1968.
  8. Insulator Study: 1968.
  9. Jacknin and Company, Inc.; Economic Feasibility Report: Porcelain Electric Insulator Plant in Chelan County, Washington: 1968.
  10. Stewart, James A.; A Mineralogical and Chemical Investigation of North Dakota Clays: A Potential Source of Aluminum: 1969.
  11. Schulte, Frank; Evaluation of the Golden Valley Formation as a Source of Alumina: undated.

SERIES VII: NORTH DAKOTA MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES

  1. Leonard, Arthur G.; The Lignite Deposits of North Dakota: 1925.
  2. Tufte, Oswald; Mineral Resources of North Dakota: 1964.
  3. Carlson, C.J.; Geology of Mercer and Oliver Counties, North Dakota: 1973.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey; Mineral and Water Resources of North Dakota: 1973.

SERIES VIII: SOIL STABILIZATION

  1. Manz, Oscar E.; Soil Stabilization Study: 1969.
  2. Soil Stabilization Research and Information (various dates).

SERIES IX: VOLCANIC ASH (PUMICE)
BOX 3
Folder

  1. Dobbin, C.E.; Value of Ceramic Tests in Subsurface Correlation of Cretaceous Shales in Central Wyoming: 1931.
  2. Nutting, P.G.; The Action of Some Aqueous Solutions on Clays of the Montmorillonite Group: 1943.
  3. Reagan, M.M.; Development of a Light Weight Structural Product Using Saskatchewan Volcanic Dust: 1946.
  4. Johnston, S.W.; Volcanic Ash and Lignite Coal in a Lightweight Structural Insulation Product: 1948.
  5. Crawford, G.S.; Pumice in Saskatchewan: 1955.
  6. Otis, L.M.; Pumice: 1959.
  7. Linton, North Dakota: 1962 Report
  8. Manz, Oscar E.; Investigation of Pozzolanic Properties of the Cretaceous Volcanic Ash deposit near Linton, North Dakota: 1962.
  9. Wilhelm, Thomas D.; Structural Bricks from Native North Dakota Volcanic Ash: 1967.
  10. Parker, John G.; Pumice: 1969.
  11. Wannemacher, W.; Report on Testing Volcanic Ash as an Additive Material in Portland Cement Concrete: 1971.
  12. Wannemacher, W.; Report on Testing Calcined Volcanic Ash as an Additive Material in Portland Cement Concrete: 1971.
  13. Hung, Yung-Tse; Use of Volcanic Ash in Waste Treatment for Phosphorus Removal: 1977.
  14. Johnson, Dennis J.; Laboratory Evaluation of Volcanic Ash in Portland Cement Concrete: 1980.
  15. Volcanic Ash Information: 1987.
  16. VolAsh of North Dakota: May, 1988.
  17. Manz's Research: (various dates).
  18. Braund, Lawrence S.; Asphaltic Concrete: undated.
  19. Chesterman, C.W.; Pumice, Pumicite, Perlite, and Volcanic Cinders: undated.
  20. Coulson, Dale M.; Field and Laboratory Tests on Concrete in the Middle East: undated.
  21. Mehta, P.K.; Properties of Portland Pozzolan Cements made with Santorin Earth: undated.
  22. Schroeder, Harold J.; Pumice: undated.
 Original Donation  First Addition: undated
 Second Addition: 1994-2001  

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