Dr. Nevin M. Fenneman Essays, Founder of UND Geology Department

This series regards Laird's work as a consulting geologist for various oil companies. Material includes correspondence, reports, maps, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence dealing with his 1950 mission to Germany and Turkey for the Air Force and Army is vague and without a report, due to the confidential nature of the work. Files and correspondence from his tenure as Director of the Office of Oil and Gas, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Director of Exploration, American Petroleum Institute, are also included.