University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections William Peter Haseman Collection Haseman, William Peter (1878-1932). Papers, 1902-1952. 0.20 feet. Professor. First head of OU s Department of Physics from 1909 to 1919. During leave of absence in 1917, as part of the war effort, he worked in Washington, D.C. on acoustic research for methods of locating submarines. A later result of that research was the development, with other OU professors, of the commercial application of acoustical research for subsurface geophysical prospecting. Dr. Haseman made another contribution to the field of oil production through his formula for predicting the yield of an oil pool based upon the flow from its first well. With his colleagues, he formed the Geological Engineering Company in 1920. In 1922, he became the head of the research department of the Marland Oil Company, where he worked until 1928. A biography of Dr. Haseman, written by Charles N. Gould, is in the Gould collection. Box H-9 Folder: 1. Correspondence with Dr. Burton McCollum and Dr. J.C. Karcher on seismic work, 1919-1924. a. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding sketches for the detector frames, written from Lead, South Dakota, August 1, 1922. b. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding a possible position at Am. Tel. in New York and his experiments with Rochelle salt crystals, written from Washington, D.C., October 4, 1920. c. Telegram from Karcher to Haseman regarding an agreement with the American Instrument Company, May 20, 1921. d. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding a financial proposal from Cosden Oil and Gas Company, written from Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 13, 1923. e. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding crystal detector plans, written from Lead, South Dakota, July 28, 1922. f. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding a proposed agreement with the Geological Engineering Company and a revised patent agreement, written from Washington, D.C., May 20, 1921. g. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding planning a sound survey, written from Hennessey, Oklahoma, August 8, 1920.
h. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding the proposition mentioned in Haseman s October 21, 1920 letter, written from Philadelphia, March 29, 1921. i. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding negotiations with Aurier, written from Washington, D.C., August 16, 1920. j. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding a letter from Dr. Ohern outlining an agreement between the Geological Engineering Company and the Marland Refining Company, written from Washington, D.C., August 13, 1923. k. Correspondence from R.B. Whitehead to Haseman regarding a delay in his visit to Oklahoma City, written from Dallas, Texas, April 10, 1922. l. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding a meeting of the directors of the Geological Engineering Company called by Dr. Perrine, written from Washington, D.C., September 24, 1923. m. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding a letter sent to Dr. Ohern, some complications with the amplifier and rheostats, and his experiment with crystals, written from Washington, D.C., September 29, 1922. Attached is a copy of the letter to Dr. Ohern of the Borealis Oil Company regarding McCollum s work with Haseman, Karcher, and Dr. Eckhardt, September 29, 1922. n. Copy of a letter McCollum sent to Dr. Ohern regarding the Geological Engineering Company s default on its contract, written from Washington, D.C., August 13, 1923. This copy was forwarded by Dr. Ohern to Haseman, August 22, 1923. o. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding securing financial support for his sound exploring proposition, written from Washington, D.C., March 6, 1924. p. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman with regarding a letter from A.L. Beekly, Chief Geologist of the Cosden Oil and Gas Company to McCollum and McCollum s reply to Beekly (both attached), written from Washington, D.C., April 11, 1923. q. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding plans for their upcoming field test in Oklahoma, written from Washington, D.C., May 3, 1923. r. Correspondence from Wes Cady to Karcher regarding a supply of Rochelle salt crystals, August 11, 1921. s. Correspondence from McCollum to R.B. Whitehead of the Atlantic Oil Producing Company regarding the cost of field demonstrations, November 12, 1923. t. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding his difficulties in securing financial support for his experiments, written from Washington, D.C., January 14, 1924.
u. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding the progress he has made with his experiments, written from Washington, D.C., February 1, 1922. v. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding negotiations with Marland Refining Company, written from Washington, D.C., January 6, 1923. w. Correspondence from Haseman to Dr. E.B. Rosa regarding securing a loan to fund the Sound Ranging Apparatus, written from Oklahoma City, June 2, 1919. x. Correspondence from Dr. E.B. Rosa to Haseman regarding funding for the Sound Ranging Apparatus, written from Washington, D.C., May 9, 1919. y. Advertisement sent to shareholders of the Bankers Life Company in Des Moines, Iowa, September 10, 1925. z. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding his application for a patent and details of his experiments, January 3, 1921. aa. Magneto-phone blueprints by Karcher, September 4, 1921. bb. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding his experiments with Dr. Eckhardt, October 27, 1919. cc. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding a job position, written from Philadelphia, May 14, 1920. dd. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding his work with the Bureau of Standards, written from Philadelphia, June 5, 1919. ee. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding supplies needed for their experiments, written from Washington, D.C., February 12, 1921. ff. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding the status of the Sound Ranging Apparatus, written from Washington, D.C., March 11, 1921. gg. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding securing a generator and other supplies for their experiments, written from Washington, D.C., March 28, 1921. hh. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding vacuum tubes, the completion of the apparatus, and the patent agreement, written from Washington, D.C., April 6, 1921. ii. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding ordering supplies for their experiments, written from Washington, D.C., April 16, 1921. jj. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding a supply order, April 25, 1921.
kk. Correspondence from Haseman to Karcher regarding a supply order, March 17, 1921. ll. Correspondence from Haseman to Karcher regarding organizing a corporation and ordering supplies, written from Oklahoma City, March 31, 1921. mm. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding the apparatus and his responsibilities, written from Philadelphia, November 9, 1919. nn. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding Dr. Van der Gracht s proposal to finance McCollum s work, written from St. Louis, October 12, 1923. oo. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding setting up a meeting with Dr. Van der Gracht, written from Washington, D.C., October 25, 1923. pp. Draft of correspondence regarding a meeting with Dr. Van der Gracht, n.d. qq. Correspondence from Haseman to McCollum and Eckhardt regarding raising funds to build a laboratory in Oklahoma City, February 11, 1922. rr. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding patent applications and securing supplies, written from Washington, D.C., February 7, 1921. ss. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding four patents and Haseman s proposal, written from Washington, D.C., January 26, 1921. tt. Draft of a letter from Haseman to Karcher regarding the sound ranging apparatus, written from Oklahoma City, June 24, 1919. uu. Draft of a letter from Haseman to Karcher regarding a financial agreement, written from Oklahoma City, February 1, 1921. vv. Telegram from McCollum to Haseman informing him he would be in Tulsa, Oklahoma the following weekend, November 4, 1923. ww. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman regarding a supply order, March 11, 1921. xx. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman with quotes of requested materials, March 28, 1921. yy. Draft of a letter from Haseman to the Central Scientific Company regarding a supply order, April 8, 1921. zz. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman regarding the price and shipping of his supply order, April 12, 1921.
aaa. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman thanking him for being a valued customer, April 21, 1921. bbb. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman informing him they received his credit status from his bank, April 22, 1921. ccc. Correspondence from the Central Scientific Company to Haseman with a quote for a dynamotor for supplying power to a pliotron tube, April 25, 1921. ddd. Correspondence from the Gypsy Oil Company to Haseman stating the company will not finance his project, March 21, 1922. eee. Correspondence from the Gypsy Oil Company to Haseman returning a newspaper clipping Haseman had provided, March 8, 1922. fff. Correspondence from the Gypsy Oil Company to Haseman thanking him for updating them on his project, January 4, 1922. ggg. Correspondence from the Gypsy Oil Company to Haseman requesting a meeting with him, December 22, 1921. hhh. Correspondence from the Gypsy Oil Company to Haseman requesting more information on his device, November 29, 1921. iii. An unidentified sketch, n.d. jjj. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding the shortage of radio equipment and obtaining a patent, written from Washington, D.C., June 1, 1922. kkk. Draft of a letter from Haseman to McCollum regarding accepting the deal with the Marland Refining Company, written from Oklahoma City, December 28, 1922. lll. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman inquiring about his progress with the sound survey equipment, written from Washington, D.C., September 14, 1920. mmm. Sketch of rock layers, August 9, 1921. nnn. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman returning signed copies of an agreement, May 23, 1921. ooo. Draft of a letter from Haseman to Karcher, Eckhardt, and McCollum regarding creating an organization, written from Oklahoma City, January 20, 1921. ppp. Draft of a letter from Haseman to Karcher outlining his plans for employing Karcher, written from Oklahoma City, January 20, 1921.
qqq. Draft of a letter from Haseman to Karcher requesting the estimated cost of equipment, written from Oklahoma City, October 30, 1919. rrr. List of geophysical laboratory equipment with prices, n.d. sss. Draft of a letter from Haseman with a list of equipment, March 3, 1921. ttt. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman requesting a letter of recommendation, written from Washington, D.C., July 1, 1920 (missing page 2). uuu. Correspondence from Karcher to Haseman regarding his work at the Bureau of Standards, July 8, 1919 (missing page 2). vvv. Correspondence from McCollum to Haseman regarding negotiations with various companies involved in the project, n.d. (missing page 1). 2. The Spacing of Oil Wells and Its Direct Bearing upon Conservation and the Economic Production of Oil, n.d. 3. Reflection Seismograph Prospecting: How It Started by William Schriever. Sooner Magazine, July 1952. Article describes Dr. Haseman s role in developing the reflection method of seismograph prospecting. 4. Dr. Haseman s handwritten notebook from when he took Biology/Zoology taught by Dr. Menkhaus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1902.