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Badak Field Oil Development project, 1973-01

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection documents the business history of the Roy M. Huffington, Inc., also known as Huffco. There are photos, correspondence files, videos, as well as awards and speeches that Roy M. Huffington gave while he served as CEO and president of the company. Most of the information highlights the Badak liquified natural gas plant, founded by Huffco Inc. in early 1972. Series I: Indonesia joint venture, Badak, and LNG includes photos and correspondence files detailing the establishment of the Badak plant. Subcommittee minutes include committee, the LNG expansion coordinating committee, and the exploration subcommittee. Series II: Audio-Visual showcases in photographs, audio, and video Roy Huffington as business man, friend, and colleague. Some of the files deal with: work anniversaries, professional photographs, and plant construction and design. Series III: LNG projects captures locations and projects that Huffco was interested in and or involved with. This series is mainly text files. Series IV:Correspondence is composed of correspondence that was discussed between the company and other entities/ parties. The correspondence files that are particularly interesting are the ones on Interferon Foundation. This Foundation was one that dealt with a trial drug on cancer. Series V:Addendum is rich in photographs. There are photos of Roy M. Huffington and some significant dignitaries including: George W. Bush senior and Colin Powell. In late 2019 additional collecting and processing produced an additional four series. In 2020 and 2021 a final round of collecting and processing produced a final addendum of materials largely focusing on research materials and highlighting RMHI's domestic start in the United States.

Dates

  • 1973-01

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research with the exception of items restricted by the Donor and the Woodson Research Center because dissemination of their content may constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or a libel of a living person, or because content relates to the personal, family, and confidential business affairs of the Donor or other persons referenced in the Records. Specific timeframes or other conditions for removal of restrictions will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 81 Linear Feet (71 boxes)

From the Collection: 8.43 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0575aip_001 (8.43 GB))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA