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Box 9

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

O: miscellaneous correspondence, 1913-1957

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Walter W. Fondren performed a conspicuous part in the development of the petroleum industry in Texas. The considerable wealth generated by his success in this field was later, through the agency of Ella F. Fondren and the Fondren Foundation, made available to several civic, religious, and educational organizations, predominately in Texas. The Fondren Papers, occupying approximately 7.75 linear feet, provide a record of the Fondrens's acquisition and dispersal of money during the first...
Dates: 1913-1957