Atlantic Richfield Co.
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Teapot Dome Scandal, Sinclair Oil, and related company records
Collection
Identifier: MS 1052
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of business records of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) as well as their many subsidiaries. A large series of materials relates to the Teapot Dome Scandal, a bribery scandal involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding and leasing of the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve at Wyoming's Teapot Dome to a private oil company without competitive bidding.
Dates:
1897 - 1985