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History of oil and gas including Prairie information

 File — Box: 171
Identifier: /repositories/2/archival_objects/340498

Scope and Contents

history of Neosho and Wilson Counties - development of oil & natural gas (n.d.); the fabulous oil field, East Texas (Atlantic Richfield Company pamphlet) (n.d.); forest and prairie history - article from "The Wildcatter" (n.d.); historical background of oil (n.d.); The history of Independence, KS (1984); forest & prairie history - article on the oil business as I saw it (n.d.); history of first independent refinery in Kansas - Webster Refinery (n.d.); the development of American petroleum pipelines 1862-1906 (n.d.); Independence Tea Party (excerpt from "The Greatest Gamblers by Ruth Sheldon Knowles) (1959); the Prairie Pipe Line Company get together meeting field and office employees Dec. 9, 1925 (1925); history of Montgomery County, Kansas 1860-1900 (empty) (n.d.); additional folders (all well labeled) including 4 scrap books of newspaper clippings

Dates

  • Creation: 1897 - 1985

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English.

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 29 Linear Feet (Boxes 146-175)

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
713-348-2586