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Andy A. Barentine oil exploration photographs

Collection

Identifier: MS 0077

Overview Photographs of oil exploration in Texas and Louisiana, 1930s-1950s, taken by Shell Oil employee Andy A. Barentine.

Dates: 1927-1977

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Research Files

Collection

Identifier: MS 0464

Overview Correspondence, oral histories, notes, newsclippings, reports, published materials, photographs and ephemera in this collection document the family and business lives of Houston entrepreneurs Herman and George R. Brown, providing the basis for author Christopher Castaneda and Joseph Pratt's book, Builders : Herman and George R. Brown

Dates: 1898 - 1989

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Chamberlain-Cravens-Cullinan family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0594

Abstract The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, personal records, genealogy books, memorabilia, audio and visual materials, and ephemera collected by Nancy Cravens Chamberlain and representing the lives of her grandfather, Joseph Stephen Cullinan; her parents, Mary Cullinan and James R. Cravens; and herself and her siblings.

Dates: 1900 - 2010

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Gilcrease Oil Company, East Texas "Early Days" video

Collection

Identifier: MS 0503

Abstract: The Gilcrease Oil Company, East Texas "Early Days" video is a copy derived from a film that was apparently created in the 1920s or 1930s showing oil-drilling related activities of the Gilcrease Oil Company in East Texas centering on the East Texas Oil Field near the Texas towns of Longview and Gladewater.

Dates: n.d.

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Gulf Oil Research and Development Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0582

Overview The collection consists of material representing the work of Abraham J. Teplitz, research scientist-engineer at Gulf Oil Research and Development Company, from 1926 through 1966. It includes technical reports either authored or jointly authored by Teplitz, a specialist in the technology of oil well drilling. Also included are two notebooks related to patents and a folder of memorabilia and one of photographs.

Dates: 1926-1966

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

James A. Clark papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0277

Abstract: Research materials related to the publications and unpublished works of author/historian and public relations consultant James A. Clark. Included are materials related to Three Stars for the Colonel: The Biography of Ernest O. Thompson, The Tactful Texan: A Biography of Governor Will Hobby, Book of Oil, Petroleum Rectifying Company of California, Hughes Tool Co., Pan American Sulfur Company,...

Dates: 1889 - 1974

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

James Lockhart Autry Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0003

Abstract Business papers, correspondence, photographs and memorabilia related to the James Lockhart Autry family of Texas (1875-present) and of North Carolina (1832), Tennessee (1824-1840) and Mississippi (1840-1875) show the life style of a family who moved into Texas and played an important role in developing both the social and economic framework of Houston. Among the business papers are correspondence and legal briefs from the terms Autry served as general counsel to the Texas Company, president of...

Dates: 1832 - 1998

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Kirby Petroleum Company / George Sawtelle Executive Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0504

Overview The materials in this collection are from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president and later chairman of the company to 1965. This collection consists of 2.5 linear feet of photographs, correspondence, business records, clippings, and technical papers. The primary correspondents are John H. Kirby, Clint Murchison, Cooper Ragan, and George Sawtelle. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. In particular,...

Dates: 1921-1967, bulk 1931-1953

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Natural gas research materials of Chris Castaneda

Collection

Identifier: MS 0566

Overview The collection consists of research materials collected for the purpose of writing historical texts about the natural gas industry. Included are articles about people and companies active in the industry, as well as published works and videos.

Dates: ca. 1930-1990

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Panhandle Eastern Corp. Historical Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0500

Abstract: The bulk of this material consists of business records of the PanEnergy Corp., relating in particular to the records of the Panhandle Eastern Corp. and Texas Eastern Corp. from the 1920s to the 1990s. Much of the material is related to two corporate histories: From Texas to the East: A Strategic History of Texas eastern Corporation and Gas Pipelines and the Emergence of America's Regulatory State: A History of Panhandle Eastern...

Dates: 1927-1997

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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Andy A. Barentine oil exploration photographs

Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Research Files

Chamberlain-Cravens-Cullinan family papers

Gilcrease Oil Company, East Texas "Early Days" video

Gulf Oil Research and Development Company Records

James A. Clark papers

James Lockhart Autry Family Papers

Kirby Petroleum Company / George Sawtelle Executive Records

Natural gas research materials of Chris Castaneda

Panhandle Eastern Corp. Historical Records

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