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Teapot Dome Scandal (1921-1924)

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

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