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Petroleum industry and trade

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Andy A. Barentine oil exploration photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0077
Abstract

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
Abstract

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
Abstract

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...
Dates: 1832 - 1998
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Kirby Petroleum Company / George Sawtelle Executive Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0504
Abstract 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...
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
Abstract

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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