Andrus, Selden Eugene (1858-1941)
Papers 1886-1908
1.25 feet
Businessman. Business and personal correspondence (1886-1908); fraternal
organization correspondence (1902-1908); and legal documents (1901-1908)
relating to Andrus’s mining and petroleum interests in Oklahoma and his
memberships in fraternal organizations.
View the Selden Eugene Andrus Collection inventory
Campbell, Charles Duncan (b. 1877)
Papers 1901-1921
.10 foot
Oilman and postmaster. Correspondence (1905-1907) from Wilbur E. Campbell
concerning his oil company and the Prairie Oil Company, his purchase of a
Tulsa, Oklahoma, sub-division, and the introduction of a land-purchasing bill
into the 1907 Oklahoma legislature. The collection also includes a letter
(1907) from T. S. Boyers concerning Boyers’s family history, and letters (1901)
from W. T. Flynn concerning Campbell’s appointment as postmaster of Apache,
Oklahoma Territory.
Campbell, Robert Boyers
Papers 1907-1948
.10 foot
Collector. A letter (1907) from W. E. Campbell to his son, R. B. Campbell,
describing the successes of the elder Campbell’s oil company; news clippings
regarding oil in Oklahoma; and a reprint (1948) of an article regarding the
elder Campbell.
Carpenter, Everett
Papers 1911-1977
.10 foot
Petroleum geologist. Correspondence (1950-1977) between Dan H. Carpenter and
Everett Carpenter’s associates regarding Everett’s fiftieth anniversary as a
petroleum geologist. Some letters concern the history of petroleum geology.
Other materials in the collection include Everett Carpenter’s geology thesis
(1911) and petroleum-related publications.
View the Everett Carpenter Collection inventory
Chi Upsilon Collection
Records 1919-1955
.50 foot
Professional geology society for women. Correspondence (1921-1941); minutes of
meetings (1920-1921); constitutions and bylaws (1920-1955); newspaper articles
(n.d.); and manuscripts (1919-1937) regarding the establishment, history,
members, and operation of the Alpha chapter (University of Oklahoma) of Chi
Upsilon.
View the Chi Upsilon Collection inventory
Childs, (Mrs.) William Oscar (1868-1957)
Papers 1926-1956
.66 foot
Philanthropist. Correspondence (1926-1955) concerning the Childs family’s move
to Oklahoma in the 1920s and William O. Childs’s subsequent involvement in the
Oklahoma oil industry, as well as his membership in the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, his death in 1936, and Mrs. Childs’s memorial gifts of chime
carillons to the Scottish Rite Temple, Guthrie, Oklahoma, and to the University
of Oklahoma in 1955. Included are the acceptance speech (1956) at the
University of Oklahoma’s dedication of the chimes and an original purchase
agreement (1955) for one of the three chimes Mrs. Childs donated.
Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation Collection
Records 1896-1982
40 feet
Petroleum-related corporation. Administrative reports (1913-1980) and
publications (1923-1982) regarding the history and operations (1896-1982), both
domestic and international, of the Cities Service Oil Company, later the Cities
Service Oil and Gas Corporation, as well as of other energy industry companies.
Also included are biographical sketches of corporate officers such as Arthur W.
Ambimages/rose, Singer B. Irelan, J. Edgar Heston, Robert L. Kidd, and Henry Doherty.
View the Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation Collection
inventory
Colcord, Charles Francis (1859-1934)
Papers 1885-1935
15.33 feet
Civic leader and businessman. Correspondence (1901-1935) relating to Colcord’s
oil and other business activities; general correspondence (1909-1930) to
Colcord; and correspondence (1909-1930) from Colcord, his wife, Harriet
Scoresby Colcord, his sons, Ray and Sidney Colcord, and his brother, Will C.
Colcord; genealogical material (n.d.) concerning the Colcord family; scrapbooks
and newspaper clippings (1910-1934) relating to Colcord, including some
concerning the 1934 Charles F. Urschel kidnapping case, for which Colcord
offered a reward; miscellaneous printed material (1920-1934) collected by
Colcord; and a manuscript of his autobiography, published in 1970.
Conklin, Richard A. (1885-1952)
Papers 1914-1953
.10 foot
Petroleum geologist. Correspondence (1921-1922) to Conklin from his colleagues
concerning personnel changes at Roxana Petroleum Corporation, Ardmore,
Oklahoma, including Conklin’s resignation as head geologist in 1922 and his
subsequent employment; an employment contract (1914) between Conklin and the
Bataafsche Petroleum Maatshappij, an allied corporation of Roxana Petroleum
based in the Netherlands; and certificates (1929-1946) issued to Conklin by the
University of Oklahoma. Also included is a reprint of a biographical article
(1952) written by Albert S. Clinkscales shortly after Conklin’s death.
Cornell, Doris
Papers 1933-1979
.33 foot
Collector. Bank statements and financial records (1934-1971); Cities Service
Oil Company contracts and correspondence (1954-1962); tax returns and filings
for Lewis E. Rape and Mrs. C. C. Custer (1933-1951); a Cosgrove Fire
Protection, Inc., promissory note and purchase agreement (1973); and
correspondence (1917) from Frank Phillips to Lewis E. Rape regarding a well
drilling near Salter, Oklahoma.
View the Doris Cornell Collection inventory
Cushing Refining and Gasoline Company Collection
Records 1927-1945
2 feet
Refining and gasoline company. Correspondence (1927-1945) to and from other
petroleum companies regarding orders and shipments of petroleum products, and
from federal agencies concerning the rationing and price regulation of gasoline
during World War II; pamphlets (1941-1943) from federal agencies concerning
gasoline rationing and price controls during World War II; and additional
business records (ca. 1935-1945) concerning Cushing’s production. Also included
in this collection is a blueprint (n.d.) of an underground oil tank.
Dolman, Lewis Samuel
Printed materials 1930
1 item
Attorney. An incomplete copy of the Krohn Oil Review (1930), with a map of the
Madill, Oklahoma, oil field.
Drake, Noah Fields (1864-1945)
Papers 1894-1948
.10 foot
Professor and geologist. Geological reports (1916-1935) from oil and gas
companies in Oklahoma; reprints of articles (1897-1945); and two field
notebooks and a class notebook (1894-1895) belonging to Fields, a professor of
geology and mining at the University of Arkansas.
Finney, Thomas McKean, and Frank Florer Finney
Papers 1827-1977
8 feet
Indian traders. Papers of Thomas M. Finney, Indian trader at Gray Horse, Osage
Agency, Oklahoma Territory, and of Frank F. Finney, historian and employee of
the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, including correspondence
(1925-1936) relating to T. M. Finney’s book Pioneer Days of the Osage Indians,
West of ’96; historical materials (1827-1977) such as correspondence, news
clippings, magazine articles, and bibliographic notes of Frank Finney on topics
such as the Cherokee Strip, the Osage Indian Agency, Gray Horse Trading Post,
the Dalton Gang, Kaw Indian Agency, Buffalo Bill, Pawnee Bill, peyotism,
President Herbert Hoover’s early days in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and Maria
Tallchief; field notebooks (1915-1949) kept by Frank Finney while an employee
of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company; finished and unfinished
articles and stories (1891-1969) by Frank Finney, Thomas Finney, and J. E.
Finney, including research notes, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles;
and oil and gas files (1896-1972) of Frank Finney, with articles and documents
primarily relating to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and oil and
gas leases on Osage Indian lands.
Foster, Henry Vernon
Papers 1872-1990
7.5 feet
Oil producer. Henry Vernon Foster’s correspondence and business records
(1872-1990) which detail the Foster lease in the Osage Nation, initiated in
1896; early discoveries of oil in the Osage Nation; the history of the Indian
Territory Illuminating Oil Company; Foster’s discovery well in the Seminole
field; and his Oklahoma #1 in the Oklahoma City field. Also included in the
collection are contracts and other legal documents showing lease ownership and
stock ownership of the I.T.I.O. Company (1900-1940); correspondence of Henry
Foster (Henry Vernon Foster’s father); a ledger of shares in the I.T.I.O.
company regarding start-up and leases; documents regarding negotiations of
separation between Cities Service Oil Company and Foster Petroleum; documents
regarding Foster’s businesses prior to his dealings in the Osage Nation; and
business files (1900-1937) relating to Foster’s ranching activities.
View the Henry Vernon Foster Collection inventory
Frederickson, Mary Brownlee
Papers 1920-1930
.33 foot
Writer. Typescripts and manuscripts (1920-1930) of poetry and stories regarding
the Oklahoma oil fields and oil industry, all by Mary B. Frederickson.
Goodrich, Harold Beach
Papers 1904-1943
.25 foot
Petroleum geologist. Correspondence (1931-1943) of Goodrich regarding his
geological interests and research; blueprints and charts (ca. 1930) showing
geological data, as well as one entitled "Graphic History of Oklahoma Oil
Production, 1930," all compiled by Goodrich; news clippings (ca. 1940)
regarding geological developments; data, in manuscript form, regarding the
availability of oil in California; and a bibliography of sources regarding oil
in California, compiled by Goodrich.
View the Harold Beach Goodrich Collection inventory
Gould, Charles Newton (1868-1949)
Papers 1897-1948
11 feet
Geologist. Correspondence (1914-1941) regarding personal matters, Oklahoma
place names, and the geology of Oklahoma; manuscripts (1907-1946), both
book-length and shorter, and both published and unpublished, regarding the
history, place names, and geology of Oklahoma; book reviews (n.d.) of Gould's
works; poetry (n.d.) by Gould; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Gould; and
newspaper clippings (1900-1946) regarding Gould's life and his writings.
View the Charles Newton Gould Collection inventory
Grisso, Walker D. (1905-1965)
Papers 1953-1965
10 feet
Oil producer and lawyer. Correspondence (1953-1965) between Grisso, Arthur
McAnally, and Col. John Virden on subjects such as the American Southwest, the
Albert Jennings Fountain murder case, the Maxwell land grant, the University of
Oklahoma Board of Regents, western saloons, and the oil industry in Oklahoma.
Hamilton, Charles W.
Papers 1909-1962
2.66 feet
Petroleum geologist. Correspondence with the Mexican Gulf Oil Company
(1912-1922); Hamilton’s family correspondence (1909-1926), including some
(1914) concerning the Mexican Revolution; general business correspondence
(1911-1923), including some with E. L. DeGolyer; Hamilton’s geology class notes
(1914-1915); Hamilton’s diary (1912-1914); printed material and reports
(1913-1959) concerning oil production in Oklahoma, the Middle East, and Central
and South America; and a draft of a book-length work by Hamilton, entitled
"Americans in the Middle East."
Heydrick, L. C.
Papers 1901-1953
.33 foot
Oil prospector. Correspondence (1901, 1931-1939, 1944, 1953) relating to Jesse
A. Heydrick’s discovery of oil in Red Fork, Oklahoma; a manuscript (1931) of
unpublished chapters for John W. Flenner’s History of Early Oil Developments in
Oklahoma; legal papers (1901); newspaper clippings; and a bound report (1953)
by Heydrick, entitled "Red Fork Discovery, June 1901."
Hine, L. T.
Papers 1903-1935
.10 foot
Real estate agent. Correspondence (1925-1935), including legal and financial
documents from Hine’s real estate business in Purcell, Oklahoma; oil leases
(1925); and correspondence and papers (1909-1926) relating to the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, of which Hine was a member.
Hutchison, L. L.
Papers 1909-1911
.33 foot
Geologist. Correspondence (1910-1911) recommending Hutchison for employment as
a consulting geologist; geological analyses (1911); and publications by
Hutchison.
View the L. L. Hutchison Collection inventory
Johnson, Edward Bryant (1865-1935)
Papers 1882-1929
7 feet
Banker and rancher. Correspondence (1882-1929); legal and financial records
(1896-1928); diaries (1928-1929); and related biographical items concerning the
banking, ranching, oil interests, and life of Edward Johnson, a Chickasaw
Indian businessman and banker in Norman, Oklahoma.
Johnston, Paul Imbrie (b. 1886)
Records 1927-1973
3 feet
Business executive. Corporate records (1934-1973), including articles of
incorporation and minutes of the Oklahoma Public Services Corporation, the
Oklahoma-Kansas Natural Gas Company, the Atlantic Oil Corporation, and the
Continental Investment Corporation; operating manuals and brochures (1927-1930)
of the Eason Oil Company, the Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation, the
Independent Oil and Gas Company, and the Transcontinental Oil Company; and a
notebook (1957) labelled "Proxy Contest," including lists of stock sales and
stockholders for the Atlantic Oil Corporation.
Keown, William H.
Printed materials 1951-1977
.33 foot
Collector. Publications regarding aspects of the oil industry including water,
flooding, and conservation; abstracts of real estate titles from Oklahoma
counties; and directories from both the East Texas and Oklahoma City petroleum
landmen associations.
Kerr-McGee Corporation Collection
Printed material 1928-1978
.66 foot
Energy corporation. Photocopies and printed material (1928-1978) issued by the
public relations department of the Kerr-McGee Corporation, including
biographical information on Robert S. Kerr and Dean A. McGee; reports
(1976-1977) to the Securities and Exchange Commission; reference material
(n.d.) used for the report on drilling operations in the corporation’s annual
reports (1960-1966); chronologies of corporate history and general statistics
(1962-1977); an index (1977) to the minutes of the board of trustees meetings;
and clippings and press releases (1975-1977), including information on Karen
Silkwood.
Ledbetter, Eugene P.
Papers 1892-1952
2.33 feet
Attorney. Case files (1892-1952) of Ledbetter, an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
attorney, concerning oil, gas, and railroad leases and stock; the payment of
Oklahoma supreme court justices’ salaries (1933-1935); and the payment of a
reward offered for the arrest of George "Machine Gun" Kelly (1934).
Malone, E. L.
Papers 1904-1905
.10 foot
Oil field worker. Letters (1904-1905) from E. L. Malone to his wife and son,
describing oil field life and Oklahoma Territory boom towns.
McGhee, George
Records 1924-1980
20 feet
Oilman. Records of the McGhee Production Company in Dallas, Texas, including
correspondence, abstracts of title, inventories, exploration program
information, logs, and petroleum reserve data for fields in Louisiana, Texas,
Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, and notes about fields in other states.
View the George McGhee Collection inventory
Miles, Ray
Records 1904-2000
1.33 feet
Historian. Correspondence (1985-1999) and research materials (1904-2000)
regarding Ray Miles’s dissertation and biography on oilman Thomas Baker Slick,
titled King of the Wildcatters: The Life and Times of Tom Slick, 1883-1930.
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Collection
Records 1908-1936
39.66 feet
Ranch. General correspondence (1917-1936) and financial records (1923-1924)
from the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch in Marland, Oklahoma; plus general
correspondence (1908-1932), legal papers and contracts (1908-1932), route
schedules (1910-1929), and scrapbooks (1908-1926) from the Miller Brothers 101
Ranch Wild West Show.
Oklahoma Corporation Commission Collection
Printed materials 1934-1948
.33 foot
State regulatory agency. Copies of monthly reports from the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, including Oklahoma allocated pools allotment reports
(1945-1948), daily allocation reports (1946-1947), pipe lines run (1946-1947),
notifications of intentions to drill (1946-1947), and abandoned oil and gas
wells (1946-1947); and copies of monthly reports (1934-1937) on the Oklahoma
labor market, from the Oklahoma Department of Labor.
Oklahoma Geological Survey Collection
Records 1908-1982
44 feet
State geological survey. Records of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, including
correspondence (1908-1982); area geological reports (1915-1948); field notes
(1908) taken during geological expeditions; reports of the governing board
(1974-1979); and book manuscripts and galley proofs (n.d.) about geology in
Oklahoma. Correspondence from the University of Oklahoma Departments of Geology
and Geography is also present in this collection.
Oklahoma Labor Studies Collection
Printed materials 1934
1 item
Subject collection. Pamphlet (1934) entitled "Agreement Between Local 231,
International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of
America, and Empire Oil and Refining Co."
Parker, Everett C. (b. ca. 1893)
Manuscript n.d.
1 item
Petroleum geologist. An autobiography (n.d.) of Parker, who recounts his
activities as a student at the University of Oklahoma and as a petroleum
geologist for the Marland Oil Company.
Prevost, Charles Albert
Papers 1918-1919
.10 foot
Investor. Correspondence, advertisements, and stock certificates (1918-1919)
from the Okmulgee-Youngstown Oil Company and the Indian Chief Oil and Gas
Company, along with an advertisement (1919) regarding the productivity of the
Okmulgee (Oklahoma) oil field.
Randall, William B. (b. 1882)
Papers 1905-1929
.10 foot
Oil field contractor. A time book (1905-1906) kept by Randall while an oil rig
contractor; a life insurance policy (1919) issued to Randall; a certificate
(1919) of his election as a trustee of Ramona, Oklahoma; and numerous novelty
postcards (1907-1913). Also in this collection are a high school diploma (1914)
issued by Ramona High School; a map (1904) of Oklahoma and Indian Territories;
and a blueprint (1934) for an oil field apparatus.
Red Rabbit Oil Company Collection
Ledger 1919
1 item
Petroleum company. A ledger (1919) containing the articles of incorporation,
certificate of incorporation, and minutes of the stockholders’ meetings of the
Red Rabbit Oil Company of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Rutherford, L. Morton, II
Papers 1940
2 items
Attorney. A report (1940) of the Oklahoma state senate Committee on Oil
Investigation, of which Rutherford was a member; and a letter (1940) to his son
regarding the same.
Schonwald, Fred P.
Papers 1875-1977
.33 foot
Oil producer. Business and personal correspondence (1934-1966); catalogs
(1953-1958) of art exhibits and collections; publications relating to the oil
industry; a copy of a map of the U.S. northwestern territories (ca. 1875); and
minutes and correspondence (1962-1977) of the Indian Territory Posse of
Oklahoma Westerners.
Slick, Thomas Baker (1883-1929)
Papers 1914-1973
4 feet
Oilman. Correspondence (1920-1939); reports (1930-1939); leases and deeds
(1914-1973); and tax records (1926-1933) from the estate of Tom Slick, all
regarding his petroleum and real estate business interests in Oklahoma.
Totco, Incorporated Collection
Printed materials 1984
3 items
Petroleum company. Full-color posters (1984) honoring the oil field worker and
oil drilling profession, 1920-1930.
Turlington, Marcellus Martin (1868-1949)
Records 1891-1937
4 feet
Physician. Ledgers (1906-1937) in which Turlington recorded medical services
rendered and the fees charged. Two of these ledgers record accident and
disability cases of workers from the nearby Seminole oil field, and the others
document changing social and health-care conditions in Indian Territory and
Oklahoma during this period. Also in this collection are certificates
(1891-1906) awarded Turlington during his career.
Williams, Arthur James (1877-1954)
Papers 1905-1951
7 feet
Professor. Correspondence (1913-1930) from the Oklahoma Bureau of Geology
regarding its publications and operations, and the geological and mineral
characteristics and potential of Oklahoma counties; geological reports
(1913-1930), with accompanying maps, regarding the geological and mineral
characteristics and resources of Oklahoma counties; oil well logs (1905-1925),
organized by county; and registers of students grades (1915-1951) compiled by
Williams while a member of the University of Oklahoma faculty.
View the Arthur James Williams Collection inventory
Wimberly, Harrington (b. 1901)
Records 1924-1948
6.33 feet
Journalist and political leader. Official stenographer’s reports (1945-1946) of
the eight hearings of the U.S. Federal Power Commission’s investigation of the
natural gas industry; and reports (1947-1948) containing the findings of the
commission. Also included in this collection are supporting documents
(1924-1943) used during the investigation, including maps, charts,
publications, and reports. Among the publications are the annual reports
(1924-1940) of the Federal Power Commission, of which Wimberly was vice
chairman.
Wolfe, Oscar (1888-1963)
Manuscript 1960
1 item
Pipeline consultant. A two-volume manuscript (1960) entitled "The Hydraulic
Design of Oil and Gas Pipe Lines," written by Oscar Wolfe.
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Historic Sites
and Federal Writers’ Project Collection
Records 1937-1941
23 feet
Federal project. Book-length manuscripts, research and project reports
(1937-1941) and administrative records (1937-1941) generated by the WPA
Historic Sites and Federal Writers’ projects for Oklahoma during the 1930s.
Arranged by county and by subject, these project files reflect the WPA research
and findings regarding birthplaces and homes of prominent Oklahomans,
cemeteries and burial sites, churches, missions and schools, cities, towns, and
post offices, ghost towns, roads and trails, stagecoaches and stage lines, and
Indians of North America in Oklahoma, including agencies and reservations,
treaties, tribal government centers, councils and meetings, chiefs and leaders,
judicial centers, jails and prisons, stomp grounds, ceremonial rites and
dances, and settlements and villages. Also included are reports regarding
geographical features and regions of Oklahoma, arranged by name, including
caverns, mountains, rivers, springs and prairies, ranches, ruins and
antiquities, bridges, crossings and ferries, battlefields, soil and mineral
conservation, state parks, and land runs. In addition, there are reports
regarding biographies of prominent Oklahomans, business enterprises and
industries, judicial centers, Masonic (freemason) orders, banks and banking,
trading posts and stores, military posts and camps, and transcripts of
interviews conducted with oil field workers regarding the petroleum industry in
Oklahoma.
Zweigel Mercantile Company Collection
Records 1904-1940
51.50 feet
General store. General correspondence (1912-1930); bills of lading (1911-1921);
account ledgers (1904-1928); and orders (1914-1924) of the Zweigel Mercantile
Company of Atoka, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma. The collection also includes
oil, gas, and mining leases (1935) to Choctaw Indian lands.