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Petroleum industry and trade

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Peter F. Stout, Geologist, Report Regarding Oil Resources in Wood County, West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2986
Overview

A report by Peter F. Stout, engineer and geologist, on oil-producing land near Parkersburg, West Virginia, commenting on available rail and water transportation, and production of nearby wells. The report was written to accompany a (lost) survey plat sent to the prospective buyer of the land.

Dates: ca. 1882
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rathbone Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1324
Overview

Clippings concern Parkersburg local history and the development of Burning Springs and other oil fields in the Wood County area.

Dates: ca. 1851-1958
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Richard Orr Curry (1931-1997), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1203
Scope and Contents West Virginia mountain tales by Richard Orr Curry; papers of Jacob W. Mathews, a merchant from Alvon; papers of Charles R. Mathews, judicial officer at New Helena, Nebraska; correspondence of Catherine White Hoke of Alvon pertaining to family affairs; papers of Jacob W. Mathews including correspondence pertaining to the Confederate "Immortal Six Hundred"; Confederate veteran affairs; business papers of the firm of Hoylman and Matthews; Charles Matthews papers consisting of essays, business...
Dates: 1849-1959
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Thistle, Collector, Scrapbook Regarding Ohio River History

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1443
Overview

A scrapbook containing a brief history of Sistersville and the oil industry in Tyler and other counties and states; a stock certificate of the Sistersville & Salem Turnpike Company, 1853; bills of lading for Ohio and Muskingum River steamers, 1855-1934; and a list of steamboats operating on the Muskingum River, 1830-1890

Dates: 1855-1934
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rush Meadows Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2147
Overview

Papers of Rush Meadows, a Charleston, West Virginia, mining engineer and mine operator, containing correspondence, maps, reports, and photographs on companies involved in coal, oil and gas production in Appalachia, the Rocky Mountain states, and Latin America.

Dates: 1901-1967
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Sabra Lucinda (Miner) Sturgiss Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1899
Scope and Contents Correspondence and other material of Sabra Lucinda (Miner) Sturgis(s) and her son, George C. Sturgiss, a Morgantown businessman and politician. There are 130 letters, 6 WVU literary society and commencement announcements (1870-77), and an engagement book used by George C. and Charlotte Kent Sturgiss for 1907-1909.Subjects include the activities of Alfred Gallentin Sturgiss, a Methodist Episcopal minister in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1845 (towns...
Dates: 1838-1896, 1907-1909
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Samuel T. Mallison Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1913
Overview Correspondence, speeches, reminiscences, and newspaper clippings of a West Virginia newspaperman, state auditor, 1927-1929, and businessman. Subjects covered include the West Virginia gubernatorial campaign of 1924, Rush D. Holt's decision to run for the U.S. Senate in 1934, oil wildcatting ventures of Michael Benedum and J.C. Trees, the economy, oil imports, depletion allowances on the production of oil and gas, and labor legislation. Correspondents include Holmes Alexander, Robert C. Byrd,...
Dates: 1915-1964 ca.
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Volcano, Wood County Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1800
Overview

Material relating to Volcano, Wood County, the center of a booming oil industry, 1865-1879. Specifically mentioned is the Stiles Oil Company, owned by William Cooper Stiles, Jr. The collection consists of articles, photographs, court proceedings, correspondence, and record books.

Dates: 1857-1964
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Walter Simms Hallanan (1890-1962) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1659
Overview Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed material of the Republican national committeeman, state political leader, and president of the Plymouth Oil Company. Subjects include Republican national conventions, 1928-1960; state and local politics, 1919-1961; National Petroleum Council; Plymouth and related oil companies; Republican rejection of the League of Nations; and Hallanan's role as temporary chairman of the 1952 Republican National Convention. Correspondents include...
Dates: 1919-1961
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

William A. Jackson Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0660
Overview Papers and records of William A. Jackson (1865-1957), W.W. Smith, and J.G. Jackson, and of various businesses established by these men in Jane Lew. There are many papers of the firm of Jackson and Burnside, cattle dealers, relating to the shipping and sale of livestock to commission merchants in New Jersey, Baltimore, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also included are accounts and correspondence of: the West Virginia Christian Endeavor Society and papers commenting on Democratic...
Dates: 1892-1930
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center