Petroleum industry and trade
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George H. Bissell papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 788
Overview:
The papers consist of printed material, business records, and photographs that document the Bissell family and the foundations of the American petroleum industry in the 1850s. The collection is bound in seven volumes: two volumes of printed material relating to petroleum and other industries, three volumes of records of the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company and the Adirondack Pulp Mills that document the creation and early growth of the companies, and two Bissell family photograph albums.
Dates:
1855-circa 1920 1855-1882, bulk 1855-1882
Roger Sherman papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 448
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, business papers, and scrapbooks that document the professional career of Roger Sherman. The papers focus on Sherman's work on behalf of independent petroleum producers, especially his role in the struggle of the General Council of the Independent Producers of Petroleum against Standard Oil and in the legal battle over construction of the United States Pipe Line. The papers also highlight Sherman's political and editorial endeavors and his participation in...
Dates:
1770-1935, bulk 1870-1897
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Roger Sherman papers