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This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact the curator.

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Collected resources on Texas oil labor. The collection is not yet processed, but is available for research.

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This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing collection curator Christian Kelleher at cdkelleher@uh.edu.

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Technical documentation regarding oil & gas engineering, mostly pumps.

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The collection consists of 13 annual reports of the Caribbean Petroleum Company, later known as the Shell Caribbean Petroleum Company, part of Royal Dutch Shell, from between 1915 and 1938.

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Documents and artifacts from Montague (Monty) Ernest Cooper, who was Head of Purchasing for Gulf Oil Corporation and subsequently Chevron.

Scope and Contents Aside from its obvious use as a significant source for those persons interested in the petroleum industry, this collection covers a wide range of other research topics.  Business and economic historians will be interested in the extensive financial records and correspondence of such companies as the Petroleum Iron Works Co., Producers Oil Co., the Texas Company, Farmer's Petroleum Co., and the American Republics Corporation.  The collection includes records of the land division of the...

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Collection of 43 geochemical data maps from locations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, and Israel between 1944 and 1975, with most maps from the 1940s to 1960s. Within the collection are maps for methane, ethane and heavier hydrocarbons, pentane, soil gas, sand percent, ethane and propane and butane, and total hydrocarbons.

Scope and Contents The Don Greene Papers document the career of the conservationist and outdoor adventurist in photographs, audio and video recordings, and documents. The "Big Green Book," a large scrapbook album in the archive that was created for the nomination of Greene for the George Washington Medal of Excellence, includes the many recognitions and awards Greene received during his life.Processing of the collection is ongoing, including digitization and cataloging of numerous slide format...

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Subject files with reports and other publications related to pollution, waste, and similar topics from the Harris County (Texas) Office of Pollution Control.

This collection is not yet processed but is available for access.

Scope and Contents This partial collection includes some biographical materials on Terry Hershey, background information on groups who have solicited or received philanthropic support from Hershey or the Hershey Foundation, and available materials on the local groups Hershey supported as a founder, board member, or supporter. A second portion of the Hershey collections includes her collected materials on state and national organizations to which she belonged or served on boards.Additional partial...

Scope and Contents This collection includes the organization's correspondence with the government and members' correspondence amongst themselves, as well as announcements of meetings and different events that they held occasionally. It also includes electric battery review booklets plus articles showing the organization and members' various achievements. Included are photographs of various occasions hosted or attended by the Houston Electric Auto Association members, brochures showing different...

Scope and Contents The H. David Kaplan Schlumberger Well Services Collection contains information ranging from 1970-1976. Consisting of a single box, this collection includes: employee handbooks and insurance information, awards and certificates, presentations and training materials, an assortment of publications about Schlumberger, and personal and employee correspondence. The publications have been cataloged, and can be located in the UH Library...

Scope and Contents The majority of this manuscript collection consists of general and business correspondence concerning John Henry Kirby and his various business interests in southeast Texas. The manuscripts include holograph and typewritten letters, telegrams and postcards. Legal and land documents include deeds and abstracts, and business documents include checks and vouchers.In 1965 the collection was deposited in the archives of the Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association, at that time housed...