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14. Energy & Sustainability Research Collection

 Collecting Area
Identifier: 14
The University of Houston Libraries Special Collections' Energy & Sustainability Research Collection brings together archives and publications from individuals, organizations, and companies engaged in the energy industries, work with the environment, and study or promote sustainable communities. These materials document these topics on a global scale, but also particularly related to Houston and the Gulf Coast region as a nexus for engagement with energy, environment, and sustainability.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

George T. Baker, III Mexico Energy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-023
Dates: undetermined
Scope and Contents

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

Bayou Preservation Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-014
Dates: 1915-2005
Scope and Contents The Bayou Preservation Association maintains files on its activities from its beginnings in the 1960s. Materials on the history of Buffalo Bayou date back to the 1920s, so the collection is dated from that period. Most of the materials collected for the archives were housed in the BPA offices, but those papers included contributions from Terry Hershey, Frank Smith, George Mitchell, and Fred Lazure, as well as others. Overall, the papers represent a broad overview of BPA’s activities, but...

Michael R. Botson Collection on Texas Oil Workers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-007
Dates: 1933-1996
Content Description

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

Brays Bayou Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-006
Dates: 1967-2000
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections at https://libraries.uh.edu/special-collections/archivists.

Irene Hodel Bruinsma Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-018
Dates: 1920s-1990s
Scope and Contents

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.

John Burgner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-021
Dates: ca. 1980s-2000s
Content Description

Technical documentation regarding oil & gas engineering, mostly pumps.

Caribbean Petroleum Company Annual Reports

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-009
Dates: 1915-1938
Scope and Contents

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.

Citizens' Environmental Coalition (CEC) Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-001
Dates: 1966-2008
Scope and Contents Forms part of the Houston History Archives.CEC's archival records collection includes documentation of Houston's environmental history and CEC's organizational efforts from 1966 to 2000. The CEC records collection arises from three separate accessions. First and largest are the records preserved in the CEC offices. With a few exceptions, the CEC office records document organization activities during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. In addition to administrative, financial,...

M.E. Cooper Gulf Oil Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-053
Dates: 1976, and undated
Content Description

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

Cravens-Cullinan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-003
Dates: undetermined
Scope and Contents

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

Kay B. Crooker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-016
Dates: 1951-1996; Majority of material found within 1987-1996
Scope and Contents Crooker’s papers include documents relating to zoning ordinances, city planning minutes, activities of subdivisions, news clippings on development issues, City Council speakers, and organizations such as Citizens for Zoning. Arrangement follows as closely as possible Crooker’s own organizational schema, with adaptations sufficient to facilitate the third-party exploration of the collection. Collection includes approximately 6 linear feet of materials. Materials cover the period from...

Joseph S. Cullinan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-009
Dates: 1893-1939
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...

Don Greene papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2019-033

Sarah and Army Emmott Environmental Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-028
Dates: 1975-1990
Scope and Contents Materials available in this collection represent Sarah Emmott’s personal files. Archival processing preserved the original order of the materials as collected by Emmott. Alphabetical order is the primary arrangement pattern with multiples of an organization or issue arranged in chronological order. Emmott’s papers comprise three series housed in 15 boxes. Series 1 holds a single folder for biographical and historical materials on the Emmotts. Series 2 covers materials collected from...

Charles D. Fitch oil & gas industry collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-055
Dates: approximately 1955-2007
Content Description

The Fitch collection consists of maps, books, guides, manuals and other items related to the oil & gas industry.

Books from the collection have been separated for cataloging.