Business
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Anderson, Clayton, & Co. Records
Collection
Identifier: 2012-005
Dates:
1894-2012; Majority of material found within 1914-1986
Scope and Contents
Records of Houston-based Anderson, Clayton, and Co. in this collection include financial documentation, correspondence, publications, and other media.
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...
Oral Histories Collection from the Houston History Project
Collection
Identifier: 2006-005
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Oral Histories Collection from the Houston History Project
Dates:
1996-2017
Scope and Contents
When UH’s Center for Public History and the University Libraries collaborated to create the Houston History Archives (UH-HHA), part of their mission included a repository for oral histories that tell stories of the growth and development of the Gulf Coast region from multiple points of view. To that end, the Houston Oral History Project in the Center for Public History trains history graduate students to research and interview Houstonians with recollections of the city’s civil rights,...
William W. Sherrill Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2018-012
Dates:
1920-2018; Majority of material found within 1960-2017
Scope and Contents
The William W. Sherrill Papers consist of awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial materials, books, and other materials relevant to Sherrill’s experiences as a Marine, student, entrepreneur, public servant, and teacher. Dating from 1945 to 2016, materials are arranged by function, including awards, autobiographical research materials, correspondence, events and appearances, newspaper clippings, photographs, Houstonians, and subject files.