American Oil Company

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American Oil Company started in 1910. In 1915, it revolutionized the gasoline and automotive industry by introducing special motor fuel, Amoco Gas. It was the first Company to have a filling station in the east and the visible gasoline pump.

From the description of American Oil Company records 1937 [mansucript]. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 39397230

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Hilpert, Elmer E., 1905-1975. Series 1. General arbitration files, part a, 1948-1975. Cornell University Library
creatorOf American Oil Company. Amoco Wisconsin. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Zucker, Paul B., 1924-1967. Papers, 1952-1967. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (Chester, Pa.). J.A.W. Iglehart. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Trade catalogs of travel, 1859-1948. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf American Oil Company. Amoco Michigan. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf American Oil Company. American Oil Company records 1937 [mansucript]. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
creatorOf Amoco Production Company. Records, 1914-1935. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Eliel, Ernest L. (Ernest Ludwig), 1921-2008. Papers, 1956-1969. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf American Ship Building Company. Amoco Illinois. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Meyerson, Seymour. The Papers of Seymour Meyerson, 1944-1999 (bulk 1955-1975) Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History
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associatedWith Amoco Production Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Eliel, Ernest L. (Ernest Ludwig), 1921-2008. person
associatedWith Hilpert, Elmer E., 1905-1975. person
correspondedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- person
associatedWith Meyerson, Seymour person
associatedWith Zucker, Paul B., 1924-1967. person
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Active 1859

Active 1948

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