Joseph Stephen Cullinan Collection ca. 1895-1939

Petroleum Iron Works Company of Texas

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Farmers Petroleum Company

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Houston Art League

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On March 17, 1900, forty-seven people assembled to hear a lecture on art given by Mrs. Jean Sherwood of Chicago in the Houston home of Mrs. Robert S. Lovett. Inspired by their common interest in the arts, those assembled agreed to the formation of a society whose purpose was to foster interest in the fine arts in Houston, Texas. On March 24, 1900 the Constitution and By-Laws of the Houston Public School Art League were formally read and adopted. Primarily directed towards the establishment of ar...

Producers Oil Company

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Emma R. Newsboys Association

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Eureka Paving Company

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Fidelity Trust Company of Houston

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Texas Economic League

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Texas Company

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Freeman, Fred W.

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Eagle, Joe H., 1870-1963

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Autry Memorial Hospital School

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Sharp, Walter B. (Walter Benona), 1870-1912

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Walter Benona Sharp (1870-1912) was an oilman and inventor. He began his career contracting for the drilling of water wells in and around Dallas before working as a driller for Gladys City Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company in its first test for oil on Spindletop Hill. Because of quicksand Sharp was forced to abandon the well at 418 feet only thirty yards from the spot where, eight years later, the first gusher of the Spindletop oilfield came in. Sharp was also a pioneer driller at Sour Lake and ...

McCarthy, Charles

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Cullinan, J. S. (Joseph Stephen), 1860-1937

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Few of the major figures in the history of Houston have had as widespread an influence as Joseph Stephen Cullinan. At times, the word paradoxical comes to mind when the scope of his diverse interests is examined. A leading early exponent for the Texas oil industry, Cullinan was yet an ardent conservationist, who argued for governmental controls over the petroleum business out of concern for preserving natural resources. Although he maintained a fairly consistent record of lifetime support for th...

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941

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Sculptor. From the description of Gutzon Borglum letters to John A. Stewart, 1914 and [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515632 American, 1867-1918. From the description of John Ruskin, Seated [sculpture]. [19--] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906576 Artist, author, and sculptor. Full name: John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum. From the description of Gutzon Borglum papers, 1895-1960 (bulk 1912-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77...

Schlaet, Arnold

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Maya Corporation

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Cullinan, J. S. (Joseph Stephen), 1860-1937

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Few of the major figures in the history of Houston have had as widespread an influence as Joseph Stephen Cullinan. At times, the word paradoxical comes to mind when the scope of his diverse interests is examined. A leading early exponent for the Texas oil industry, Cullinan was yet an ardent conservationist, who argued for governmental controls over the petroleum business out of concern for preserving natural resources. Although he maintained a fairly consistent record of lifetime support for th...

Houston Negro Hospital

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Magnolia Petroleum Company

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The Magnolia Petroleum Company, founded as an unincorporated joint-stock association on 24 April 1911 and headquartered in Texas, was a consolidation of several earlier companies. In 1959 it merged into what is now Mobile Oil Corporation. From the description of Magnolia Petroleum Company report and testimony, 1946 Aug. 27. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 54772891 ...

Autry, James L.

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Dallas Petroleum Company

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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McKie, William J.

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Patman, Wright

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United States Food Administration

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American food regulatory agency. From the description of Food Administration records, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866949 Organized in 1917; managed civilian food production, distribution, conservation and pricing during World War I; using both volunteers and a paid staff, accomplished its work in New Jersey through an enforcement division, through committees representing different food trades, through county-level food administrators and through publicity ef...

Ku Klux Klan

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Northside Belt Railway

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Gates, John W.

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Campbell, W. T.

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Currie, V. R.

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American Taxpayer's League

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American Republics Corporation

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San Leon Company

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San Jacinto Centennial Association

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