Wilbur Cross miscellany on Continental Oil Company, [1973].

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Wilbur Cross miscellany on Continental Oil Company, [1973].

Rough draft of a chapter (44 leaves) by Cross on the history of Continental Oil Company in the 1870s and 1880s; a photo-illustrated printed article by Cross surveying the company's history in terms of its locations, 1875-1972; and a photocopy from the Library American Petroleum Institute, showing the organizational relations between U.S. oil companies, 1865-1908. Includes significant focus on the development of the petroleum industry in the western United States.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6757576

California historical society

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Cross, Wilbur

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Cross was Senior Editor of Continental Oil Company. The company's name officially changed to Conoco in 1979. From the description of Wilbur Cross miscellany on Continental Oil Company, [1973]. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122544613 ...

Continental Oil Company

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The Marland Oil Company was incorporated in 1920 and renamed the Continental Oil Company on June 26, 1929. It was renamed Conoco, Inc., on July 1, 1979. From the description of Revaluation of assets and change of capital structure, 1933. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86134307 Wilbur Cross was an editor for Conoco Oil Company's publishing and advertising department and oversaw the writing of "Conoco: The First One Hundred Years: Building on t...