Standard Oil Company of New Jersey records, 1874-1979, (bulk 1882-1973)

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Standard Oil Company of New Jersey records, 1874-1979, (bulk 1882-1973)

Collection contains Standard Oil Company of New Jersey's corporate records from its inception in 1882 as part of the Standard Oil Trust to its assumption of the Exxon name in 1973. It contains business records concerning the operations of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its subsidiaries (including Carter Oil Company and Imperial Oil Limited) throughout the United States and the world, which consist of business correspondence, clippings, financial files, legal files, photographs, notes, newspapers, printed materials, and stock certificate ledgers. Collection also contains large amounts of secondary materials, including publications (some published by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey), journals, books, government documents, and bound papers from Standard Oil Company of New Jersey's corporate libraries. A 1909 scrapbook concerning the prosecution of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act is in this collection as well.

46.45 cubic ft. (91 boxes)

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Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

Carter Oil Company

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The Carter Oil Company was founded by John Joyce Carter in 1893 in Sisterville, West Virginia. A controlling interest was acquired in 1893 by South Penn Oil Company (later Standard Oil Company of New Jersey). In 1915, headquarters were established in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company participated in development of the Salt Creek and Billy Creek pools in Wyoming and Kevin-Sunburst in Montana. From the description of Carter Oil Company records, 1910-1945. (University of Wyoming, American He...

Exxon Corporation

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Standard Oil Trust

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Standard Oil Company of New Jersey

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Directed by Roy Stryker and his successors (1943 - 1963), the project depicts the operations of the oil industry throughout the world and its effect on life in the twentieth century. From the description of Picture Library, 1943-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191916439 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was an oil company and holding company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was originally formed in 1882 as a refining and...