Brown & Root / George R. Brown executive files, 1937-1978

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Brown & Root / George R. Brown executive files, 1937-1978

1937-1978

https://onesearch.library.rice.edu/permalink/01RICE_INST/11atd6j/alma991021787059705251

The bulk of this material consists of business records of the Brown & Root firm and Brown Shipbuilding Co., relating in particular to building projects and joint ventures with other companies such as Zapata Offshore, Texas Gulf Sulphur and ARMCO Steel, as well as internal operations of the firm. Formats include correspondence, internal memos, project site drawings, photographs, reports, notes, and newsclippings.

24 lin. ft. ( 46 boxes).

Rice University, Fondren Library

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Rice University, Fondren Library

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