Papers, 1893-1960, (bulk 1919-1960).

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Papers, 1893-1960, (bulk 1919-1960).

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The collection documents Downing's career in the oil industry with emphasis on the Oregon Basin Oil & Gas Corporation and the development of the Oregon Basin, the Reiter Foster Oil Corporation, and the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. The bulk (about 140 cubic ft.) consists of alphabetic subject files (1920s-1950s) containing correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, leases, abstracts. and legal agreements. Numerous files are included on the Oregon Basin, Reiter Foster, the IOCC, the IPAA and API, the Colorado state legislature, and many other corporations and individuals. Also included are Downing's business correspondence files (about 30 cubic ft.) for 1919-1951, including correspondence with his son, Richard (1898- ). There are also oil well logs (1920s-1930s) of the Midwest Refining Company for wells in many states, and corporate minutes (1893-1941) for the Surety Investment Company.

175 cubic ft. (384 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7245785

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Downing, Warwick Miller, 1875-1964

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