Papers, 1937-1965.

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Papers, 1937-1965.

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Collection contains materials relating to Kerr's career with Arabian American Oil and his consulting work. Collection includes miscellaneous photographs, maps and blueprints; professional correspondence (1952-1965); notebooks regarding transportation and vehicle equipment studies and road construction in Saudi Arabia (1937-1957); and research files on vehicle designs, off-shore oil terminals and off-road mobility for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps and Arabian American Oil (1950-1965).

11.95 cubic ft. (18 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7267157

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Kerr, Richard C.

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Richard Caldwell Kerr (1896-1972) was a transportation expert in the petroleum industry. From 1928-1936 he was a partner with Continental Air Map Company, which did aerial photography of the western U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Kerr was the first pilot to map Saudi Arabia for oil exploration. He was in charge of production and transportation activities in Saudi Arabia for Standard Oil of California's affiliate, Arabian American Oil Company, from 1925-1957. From 1957-1964 Kerr was a transportation cons...

United States. Army. Transportation Corps

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The USS St. Mihiel was built by the American International Shipbuilding Corp. on Hogs Island, Pennsylvania in 1920. She was used as an army transport, carrying soldiers to and from battle. In 1923, she carried the last American soldiers back from Germany at the end of World War I. In 1943, the USS St. Mihiel was decommissioned to the Navy, where she served as an army hospital ship. From the description of USS Mihiel quarantine report, 1923. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat reco...

Arabian American oil company

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Material collected by George Rentz of the Hoover Library archives. From the description of George Rentz collection of Arabian American Oil Company records, 1948-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863742 ...