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Brown & Root files, 1937-1978 (MS 488)

Brown & Root / George R. Brown executive files consist 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. (46 boxes)

Clark Papers, 1889-1974 (MS 277)

Research materials related to the publications and unpublished works of Texas author/historian and public relations consultant James A. Clark. The materials deal directly with the oil industry primarily in the years of 1930-1960s.

Gilcrease Oil Company video, n.d. (MS 503)

The Gilcrease Oil Company, East Texas "Early Days" video is a copy derived from a film that was apparently created in the 1920s or 1930s showing oil-drilling related activities of the Gilcrease Oil Company in East Texas centering on the East Texas Oil Field near the towns of Longview and Gladewater.

Haynes papers, 1901-1953 (MS 268)

The William Allen Haynes collection offers a view of living conditions of a prosperous Central Texas rancher and entrepreneur as well as providing information on conditions in Texas in the first part of the 19th century.

Herring, Robert Ray. Speeches. 1957-1980. (MS 395)

Robert R. Herring was president and CEO for Houston Natural Gas Corporation (HNG) from 1967 to 1981. The speeches were given to civic and professional societies from 1957 to 1980 with the bulk falling in the 1970s. They mainly concern energy or HNGs for the future in both these areas. (3 linear feet)

Kirby Petroleum and Sawtelle records, 1921-1967 (MS 504)

This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, business records, clippings, and technical papers. The materials are from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, who was president of the company for more than 20 years. (5 boxes)

Merchants and Planters Oil Company records (MS 260)

Correspondence, contracts, credit reports, and leases in this collection document the business of Houston, Texas based Merchants and Planters Oil Company, particularly during the last period of its existence, 1930 through 1941. This company was owned by William Marsh Rice and associated with Rice Institute after Mr. Rice's death.

Panhandle Eastern Corp. records (Part 1), 1927-1997 (MS 500)

Business records of the PanEnergy Corp., relating in particular to the records of the Panhandle Eastern Corp. and Texas Eastern Corp. from the 1920s to the 1990s. Part 1 includes records of the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 1927-1997. (150 boxes)

Panhandle Eastern Corp. records (Part 2), 1927-1997 (MS 500)

Business records of the PanEnergy Corp., relating in particular to the records of the Panhandle Eastern Corp. and Texas Eastern Corp. from the 1920s to the 1990s. Part 2 includes records of the Texas Eastern Corporation, 1947-1989 and Duke Energy Corporation, 1931-2000. (90 boxes)

Sharp family papers, 1868-1978 (MS 271)

Correspondence, scrapbooks, business papers, ledgers, tributes and memorials, audiotapes of oral history interviews, clippings, photos, and other papers of Walter Benona Sharp and his wife, Estelle (Boughton) Sharp, active in Houston, Tex., civic and philanthropic affairs. (15 boxes)