HomeMy WebLinkAboutAC055_SCOTTS_OFFICIAL_OIL_DIRECTORYGeneral Type: Papers
The Scott's Official Oil Directory
AC -055
No Inventory
Physical Description: 1 folder
Inclusive Dates: 1902
Donor: Mr. W.M. Crook, donated in 1933
DESCRIPTION
A booklet entitled Scott's Official Oil Directory,
published by the Southern Publishing Company, Houston, Texas,
comprises the content of this collection. The directory
contains a list of companies operating in Texas and Louisiana
at the time of the Spindletop oil boom in 1901. Researchers
will find this valuable directory a useful tool in studying
the oil industry during its early years. Information
contained within the directory consists of company addresses,
capital, stock, officers, current operational status, well and
drilling acreage. This directory is in poor condition.
No restrictions apply.