Harry S. Read papers, 1916-1963
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Read, Harry S.
- Title
- Harry S. Read papers
- Dates
- 1916-1963 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.28 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 06708
- Summary
- Papers of a marketing executive in the petroleum industry.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Harry S. Read (1898-1984) was first employed by Standard Oil Company (Indiana) in 1918 and held sales positions in the Milwaukee Division. He left Standard in 1921 to enter the independent marketing business in Wisconsin and Illinois. During that time, he helped organized the Sterling Oil Company. He returned to Standard in 1926 after the company acquired a majority stake in Edward L. Doheny’s petroleum interests, including the Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company, in 1925. The Pan American Petroleum and Transport had been incorporated by Doheny in 1916 as the holding company for his Mexican Petroleum Company, Huasteca Petroleum Company (Mexico), and California oil properties.
Beginning in 1926, Read served Standard in Alabama and later as assistant manager of the Tennessee and Louisiana Divisions. In 1945, he became vice president and general manager of Pan Am. In 1949 Pan Am Southern Corporation was founded and Read was appointed vice president in charge of marketing. He was a director and member of the executive committee. In 1957, when Pan Am Southern merged into the American Oil Company Read retired and established a consulting service with an office in New Orleans. He became affiliated with the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) in June 1958. He retired from active work in 1964.
Content Description
The collection contains a biographical sketch of Read; company-produced photo album describing The Mexican Petroleum Company, Ltd (1916); photograph of Pan-Am sign on building in Memphis, Tennessee (1928); issue of the Stanolind Record covering the acquisition of the E.L. Doheny properties by Standard Oil Company, Indiana (1930); congratulatory correspondence regarding Read’s career (1933-1964); publicity materials, including photo album, for Pan-Am company sales contest (1930, 1933); photograph of sales meeting of Pan-Am (1933); dedicatory company-produced photo album for Read describing Pan-Am’s New Orleans operations (1943); Pan-Am ads (1945 and undated); copy of Panorama, a newsletter for Pan-Am (1945); souvenir menu and biographical sketch from banquet honoring Pan-Am President Bruce K. Brown (1948); biographical sketch of Roy F. McConnell, Vice President of Standard Oil Company (Indiana), given to him on his retirement (1949); brochure about newly established Pan-Am Southern Corporation (1949); photographs of board of directors (1950, 1957); photograph album of Pan-Am personnel working dramatization for “Operation Opportunity” sales campaign (1955); brochure on merger of Pan-Am and American Oil Company (1957); scrapbook with certificates, photographs, and news clippings pertaining to Read’s career (1947-1955); issue of National Petroleum News with article by Read titled “What’s in Store for the Private Brand Marketer?” (1959); article from Salesweek magazine recognizing C.F. Hatmaker, retiring Sales Vice President for American Oil Company (1961); and speeches made by Read on petroleum marketing to industry groups with accompanying correspondence and photographs (1956-1963).
Use of the Collection
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Advertising -- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Marketing consultants -- United States.
- Marketing executives -- United States.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Mergers.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Public relations.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Societies, etc.
Personal Names
- Brown, Bruce K. (Bruce Keith), 1897-
- Doheny, Edward L. (Edward Laurence), 1856-1935.
Corporate Names
- American Oil Company.
- Amoco Corporation.
- Mexican Petroleum Company.
- Pan American Petroleum Corporation.
- Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America.
- Standard Oil Company (Indiana).
- Stanolind Oil and Gas Company.
