University of Wyoming
The National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA) was an American trade association organized in 1902 as the National Petroleum Association (NPA). The Western Petroleum Refiners Association (WPRA) was created in 1912, merging with the Texas Petroleum Refiners Association in 1920 and with the Arkansas-Louisiana Refiners Association in 1936. The NPA and WPRA, which had worked together over the years, merged in 1961 to become the National Petroleum Refiners Association. In 1998, the group became the National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association and, in 2012, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers.
The collection contains records from the Western Petroleum Refiners Association and the National Petroleum Association.
Regarding the WPRA, the collection contains: minutes (1916-1948); folder of WPRA history; rosters of committees and officers (1932-1961); proceedings from the 1937, 1938, and 1939 annual meetings, board of director proceedings from the 1940 annual meeting; photograph of WPRA annual banquet (1925); and photograph of Oil Men’s Club of Kansas City dinner dance (1923).
Regarding the NPA, the collection contains: Three copies of NPA history books (1902-1952); banquet announcement (1951); indictment proceedings (1936, 1958); booklet on provisions of the Petroleum Code and orders concerning purchases of petroleum products and curtailment of refinery runs; proceedings from the U.S. v. Socony-Vacuum Oil legal case (1938-1939); Universal Oil Products legal case regarding Petroleum Research Fund (1957); Finance Committee memo, minutes, expense reports, dues scales, correspondence (1961-1968); board of directors 1967 committee report for annual meeting and memorandum and program for 1969 meeting; photos, logos, and photostats used for 75th annual meeting.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by the National Petroleum Refiners Association at the date of processing. The American Heritage Center holds the National Petroleum Association records, 1902-1961.
This material was received from Donald O’Hara in 1977 and 1978.
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