AHJ_ah01701 Inventory of the Warner-Caldwell Oil Company records, 1904-1977 Warner-Caldwell Oil Company records Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2015

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort December 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Warner-Caldwell Oil Company Warner-Caldwell Oil Company records 1904-1977 01701 2.62 cubic feet (6 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Records of an oil company with headquarters in Nowata, Oklahoma. History of the Warner-Caldwell Oil Company

The Warner-Caldwell Oil Company was incorporated in 1917 by William W. Warner (1888- ) and his brother, Alex N. Warner, in partnership with James H. Caldwell. Its headquarters were in Nowata, Oklahoma. The company operated stripper wells mostly in the Big Creek and Salt Creek oil fields of northeastern Oklahoma. The Warner-Caldwell Oil Company was dissolved in 1961.

William W. Warner grew up in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where his father (W.C. Warner) had been in the oil business since 1870. W.W. Warner moved to Oklahoma in 1914. Except for a brief time in Texas, he remained in that state for the rest of his life. Warner helped to found the Oklahoma Stripper Well Association in 1938 and was an officer of both the National and Oklahoma Stripper Well Associations.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains company correspondence (1924-1964); legal documents relating to leases of oil fields; well logs and production reports; stock certificate books and reports to stockholders; materials relating to the National Stripper Well Association (1936-1938) and the Oklahoma Stripper Well Association (1938-1940); and photographs of oil wells in Oklahoma.

The collection also contains photographs of a trip to Yellowstone National Park and printed material and photographs concerning Titusville, Pennsylvania.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Warner-Caldwell Oil Company at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

Collection material was receoved from Alexander H. Warner (son of W.W. Warner) in 1965-1972 and from Frances Y.C. (Mrs. Alexander N.) Warner in 1965-1976.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in November 2015.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Oil and gas leases -- Oklahoma. Oil fields -- Oklahoma. Petroleum industry and trade -- Oklahoma. Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. Big Creek oil field (Okla.) Salt Creek oil field (Okla.) Nowata County (Okla.) -- History. Titusville (Pa.) -- History. Yellowstone National Park -- Photographs. Business records. Photographs. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Warner, William W. Warner, Alex N. National Stripper Well Association. Oklahoma Stripper Well Association. Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Businesses and Corporations Energy Production Agriculture and Natural Resources Mines and Mineral Resources National Parks Container List Series I. Warner-Caldwell Oil Company Records

Sub-series 1. Correspondence

1-2 Business Correspondence 1924-1963 Sub-series 2. Business and Legal Records

2 Articles of Incorporation of Warner-Caldwell Oil Company 1917 2 Big Creek Consolidated Oil Company - Agreement to Incorporate 1927 2 Delawata Oil Company - Affidavit 1923 2 Dissolution of Warner-Caldwell Oil Company 1960-1962 2 Elgin, Carl 1954-1955 2 Financial Records - Miscellaneous 1915-1962 2 Financial Statements - Yearly 1939-1942, 1955-1960 2 Forest Oil Corporation 1935 2 Forest Oil Corporation 1936-1939 2 Forest Oil Corporation 1952-1957 2 Forest Oil Corporation 1960-1962 2 Forest Producing Corporation 1935-1939 2 Forest Producing Corporation 1945-1961 2 Land Deeds - Quit Claim, Guardian, etc. 1911-1946 2 Land Deeds - Warranty 1917-1933 2 Land Deeds - Warranty 1946, 1961 2 Lawsuits - Braden and Zoch 1924-1926 2 Lawsuits - Childers Gasoline Company 1925 2 Lawsuits - Disclaimers 1950, 1960 3 Lawsuits - Oklahoma versus Warner-Caldwell 1952 3 Lawsuits - United States versus Warner-Caldwell 1959-1960 3 Leases - Lists and Descriptions circa 1940s 3 Leases - Miscellaneous 1915-1946 3 Miscellaneous Notes and Documents undated 3 National Stripper Well Association 1934-1938 3 Oil Production Reports 1951, 1961 3 Oklahoma Corporation Commission Reports 1934-1936 3 Oklahoma Stripper Well Association 1933, 1938-1939 3 Oologah Dam 1959-1960 3 Phillips Petroleum Company 1938-1944 3 Photographs undated 3 Plats undated 3 Sinclair Crude Oil Company 1954 3 Stanolind Crude Oil Purchasing 1934-1938 5 Stock Certificates 1917-1928, 1947-1957 3 Stockholders - Distribution Records 1938-1962 3 Stockholders - Lists 1916, 1959 3 Stockholders - Report to 1950-1961 3 Transfer Orders 1951-1961 4 Union Activities - Reports by E.T. 1934 4, 6 Well Logs 1916-1960 4 Well Records undated 4 Well Records - Futhey 1935 4 Wolf's Head Oil Refining Company 1952-1953 Series II. Warner Family Materials on Petroleum History and Yellowstone

This series contains materials concerning other aspects of the Warner Family experience. There are documents relating to the history of Titusville, Pennsylvania, where the Warner family first became connected with the oil business. Also included are a set of photographs of Yellowstone National Park.

 4 Biographical Clippings - Warner, William W. and James H. Caldwell 1934, undated 4 Photographs - Miscellaneous undated 4 Photographs - Oil Fields - Texas 1927, undated 4 Photographs - Rodeos and Western (by Doubleday) - Texas 1913-1922 6 Photographs - Warner, W.W. and W.C. Warner at site of Drake Well, Titusville, Pennsylvania 1904 4 Photographs - Yellowstone National Park (by Haynes) 1920s 4 Photographs - Yellowstone National Park and Western (probably by Alexander H. Warner) circa 1920s 4A Photographs (Negatives) - Yellowstone National Park and Western (very similar but not identical to those probably by Alexander H. Warner) circa 1920s 4 Titusville, Pennsylvania, Centennial brochures and publicity materials 1959 6 Titusville, Pennsylvania, and Other Petroleum History - Newspaper Clippings 1964-1977, undated 6 Titusville, Pennsylvania, Centennial newspaper (Titusville Herald) August 24, 1959August 27, 1959 6 Titusville, Pennsylvania, Titusville Herald Centennial newspaper June 14, 1965