AHJ_ah12741 Inventory of the Continental Oil Company Materials, 1884-1986 (Bulk 1916-1930) Continental Oil Company Materials 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/
2019

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson September 2019 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Continental Oil Company Continental Oil Company Materials 1884-1986 (1916-1930) 12741 .7 cubic ft. (2 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Reports, maps, and photographs of oil fields, primarily in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana, that were investigated by Continental Oil Company or its predecessors. History of Continental Oil Company

Continental Oil Company was founded in 1875 in Ogden, Utah. It became part of Standard Oil in 1884 but regained independence in the Standard Oil divestiture of 1911. It was acquired by Marland Oil Company in 1929; however the merged companies operated under the name Continental Oil. The name was changed to Conoco Inc. in 1979.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains reports, maps, and photographs of oil fields, primarily in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana, that were investigated by Continental Oil Company or its predecessors. Also included are histories and documents regarding Continental Oil Company, Gunnison A-1 Oil Company, United Oil Company, Mutual Oil Company, and other companies operating in the Rocky Mountain area.

 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 publicly-cataloged archival collections created by Continental Oil Company at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Harold Fleming, Robert G. Lawson, and other personnel of the Continental Oil Company, 1958-1986. Also included are an M.I.T. seminar paper by W.B. Strobel on Continental Oil Company's history (received from W.B. Strobel in 1961) and 4 photographs taken in Ponca City, Oklahoma, of a Continental Oil Company parade float (received from Armenia Joe Crawford in 1986).

Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in September 2019

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Gunnison A-1 Oil Company Oil fields -- Colorado Oil fields -- Wyoming Oil fields -- Montana Petroleum industry and trade -- Pacific and Mountain States <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Science, Technology and Health Energy Production Container List 1 Oil: Colorado (newspaper clipping) 1924 1 Oil Companies: Archuleta 1936 1 Oil Companies: Continental (Articles of Incorporation, newspaper clipping, photographs) 1884-1913, undated 1 Oil Companies: Continental - "The Exhibition - Conoco Center" (exhibit catalog) circa 1986 1 Oil Companies: Continental - Histories 1923-1950 1 Oil Companies: Continental - Histories (by W.B. Strobel) 1956 1 Oil Companies: Continental - Ponca City (OK) float photographs circa 1940s 1 Oil Companies: Gunnison A-1 1920 1 Oil Drilling: "Notes on Cable Tool Core Drilling in the Fort Collins District," by Donald C. Perry circa 1920s 1 Oil Fields: Alkali Creek (Wyo) 1919 1 Oil Fields: Alkali Dome (Wyo.) circa 1920s 1 Oil Fields: Allen Lake (Wyo.) 1923 1 Oil Fields: Baggs (Wyo.) 1922-1924 1 Oil Fields: Baxter Basin (Wyo.) 1922-1923 1 Oil Fields: Bijou Creek Anticline (Colo.) 1923 1 Oil Fields: Black Mountain Anticline (Wyo.) 1922 1 Oil Fields: Black Wolf Creek (Colo.) 1921 1 Oil Fields: Boulder (Colo.) 1927 1 Oil Fields: Colorado 1925 1 Oil Fields: Crystal Creek Anticline (Wyo.) 1918 1 Oil Fields: Cooper Basin Dome (Wyo.) 1917 1 Oil Fields: Ferris (Wyo.) 1922 1 Oil Fields: Florence (Colo.) circa 1926-1930 1 Oil Fields: Garland-Byron (Wyo.) 1917 1 Oil Fields: Glade Anticline (Colo.) 1926-1927 1 Oil Fields: Hidden Dome (Wyo.) 1918-1921 1 Oil Fields: Inland Anticline (Colo.) 1919-1921 1 Oil Fields: Kiout Gap (Wyo.) 1928 1 Oil Fields: La Barge (Wyo.) 1916-1926 1 Oil Fields: Lost Soldier (Wyo.) 1924 1 Oil Fields: Medicine Bow (Wyo.) 1923 1 Oil Fields: Midland Basin (Colo.) undated 2 Oil Fields: Montana 1921 2 Oil Fields: Neiber Dome (Wyo.) 1923 2 Oil Fields: Norell Estate (Colo.) 1924 2 Oil Fields: Paradox Anticline (Colo.) 1924 2 Oil Fields: Pine Dome (Wyo.) 1920 2 Oil Fields: Poison Spider (newspaper clipping) 1923 2 Oil Fields: Rangely (Colo.) 1920 2 Oil Fields: Rocky Mountain Area 1928 2 Oil Fields: Salt Creek, West (Wyo.) 1926 2 Oil Fields: San Luis Valley (Colo.) (newspaper clipping) circa 1920s 2 Oil Fields: Split Hill Dome (Wyo.) 1919 2 Oil Fields: Teapot Dome (Wyo.) 1924 2 Oil Fields: Thornton Dome (Wyo.) 1922 2 Oil Fields: Trinidad District (Colo.) 1922 2 Oil Fields: Wild Horse Park (Colo.) 1916-1918