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Ernest C. Miller papers, 1839-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Miller, Ernest C. (Ernest Conrad), 1912-
Title
Ernest C. Miller papers
Dates
1839-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
25.6 cubic feet (46 boxes)
Collection Number
00559
Summary
Writings and research material of an oil industry executive and petroleum historian.
Repository
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
Access Restrictions

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

Additional Reference Guides
Additional Information

Partial finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Ernest Conrad Miller (1912- ) was the president of West Penn Oil Company and an historian of the petroleum industry from its beginnings in Pennsylvania, through the rise of the Standard Oil Trust, to the development of western oil fields, such as the Salt Creek field of Wyoming. He authored several books on petroleum history, including "John Wilkes Booth - Oilman" and "Oil Mania: Sketches from the Early Pennsylvania Oil Fields" and "Oil Mining in Pennsylvania" (1946). He was a collector of petroleum memorabilia, as well as material on American aviation history and western history.

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Content Description

The collection includes the manuscript of Miller's "Tintypes in Oil" and related correspondence, as well as other publications by Ernest C. Miller. Research material includes the Union Oil Company's account books, 1934 and 1936; "Texas Petroleum News" 1919-1920; a petroleum letterbook, 1866-1868, of B.L. Harsell, a petroleum dealer; photographs of Sun Oil Company operations; as well as other pamphlets, articles, legal documents, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts concerning petroleum history in the United States. Issues of the "Petroleum Gazette", "Warren County Observer", and "Pennsylvania History", 1987-1988, are included. There are several 19th century manuscripts on sperm oil and kerosene oil, most in the form of commercial circular letters. There is also material related to American aeronautics and to the American West.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Ernest C. Miller at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The material was received from Ernest C. Miller from 1958 to 1991.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was box-listed and the finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson in September 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Airplanes -- History -- United States.
  • Oil fields -- United States.
  • Petroleum -- History -- United States.
  • Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.

Personal Names

  • Harsell, B.L.

Corporate Names

  • Standard Oil Trust.
  • Sun Oil Company.
  • Union Oil and Manufacturing Company.
  • West Penn Oil Company, Inc.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Letter book.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Miller, Ernest C. (Ernest Conrad), 1912- -- Tintypes in oil.


2012

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