Wallace Oil Company records, 1881-1947
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wallace Oil Company.
- Title
- Wallace Oil Company records
- Dates
- 1881-1947 (inclusive)18811947
- Quantity
- 1 cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 08636
- Summary
- 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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Wallace Oil Company was founded in 1901 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and conducted oil drilling in New Mexico and Texas.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence (including a letterpress copybook, 1901-1902) regarding the sale of stock, drilling sites, oil prospecting and tax disputes (1901-1919); maps of Wallace property in Valencia and Torrance counties, New Mexico (1920); legal papers, including articles of incorporation, legal agreements, abstracts of titles for property owned by Wallace in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, and Torrance counties of New Mexico and El Paso County, Texas (1881-1941) and miscellaneous financial materials (1901-1917).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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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Subject Terms
- Oil well drilling -- New Mexico -- Bernalillo County.
- Oil well drilling -- New Mexico -- Sandoval County.
- Oil well drilling -- New Mexico -- Torrance County.
- Oil well drilling -- New Mexico -- Valencia County.
- Oil well drilling -- Texas -- El Paso County.
- Petroleum -- Prospecting -- New Mexico -- Bernalillo County.
- Petroleum -- Prospecting -- New Mexico -- Sandoval County.
- Petroleum -- Prospecting -- New Mexico -- Torrance County.
- Petroleum -- Prospecting -- New Mexico -- Valencia County.
- Petroleum -- Prospecting -- Texas -- El Paso County.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- New Mexico -- Bernalillo County.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- New Mexico -- Sandoval County.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- New Mexico -- Torrance County.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- New Mexico -- Valencia County.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- El Paso County.
Geographical Names
- Bernalillo County (N.M.)
- El Paso County (Tex.)
- Sandoval County (N.M.)
- Torrance County (N.M.)
- Valencia County (N.M.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records.
- Letterpress copy books.
