AHJ_ah06026 Inventory of the Guy H. Woodward papers, 1942-1976 Woodward (Guy H.) Papers Processed by Brittany Heye University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort December 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Woodward, Guy H. Guy H. Woodward papers 1942-1976 06026 6.20 cubic ft. (5 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Guy H. Woodward (1889-1979) was an author and attorney who specialized in the oil and gas industry. This collection contains the research material and the manuscripts of Guy H. Woodward and Grace Steele Woodward’s The Secret of the Sherwood Forest: Oil Production During World War II. Biography of Guy H. Woodward

Guy H. Woodward (1889-1979) was an author and attorney who specialized in the oil and gas industry. Guy was born in McAlester, Oklahoma in 1889, and graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1920. He practiced law in Okmulgee, Oklahoma until 1924, when he became chief counsel for Independent Oil and Gas Company. In 1942, Woodward served as the campaign manager for Independent Oil and Gas Company’s founder, E.H. Moore, and when he won the U.S. Senate seat, followed him to Washington D.C. where he spent ten years serving as special counsel to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the 1950s, Woodward served as general counsel for the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association and was registered as a lobbyist. During that time, Guy was also involved in the fight over price deregulation of natural gas. In 1973, Woodward and his wife, Grace Steele Woodward published their book The Secret of Sherwood Forest: Oil Production During World War II. Grace, an author, also published three other books, The Man Who Conquered Pain: A Biography of William Thomas Green Morton, The Cherokees and Pocahontas.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains the research material and the manuscripts of Guy H. Woodward and Grace Steele Woodward’s The Secret of Sherwood Forest: Oil Production During World War II. Included are records from Noble Drilling Corporation (File E) used for research for the book, that include employee files, employee photographs, correspondence, and incident reports. Also included are other research materials, such as booklets, pamphlets and periodicals related to the oil and petroleum industry in Britain. The collection also contains outlines, drafts, and galley copies of the manuscript of The Secret of Sherwood Forest.

Boxes 1 and 2 of this collection are restricted due to PII.

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There are no known other archival collections created by Guy H. Woodward at the date of processing.

This material was recieved from Guy H. Woodward in 1975 and 1977.

This collection was processed by Brittany Heye in September of 2024.

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

 Access Terms Woodward, Grace Steele Mid-continent Oil and Gas Association Petroleum industry and trade -- Great Britain. Petroleum industry and trade--United States. Snowy Range (Wyo.) Great Britain Lawyers. Authors. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Woodward, Grace Steele -- Secret of Sherwood forest. Woodward, Guy H. -- Secret of Sherwood forest. Science, Technology and Health Energy Production Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Literature Politics, Government, and Law Laws and Legislation 1File E - Employee record files (restricted)undated 1File E - Anglo-Iranian, re- George Otey (restricted)undated 2File E - Anglo-Iranian, re- Albert Francis Webster, Jr. (restricted)1943-1945 2File E - Anglo-Iranian, re- Herman Douthit (restricted)1943-1944 2File E - Refusals or Rejections of Applications (restricted)undated 2File E - Correspondence 1942-1944 2File E - England File1945-1962 2File E - Miscellaneous 1944-1963 2File E - Employee Photographsundated 2The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Bibliographyundated 2The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Chapter Notesundated 2The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Copy of Outlineundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Draft of Manuscriptundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Duplicate of Manuscriptundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Galley Sheetsundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Incomplete Copy of Manuscriptundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Introductionundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Introduction, Dr. Clark'sundated 3The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Page Proofsundated 3-4The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Old Manuscript Worksheetsundated 4The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Original Manuscriptundated 4The Secret of Sherwood Forest - Outlineundated 4Book - "An Idea in the Making: The Early History of the Society of the Sacred Mission, Its History and Aims" by Herbert Kelly1967 4Miscellaneousundated 4Pamphlets1953-1968, undated 4Petroleum and Oil in Britain booklets1953, 1962 4Petroleum Independent - "Promises, Promises: the Candidates, the Platforms"September- October 1976 4Periodicalsundated 4Photographsundated 4Photographs - British Petroleum Companyundated 4Photograph - Lincoln Cathedralundated 4Post Card - Edwinstone Parish Church, Englandundated 4Post Cards - Kelham House of the Sacred Mission, Englandundated 4Post Cards - Lincoln Cathedralundated 4Post Cards - Mansfield, Englandundated 4Post Card - Neward Abbeyundated 4Post Cards - Nottingham Jerusalem Inn, Englandundated 4Post Cards - Southwell, Englandundated 5Framed Painting by Guy Woodward titled "Early Snow" (Snowy Range, Wyoming)undated