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Petroleum Archives. Collection, 1902-1970, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0067

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles on the petroleum industry in Louisiana. Also included are numerous oil-related magazines and journals, reports, interviews, and photographs on the industry from the 1900s-1970s.

Dates

  • 1902-1970, n.d.

Biographical / Historical

Oil history began in Louisiana on 20 September 1901 when the first producing well of the Jennings field was brought in.

Extent

3.08333 Linear Feet (3 feet and 1 inch of materials contained in 7 boxes and one oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Petroleum Archives Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
11/04/2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031