Grow, Lake B. (1873-1944). Collection, 1904-1915
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of mostly photographs relating to the early 1900's oil development in the Anse la Butte, Evangeline, and Gulf Coast. There are also correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous materials as well.
This collection was donated by Mr. Grow’s daughter, Mrs. Grace Grow Wingfield of Tyler, Texas.
Dates
- 1904-1915
Biographical / Historical
Lake B. Grow was from Lexon, Illinois. In 1902, he married Grace Radaz. They had one daughter named Grace. He died on 18 September 1944 at the age of 71. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler Texas.
He arrived in Tyler, Texas to begin work as an oil well driller during the earliest days of Texas Oil fields. He drilled the seventh oil well in Texas and the third oil well in Louisiana. He purchased a farm 3 miles northwest of Tyler, Texas where his family resided.
Extent
1.875 Linear Feet (1 foot and 10.5 inches of materials contained in 5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Lake B. Grow Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 10/04/2018
- 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
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu