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Offshore oil industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Gerwick, Fred W. (1902-1979). Photographs, 1920-1970

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0091
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs of the oil fields in Louisiana and Texas. There are also family photographs of the Gerwick family while in Titusville, Pennsylvania and the East.

Dates: 1920 - 1970

Heywood Oil Company of Jennings. Records, 1901-1974, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0081
Scope and Contents

This collection contains personal and business correspondence, photographs, newspapers of the Heywood family and oil related scenes, and publications and reports written by W. Scott Heywood.

Dates: 1901-1974, n.d.

Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Expedition (LAGCOE). Collection, 1953-1990, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0215
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of exhibit materials including brochures, pamphlets, photographs, correspondence, bylaws and resolution, history about the oil show, scrapbooks and others.

Frances Love donated this collection.

Dates: 1953-1990, n.d.

McMillan, Margaret (1920-2016). Papers, 1909-2016, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0289
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, correspondence, news clippings, miscellaneous materials, and books. The majority of the news clippings have been copied due to water damage. The books relate to health/fitness, travel, and offshore safety. There are also a number of McMillan’s personal yearbooks from her undergraduate and graduate years.

Dates: 1909-2016, n.d.

Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO). Collection, 1969-1991

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0549
Scope and Contents

Throughout much of the company’s existence, a monthly newsletter called ODECO Soundings was released to highlight the activities and accomplishments of ODECO. This collection contains issues of the newsletter from 1969 to 1991.

Susan Couvillon and Doc Laborde’s family donated the collection through Jason Theriot.

Dates: 1969-1991