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George E. Torrey papers relating to the Texas oil industry
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Title
George E. Torrey papers relating to the Texas oil industry, 1920-1921.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Sindell and Company on the Thomas W. Streeter Fund, 2008.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
George E. Torrey, partner in the Torrey Manufacturing Company, of Rockland, Maine.
Summary
The papers consist of promotional material relating to investment opportunities in the Texas oil industry in the early 1920s, most accompanied by envelopes addressed to George E. Torrey, Rockland, Maine. Material includes company prospectuses, newsletters, advertisements, and brochures. Material also includes an undated blueprint map documenting oil and gas drilling in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 11, 2012
References
George E. Torrey Papers Relating to the Texas Oil Industry. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
George E. Torrey Papers Relating to the Texas Oil Industry. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Broadsides (notices) - Texas - 20th century.
Maps - Fort Bend County (Tex.) - 20th century.
Newsletters - Texas - 20th century.
Pamphlets - Texas - 20th century.
Promotional materials - Texas - 20th century.
Printed ephemera - Texas - 20th century.
Prospectuses - Texas - 20th century.
Occupation
Businessmen Maine 20th century.
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