Bernard J. Picchi Collection
Scope and Contents note
This collection is comprised of historical notes, publications, and stock records pertaining to the early petroleum industry in the United States.
This collection includes the history, development and disunification of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and, through stock certificate and other records, documents some of the earliest developments of the petroleum industry in the United States. Included in these records are two manuscript documents containing applications for acts of incorporation of oil operations in Pennsylvania, dated 1965. Photographic and video contents further document Esso and later affiliates of Standard Oil Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Biographical note
This collection was compiled by Bernard J. Picchi, who specializes in the analysis of oil and gas data, reserves, and transactions.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Collection accessioned by Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections October 2014.
- Title
- Bernard J. Picchi Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
- Date
- October 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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