Bernard J. Picchi Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-991207
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.
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This collection was compiled by Bernard J. Picchi, who specializes in the analysis of oil and gas data, reserves, and transactions.
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
English
Collection accessioned by Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections October 2014.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository