| Collection Name: |
Benedum and the Oil Industry Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/bene.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1951-1951 |
| Description: |
A record of the oil industry from 1890 to 1950 as shown in the development of the Benedum oil interests and the experiences of Michael Late Benedum (1869-1959) and his associates, notably Joseph Clifton Trees (1869-1943). The material consists of interviews with people having special knowledge of leasing, financing, geology, oil and gas production, legal and tax problems. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
33 |
| Interviews: |
[37 interview(s) listed in this collection] |
| Broad Subjects: |
Industry and Labor; Economics |
| ASP Subjects: |
Caddo Parrish, LA; China; Gas; Gas industry; History; Illinois; Mexico; Oil industries; Oral history; Philippines; Romania; Taxation; Texas; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Financing; Leasing; Legal problems; Oil; Tax problems |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000802 |
