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Correspondence, 1944

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8-9

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The Hiram Dow papers contain primarily material related to his work as New Mexico’s representative on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and also related to his involvement with Humble Oil and Refining Company legal cases and the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission.

The collection is arranged into five series: Biographical/Personal, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Interstate Oil Compact Commission Publications, Humble Oil and Refining Company Legal Case Files, and General Oil Industry. The Biographical/Personal series includes correspondence and material regarding Dow's business and personal projects. The material in the Interstate Oil Compact Commission (IOCC) series contains correspondence, and material from IOCC committee meetings such as minutes, transcripts, reports, statements, publications, and meeting ephemera. The Humble Oil series contains case files with motions, indictments, briefs, reports, juror information and correspondence. The General Oil industry series contains material Dow collected related to oil conservation and to various oil industry organizations.

Dates

  • 1944

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 10 boxes (10 cu. ft.) plus 3 oversize folders

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451