Attalia Oil Company Records
Scope and Contents
The Attalia Oil Company Records contains the business records of the Attalia Oil Company as well as material related to Attalia, Washington. This collection, which dates from 1920 to 1962, consists of articles and newspaper clippings about the Attalia Oil Company and the ghost town Attalia became after the oil company shut down, one photo of Attalia, stocks and copies of stocks, letters to the stockholders, logs of the oil well, a letter of thanks from Shell Oil Company, advertisements for Attalia Oil Company, and a photo of the oil well.
Dates
- 1920-1962
Creator
- Schuening, Harry (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Attalia Oil Company Records, which dates from 1920 to 1962, contains material related to the Attalia Oil Company and Attalia, Washington. The collection includes photographs, newspaper articles, letters, and company records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.
Creator
- Schuening, Harry (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Attalia Oil Company Records
- Author
- Updated by Rayana Weller
- Date
- 2013, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository