R. E. Blair collection of Western oil and mining investment prospectuses
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of promotional material, including form letters, maps, reprints of newspaper articles, and publications, that describe oil and mining investment opportunities in various Western states, including Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, during the time period of the Great Depression. The materials were sent to R. E. Blair as a prospective investor in oil and mining ventures.
Dates
- 1928 - 1941
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The R. E. Blair Collection of Western Oil and Mining Investment Prospectuses is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Sindell and Company on the Thomas W. Streeter Fund, 2008.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into four series: I. Texas Oil Investments,1928-1941. II. Colorado Oil and Mining Investments, 1928-1940. III. Oil and Mining Investments in Other States and Mexico, 1928-1941. IV. Other Investment Material, 1929-1941.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of promotional material, including form letters, maps, reprints of newspaper articles, and publications, that describe oil and mining investment opportunities in various Western states, including Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, during the time period of the Great Depression. The materials were sent to R. E. Blair as a prospective investor in oil and mining ventures.
R. E. Blair
R. E. Blair was a resident of Keene, New Hampshire during the late 1920s to the early 1940s.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a medium level of processing in 2009. Processing included removing items from plastic enclosures, rehousing items in acid-free folders and boxes, organizing material into groups according to geographical location, and then organizing material within geographical groupings alphabetically by business name based on the letterhead. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles were largely supplied by staff during processing.
- Title
- Guide to the R. E. Blair Collection of Western Oil and Mining Investment Prospectuses
- Author
- by Jennifer Meehan
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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