Skelly, William Grove, 1878-1957
Person
Biography
Entrepreneur who founded Skelly Oil Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Wm. G. Skelly, approximately 1921
Item
Identifier: 1000-152-259
Scope and Contents
A slide showing William Grove Skelly who made a fortune in the oil and gas business. He founded Skelly Oil Company in 1919. He helped organize the first International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa in 1923 and became president of that organization, a position he held for the rest of his life. He was a founder of the Kansas-Oklahoma branch of the United States Oil and Gas Association, then known as Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. In 1926, he purchased the Mid-Continent Aircraft Company...
Dates:
Other: approximately 1921
Wm. G. Skelly, approximately 1957
Item
Identifier: 1000-152-260
Scope and Contents
A slide showing William Grove Skelly who made a fortune in the oil and gas business. He founded Skelly Oil Company in 1919. He helped organize the first International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa in 1923 and became president of that organization, a position he held for the rest of his life. He was a founder of the Kansas-Oklahoma branch of the United States Oil and Gas Association, then known as Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. In 1926, he purchased the Mid-Continent Aircraft Company...
Dates:
Other: approximately 1957