Adams, Kenneth Stanley, 1899-1975
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899-08-31 - 1975-03-30
Biography
American business executive, University of Kansas booster, and civic philanthropist of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. "Boots" Adams began his career with the Phillips Petroleum Company in 1920 as a clerk in the warehouse department. In 1938 he was elected president of the Phillips Petroleum Company and was one of the nation's youngest leaders of a major corporation. He continued to serve as the company's chief executive until 1964.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Adams, Kenneth Stanley “Boots”
File
Identifier: 2006.012.1
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to K. S. "Boots" Adams, Rancher and oil man.
Dates:
1864 - 1991