Virgil Brazier photographs, approximately 1900s-1950s
Scope and Contents
Consists of 103 photographs (many inscribed to Brazier) featuring early oilmen and businessmen of Tulsa, their spouses, and prominent people from outside the Tulsa area. Collection includes three unidentified group photos, photo-reproductions of racecar designs, a photograph of the first Braniff Airlines airliner, and two reels of 16mm movie film (housed separately) of undetermined subject matter. Newspaper clippings relating to featured individuals accompany some of the photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1950
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader. This material is housed off-site and will require 2 business days advanced notice for use.
Use and Copyright
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 photo albums (103 photographs).)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Collection shelved at off-site storage.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Subject
- Barnsdall Refinery (Organization)
- Born Engineering Company (Organization)
- Born, Sidney, 1889-1987 (Person)
- Braniff Airways (Organization)
- Cities Service Oil Company (Organization)
- Ford Motor Company (Organization)
- Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 (Actor, Person)
- Gilcrease, Thomas, 1890-1962 (Person)
- Kennedy, John (Person)
- Lindsey, Lilah Denton, 1860-1943 (Person)
- Phillips Petroleum Company (Organization)
- Rogers, Roy, 1911-1998 (Actor, Person)
- Tulco Oil Company (Organization)
- Wilcox Oil Company (Organization)
Source
- Brazier, J. Virgil (John Virgil), 1897-1957 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Virgil Brazier photographs, approximately 1900s-1950s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2005-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu