B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Sheffer oil field correspondence, 1913-1916

Collection

Identifier: 2012-032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A group of letters (primarily from B. F. Sheffer to his son, Marion) regarding the state of employment in the Kern County, California oil fieds from 1913-1916 including many periods of unemployment, the morale and conditions of the oil workers, and much about Bakersfield's unsavory side as an oil town (e.g. prostitution, gambling, corruption of public officials, etc.). Mentioned are Standard Oil and Associated Oil companies. Other topics included in the letters are about the natural world and the local flora and fauna; and the family's gas well leases.

Dates

Creation: 1913 - 1916

Creator

Sheffer, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1855-1923 (Person)

Language

These materials are in English.

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

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 Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright.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.