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Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records A&M 0199

Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records A&M 0199


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0199
Title
Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records 1837-1951
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196582
Quantity
1.46 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 5.5 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2.5 in.)
Creator
Stiles family (Volcano, WV)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .
Abstract
Papers, maps, and photos of William C. Stiles and Samuel B. Stiles, developers associated with J.C. Rathbone and J.N. Camden in the oil industry of Wood County, in particular of the oil boom town of Volcano. Most of the papers are business correspondence, receipts and oil drilling records dealing with family owned business in Parkersburg and Volcano, namely the Zero Oil Company, the Power Oil Company, and the Jackson Land and Mining Company. There are family photographs, and records and correspondence about Volcano in which the Stiles had substantial holdings. On August 4, 1879, there was a fire in Volcano which nearly destroyed the whole town and which was presumed to be due to arson with the intent to hurt the family's financial fortune. The history of Volcano is reflected in subsequent Pinkerton reports, news clippings, and correspondence between S.B. Stiles and local historian H.E. Metheny.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records, A&M 0199, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Jackson Land & Mining Company
  • Maps.
  • Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910-
  • Oil and Gas Industry and Fields.
  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • Photography
  • Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
  • Rathbone, John Castelli
  • Stiles family
  • Stiles, Samuel B.
  • Stiles, William C.
  • Volcano (W. Va.)
  • Wood County (W. Va.)
  • Zero Oil Company

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910-
  • Rathbone, John Castelli
  • Stiles family (Volcano, WV)
  • Stiles, Samuel B.
  • Stiles, William C.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • Volcano (W. Va.)
  • Wood County (W. Va.)
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