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Charles Spahr papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 785

Overview

Charles E. Spahr graduated from the University of Kansas in 1934 with a degree in civil engineering and went on to attend the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. This collection consists of scrapbooks documenting Spahr's career with The Standard Oil Company (most commonly referred to in this collection as SOHIO)from 1939-1977. Also included in the collection are copies of speeches Spahr gave throughout his career, various awards and honors presented to him, publications containing articles he wrote, materials related to the laying of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline, and copies of SOHIO Annual Reports for most years between 1915 and 1977.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915 - 1933

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (7 boxes, + 3 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 785

Physical Location

RH MS Q196

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Charles Spahr, 1994

Title
Guide to the Charles Spahr Collection
Subtitle
Charles Spahr papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by aw, 2006; revised by, cl 2010 ; Finding aid encoded by aw, 2006
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2457337905
Preferred citation
Charles Spahr Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 785, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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