Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Naramore, Chester and Naramore, Chester.
- Extent:
- 4.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Chester Naramore Papers (SC0544). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Chester Naramore include correspondence, financial and legal documents, notebooks, and journals, largely pertaining to his business interests, with some items from his college years at Stanford.
- Biographical / historical:
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Chester Naramore earned his A.B. in geology at Stanford University in 1903. While at Stanford, he was on the varsity track team, Business Manager for the 1903 Stanford Quad, member of the Geology Society, vice-president of the student body during his senior year, and active in Encina Club affairs. He married Grace Ellen Chilson on March 15, 1904. He pursued a career as geologist and company executive with several oil and gas companies.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of William P. Harris, 1998.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Germany.
Journals. - Names:
- Sunburst Madison Oil Corporation.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Students.;
North European Oil Co.
Oppenheimer, Fritz E.
Naramore, Grace Chilson.
Harbers, Camilla.
Abendroth, Otto
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Chester Naramore Papers (SC0544). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022