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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Gerald T. White papers
Creator:
White, Gerald T. (Gerald Taylor)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.009
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear Feet
(8 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1936-1982
Date (bulk): 1960-1980
Abstract: This collection contains research files relating to Gerald T. White's work on the history of oil in California, including
his book
Standard Oil of California, Formative Years in the Far West (1962). The collection also includes manuscripts and correspondence relating to his research.
Language of Material:
English
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The collection is semiprocessed. Please contact Special Collections and Archives regarding availability for research use.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Gerald T. White papers. MS-F009. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Gerald T. White, date unknown.
Preliminary processing by Special Collections and Archives staff, ca. 1996.
Gerald T. White was an historian, author, and professor of history at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) from 1968
to 1980. White was chairman of the History Department at UCI from 1969 to 1971 and Professor Emeritus from 1980 to 1989. His
works include histories of the oil industry in California. White died in 1989.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains research files relating to Gerald T. White's work on the history of oil in California, including
his book
Standard Oil of California, Formative Years in the Far West (1962). The collection also includes manuscripts and correspondence relating to his research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
White, Gerald T. (Gerald Taylor) -- Archives
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives