The Pinal Oil Company originated in Santa Maria, California, ca. 1901; the original nine directors, constituting the bulk of the stockholders, were: E.W. Clark, J.W. Atkinson (vice president), Marks Fleisher (president), Sam Fleisher, D.D. Barnard, C.E. Reed, A.H. McKay, Pat Moore, and James F. Goodwin (secretary). The company later merged with Dome Oil Company (ca. 1911) to form the Pinal Dome Oil Company and was bought by Union Oil ca. July 1917. The collection consists primarily of business correspondence and financial records but also contains blueprints and maps, inventories, journals, transcripts of lawsuits, and well drilling reports.

The Pinal Oil Company originated in Santa Maria, California, ca. 1901; the original nine directors, constituting the bulk of the stockholders, were: E.W. Clark, J.W. Atkinson (vice president), Marks Fleisher (president), Sam Fleisher, D.D. Barnard, C.E. Reed, A.H. McKay, Pat Moore, and James F. Goodwin (secretary). The company later merged with Dome Oil Company (ca. 1911) to form the Pinal Dome Oil Company and was bought by Union Oil ca. July 1917.

55.0 Linear Feet (110 boxes and 9 oversize boxes)

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