McFie (W.T.) Well Supply Co. Records, 1895-1911

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Summary

Title:
W.T. McFie Well Supply Company Records,
Dates:
1895-1911
Creators:
W.T. McFie Well Supply Company
Abstract:
W.T. McFie Well Supply Company provided drilling tools used by most of the early petroleum industry operators in the Los Angeles basin. The collection includes ledgers, inventories, and account books.
Extent:
88 boxes (44 linear ft.) 20 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], W.T. McFie Well Supply Company Records (Collection 688). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Boxes 89-108 include business papers of William Thomas McFie and the W.T. McFie Well Supply Company Includes ledgers, inventories, and account books.

Biographical / historical:

William Thomas McFie was a pioneer Los Angeles hardware merchant, whose business, W.T. McFie Well Supply Company, provided drilling tools used by most of the early petroleum industry operators in the Los Angeles basin.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Simon Elliott; machine-readable finding aid created by Lilace Hatayama
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, April 1990 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Lilace Hatayama.

Access and use

Restrictions:

PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: except for boxes 89-108. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], W.T. McFie Well Supply Company Records (Collection 688). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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