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.

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.

88 boxes (44 linear ft.) 20 oversize boxes

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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.