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Summary
- Abstract:
- The collection contains the business records of Peyton B. Locker from his time in the petroleum, gas, and mining business.
- Extent:
- .82 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Peyton B. Locker Business Papers, 1920-1951. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Locker Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection contains the business records of Peyton B. Locker from his time in the petroleum, gas and mining business. It contains a variety of formats including correspondences, blueprints, memorandums, administrative, financial, legal and geological records from his time in these industries.
The majority of these materials relate to the International Oil-Gas Corporation's operations in the United States including the company's founding, board meetings, business processes, technical patents/intellectual property, equipment production, and communications (1931-1944). This includes a series of legal matters the company underwent in 1930s and the company's financing and billing records.
Another large component of the records contains information about mining companies including geological reports on ore, business contracts, financing documents and land agreements complete with maps.
The collection also contains advertising materials and reports surrounding a variety of mining ventures in the United States, Central and South America through the in 1930s and 1940s.
- Biographical / Historical:
Born in Virginia, Peyton B. Locker (1873-1955) was an American businessman and entrepreneur. He was involved in the mining, petroleum and gas industries in the mid-twentieth century and lived in New York City. In 1929, Peyton B. Locker created the Locker process for petroleum refinement which was created alongside the Harris oil-gas plant established by an associate, Leonard B. Harris. This product and process allowed for improvements in the extraction and refinement of gas/petroleum products which led to several patents.
This process and the accompanying plant formed the basis of the creation of the International Oil-Gas Corporation in the state of Delaware in 1931. Locker acted as the treasurer of the International Oil-Gas Corporation from its formation until the mid-1940s in New York City. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s Locker was involved in several possible petroleum and mining activities throughout the United States, Columbia, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Panama.
In 1949, Peyton B. Locker was living in Westchester, New York. He was involved in the creation of a mining company alongside Luis Creel and W. C. Webster. The company was founded in Mexico City, Mexico. The Piedra Iman Mining Company sought to extract iron ore for exportation to Europe and operated in Acapulco within the state of Guerrero in Mexico.
He died in July 1955.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was purchased from dealer Dauber in 1967.
- Processing information:
The collection was processed by Edward Sean Buckley in 2022.
The collection was originally purchased and titled "International Oil-Gas Corporation records", it was retitled as the records in the collection center largely on the materials of Peyton B. Locker and contain items that predate founding of the company. The items in the collection also extend chronologically beyond records mentioning the company into different areas of business such as mining.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged alphabetically. There are no series.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Access to this collection is unrestricted.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Peyton B. Locker Business Papers, 1920-1951. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Locker Papers).