http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt109nd6v5 No online items Inventory of the John Elbert Elliott papers 1901-1980 Finding aid prepared by Beth Goder and Jennifer Leather Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] © 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Inventory of the John Elbert 81095 1 Elliott papers 1901-1980 Collection Summary Title: John Elbert Elliott papers Date (inclusive): 1901-1980 Creator: Elliott, John Elbert, 1887-1980. Collection Number: 81095 Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California 94305-6010 Language of Material: English Collection Size: 53 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (26.4 linear feet) Abstract: Includes letters, photographs, clippings, printed matter, and memorabilia of an American oil geologist, engineer, and entrepreneur. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], John Elbert Elliott papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1981. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Related Materials Arthur A. Cervi miscellany, Hoover Institution Archives Charles H. White papers, Hoover Institution Archives 1887 Born, Bozeman, Montana 1897 Moved to the Monterey and Salinas area of California 1906 Graduated from Monterey High School 1907 Member, Western Pacific Railway survey party in the Feather River Canyon 1911-1912 Chief statistician, Associated Oil Company, Taft, California 1912 A.B. in geology & mining, Stanford University 1912-1913 Assistant chief geologist, Caribbean Petroleum Company (subsidiary of the Barber Asphalt Company), Venezuela 1913 First American geologist to become a regular employee of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Group in the United States 1913-1915 Geologist, Shell Oil Company of California, San Francisco 1915-1920 Chief Geologist, Shell Oil Company of California, San Francisco 1918- Member, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) 1919- Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) 1921 Associate professor of petroleum technology, Stanford University 1921 Moved to Los Angeles, California 1921-1939 President and general manager, Elliott Core Drilling Company 1922-1939 With Floyd C. Merritt, formed the firm Elliott and Merritt, working as a consulting engineer and geologist, Los Angeles With Merritt, organized and operated the Elliott Oil Companies (also known as the Elliott Petroleum Co.), located in Santa Fe Springs Inventory of the John Elbert 81095 2 Elliott papers 1901-1980 1923 Author, "Core Drilling with Rotary Tools in California," Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1928-1929 Vice president, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) 1929 Pioneered the use of geological map-making through airplane travel 1940-1942 Independent petroleum engineer and operator 1942-1944 Major, Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army 1944 Moved to Austin, Texas 1944-1960 Independent petroleum geologist 1960- Estate manager, semi-retired 1962 Recipient, Anthony F. Lucas Gold Metal of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers 1966- Member, American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) 1968 Selected as the Republican presidential elector for the 10th district in Texas 1970 Elected honorary member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1972 Named honorary chairman of the Texas delegation to the Electoral College 1980 Died Scope and Content of Collection The collection was originally housed in a series of binders that served as personal and professional scrapbooks of John E. "Brick" Elliott, a petroleum industry businessman, geologist, and consultant who created and popularized the core barrel technique for drilling and invented the double-barreled rotary core. The eclectic mix of materials, including letters, photographs, clippings, and ephemera, provides a snapshot of the United States in the 20th century, particularly focusing on the oil industry, the Republican Party, and political and civil rights issues in the 1960s and 1970s. The Scrapbooks, which make up the majority of the collection, follow the timeline of Elliott's life, documenting his career, travels, and interests. They merge professional and personal material, containing photographs, correspondence, and printed matter from Elliott's life and work, which took him around the United States and abroad. Many scrapbooks document Elliott's travels or contain materials documenting Elliott's work in the oil industry, including his role in the Elliott Core Drilling Company. The scrapbooks also include materials on people Elliott knew at various times in his life, such as Stanford classmates and oil industry businessmen. Elliott was a Stanford University alumnus. The collection contains photographs and memorabilia from his years at Stanford (1907-1912), as well as documentation of his activities as an alumnus, materials on football at Stanford, and clippings on student protests in the 1960s. An active member of the Republican Party, Elliott served as the Republican presidential elector for the 10th district in Texas. The collection contains correspondence and material from his political involvement, as well as printed material covering a wide variety of political and economic issues. Additionally, Elliott attended yearly meetings and reunions of various groups, including the Bohemian Club and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which are documented in his scrapbooks. The Correspondence, subject file, and printed matter contain material not included in Elliott's scrapbooks, including printed matter on Stanford and the oil industry. The Motion picture film contains a color film of highlights from a Rose Bowl game, while the Oversize material includes drawings of Stanford. Subjects and Indexing Terms Engineers. Petroleum industry and trade. Inventory of the John Elbert 81095 3 Elliott papers 1901-1980 Scrapbooks 1901-1980 Box: 1-50 Scrapbooks 1901-1980 Scope and Contents Note Includes photographs, postcards, correspondence, printed matter, maps, and ephemera. The scrapbooks are arranged by a combination of original binder numbers and dates of material. Although the majority of the scrapbooks document a fixed period of years in Elliott's life, he often included material from earlier or later dates. For example, the scrapbook of Elliott's trip to Europe in 1933 includes printed matter on Europe from the 1960s and 1970s. Dates given for the scrapbooks are based on the dates of all material in that scrapbook. Additionally, some binder numbers for years in the 1970s do not follow the overall numbering scheme, denoting the first binder in that year as number 1, while other binders (especially those documenting Stanford) were not given a number or were given a number with dates that do not match the chronological sequence exhibited in the rest of the scrapbooks. These scrapbooks are arranged chronologically within the series. Box/Folder: 1 : 1-5 "Leland Stanford Junior University, Breakers," 1901-1964 Scope and Contents note Includes material on the Coyote Club Box/Folder: 1 : 6-8 Stanford University, Breakers Club, and oil industry (Binder 4), 1909-1974 Box/Folder: 2 : 1 Stanford University, Breakers Club, and first jobs in oil industry (Binder 4) (contd.), 1909-1974 Box/Folder: 2 : 2-6 Alaska trip for Shell Oil Company, professorship at Stanford, and Elliott Core Drilling Company (Binder 8), 1916-1975 Scope and Contents note Includes paper by Elliott and clippings on World War I Box/Folder: 2 : 7-8 Oil industry, camping photographs, and clubs (Binder 9), 1922-1966 Box/Folder: 3 : 1-2 Oil industry, camping photographs, and clubs (Binder 9) (contd.), 1922-1966 Box/Folder: 3 : 3-5 Elliott Core Drilling Company and American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Binder 10), circa 1927-1974 Scope and Contents note Includes pilot logbook and clipping on Elliott traveling by plane Box/Folder: 3 : 6-7 "Company Planes, President Hoover, Ruth's Fish" (Binder 11), 1929-1974 Box/Folder: 4 : 1-4 Correspondence, Elliott Core Drilling Company, drilling jumbos, and ranching photographs (Binder 12), 1930-1972 Scope and Contents note Includes photographs of Elliott detachable jackhammer bits and parts Box/Folder: 4 : 5-7 "Xth Olympiad in Los Angeles" (Binder 13), 1932 Box/Folder: 5 : 1-4 Arizona, Long Beach, Hawaii, and Wildcat annual meeting on yacht (Binder 14), 1933-1970 Box/Folder: 5 : 5-8 "Europe" (Binder 15), 1933-1968 Box/Folder: 6 : 1-4 "Europe" (Binder 16), 1934-1967 Box/Folder: 6 : 5-7