The Petroleum Museum
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Explorations, Innovations, Legends
Founded in 1975 by George T. Abell, The Petroleum Museum
tells the story of petroleum and the rugged lives of men and women
who sought a better life. The Museum contains one of the most
complete and comprehensive archival collections of the petroleum
industry in the nation. The Library & Archives Center was
established in 1967 to collect, preserve, and disseminate knowledge
of the Permian Basin petroleum industry. Private papers, company
records, manuscripts, sound recordings, scrapbooks, photographs,
motion picture film and maps all recount life in the oil fields,
boom towns and board rooms.
News
Contact information:
Leslie Meyer
Archives/Collections Director
The Petroleum Museum
1500 West Interstate 20
Midland, Texas 79701
Phone (432) 683-4403
Visit The Petroleum Museum's website for more information on collections at the archive.
Collections in this community
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Curtis Rogers Photographic Collection
Photographs from the Curtis Rogers Collection at The Petroleum Museum. -
John V. Webel Photographic Collection
Photographs from the John V. Webel Collection at The Petroleum Museum. -
Lee Jones Jr. Photographic Collection
Photographs from the Lee Jones, Jr. Collection at The Petroleum Museum.
Recent Submissions
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Main Street 1919 Ranger, Tex
(1919) -
Over the Top
(1921-03-26) -
[Man at microphone #3]
(1941-06-19)
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