Spindletop 2001 Commission Records
Scope and Contents
These records are related to the Spindletop 2001 Commission, Friends of Spindletop, and the organization of the collaborative "Spindletop 2001" commemorative event in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Spindletop oil discovery. Materials are largely administrative in nature and include project committee files, correspondence, executive papers, history, financial documents, legal documents, newspaper clippings, media, and photographs. Meetings, reports, by-laws, and financial documents produced by the Friends of Spindletop are also included in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 - 2003
Creator
- Spindletop 2001 Commission (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Historical Note
The discovery of oil on Spindletop hill just south of Beaumont occurred on January 10, 1901. It ushered in the birth of the petroleum industry in the United States. Since that time, there have been two major anniversary celebrations honoring this monumental event in Beaumont. The first occurred on the fifty year anniversary of Spindletop in 1951 and the second occurred on the one hundred year anniversary in 2001.
The Spindletop 2001 Commission along with the Friends of Spindletop organized the centennial celebration held on January 10, 2001. The commemoration took place at the Spindletop and Gladys City Boomtown Museum, and attracted attendees including former United States president George H.W. Bush and country music artist Tracy Byrd. Events that took place included a reenactment of the Lucas gusher eruption, featuring water gushing out of a derrick reproduction. Period actors in costume performed sketches, while memorabilia and commemorative "Spindletop 2001" merchandise was on display for purchase.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Spindletop 2001 Commission along with the Friends of Spindletop organized the centennial celebration held on January 10, 2001. The commemoration took place at the Spindletop and Gladys City Boomtown Museum, and attracted attendees including former United States president George H.W. Bush and country music artist Tracy Byrd. These records are related to the Spindletop 2001 Commission, Friends of Spindletop, and the organization of the collaborative "Spindletop 2001" commemorative event in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Spindletop oil discovery. Materials are largely administrative in nature and include project committee files, correspondence, executive papers, history, financial documents, legal documents, newspaper clippings, media, and photographs.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 12 series.
Series 1: Projects, 1901-2002
Series 2: General Correspondence, 1901-2001
Series 3: Executive Correspondence, 1998-2001
Series 4: Robert J. Robertson, Vice-Chairman, Correspondence and Papers, 1957-2001
Series 5: History, 1901-2001
Series 6: Friends of Spindletop Commission, 1951-2003
Series 7: Grants and Financial Donors, 1998-2001
Series 8: Friends of the Commission Legal, 1999-2001
Series 9: Newsletters, Clippings, and Media, 1999-2001
Series 10: Photographs, 1955-2002
Series 11: Financial Records, 1997-2003
Series 12: Oversize Materials, 1978-2001
Subject
- Spindletop 2001 Commission (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Spindletop 2001 Commission Records, 1901-2003
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- December 11, 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
