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Preferred Citation

Indiana Oil Company Minutes and Bylaws, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Minutes and bylaws for the Indiana Oil Company. The articles of incorporation were filed in South Dakota in 1903 and the central location was first Chicago, and later changed to in Portland, Indiana. In addition to bylaws, articles of incorporation and minutes, the volume includes the assignments of oil leases, proxy references, sample stock certificates. Of the 237 pages of the volume, 60 have been filled in.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Indiana Oil Company
• Oil and gas leases--Indiana
• Oil industries--United States