Descriptive Summary
Cullinan, Joseph Stephen
Joseph Stephen Cullinan Family Collection1880's-1950MSS.1297
25.0 Linear feet,
15 boxes and 10 oversized items
Materials are in English.
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Historical Note
Joseph S. Cullinan was one of the major figures in the history of Houston and the early oil industry. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1860 and after his arrival in Corsicana, Texas, as a young man, he became involved in the exploration and production of the Corsicana oil fields. After 1902, Cullinan moved his prosperous oil firm to Houston, where he soon became president of the newly formed Texas Oil Company. By the 1920's, Cullinan had organized the American Republics Corporation, which became one of the major petroleum-producing companies of the Southwest. He also contributed to the development of Houston through his many civic activities until his death in 1937. His son, Craig F. Cullinan, became president of American Republics Corporation in 1936 and he remained in that position untili his death in 1950.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Craig F. Cullinan's business and personal correspondence, dating approximately from 1920 to 1950, and Joseph S. Cullinan's financial correspondence, statements, journals, and ledgers, dating from the 1880's to 1937.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into 15 storage boxes and 10 oversized items. The first five boxes are the business and personal correspondence of Craig F. Cullinan, sorted alphabetically. The last ten boxes are Joseph S. Cullinan's financial correspondence, statements, journals, and ledgers, sorted by year. The ten oversized items are Joseph S. Cullinan's financial journals, ledgers, and loose spreadsheets.
Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Joseph Stephen Cullinan Family Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Joseph Stephen Cullinan Family Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Lucie Wray Todd, 1998.
Processing Information
Processed by Mark Carley, 1999.
Index Terms
Cullinan, Craig F.
Cullinan, Joseph Stephen
Businessmen--Texas--Houston
Petroleum industry and trade--Texas
Craig F. Cullinan Business Correspondence
1
1
A
1
2
Averill, W. Mac, and W.C., Jr.
1
3-4
Ba-Be
1
5
Bell, Young
1
6
Bernays, Edward L.
1
7-8
Bi-Bo
1
9-10
Black, C.R., Jr.
1
11-12
Br-By
1
13
Buchanan, D. Grayson
1
14
Buchanan, T.E.
1
15-16
Ca-Ch
1
17
Chesnutt, Jerry
1
18
Cl
1
19
Clark, J.J., Real Admiral
1
20
Close, Upton
1
21
Co-Cr
1
22
Connaly, Senator Tom
1
23
Connelly, J.A.
1
24-27
Cu-Du
1
28
Durbin, James H.
2
1-4
E-Gu
2
5
Guba, P.M.
2
6
Ha-He
2
7
Harding, Earle
2
8-9
Hi-Ho
2
10
Hoover, Herbert
2
11
Hu
2
12
Hul, B.E.
2
13-14
I-Ju
2
15
Jones, Jesse H.
2
16-18
K-Ly
2
19
Loudon, John H.
2
20
Ma
2
21
Marshall, Douglas V.
2
22-23
Mc-Mi
2
24
Miglietta, J.R.
2
25
Miller, Roy
2
26
Mo-My
2
27
Moore, Hon. E.H.
3
1
N-O
3
2
Nolan, E.J.
3
3
North, Earle M.
3
4
O'Daniel, Senator W. Lee
3
5-6
Pa-Py
3
7
Pogue, Joseph E.
3
8-13
Ra-Sw
3
14
Strauss, Lewis L.
3
15
Stude, Henry W.
3
16
T-V
3
17
Thomas, Albert
3
18-19
Wa-Wy
3
20
Wolcott, Robert W.
Craig F. Cullinan Personal Correspondence
3
21
Absentee voting
3
22
Animals - Dogs
3
23
Animals - Horses
3
24
Applications and recommendations
3
25
Dr. Archer, Palmer M.
3
26
Automobiles
4
1-4
Barometer and hurricane charts
4
5
Binoculars, wallets, golf, tennis
4
6-8
Boats and yachts
4
9
Civil Service Commission
4
10
Clothes: tailors, catalogs
4
11
Core Laboratories, Inc.
4
12
Mrs. Craig Cullinan
4
13
Miss Nina Cullinan
4
14
Doctors
4
15
Football tickets
4
16
Furniture
4
17
Glasses
4
18-19
Glenwood Cemetery
4
20-21
Guns, rifles, and supplies
5
1
Houston zoning ordinance
5
2
Hunting and sports catalogs
5
3
Insurance
5
4
Ireland, family relations
5
5
Jury service
5
6
Materials and supplies - purchased
5
7
Members of family
5
8
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Society
5
9
Navy
5
10
Oil firms
5
11
Pecans, peaches, grapefruit
5
12
Personal correspondence
5
13
Properties and propositions
5
14
Reunion
5
15
Shadyside residence: fireplace, gas, landscaping, tile
5
16
Shadyside residence: proposed plans
5
17
Shadyside residence: refrigeration
5
18
Shadyside residence: telephone, typewriters
5
19
Schools and camps information
5
20
Smoking supplies
5
21
Thermometers and thermostats
5
22
Transportation
5
23
Watches
Joseph S. Cullinan Financial Correspondence and Records
6
1
Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies,
1880's-1890's
6
2-11
Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies,
1900-1905
7
1-11
Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies,
1905-1911
8
1-2
Corsicana Petroleum Company summary statements,
1901-1913
8
3
Port Arthur Railroad correspondence,
1904
8
4
Sharp-Masterson stock correspondence,
1906-1909
8
5
Trust Company of America correspondence,
1907
8
6
Collateral outstanding,
1907-1908
8
7
Harris, Winthrop & Company shares and collateral,
1907-1909
8
8
Check register,
1907-1912
8
9
Petroleum Iron Works Company statements,
1913-1914
8
10
Pressed Steel Products Company statements,
1914
8
11-12
Pennsylvania Tank Car Company statements,
1916-1918
8
13
Bank balances,
1918-1919
9
1-6
Personal trial balances,
1906-1913
9
7-12
Trial balance statements,
1914-1916
10
1-5
Trial balance statements,
1917-1920
10
6-17
Monthly account reports,
1914-1935
11
1-10
Audit reports - personal accounts,
1922-1937
11
11-15
Payroll correspondence,
1920-1931
Joseph S. Cullinan Account Ledgers and Journals
12
1
Joseph S. Cullinan Expense Ledger: Personal and business accounts,
1901-1907
12
2
Joseph S. Cullinan Cash Ledger,
August 1903-October 1905
12
3
Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Payable/Receivable Journal,
January 1906-December 1910
12
4
Joseph S. Cullinan Family Expense Ledger: Accounts Receivable/Payable, Profit and Loss,
January 1914-December 1919
12
5
Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Ledger A-Z,
1914-1929
13
1
Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Ledger: Banks, Stocks, Bonds, Personal, Accounts Payable/Receivable,
1914-1937
13
2
Eureka Paving Company, San Antonio Paving Certificate Ledger,
1914-1920
13
3
Eureka Paving Company, Contract for Street Paving, City of Port Arthur, Texas,
November 1916
13
4
Eureka Paving Company, Check register, Various banks,
October 1917-January 1919
14
1
Eureka Paving Company, Check register, (From/To),
January 1918-January 1919
14
2
The American Exchange National Bank, Check Register #1003-1025,
November 1912-February 1917
14
3
American Republics Corporation, Employees Stock Purchase Plan Installment Certificates stubs: #301-400,
October 31, 1919
14
4
Equitable Trust Company of New York, Check Register #101-158,
January 1912-May 1914
14
5
Fidelity Trust Company of Houston "Memorandum of Securities Held for Safekeeping" Securities Held Binder,
June-October 1930
15
1
The First National Bank of Houston, Check Register #601-835,
April 1919-September 1924
15
2
Landslide Oil Company, Cash Ledger,
January 1927-January 1931
15
3
Mexico Fuel Oil Company, Stock Certificate Register, #101-198,
1909-1910
15
4
Santa Anna Farm, Union National Bank Account Ledger,
January 1921-December 1926
Joseph S. Cullinan Oversize Account Ledgers and Journals
1
Joseph S. Cullinan, Condensed and Trial Balance Account Ledger,
January 1914-December 1915
2
Joseph S. Cullinan, Cash Book,
1918-1919
3
Locke Transportation and Fuel Oil Company Cash Expense Journal,
September 1906-May 1911
4
Panuca Transportation Company, Voucher Ledger,
October 1912-April 1913
5
Joseph S. Cullinan, Trial Balance Ledger,
January 1916-December 1918
6
Joseph S. Cullinan, Check Register and Account Spreadsheets,
Loose pages
1929-1932
7
Galveston, Harrisburg & Houston Transportation Company, Voucher Register,
January 1912-July 1914
8
Joseph S. Cullinan, Bank Ledger (Check Register),
January 1933-March 1937
9
Eureka Paving Company, Registers of Vouchers for Month Ending
December 31, 1916-January 31, 1919
Joseph S. Cullinan, Bank Ledger (Check Register),
10
January 1920-December 1928