Joseph Stephen Cullinan Family Collection MSS.1297


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Cullinan, Joseph Stephen
	Title:	Joseph Stephen Cullinan Family Collection
	Dates:	1880's-1950
	Identification:	MSS.1297
	Quantity:	25.0 Linear feet, 15 boxes and 10 oversized items
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	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.

Restrictions

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.


Index Terms

		Cullinan, Craig F.
		Cullinan, Joseph Stephen
		Businessmen--Texas--Houston
		Petroleum industry and trade--Texas

Detailed Description of the Collection



Craig F. Cullinan Business Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1	A
	2	Averill, W. Mac, and W.C., Jr.
	3-4	Ba-Be
	5	Bell, Young
	6	Bernays, Edward L.
	7-8	Bi-Bo
	9-10	Black, C.R., Jr.
	11-12	Br-By
	13	Buchanan, D. Grayson
	14	Buchanan, T.E.
	15-16	Ca-Ch
	17	Chesnutt, Jerry
	18	Cl
	19	Clark, J.J., Real Admiral
	20	Close, Upton
	21	Co-Cr
	22	Connaly, Senator Tom
	23	Connelly, J.A.
	24-27	Cu-Du
	28	Durbin, James H.
Box	Folder
2	1-4	E-Gu
	5	Guba, P.M.
	6	Ha-He
	7	Harding, Earle
	8-9	Hi-Ho
	10	Hoover, Herbert
	11	Hu
	12	Hul, B.E.
	13-14	I-Ju
	15	Jones, Jesse H.
	16-18	K-Ly
	19	Loudon, John H.
	20	Ma
	21	Marshall, Douglas V.
	22-23	Mc-Mi
	24	Miglietta, J.R.
	25	Miller, Roy
	26	Mo-My
	27	Moore, Hon. E.H.
Box	Folder
3	1	N-O
	2	Nolan, E.J.
	3	North, Earle M.
	4	O'Daniel, Senator W. Lee
	5-6	Pa-Py
	7	Pogue, Joseph E.
	8-13	Ra-Sw
	14	Strauss, Lewis L.
	15	Stude, Henry W.
	16	T-V
	17	Thomas, Albert
	18-19	Wa-Wy
	20	Wolcott, Robert W.



Craig F. Cullinan Personal Correspondence
Box	Folder
3	21	Absentee voting
	22	Animals - Dogs
	23	Animals - Horses
	24	Applications and recommendations
	25	Dr. Archer, Palmer M.
	26	Automobiles
Box	Folder
4	1-4	Barometer and hurricane charts
	5	Binoculars, wallets, golf, tennis
	6-8	Boats and yachts
	9	Civil Service Commission
	10	Clothes: tailors, catalogs
	11	Core Laboratories, Inc.
	12	Mrs. Craig Cullinan
	13	Miss Nina Cullinan
	14	Doctors
	15	Football tickets
	16	Furniture
	17	Glasses
	18-19	Glenwood Cemetery
	20-21	Guns, rifles, and supplies
Box	Folder
5	1	Houston zoning ordinance
	2	Hunting and sports catalogs
	3	Insurance
	4	Ireland, family relations
	5	Jury service
	6	Materials and supplies - purchased
	7	Members of family
	8	Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Society
	9	Navy
	10	Oil firms
	11	Pecans, peaches, grapefruit
	12	Personal correspondence
	13	Properties and propositions
	14	Reunion
	15	Shadyside residence: fireplace, gas, landscaping, tile
	16	Shadyside residence: proposed plans
	17	Shadyside residence: refrigeration
	18	Shadyside residence: telephone, typewriters
	19	Schools and camps information
	20	Smoking supplies
	21	Thermometers and thermostats
	22	Transportation
	23	Watches



Joseph S. Cullinan Financial Correspondence and Records
Box	Folder
6	1	Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies, 1880's-1890's
	2-11	Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies, 1900-1905
Box	Folder
7	1-11	Joseph S. Cullinan and early Texas oil companies, 1905-1911
Box	Folder
8	1-2	Corsicana Petroleum Company summary statements, 1901-1913
	3	Port Arthur Railroad correspondence, 1904
	4	Sharp-Masterson stock correspondence, 1906-1909
	5	Trust Company of America correspondence, 1907
	6	Collateral outstanding, 1907-1908
	7	Harris, Winthrop & Company shares and collateral, 1907-1909
	8	Check register, 1907-1912
	9	Petroleum Iron Works Company statements, 1913-1914
	10	Pressed Steel Products Company statements, 1914
	11-12	Pennsylvania Tank Car Company statements, 1916-1918
	13	Bank balances, 1918-1919
Box	Folder
9	1-6	Personal trial balances, 1906-1913
	7-12	Trial balance statements, 1914-1916
Box	Folder
10	1-5	Trial balance statements, 1917-1920
	6-17	Monthly account reports, 1914-1935
Box	Folder
11	1-10	Audit reports - personal accounts, 1922-1937
	11-15	Payroll correspondence, 1920-1931



Joseph S. Cullinan Account Ledgers and Journals
Box	Folder
12	1	Joseph S. Cullinan Expense Ledger: Personal and business accounts, 1901-1907
	2	Joseph S. Cullinan Cash Ledger, August 1903-October 1905
	3	Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Payable/Receivable Journal, January 1906-December 1910
	4	Joseph S. Cullinan Family Expense Ledger: Accounts Receivable/Payable, Profit and Loss, January 1914-December 1919
	5	Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Ledger A-Z, 1914-1929
Box	Folder
13	1	Joseph S. Cullinan Accounts Ledger: Banks, Stocks, Bonds, Personal, Accounts Payable/Receivable, 1914-1937
	2	Eureka Paving Company, San Antonio Paving Certificate Ledger, 1914-1920
	3	Eureka Paving Company, Contract for Street Paving, City of Port Arthur, Texas, November 1916
	4	Eureka Paving Company, Check register, Various banks, October 1917-January 1919
Box	Folder
14	1	Eureka Paving Company, Check register, (From/To), January 1918-January 1919
	2	The American Exchange National Bank, Check Register #1003-1025, November 1912-February 1917
	3	American Republics Corporation, Employees Stock Purchase Plan Installment Certificates stubs: #301-400, October 31, 1919
	4	Equitable Trust Company of New York, Check Register #101-158, January 1912-May 1914
	5	Fidelity Trust Company of Houston "Memorandum of Securities Held for Safekeeping" Securities Held Binder, June-October 1930
Box	Folder
15	1	The First National Bank of Houston, Check Register #601-835, April 1919-September 1924
	2	Landslide Oil Company, Cash Ledger, January 1927-January 1931
	3	Mexico Fuel Oil Company, Stock Certificate Register, #101-198, 1909-1910
	4	Santa Anna Farm, Union National Bank Account Ledger, January 1921-December 1926

Joseph S. Cullinan Oversize Account Ledgers and Journals

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Condensed and Trial Balance Account Ledger, January 1914-December 1915

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Cash Book, 1918-1919

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Locke Transportation and Fuel Oil Company Cash Expense Journal, September 1906-May 1911

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Panuca Transportation Company, Voucher Ledger, October 1912-April 1913

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Trial Balance Ledger, January 1916-December 1918

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Check Register and Account Spreadsheets, 1929-1932
Loose pages

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Galveston, Harrisburg & Houston Transportation Company, Voucher Register, January 1912-July 1914

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Bank Ledger (Check Register), January 1933-March 1937

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Eureka Paving Company, Registers of Vouchers for Month Ending December 31, 1916-January 31, 1919

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Joseph S. Cullinan, Bank Ledger (Check Register), January 1920-December 1928