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urn:taro:utexas.cah.00169 A Guide to the Morgan Jones Davis Papers, 1906 (1948-1968) 1980. University of Texas at Austin Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2000. Finding aid written in English. December 4, 2002 Edited with XMetaL 2 by Kristy Sorensen, according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL. Tue Jul 22 15:28:26 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00169 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Davis, Morgan Jones, 1898-1979 Davis (Morgan Jones) Papers, 1906(1948-1968)1980. 69-59 17 ft., 2 in. University of Texas at Austin, Center for American History Concerns the career of Morgan Jones Davis (1898-1979), geologist and chairman of Humble Oil and Refining Company. Papers relate to his business activities at Humble and after his retirement from the company; his memberships in various professional organizations and on boards and councils; and his social activities. Included are correspondence, legal documents, certificates, reports, pamphlets, appointment books, minutes, literary productions, financial records, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbooks, photographs and maps. English. Biographical Note

Morgan Jones Davis was born in Anson, Texas on November 19, 1898 to John Wesley and Gabrella (Jones) Davis. He grew up in Fort Worth, worked as a ranch hand on the Texas Cattle Ranch in 1915, and entered Texas Christian University in 1916 where he studied geology under Professor W. M. Winton. He left T.C.U. in 1918, served briefly in the armed forces, and returned to T.C.U. for one semester.

Davis then came to the University of Texas and attended until 1921, when he took a job in Tulsa, Oklahoma as an engineer with the Tulsa Spavinaw Water Project. He was promoted to assistant superintendent and worked on the project until 1924. Davis returned to UT and received a B.A. in geology in 1925. While at UT, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Curtain Club. After graduating he joined Humble Oil and Refining Company as a geologist. On August 8, 1926 Davis married Veta Clare Moore of Tulsa; they subsequently parented two sons--Morgan Jones Jr. and James Harrison Davis.

After four years in Roswell, New Mexico, Davis left Humble and spent 1929 to 1934 with the Neaderlandsche Kolonidale Petroleum Maatschappis in Java and Sumatra. He led geological explorations into islands of the Indonesia Archipelago. L. T. Barrow of Humble rehired Davis in 1934 as New Mexico District Geologist, headquartered in Roswell. From that point he steadily progressed up the corporate ladder: Gulf Coast Division Geologist in 1936, chief geologist in 1941, and manager of the Exploration Department in 1946. Davis graduated from the Harvard School of Business Advance Management Program in 1947. He was elected to Humble's board of directors in 1948, named a vice-president in 1951, executive vice-president in 1956 and president in 1957. He oversaw the 1960 merger of Humble Oil and Refining Company with Esso Standard and Carter Oil companies, and retained the presidency of the new organization, also called Humble. At the time it was the largest company headquartered in Texas. The pinnacle of Davis' career was his election in 1961 as chairman and chief executive officer of Humble, posts he held until his retirement in 1963. Davis then worked as an independent oil consultant in Houston with his son Morgan Jr.

He served on the boards of several organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (1961-1963), First City National Bank of Houston, Texas United Fund, American Petroleum Institute, Radio Free Europe (chairman), St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston and the Kinkaid School, Houston. He also served on the executive committee of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, on visiting committees of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (1963-1969) and the Harvard College Division of Geological Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of the UT Geology Foundation.

Davis' professional affiliations included the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (president, 1952-1953), the Geological Society of America (president, 1968-1969), Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Sigma Gamma Epsilon (honorary earth science fraternity) and Sigma Iota Epsilon (honorary business fraternity). Civic organizations that he belonged to included the Houston Citizens' Committee, Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, Harris County Heritage Society, and the Philosophical Society of Texas. Davis was a Mason and attended Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Houston.

Many awards were presented to Davis during his career. Among them were the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Distinguished Service Award (September 1960), an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines (1964), and the Sidney Powers Memorial Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1972).

Davis died of cancer on December 31, 1979 and was buried in Houston's Forest Park Cemetery.

Scope and Contents

The papers of Morgan Jones Davis were donated to the Barker Texas History Center in early 1980 by the Davis family. Mr. Davis had previously given a set of oil industry related maps and charts to the Barker Center in 1969; these items were integrated into the main body of the collection during processing. Inclusive dates for the collection are 1906-1980; the bulk of the material is from 1948 to 1968. The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, business reports, speeches and articles, legal papers, financial records, newspaper and magazine clippings, other printed material, scrapbooks, maps and photographs. The twelve series comprising the papers have been arranged utilizing Davis' folder titles wherever feasible.

The first series contains personal and business correspondence, congratulatory messages, invitations and replies, and reader files. Personal and business correspondence include letters received from prominent oil industry and business leaders, politicians, educators and socialities, and Davis' replies; they are arranged chronologically. Except for 1962, personal correspondence appears complete from 1957 to 1966. Letters of congratulation usually concern Davis' promotions at Humble Oil. Arrangement is alphabetical by year. Invitations and replies are arranged chronologically. The reader files are Davis' copies of correspondence sent from his oil consulting business office (except 1951).

The business activities series contains information on the Humble Oil merger in 1959-1960, Humble Oil stockholders reports, Davis' non-Humble business dealings, and his appointment books. The materials are arranged chronologically. Also included is a set of files relating to a lawsuit, Williams v. Humble Oil, which involved an oil well near Crowley, Louisiana. The third series documents Davis' involvement with organizations such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America. Included is correspondence with organization members, committee materials, and information on the organizations' conventions and annual meetings. Arrangement is chronological by organization activity. Similarily arranged are Davis' board and council membership files.

As an executive Davis gave many speeches. He authored several articles which appeared in publications such as the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. One subseries consists of major speeches and addresses given between 1948 and 1955, which Davis numbered. The other subseries contains miscellaneous talks. Both subseries are arranged chronologically, as are his published works. Correspondence relating to his public speaking engagements and literary works of co-workers and others comprise the rest of the series.

Davis' various social activities includes vacations, golf tournaments, hunts, and memberships in Houston social clubs. Files relating to each are arranged chronologically. Financial records consist of tax materials, gasoline statements, cancelled checks, bank statements and payroll deduction records. Arrangement is chronological. Because of the volume of material only random samples have been retained of the cancelled checks and the gasoline and bank statements.

Printed materials include clippings, scrapbooks, a list of books in Davis' library and a variety of miscellaneous items.

The approximately 110 photographs and postcards relate to Davis' work, social occasions and vacations, and family members. Maps include early oil explorations and oil fields in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico, Humble Oil road maps, and twenty seven maps that accompany a geological investigation of the Lower Mississippi. Scrapbooks relate to Davis, family affairs and the launching of an oil tanker.

Arrangement I. General correspondence (3X296-3X309), 1949-1978 II. Business activities (3X309-3X311), 1946-1968 III. Professional organizations (3X312-3X318; OD 1199), 1951-1973 IV. Board and council membership (3X318-3X322), 1955-1968 V. Literary productions (3X323-3X326), 1910-1979 VI. Social activities (3X327-3X328), 1949-1968 VII. Financial records (3X328-3X330), 1939-1968 VIII. Printed material (3X330-3X331; OD 1199), 1910-1980 IX. Photographs (3Y46; 3S200) X. Scrapbooks (2.325/V7) XI. Maps (OD 1192) Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Anderson, Robert M. Baker, Hines H. Barrow, Leonidas T. Bass, Perry R. Blaffer, John H. Bell, Olin G. Brown, George Rufus Brown, Herman Brown, Jay H. Bush, George Clark, Lester Connally, John Croneis, Carey Gardiner Culberson, Olin Wellborn Nichols Cutrer, Lewis Davis, Elizabeth Brown Davis, James Harrison Davis, Morgan Jones Jr. Davis, Veta Moore Davis, Watson Echols, Hugh Jr. Eisenhower, Milton Ellison, Samuel P. Flawn, Peter T. Goldstein, August Jr. Gonzalez, Richard J. Halbouty, Michel T. Hill, Al G. Hirsch, Maurice Holcombe, Oscar Fitzallen Holman, Eugene Hurlbut, S. Finley Johnson, Lyndon Baines Jones, Charles S. Lallinger, E. Michael Landreth, Ed A. Levine, Max McCollum, Leonard F. McNeese, A. G. Jr. Murray, Grover Nixon, Maston Pratt, Wallace E. Ransom, Harry Huntt Reistle, Carl E. Rowan, Arch H. Sawtelle, George Sheild, Fred W. Shivers, Allan Strake, George W. Thomas, Albert Thompson, Ernest O. Webb, Harry C. Wheeler, O. C. Wise, Watson W. Subjects (Organizations) American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Institute of Professional Geologists American Petroleum Institute American Society for Oceanography Gibraltar Savings Association (Houston) Geological Society of America Harvard University Houston Museum of Natural Science Humble Oil and Refining Company Kinkaid School (Houston) Radio Free Europe Ramada Club (Houston) St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (Houston) Standard Oil Company of New Jersey UT Department of Geology UT Geology Foundation Subjects Business Education, Higher Entertainment and Recreation Esso Baltimore (vessel) Geology and Geologists Hunting and fishing Oil and gas Oil companies Stocks and investments Texas. Governor's Committee on Education Beyond High School Washington and Lee University Williams v. Humble Oil Places Antigua, British West Indies Austin, Texas Banff, Alberta, Canada Crowley, Louisiana Houston, Texas New York, New York Photographic Subjects (Persons) Brown, George Rufus Davis family Davis, Morgan Jones Kayser, Paul Reistle, Carl E. Jr. Photographic Subjects (Places) Curtice Island, Minn. Egypt Houston, Texas Newport News, VA Williamsburg, VA Photographic Subjects Esso Baltimore (vessel) Geology Humble Oil and Refining Company Mexican Association of Petroleum Geologists Oil and gas Ships and shipping

Letterhead Index Letterheads-Texas: Abilene - Hotel Windsor - 3X296, folder 6 Amarillo - Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assn. - 3X300, folder 4 Austin - Cook Funeral Home - 3X304, folder 7 Austin - Driskill Hotel - 3X298, folder 3 Austin - Hotel Stephen F. Austin - 3X303, folder 3 Austin - KTBC - 3X298, folder 5 Austin - UT Ex Student Assn. - 3X297, folder 3 Corpus Christi - Robert Driscoll Hotel - 3X317, folder 1 Dallas - Dallas Morning News - 3X304, folder 5 Fort Worth First National Bank - 3X305, folder 1 Houston - First City National Bank - 3X303, folder 6 Houston - First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. - 3X305, folder 3 Houston - Harris County Medical Society - 3X296, folder 3 Houston - Houston Chronicle - 3X298, folder 1 Houston - Houston Fat Stock Show - 3X298, folder 2 Houston - Houston First Savings Assn. - 3X299, folder 6 Houston - Houston Humble Club - 3X299, folder 6 Houston - Houston Press - 3X297, folder 6 Houston - Medical Center National Bank - 3X304, folder 7 Houston - Methodist Hospital - 3X304, folder 2 Houston - Rice Hotel - 3X303, folder 1 Houston - Texas National Bank of Commerce - 3X299, folder 6 Longview - Longview News Co., Inc. - 3X300, folder 4 Plains - Plains High School - 3X299, folder 4 San Antonio - Frost National Bank - 3X303, folder 6 San Antonio - Santa Rosa Medical Center - 3X321, folder 3 Letterheads - Non-Texas: Boston, MS. - Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. - 3X300, folder 4 Los Angeles, CA - Biltmore Hotel - 3X296, folder 2 New Orleans, LA - Pan American Life Insurance Company - 3X304, folder 4 Roswell, NM - New Mexico Military Institute Chapel Fund - 3X299, folder 5 Shreveport, LA - Commercial National Bank - 3X305, folder 1 Tulsa, OK - Hotel Tulsa - 3X317, folder 6 Tulsa, OK - Mayo Hotel - 3X312, folder 5

Inventory General correspondence: 3X296 Personal: 3X296 January - February 1957 3X296 March 1957 3X296 April 1957 3X296 May - July 1957 3X296 August - September 1957 3X296 October 1957 3X296 November - December 1957 3X296 January - February 1958 3X297 March - May 1958 3X297 June - September 1958 3X297 October - November 1958 3X297 December 1958 - January 1959 3X297 February - March 1959 3X297 April - May 1959 3X297 June - August 1959 3X297 September - October 1959 3X298 November - December 1959 3X298 January - June 1960 3X298 July - December 1960 3X298 January - May 1961 3X298 June - October 1961 3X298 November 1961 - December 1962 3X298 January - June 1963 3X299 July - November 1963 3X299 December 1963 3X299 January - April 1964 3X299 May - August 1964 3X299 September 1964 - January 1965 3X299 February - May 1965 3X299 June - October 1965 3X300 November 1965 - April 1966 3X300 May - December 1966, October 1978 3X300 Petroleum consultant announcement: 3X300 May 1963 - January 1964 3X300 Business and professional: 3X300 October 1963 - July 1964 3X300 August - December 1964 3X300 January - May 1965 3X300 June - September 1965 3X301 October - December 1965 3X301 1966 3X301 1967 3X301 Hines H. Baker, May 1957 - November 1962 3X301 L. T. Barrow, August 1954 - September 1965 3X301 L. T. Barrow, consulting services, May 1955 - December 1958 3X301 Maston Nixon, January 1958 - April 1963 3X302 Wallace E. Pratt: 3X302 1949 - 1953 3X302 1954 - 1955 3X302 1956 3X302 1957 - 1960 3X302 1961 - 1965 3X302 1966 3X303 Congratulatory messages received, 1956: 3X303 Index, A to C 3X303 D to L 3X303 Mc to R 3X303 S to Z 3X303 Index, A to B 3X303 C to G 3X303 H to L 3X304 Congratulatory messages received, 1957: 3X304 Mc to R 3X304 S to Z 3X304 Davis' replies 3X304 Congratulatory messages received, 1959: 3X304 A to K 3X304 L to Z 3X304 Davis' replies 3X304 Congratulatory messages received, 1961: 3X304 A to H 3X305 Congratulatory messages received, 1961: 3X305 J to O 3X305 P to Z 3X305 Congratulatory messages received, 1963 - 1964: 3X305 A to L 3X305 M to Z, unalphabetized 3X305 Congratulatory messages sent: 3X305 1965 - 1967 3X305 Invitations received and replies: 3X305 1960, March - October, 1965 3X305 November 1965 - March 1966 3X306 Invitations received and replies: 3X306 April - September 1966 3X306 October - December 1966 3X306 January - August 1967 3X306 September 1967 - March 1968 3X306 Get-well messages: 3X306 September and October 1966 3X306 Miscellaneous: 3X306 January - August 1966 3X306 September 1966 - December 1967 3X307 Christmas card lists: 3X307 1964 - 1967 3X307 Reader files: 3X307 January - June 1951 3X307 July - December 1951 3X307 November 1963 3X307 December 1963 3X307 January - March 1964 3X307 April - July 1964 3X307 August - December 1964 3X308 January - May 1965 3X308 June - August 1965 3X308 September - October 1965 3X308 November - December 1965 3X308 January - February 1966 3X308 March - April 1966 3X308 May - August 1966 3X309 September - October 1966 3X309 November - December 1966 3X309 January - March 1967 3X309 April - July 1967 3X309 August - October 1967 3X309 November 1967 - March 1968 Business activities: 3X309 Humble Oil and Refining Company: 3X309 Merger, 1959: 3X309 Shareholder meeting notices and proxy statements 3X309 Correspondence and notes, August - December 1969 3X309 Press notices; certificates of incorporation 3X309 Stockholders reports, 1950 - 1959; Exploration Department Technical Conference, January 1953; Northern Area Conference, Billings, Montana, February 1960 3X310 Litigation, Williams v. Humble Oil, 1966 - 1968: 3X310 Discussion of shallow sand development, North Crowley Field, 1937 to 1964 3X310 Field spacing orders and lease development papers, 1931 - 1942 3X310 Lease outline, 1937 - 1964 3X310 General correspondence, 1967 - 1968 3X310 Correspondence from geologic well files, 1938 - 1944 3X310 Correspondence from area well files, 1939 - 1963 3X310 Leases copied in connection with Williams vs. Humble, SE--520 3X310 Report No. 2, well completion study, North Crowley Field, by T. Pennington 3X310 Answers to interrogatories 3X310 Shallow maps, North Crowley Field 3X311 Other: 3X311 Singer Manufacturing Company, April - September 1962 3X311 Aztec Oil and Gas Company, stockholders meeting, April 1964 3X311 Stock Transactions, 1946 - 1960 3X311 Appointment books: 3X311 1961 3X311 1962 3X311 1963 3X311 1967 Professional organizations: 3X312 American Association of Petroleum Geologists: 3X312 Association milestones and digest of committee reports, 1915 - 1951 3X312 Affairs, 1952 - 1953 3X312 Correspondence: 3X312 1960 - 1962 3X312 1963 - 1964 3X312 1965 3X312 1966 - 1967 3X312 Committees: 3X312 Ethics, 1952; Special Committee on Ethics, 1954 3X312 Medal Award: 3X312 1952 - 1954 3X313 1963 - 1964 3X313 1965 3X313 January - September 1966 3X313 October 1966 - July 1967 3X313 Executive Committee, August 1966 - March 1967; Industrial Advisory Committee, May 1966 - November 1967 3X313 Letters of recommendation, April 1965 - March 1966; Commemorative stamp, 1965 3X313 Foundation, 1967 3X313 District representatives, 1952-1953 3X314 Conventions: 3X314 Houston, March 1953 3X314 St. Louis, April 1966; Miscellaneous, 1965-1968 3X314 Printed material, 1952, 1964-1966 3X314 American Geographical Society: 3X314 1952 3X314 American Institute of Professional Geologists: 3X314 Correspondence: 3X314 1964-1965 3X314 1966-1967 3X314 Convention, Houston, October 1967; Miscellaneous printed material, 1965-1967 3X314 American Petroleum Institute: 3X314 Correspondence and general information: 3X314 November 1963 - December 1965 3X315 Correspondence and general information: 3X315 January 1966 - August 1967 3X315 September - December 1967 3X315 Conventions: 3X315 Chicago, November 1964; New York, November 1966 3X315 Certificate of Appreciation, 1956; Membership rosters and other printed material, 1958 - 1967 3X315 American Society for Oceanography: 3X315 Correspondence: 3X315 September 1965 - March 1966 3X315 April 1966 - July 1967 3X315 Newsletters, July 1966 - August 1967; Bylaws, membership lists and other printed material, 1966 and undated 3X315 Geological Society of America: 3X315 Correspondence: 3X315 1952 - 1964 3X316 1965 3X316 January - June 1966 3X316 July - December 1966 3X316 1967 - 1968 3X316 Finance Committee, 1958, 1962 - 1963 3X316 Meeting, Southeastern Section, Roanoke, VA, May 1952 3X316 Meeting programs, annual reports and other printed material, 1952 - 1967 3X317 Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies: 3X317 Correspondence and general information, 1951-1953, 1963 3X317 Special Awards Committee, 1965 3X317 Independent Petroleum Association of America: 3X317 Annual meeting, Oklahoma City, October 1952 3X317 Inter-American Conference, Houston April 1952 3X317 International Geological Congress, Mexico City, September 1965 3X317 International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, May 1966 3X317 Mexican Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Meeting, Mexico City, February 1953 3X317 Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Distinguished Service Award, San Antonio, September 1960 3X318 World Petroleum Congress (6th), Frankfurt, West Germany, June 1963 3X318 Miscellaneous meeting programs, 1952, 1966-1967, 1973 Board and council memberships: 3X318 Gibraltar Savings Association board of directors, minutes and reports of operations 3X318 1964 3X318 1965 3X318 1966 3X318 1967 3X318 1968 3X319 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital: 3X319 Board of trustees meeting minutes and financial reports: 3X319 September - December 1966 3X319 January - April 1967 3X319 May - August 1967 3X319 September - December 1967 3X319 Correspondence, November 1966 - December 1967 3X319 Hospital expansion, 1967 3X320 University of Texas Geology Foundation Advisory Council: 3X320 May 1959, January - November 1960 3X320 December 1960 3X320 January 1961 - August 1963 3X320 September - December 1963 3X320 1964 3X320 March 1965 - March 1966 3X320 April - December 1966 3X321 Humble Oil Education Foundation, 1962-1964 3X321 Governor's Committee on Education Beyond High School: 3X321 May - December 1963 3X321 January - October 1964; May 1967 3X321 Houston Museum of Natural Science: 3X321 Correspondence: 3X321 May 1964 - May 1966 3X321 June - December 1966 3X321 1967 3X321 Board meetings, April 1964 - December 1967 3X322 Radio Free Europe: 3X322 Annual dinner meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, March 24, 1966 3X322 Tennessee speaking tour, March 1967; Meeting, Little Rock, March 27, 1968 3X322 Harvard University, visiting committees: 3X322 School of Geological Sciences, 1951-1966, May 1968 3X322 Graduate School of Business Administration, 1961-1965 3X322 Harvard University Business School Southwest Regional Conference April 24, 1965 3X322 Pan American Legion, 1955; Houston Crime Commission, 1963 Literary productions: 3X323 Index; 1910 King of England eulogy; Declamation, high school literary society, December, 1914 3X323 Numbered speeches and addresses: 3X323 1-4 (1949) 3X323 5-13 (1949) 3X323 15-18 (1950) 3X323 19-20 (February, April 1951) 3X323 21-23 (March, November-December 1951) 3X323 24-30 (January-May 1952) 3X324 31-34 (May 1952-February 1955) 3X324 Stock speeches, given 1952 - 1953 3X324 “The Geologist's Code” 3X324 “Progress in Oil Finding” 3X324 “Progress in Oil Finding” 3X324 “Oil and Gas Possibilities and Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain” 3X324 Miscellaneous speeches, addresses and talks: 3X324 1952 - 1953, 1956 - 1958 3X324 1959 - 1961 3X325 1962 - 1967 3X325 1968 - 1979 3X325 Miscellaneous speeches, addresses and talks: 3X325 Meetings and talk schedules, 1952 - 1953 3X325 Correspondence relating to articles, speeches and meetings: 3X325 January - October 1952 3X325 November 1952 - May 1953 3X325 Published articles, 1929, 1953, 1957 - 1962 3X326 Papers and articles of others, 1931 - 1962: 3X326 Claude R. Hocott; Virgil A. Walston; H. R. Brannon, A. C. Daughtry, et.al.; Frederic H. Lahee 3X326 R. D. Woods; Sir Charles Goodeve; Ralph E. Taylor; George Martin Lees; W. C. Krumbein; John C. Crowell; Norman D. Newell and Douglas A. Greig; William C. Gussow; E. C. Dapples; S. S. Umpleby; American Association of Petroleum Geologists 3X326 Richard J. Gonzalez; Rex G. Baker 3X326 Hines H. Baker; Ernest O. Thompson 3X326 Donald C. Barton; Soaring Society of America; Wallace E. Pratt; L. F. McCollum; Carl Illig; Joseph E. Pogue; Lowell Stanley; Thomas B. Nolan Social activities: 3X327 Oilmen's Golf Tournament, Banff, Alberta, Canada: 3X327 1957, 1959 - 1960 3X327 1961 - 1962 3X327 1963 3X327 1964 - 1965 3X327 Bohemian Grove/Camp Mandalay, 1965 - 1967 3X327 Ramada Club: 3X327 Correspondence: 3X327 1949 - 1959 3X327 1960 - 1965 3X327 1966 - August 1967 3X327 September 1967 - February 1968; 1967 year book; historical sketch, 1967 3X328 Bolero Club, 1959-1962; Harvard Business School Club of Houston, directory, 1967-1968; Les Amis d'Escoffier, undated 3X328 International Club, 1957-1963 3X328 Hunts correspondence, 1963 3X328 European vacations, 1956 and 1958; 1961 tourist cards, Mexico 3X328 European vacation/6th World Petroleum Congress, 1963 Financial records: 3X328 Taxes and expenses, 1963: 3X328 Tax forms; Texas National Bank Building office; Dues 3X328 Medical and dental expenses; dividend statements; interest; taxes 3X329 Contributions 3X329 Gifts; dividend records, Federal Reserve Bank 3X329 Miscellaneous deductions; miscellaneous income tax items; flowers; stock sale receipts 3X329 Tax deductible contributions: 3X329 June 1965 - May 1966 3X329 June - December 1966 3X329 January - July 1967 3X329 August - December 1967, March and May 1968 3X329 Automobile and gasoline expenses, 1967 3X329 Statements and cancelled checks, Bank of the Southwest: 3X329 1960 - 1961 3X330 1962 - 1963 3X330 1964 3X330 Life insurance and annuity records (Humble Oil), 1939 - 1959; aviation accident insurance, 1960 - 1963; automobiles no longer owned, 1957 and 1960 Printed material: 3X330 Clippings, 1956 - 1978 3X330 Obituaries and memorials, 1980 3X330 Scrapbook (photocopy), 1910 - 1980 3X331 1- Notes, Harvard Business School first year production course, ca. 1955 3X331 List of books, undated 3X331 Letterhead stationery, Humble Oil and Refining Company 3X331 Miscellaneous, 1951 - 1966 OD1199 Oversize documents: OD1199 Oil industry charts and tables, 1914-1916 and undated OD1199 Professional organizations meeting notices and chart of committees, 1953-1965 OD1199 Certificates, 1969-1972 and undated OD1199 Map series cover, 1932 Photographs:

Images of Davis at work and social occasions, of portraits of Davis, of family members, and of vacations. Significant photographs include Humble Oil Co. Boards of Directors and the launching of the Esso Baltimore.

94 black and white and 6 color photographs

49 black and white negatives

15 postcards

Source: Donated by the Davis Family.

Photographs are arranged by activity.

3Y46 Morgan J. Davis: 3Y46 Portraits 3Y46 With family and friends 3Y46 Humble Oil: 3Y46 Geological survey crew, 1926 3Y46 Humble Oil Building, ca. 1962 3Y46 Board of directors, 1959-1963 3Y46 Northern Area Conference, Billings, Montana, 1960 3Y46 Ship launching, Newport News, VA and Williamsburg, VA vacation 3Y46 Meetings, speeches, awards: 3Y46 Mexican Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1953 3Y46 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry, 1963 3Y46 Colorado School of Mines, 1964 3Y46 Geological Society of America, ca. 1969 3Y46 Permian Basin Petroleum Hall of Fame, undated 3Y46 Unidentified 3S200 Vacations: 3S200 Curtice Island, Minn. 3S200 Mediterranean region, ca. 1963 3S200 Africa, ca. 1972 3S200 Miscellaneous: 3S200 Friends 3S200 Polo, Princeton 3S200 Antigua? Scrapbooks: 325/V7 Esso Baltimore launching 325/V7 Family events OD1192 Maps Artifact Collection