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ExxonMobil Historical Collection, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
The collection is organized in four subgroups: Standard Oil Company, Mobil Corporation, Exxon Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Due to size, the finding aid has been divided into several separate parts.
Part 2 [this page]: Mobil Corporation: Series I. Subject Files: Affiliates through Histories
This series dominates the Mobil Corporation material and reflects major functions of the corporation (Exploration & Producing, Marketing, Refining, etc.) and types of material (Calendars, Graphics, etc.). Files document all Mobil predecessors: Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony), Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Socony Mobil Oil Company and Mobil Oil Corporation. Major affiliates and subsidiaries such as Vacuum Oil Company, Magnolia Petroleum Company and General Petroleum Corporation also are well represented. The most thoroughly documented aspects of the corporation are its marketing activities, particularly advertising and service station operations, and corporate administration and public affairs. Descriptions for each subject further delineate this series. Due to the artificial nature of the collection, files often do not reflect the context in which the records were created and used. In addition, some files may contain “cross reference” sheets created by a former corporate archivist. References to articles in various serial publications, found in Series II. Publications, appear to be the most accurate.
These sub-series contain materials created by or related to subsidiaries, divisions, and other companies with which the Mobil Corporation and its predecessors conducted business. Correspondence, litigation documents, press releases, news clippings, publications, ledgers, logbooks, directories, and other records document the activities of these entities.
[see also Office of the Corporate Secretary Records]
[see also Magnolia Petroleum Company]
[pages for Hugh Reilly lease #1 - #173 located in box 2.207/H6]
[40 trading cards]
This sub-series contains documents concerning the Mobil
Corporation and its predecessors' aviation division, notably Global Aircraft
Services. Included are articles from corporate publications
This sub-series includes select certificates presented to the corporation, affiliates, departments, and employees. Awards recognize achievement within the corporation; for graphic design and advertising; and for philanthropic contributions to the arts and community service. Besides the corporation itself, organizations granting the awards include the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences [The Emmys], the U.S. Industrial Film Festival, the Art Directors Club, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. [Three-dimensional awards are part of the collection’s artifacts series.]
This sub-series contains calendars distributed by the Magnolia Petroleum Company and the Mobil Corporation. A few highlights include calendars containing scenes from Texas and surrounding states, a 1968 Spanish calendar, and Mobil-sponsored sporting events calendars.
This sub-series includes documents relating to trademarks and patents from the Mobil Corporation and its predecessors and subsidiaries. The files are arranged alphabetically by company and trademark. A few highlights of this sub-series are the vast amounts of information on the origin of Pegasus in mythology, literature and as the symbol of the Standard Oil Company of New York (SOCONY) and later the Mobil Corporation, the story of the Gargoyle and the lengthy process to register the Mei Foo name. Additionally, there are several files containing the evolution of the Gargoyle logo through the 19th and 20th centuries and the Mobil logo through the 20th century.
This sub-series includes correspondence and memoranda, brochures and pamphlets, news clippings, press releases, financial reports, governance documents and speeches documenting the corporation's administration and its efforts to meet its obligations to employees and shareholders, to create and maintain a strong public image among consumers and society at large, to advance its point of view in the marketplace and to broaden its philanthropic endeavors.
[includes Exxon & Mobil Merger prospectus]
[see also Personalities: Directors & Officers in boxes 2.207/E70 – E71]
This material documents Mobil’s efforts to address the corporation’s impact on the environment, including its establishment of dedicated departments, policies and procedures, its involvement in industry-wide collaborations and methods to limit pollution.
This sub-series contains correspondence, news articles and design plans relating to Mobil exhibits, largely consisting of information about the company’s participation in various World Fairs in the United States. A few highlights are a Mobil Host Pack, containing an information booklet, guide to fair offers and events, a souvenir decal and magazine; a press kit from the Mobil Pavilion containing a press courtesy card, a basic fact sheet about the Pavilion as well as information on its design, background and technical aspects of the exhibit; and information about the Mobil Economy Run, a popular simulated driving experience.
This sub-series contains documents and publications relating to the Mobil Corporation’s Exploration and Producing divisions. Included is information about several of Mobil’s offshore drilling units, including Hibernia, Beryl A, Beryl B, and Statfjord A, B and C. [More material on exploration & producing can be found in Geographic Files.]
This sub-series contains correspondence, reports, publications and manuals relating to the fire and safety policies in all areas of operation of the Mobil Corporation and its predecessors and subsidiaries.
This sub-series includes press releases, correspondence, news articles, publications and speeches relating to the Mobil Corporation and its predecessors and subsidiaries in all parts of the world. The files are arranged alphabetically by continent, then country, then into smaller regions such as state and city. A few highlights include materials relating to the Middle East Arab Boycott, financial documentation of Vacuum Oil’s Russian facilities in Moscow, Petrograd and St. Petersburg, and a Mobil employee’s published diary chronicling his travels through China. Major companies represented here include the Vacuum Oil Company, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Mobil Oil Hong Kong, Mobil Ghana and Mobil Oil Malaya Ltd. Of particular interest is information on Mobil Corporation refineries throughout the world.
This sub-series includes information on the graphics standards of the Mobil Corporation, its predecessors and subsidiaries. Included are graphics manuals for company vehicles, service stations and general graphics information.
This sub-series contains documents relating to the history of the Mobil Corporation and its predecessors. A few highlights include several reports and booklets chronicling the history of the Standard Oil Company, Socony Mobil Company and the Vacuum Oil Company.