TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
I. Trial Records
II. Media Coverage and Public Relations
III. Yudof Files
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A Guide to the Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco Inc. Case Records,
1883, 1934-1988
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Creator: |
Pennzoil
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Title: |
Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco
Inc. Case Records |
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Dates: |
1883,
1934-1988 |
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Abstract: |
These records include
legal documents and other materials generated during the legal dispute between
American oil companies Pennzoil and Texaco. |
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Accession No.: |
88-208; 88-377; 92-428; 93-469;
96-156 |
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Extent: |
circa 52 ft. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History,The University of Texas at
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Pennzoil Co., headquartered in Houston,
Texas is a large oil producing, refining, and marketing company. Pennzoil
traces its origins back to two companies, Zapata Petroleum and South Penn Oil
Company. In 1983 Pennzoil signed an agreement with Getty Oil for the purchase
of Getty. Several days after public announcement of the agreement, Texaco
purchased all of Getty Oil. Pennzoil reacted by bringing a suit against Texaco
for interfering with its agreement with Getty Oil. After four years of trial,
Pennzoil was awarded a $10.3 billion settlement in 1988. At the time the
settlement was the largest in history. A major part of the Texaco settlement
was used by Pennzoil to purchase shares of the Chevron Corporation in
subsequent years.
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These records, donated by the Pennzoil Co. of Houston, are legal
documents and other materials generated during the legal dispute between
American oil companies Pennzoil and Texaco. The records include 23,000 pages of
trial transcripts, a set of all depositions taken in the case, the legal
documents and pleadings entered in state and federal courts, case records kept
by UT Law School Dean Mark Yudof and major news coverage of the litigation.
Stanford University received materials pertaining to contract issues in the
case and Northwestern University received items related to public relations
issues and press accounts of the trial. Oral histories related to the trial can
be found in Briscoe Center’s Pennzoil-Texaco Dispute Oral History
Collection.
The records are arranged in 3 series: Trial Records, Media Coverage
and Public Relations, and Yudoff Files.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Getty Oil Company -- Trials, litigation,
etc. |
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Pennzoil Company -- Trials, litigation,
etc. |
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Texaco, inc. -- Trials, litigation,
etc. |
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Subjects |
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Consolidation and merger of corporations
-- United States |
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Petroleum industry and trade -- United
States -- Mergers |
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Petroleum law and legislation -- United
States. |
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Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco Inc. Case
Records, 1883, 1934-1988, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
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I. Trial Records |
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| 4J574 |
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Videotaped depositions |
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| 4J575 |
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Trial Transcripts: |
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[PZL box #1] |
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| 4J576 |
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[PZL box #2] |
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| 4J577 |
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[PZL box #3] |
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| 4J578 |
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[PZL box #4] |
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| 4J579 |
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[PZL box #5] |
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| 4J580 |
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[PZL box #6] |
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| 4J581 |
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[PZL box #7] |
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| 4J582 |
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[PZL box #8] |
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| 4J583 |
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[PZL box #9] |
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| 4J584 |
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[PZL box #10] |
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| 4J585 |
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[PZL box #11] |
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| 4J586 |
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[PZL box #12] |
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| 4J587 |
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Texas Pleadings: |
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[PZL box #13] |
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| 4J588 |
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[PZL box #14] |
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| 4J589 |
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New York Pleadings: |
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[PZL box #15] |
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| 4J590 |
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U. S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit – Pleadings:
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[PZL box #16] |
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| 4J591 |
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U. S. Supreme Court – Pleadings: |
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[PZL box #17] |
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| 4J592 |
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Court of Appeals (Texas) – Pleadings: |
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[PZL box #18] |
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| 4J593 |
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[PZL box #19] |
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| 4J594 |
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Texas Supreme Court – Pleadings: |
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[PZL box #20] |
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| 4J595 |
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Bankruptcy Documents: |
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[PZL box #21] |
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| 4J596 |
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District Court, Harris County, 151st Judicial District
– Depositions: |
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[PZL box #22]: |
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Barber, Perry O. |
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Barrow, Thomas |
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Boisi, Geoffrey T. |
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Bovaird, Wiliam J. |
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Bugbee, Joan B. |
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Bybee, William C. |
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| 4J597 |
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[PZL box #23]: |
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Capodieci, Barbara J. |
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Cialone, Joseach A., II |
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Cohler, Charles B. |
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Commons, Dorman |
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Copley, Ralph D., Jr. |
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| 4J598 |
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[PZL box #24]: |
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Dechert, Price and Rhoads by Steven
Feirson |
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DeCrane, Alfred C., Jr. |
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Charles W., Jr. |
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Fridge, Clifton H. |
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Getty, Gordon P. |
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| 4J599 |
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[PZL box #25]: |
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Glanville, James W. |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. by Steven M.
Heller |
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Goodrum, Moulton A |
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| 4J600 |
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[PZL box #26]: |
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Greenhill, Robert F. |
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Griffith, William C. |
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Gromatzky, Carl R. |
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Hackerman, Norman |
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Haynes, Harold J. |
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Harper, Robert G. |
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| 4J601 |
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[PZL box #27]: |
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Hazen, Sally S. |
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Hemeyer, Terry |
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Hertz, Seymour |
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Hopkins, Randall A. |
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Howe, Richard J. |
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[PZL box #28]: |
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Johnson, Patrick |
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Katz, Stuart Z. |
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Kerr, Baine P. |
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Kinnear, James W. |
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Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter |
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[PZL box #29]: |
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Liedtke, J. Hugh |
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Liman, Arthur L. |
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Loomis, William R., Jr. |
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Luke, Norman J. |
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Lynch, Patrick J. |
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[PZL box #30]: |
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McKinley, John K. |
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McMahan, Cynthia |
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McMahon, Colleen |
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Nulty, Peter |
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Petersen, Sidney R. |
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Pfeffer, Larry P. |
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Powell, Thomas C. |
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Rizk, Fred C. |
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Salomon Brothers by Michael S. Bruno |
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| 4J605 |
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Sechrest, Jeffrey R. |
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Seltzer, Richard S. |
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Shaddix, James W. |
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Siegel, Martin A. |
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Sortor, Harold E. |
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Thomas O. Pendleton |
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Vlahakis, Patricia |
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| 4J606 |
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[PZL box #32]: |
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Weitzel, William C. |
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Williams, Harold M. |
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Winokur, Barton J. |
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Woodhouse, Thomas E. |
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Woods, Ward W., Jr. |
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Court of Chancery, State of Delaware, New Castle County
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[PZL box #33] |
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Kidder, Peabody & Co. by John J.
Hannan |
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Liedtke, J. Hugh |
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McKinley, John K. |
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Siegel, Martin A. |
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Wasserstein, Bruce |
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| 4J608 |
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Court of Chancery, State of Delaware, New Castle County
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[PZL box #34] |
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| 4J609 |
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U. S. District Court, Oklahoma – Pleadings:
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[PZL box #35] |
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| 4J493 |
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Miscellaneous materials related to trial: |
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Index to Court Records |
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Research documents |
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| 4J573c |
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Getty employee response to Pennzoil merger and Texaco
takeover |
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“A History of Baker and Botts, Law Firm,
1866-1989.” |
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The Review of Litigation,
Summer 1990. |
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History of Geology at the
University of Texas. |
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Spectator ticket and seating, Court of Appeals, U. S.
Supreme Court |
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II. Media Coverage and Public Relations |
| box |
| 4J610 |
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Newspaper Clippings: |
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Books 1-5 |
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| 4J611 |
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Books 6-10 |
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| 4J612 |
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Books 11-15 |
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| 4J613 |
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Books 16-19 |
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| 4J614 |
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Executive Summary of News Coverage, 1983-1988
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Press Releases and Statements |
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VHS Videotapes: |
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“The Pennzoil-Getty-Texaco Case: A Complete Television
News History, from 1983-1988”
(Videotapes 1-19) |
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| 3W96a |
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Texaco Press Conference,
November 3, 1987 |
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Pennzoil Analyst Briefing, Questions and
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Highlights of Oct. ’87 Pennzoil Analyst Meeting
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| 4J574 |
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CNN, James Kinear, June 23, 1990 |
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C-Span, J. Hugh Liedtke, undated |
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“Out of Control!: The Story of Corporate Recklessness in
the Petrochemical Industry.” |
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| 4J493 |
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Communications materials, publication and shareholder
mailings |
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Advertisements |
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Books about trial |
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| 3So57 |
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Original artwork: |
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Cartoons about trial
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III. Yudof Files |
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[Note: Copies of a detailed inventory of the Yudoff Files
can be found in box 4J494 or in the collection's holding record.] |
| box |
| 4J494 |
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Court Documents |
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| 4J495 |
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Court Documents |
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| 4J496 |
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Court Documents |
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| 4J497 |
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Court Documents |
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| 4J498 |
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Court Documents |
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Memorandums: |
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June 11, 1984 – August 3, 1987 |
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Correspondence: |
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April 19, 1984 – May 20, 1988 |
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| 4J499 |
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Case supplements |
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Law reviews |
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Photocopied excerpts from legal books |
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Speeches |
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News Releases |
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Ephemera |
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Newspapers and Periodicals: |
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March 1984 – June 26, 1988 |
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| 4J500 |
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Miscellaneous Documents |
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| 4J501 |
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Briefs |
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Charges |
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Exhibits |
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Affidavits |
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