Interview with J. Frank Rollins, an oilman and a geophysicist, concerning his work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; his employment with Geophysical Service, Inc.; doing reflection and refraction work in 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oil field instrumentation equipment; work as a "computer" interpreting geological data; founding of Rayflex Exploration Company in 1948; technological developments for oil field exploration; geochemical surveying; the sale of Rayflex to Phillips-Eckhart in 1962; his work as a geophysical consultant; the application of oil field technology to national defense; German espionage activity in South America during World War II; and pro-German activity in South Louisiana during World War II.

Letter from Chas. Fowler, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing land in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana that could be sold to oil companies but Fowler insisting that the best choice would be to keep the land, rather than sell.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles Fowler, Jr. asking Fowler to make a lease for 107 acres near the Sulphur Dome to allow for oil development.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland discussing installation of elevator at D. W. Kempner residence after removing it from W. P. Weber residence. Includes the order letter with instructions for the same.

Service order detailing a request for an elevator to be removed from a residence in Louisiana and re-installed in the Kempner residence in Galveston, along with the notes and estimated cost of $2,954.00, which is marked paid with a Kempner stamp dated October 10, 1955.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland accepting an offer for sale of an Otis Personal Service Elevator and detailing terms of payment. The elevator will be removed from the W. P. Weber residence and installed in the D. W. Kempner residence in Galveston, Texas, by the Otis Elevator Company.

Ledger itemizing the cost of installing an elevator at the residence of Mr. D. W. Kempner, totaling $969,087.

Provides systematic monitoring and appraisal of the changing groundwater conditions in Orange County, Texas.

Report detailing the ground-water studies for Orange County, including water measurements, water sample collections, chemical analyses, an inventory of wells, and more.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Newspaper clipping of an article about pilot Captain Forrester M. Smith from the Aloe army air field at Victoria, Texas. The article briefly details Smith's background and education. There is an advertisement for Coca-Cola on the back of the clipping.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of storms over Parker County, including destructive hail and a small tornado damaging roofs and cars in towns around the county. No one was injured in the storms.

Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680