A&M 2492Herbert P. McGinnis Papers, 1908-1967 A&M 2492Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:59:35 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Herbert P. McGinnis Papers McGinnis, Herbert P. A&M 2492 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/520 2.6 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 5 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each) 1908-1967 Well leases and records, geologic reports, maps, printed material, photographs, and other papers of McGinnis, an oil and gas operator who owned the Tri-State Oil & Gas Co. of West Virginia, and who, after graduating from Marshall University in 1910, became a leading figure in the oil and gas business. Some of his poetry is included in the collection. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Advertising Universities and colleges Gas industry Gas Leases - Oil and gas. Maps. Oil and Gas Industry and Fields. Petroleum industry and trade Parkersburg, WV - TriState Oil and Gas Company of WV. Parkersburg, WV - TriState Tool & Supply Co. Poetry. Poets and poetry. Surveys and surveying - oil and gas. Well records - oil and gas. Marshall University TriState Oil and Gas Company of WV. TriState Oil and Gas Company Tristate Tool & Supply Company (Parkersburg, W. Va.) McGinnis, Herbert P.