Scope and Contents
Collection contains legal files regarding oil, coal, gas, silver, sugar, and mining companies.
The files reflect Deneffe's interest and investment in mineral and petroleum prospects, mainly in the Western United States. Some of the companies involved were Alice Mining Co., Buffalo Mine (Grant County, OR), Wyoming Western Oil Co., Husky Coal Co., John Day Basin Oil Co., Mon-O-Oil Corporation, Maxim Electronics of Oregon Co., St. Helens Consolidated Mining Co., and Western Mining Development Co.
Dates
- 1936-1965
Creator
- DeNeffe, Frederick Mason, 1882-1965 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Mason DeNeffe (1882-1965) was born in Cherokee County, Iowa in 1882. He was educated at the University of Michigan. From 1907 he worked as an attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Extent
3 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Frederick Mason DeNeffe (1882-1965) was educated at the University of Michigan and starting in 1907 he worked as an attorney in Portland, Oregon. The collection contains legal files regarding oil, coal, gas, silver, sugar, and mining companies.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff, 1972.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- DeNeffe, Frederick Mason, 1882-1965
- Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mines and Mineral Resources Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Mining corporations -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining corporations -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining law -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Natural resources -- Law and legislation -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Natural resources -- Law and legislation -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petroleum industry and trade -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Frederick DeNeffe papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
