Tag Archives: Teapot Dome scandal

New Finding Aids: November 2019

Posted on November 11, 2019 by ahcadmin

We’ve had a productive fall (read: winter) processing even more collections over the past few months. Here’s another round of finding aids we’ve published so you can see what we’ve been up to. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as … Continue reading →

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Privy to Scandal: The Ralph O. Dietler Papers

Posted on March 29, 2018 by ahcadmin

One of the biggest scandals to ever rock the petroleum industry was the fraudulent leasing of United States oil reserves at Wyoming’s Teapot Dome, and the discovery of the Continental Trading Company, a Canadian corporation organized in 1921 to funnel … Continue reading →

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Teapot Dome featured on BBC’s Downton Abbey

Posted on February 17, 2014 by stowam

History on the BBC’s Downton Abbey crosses the Atlantic and comes to Wyoming. Recently, on season 4 episode 7 of the popular miniseries, the Dowager Countess explains why Lord Grantham travels to the United States; it turns out he is … Continue reading →

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