Guide to the John R. “Jack” Roderick papers
1900-2016
Collection number: HMC-0547.
Creator: Roderick, Jack.
Title: John R. “Jack” Roderick papers.
Dates: 1900-2016.
Volume of collection: 18.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Papers of former Anchorage mayor, primarily concerning the history of oil resource development in Alaska.
Biographical note:
John R. “Jack” Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926. He served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II and later received degrees in political science (B.A., Yale University, 1949), law (J.D., University of Washington, 1959), and public administration (M.P.A., Harvard University, 1981). Roderick moved to Anchorage in 1954, where he worked as a truck driver before becoming involved in publishing oil-related publications including the Alaska Industry magazine, Alaska Scouting Service newsletter, and the Alaska Petroleum Directory. He married Martha Brady Martin in 1955. Other early business interests of his included the oil exploration companies Ivy, Inc. and the Alaska Exploration Corporation, as well as the practice of law (1961-1963, 1969-1970). He was active in the Alaska State Democratic Party (chairman, 1985-1988), and has held several government positions. These included: Regional Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in India (1967-1968), Greater Anchorage Area Borough Mayor (1972-1975), Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska State Department of Natural Resources (1976-1978), Alaska Director of the U.S. Farmer’s Home Administration (1978-1979), and Alaska State Energy Director and member of the Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board (1984-1985). Roderick has also been a public affairs consultant for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (1971-1972), an adjunct professor in business law at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and an instructor at Alaska Pacific University teaching an “Oil in Alaska”course. He wrote the book, Crude Dreams: A Personal History of Oil & Politics in Alaska, published in 1997.
Collection description:
The collection consists of the personal, political, and professional papers of Jack Roderick, which include materials that document his term as Greater Anchorage Borough Mayor, time spent serving on the Royalty Oil and Gas Advisory Board, and his involvement in the State of Alaska v. Amerada Hess Corporation lawsuit. The majority of the collection concerns his research and writings on the history of oil resource development in Alaska, including drafts and reference files for Crude Dreams, as well as photographs used for an exhibit relating to the book. Materials found in the collection include newspaper clippings, articles, copies of legal and governmental documents, publications, reports, interview recordings and transcripts, book drafts, maps and photographs.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Personal papers; 1944-2002
Series 2: Oil related writings and presentations; 1955-2002
Series 3: Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board; 1975-1990
Series 3: Amerada-Hess oil royalties litigation; 1958-1992
Series 4: Crude Dreams notes and drafts; undated, 1959-1997
Series 5: Oil in Alaska related individuals files; undated, 1937-2001
Series 6: Oil in Alaska related oral interviews; undated, 1981-1995
Series 7: Oil in Alaska reference files; 1900-2001
Series 8: Oil in Alaska Related maps; undated, 1923-1977
Series 9: Oil in Alaska related photographs; undated, 1900-1994
Series 10: 100 Years of Oil Exploration: A Photographic Exhibition; undated, 1958, 1997
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: The Archives holds copyright to materials created by Roderick. Materials not created by Roderick may be subject to copyright.
Preferred citation: John R. “Jack” Roderick papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Separated materials: Selected published materials from the collection were moved to the Rare Books or Alaskana collections within the Library.
Folder/item list: An item-level listing of photographs in the collection is available in the Archives and Special Collections research area.
Acquisition note: The collection was presented to the archives by Jack Roderick in 2002. Additional material was donated by Roderick in 2017.
Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2002. The finding aid was converted to current standard by Gwen Higgins in 2015. At that time selected maps, published items, and photocopied materials were removed from the collection. Additional material was added to the collection by Gwen Higgins in 2019 and 2020.
Location of originals: Many of the photographs in the collection are copies of original photographs held by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center and the Alaska State Library.
Container list:
Series 1: Political and personal papers; 1944-2002. 0.15 cubic feet.
This series consists of biographical information, correspondence with Alaska governors William Egan, newspaper clippings, mayoral campaign items, campaign advertisements and interviews on VHS, and photographs.
| Box/ Folder |
Description | Dates |
| 1/1 | Biographical materials: resume and autobiographical sketch | 1997, 2002 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence Alaska Governors William Egan and Tony Knowles | 1962-2001 |
| 1/3 | Newspaper clippings relating to Roderick’s term as Mayor | undated, 1973-1999 |
| 1/4 | Mayoral campaign items | 1972, 1975 |
| 1/5 | Mayoral campaign advertisements and interviews (2 VHS videocassettes) | 1975-2000 |
| 1/6 | Mayoral and personal photographs | undated, 1957-1978 |
Series 2: Oil related writings and presentations; 1955-2002. 0.35 cubic feet.
This series contains materials related to writings and presentations by Roderick pertaining to oil and gas in Alaska, including articles, presentation notes and programs, Alaska Scouting Service reports written by Roderick, and materials related to a course on oil in Alaska that Rodericks tauht at Alaska Pacific Uniersity.
| Box/ Folder |
Description | Dates |
| 1/7 | Writings | undated, 1955-1998 |
| 1/8 | “Who’s Minding the Storehouse: Perceptions of Oil & Alaska”, By John R. Roderick, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Topics in Government and Business | 1981 May 1 |
| 1/9 | Speaking engagement programs | 1985-1999 |
| 1/10 | Early oil exploration slide show note cards | undated |
| 1/11 | Early Oil Exploration in Alaska: Cook Inlet Historical Society presentation | 1992 September 17 |
| 1/12 | Alaska Geological Society Presentation notes | 1992 December 18 |
| 1/13 | Prince William Sound Regional Ciizens’ Advisory Council presentation notes | 2002 February 23 |
| 1/14 | Alaska Scouting Service reports | undated, 1955-1962 |
| 1/15 | Oil in Alaska course at Alaska Pacific University course syllabus and promotional materials | 1981-1988 |
Series 3: Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board; 1975-1990. 0.5 cubic feet
This series consists of Jack Roderick’s files from his membership on the Alaska governor’s Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board, beginning in 1983, and other related materials. The files include board minutes, policy documents, and travel authorizations, royalties-in-kind documents, royalty oil contracts.
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/16 | Board memoranda, policy documents, and articles | undated, 1983 |
| 1/17-19 | Board minutes | 1975-1983 |
| 1/20 | Application for disposition of State of Alaska royalty oil, by the Valdez Refining Company, Inc. | 1984 October 1 |
| 1/21 | Travel authorizations and receipts; | 1983 |
| 1/22-25 | Royalties-in-kind (RIK) sale decision documents | 1980-1985 |
| 1/26 | Chevron/Tesoro royalty oil contracts | 1983 |
| 1/27 | ALPETCO/Tesoro proposal | 1977- 1990 |
| 1/28 | “Summer of 1977 Story” | undated, 1977- 1978 |
Series 4: Amerada-Hess oil royalties litigation; 1958-1992. 4.4 cubic feet.
This series consists of Jack Roderick’s files concerning the oil royalties litigation in the matter of the State of Alaska v. Amerada Hess Corporation. The series includes Roderick’s depositions from 1991 (transcripts and videocassettes), the depositions of others in the matter (arranged alphabetically by last name), settlement documents, and the contents of Roderick’s own reference binders containing copies of documents concerning the litigation.
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/29 | John R. Roderick deposition transcript, volume I | 1991 November 1 |
| 2/1-13 | John R. Roderick deposition exhibits, volume I | 1991 November 1 |
| 2/14 | John R. Roderick deposition transcript, volume II | 1991 November 2 |
| 2/15-16 | John R. Roderick deposition exhibits, volume II | 1991 November 2 |
| 2/17 | John R. Roderick deposition transcript, volume III | 1991 November 4 |
| 18-20 | Videotapes of John R. Roderick deposition in the matter of ANS Royalties Litigation, Anchorage, Alaska: tapes 1-3 | 1991 November 1 |
| 3/1-4 | Videotapes of John R. Roderick deposition in the matter of ANS Royalties Litigation, Anchorage, Alaska: tapes 4-7 | 1991 November 1 |
| 3/5 | Frederick H. Boness depositions | 1982 |
| 3/6-8 | Frederick H. Boness deposition | 1991 January 29-30 |
| 3/9-10 | Oma K. Gilbreth, Jr. deposition | 1989 March 9-10 |
| 3/11-14 | Phillip R. Holdsworth deposition transcript and exhibits | 1988 April 13-14 |
| 3/15-16 | Thomas E. Kelly deposition | 1989 March 6-7 |
| 3/17-21 | Robert E. LeResche deposition | 1990 January 30-February 1 |
| 3/22 | Guy Martin deposition | 1989 January 17 |
| 4/1 | James Wanvig Deposition | 1984 January 12 |
| 4/2-5 | Howard R. Williams deposition transcript and exhibits | 1991 April 23-May 1 |
| 4/6-7 | Documents relating to the administrative history of the State of Alaska’s Oil and Gas Lease Form | undated |
| 4/8 | Complaint for declaratory judgement | 1980 |
| 4/9-12 | Proposed joint stipulation of facts | 1985 April 1 |
| 4/13 | ARCO Alaska settlement agreement | 1990 September 12 |
| 4/14 | Phillips Petroleum Company settlement agreement | 1991 May 22 |
| 4/15 | BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. settlement agreement | 1992 January |
| 4/16 | Amerada Hess settlement agreement: memorandum of opinion | 1992 March 25 |
| 4/17 | Exxon Corporation settlement agreement | 1992 April 15 |
| 4/18 | Newspaper clippings and notes | undated, 1982-1992 |
| 5/1 | Royalty Board, ALPETCO, and Tesoro-Amerada “Adjustment Clause” | circa 1991 |
| 5/2 | Retention agreement and protective order | 1990-1992 |
| 5/3 | Report of Robert L. Williams, Jr. in the Alaska Royalty Litigation | 1991 April 1 |
| 5/4 | “Expert Witness Report: Alaska’s Royalty-in-Kind Sales and the California Market for ANS”, by Samuel A. Van Vactor | 1991 April 1 |
| 5/5 | Complaint for Declaratory Judgement (Original complaint) | 1977 September 2 |
| 5/6 | Lessee’s Consolidated Answer and Counterclaim (Original answer) | 1977 October 13 |
| 5/7 | Third Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and Damages | 1989 January 10 |
| 5/8 | Joint Answer by Certain Defendants to the Third Amended Complaint | 1989 February 9 |
| 5/9-10 | Review of Alaska Royalty Oil; prepared by geoffrey Haynes | 1983 January 1 |
| 5/11 | “Disposition of Alaska Royalty Oil and Other State Petroleum-Policy Issues”, by Robert L. Williams, Jr.; ARTA Energy Insights: Pacific Oil Insights | 1984 December |
| 5/12 | Expert Report of George W. Hardy, III | undated |
| 5/13 | James Wanvig interview notes | 1983 November 15 |
| 5/14-16 | Report of Malcolm M. Turner in State of Alaska, et al., versus Amerada Hess Corporation, et al. | 1990 June 1 |
| 5/17-22 | Eary Years Documents | 1958-1960 |
| 5/23-29 | Mason Gaffney: 1978 Amendment to Oil and Gas Leasing Law | 1976-1983 |
| 6/1-3 | Pricing: Commissioner’s memoranda | 1961-1970 |
| 6/4-5 | Phil R. Holdworth: leasing (correspondence, clippings, and documents) | 1959 |
| 6/6 | Lease Form hearings: proceedings | 1959 July 9 |
| 6/7-8 | Alaska Petroleum Product Pricing: A review of industry practice and policy and its effect upon energy costs to Alaskans; by Louis F. DeLong and Lloyd M. Pernela | 1983 February 1 |
| 6/9 | Review of Alaska Royalty Oil Policy and Findings for Proposed Disposition of Royalty Oil; Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Geoffrey Haynes, Deputy Commissioner | 1982 February 26 |
| 6/10 | Review of Alaska Royalty Oil; Prepared by Geoffrey Haynes | 1983 January 1 |
Series 5: Crude Dreams notes and drafts; undated, 1959-2016. 2.6 cubic feet
This series consists of research notes, interview notes, drafts, correspondence, and publicity files relating to Jack Roderick’s book, Crude Dreams: A Personal History of Oil & Politics in Alaska, published in 1997. Notes appear alongside chronologically arranged Alaska Scouting Service files. The drafts include those edited by Charles Wohlforth, Kay Fanning, John McNanamin, Chancy Croft, Cliff Cernick, Martha Roderick, and Jack Roderick himself.
| Box/ Folder |
Description | Dates |
| 6/11-24 | Notes and chronological Alaska Scouting Service files | circa 1959-1990 |
| 20/1 | Research files and notes | 1981-1984 |
| 20/2-5 | Crude Dreams interview notes | 1988-1995 |
| 20/6 | Bibliographies of research sources | undated |
| 20/7 | Epicenter Press correspondence, contract, and notes | 1990-2001 |
| 6/25-27 | Draft: chapters 1-5 | 1990 April |
| 7/1-8 | Draft: chapters 6-25 | 1990 April |
| 7/9 | Draft: Charles Wohlforth edit, chapters 5-12 | 1992 |
| 7/10-11 | Draft: Kay Fanning and John McManamin edit, chapters 1-8 | 1994 |
| 7/12-13 | Draft: Kay Fanning edit, forward and chapters 1-8 | 1994 |
| 7/14 | Draft: Chancey Croft edit, chapters 14-16 | 1994 |
| 7/15-19 | Draft: Clif Cernick edit, chapters 1-26 | 1995 June |
| 7/20-26 | Draft: Martha Roderick edit, chapters 6-18 | 1995 |
| 7/27-29 | Draft: Don Graydon edit and notes, chapters 1-13 | 1995 |
| 8/1-3 | Draft: Don Graydon edit and additional materials, chapters 14-epilogue | 1995-1996 |
| 8/4-5 | Preview draft with Harry Jamison notes | 1996 March |
| 8/8-9 | Notes on drafts | undated |
| 20/8 | Correspondence on book title | 1996-1999 |
| 20/9 | Roderick “bio,” appendix, and acknowledgements drafts and correspondence | 1995-1997 |
| 20/10 | Editor Don Graydon correspondence and pricing | 1995-1996 |
| 20/11 | Foreword correspondence | 1996-1997 |
| 20/12 | Blurbs | 1996-1997 |
| 8/6-7 | Galley proof | 1997 July 2 |
| 20/13-14 | Reviews and publicity files | 1997-1999, 2009 |
| 20/15 | Crude Dreams expenses and royalties | 2001-2016 |
Series 6: Oil in Alaska related individuals files; undated, 1937-2001. 1.6 cubic feet.
This series consists of reference files for individuals involved in the history of development of oil resources in Alaska. The files contain newspaper clippings, obituaries, articles, interview notes, interview transcripts, speech transcripts, additional comments on Roderick’s book manuscript, and other materials. The series is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 8/10 | Robert O. Anderson (Chairman, ARCO) | undated, 1989-2001 |
| 8/11 | Robert Atwood (Anchorage Times Publisher) | undated, 1986-1997 |
| 8/12 | Roscoe E. Bell (Former Director, Alaska Division of Lands, 1959-1967) | undated, 1960-1999 |
| 8/13 | Bill Bishop (ARCO Geologist) | 1987-1999 |
| 8/14 | H.G. “Harry” Brelsford (Trans-Alaska Pipeline Right-of-Way) | undated, 1990 |
| 8/15 | Evert Brown (Director, Alaska Land Board) | 1958-1987 |
| 8/16 | Cliff Burglin (Owner of North Slope oil and gas leases) | undated, 1989-1997 |
| 8/17 | Charlie Cole (Alaska Attorney General) | 1991-1994 |
| 8/18-19 | Wilson Condon (Alaska Attorney General) | undated, 1982-1995 |
| 8/20 | Chancy Croft (Alaska State Senator) | undated, 1971-2000 |
| 8/21 | Ed “Pappy” Devine | undated |
| 8/22 | William Dyer (Alaska Department of Lands) | 1958, 1959 |
| 8/23 | William A. Egan (Alaska Governor) | undated, 1963-1987 |
| 8/24 | Neva Egan (Alaska First Lady) | 1989 |
| 8/25 | William Foran (Phillips Petroleum) | undated, 1957 |
| 8/26 | Hugh Gallagher | 1991-1996 |
| 8/27-28 | Clifford Groh (Attorney) | 1989-1998 |
| 8/29 | Jay Hammond (Alaska Governor) | 1989 |
| 8/30 | John Havelock (Attorney) | undated, 1980-1993. |
| 8/32 | Harold Heinze (President, ARCO Alaska) | 1990-1993 |
| 8/33 | Willie Hensley | 1989 |
| 8/34 | Charles Herbert (Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources) | 1951-1993 |
| 8/35 | Roger Herrera (British Petroleum) | 1989-1992 |
| 9/1 | Walter Hickel (Alaska Governor) and Yukon Pacific Corporation | undated, 1988-1993 |
| 9/2 | Phil Holdsworth (Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources) | undated, 1937-2001 |
| 9/3 | Albert Hrubetz (Hrubetz Oil Company) | 1990-1997 |
| 9/4-5 | Locke Jacobs | undated, 1955-1992 |
| 9/6-7 | H.C. “Harry” Jamison (ARCO) | undated, 1963-1997 |
| 9/8 | John Katz (Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources) | 1982 |
| 9/8 | Thomas Kelly (Geologist) | 1969-2000. |
| 9/10 | John J. King | undated, 1962-1996 |
| 9/11 | Geoffrey Larminie (British Petroleum) | undated, 1991, 1992 |
| 9/12 | Dick Lyon (Union Oil Company) | 1991 |
| 9/13 | Hugh Malone (Alaska Department of Revenue) | 1981, 1989 |
| 9/14 | Marvin Mangus (ARCO Geologist) | 1974-1991 |
| 9/15 | Tom Marshall (State of Alaska Geologist) | undated, 1962-2000 |
| 9/16 | Bob Maynard (Alaska Assistant Attorney General) | 1989, 1991 |
| 9/17 | John McManamin (Swanson River) | 1953-1994 |
| 9/18 | Alex Miller (Administrative Assistant to Alaska Governor William Egan) | 1972-1992 |
| 9/19 | Frank Mosier (British Petroleum) | 1975, 1990 |
| 9/20-21 | Gil Mull (Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys) | undated, 1966-1995 |
| 9/22 | George Nelson (President, British Petroleum Exploration) with Ed Danworth | undated, 1989, 1990 |
| 9/23 | Ed Patton (President, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company) | 1976-1991 |
| 9/24 | David Postman (Reporter, Anchorage Daily News) | 1957, 1989 |
| 9/25 | John Rader | 1989 |
| 9/26 | George Rogers (Economist) | 1964-1987 |
| 9/27 | Joe Rothstein (Special Assistant to Alaska Governor William Egan, 1961-1964) | 1992 |
| 9/28 | Irene Ryan | 1959-1997 |
| 9/29 | Mike Savage (British Petroleum) | undated, 1991 |
| 9/30 | Charlie Selman (Geophysicist, Richfield/ARCO) | 1995 |
| 9/31 | Bill Sheffield (Alaska Governor) | undated, 2000 |
| 9/32 | Frank Shogrin | undated, 1960-2000 |
| 9/33 | Ted Stevens (Alaska United States Senator) | 1989-2001 |
| 9/34 | Bill Stewart (Stewart Petroleum Company) | 1991-1996 |
| 9/35 | John Sweet (ARCO) | 1997, 1998 |
| 9/36 | Raymond Thompson | undated, 1954-1998 |
| 9/37 | Gary Thurlow | undated |
| 9/38 | Charles Towill (Public Affairs Director, British Petroleum) | undated, 1974-1984 |
| 9/39 | Arlon Tussing (Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Arlon R. Tussing and Associates, Inc.) | undated, 1970-1992 |
| 9/40-41 | James Wanvig (Deposition) | undated,1958-1985 |
| 9/42 | Loren Ware (Vice President, Sinclair) | undated, 1962-1997 |
| 9/43 | Ralph Whitmore (Alaska Statebank) | 1992-1997 |
| 9/44 | Tom Williams (Head of Government Affairs, British Petroleum) | undated, 1992 |
| 9/45 | Pete Zamarello (Land Developer) | 1989, 1993 |
Series 7: Oil in Alaska related oral interviews; undated, 1981-1995. 0.5 cubic feet.
This series consists of audiocassette recordings that Jack Roderick made during interviews held with various figures involved in the history of the development of oil resources in Alaska. These interviews were used in the creation of the book, Crude Dreams, and were conducted during the period of 1988 to 1995. The interviews are arranged alphabetically by interviewee. Also included with this series are earlier recordings, including: three from guest lecturers Ed Porter, Milton Lipton, and Emil Notti from Roderick’s Oil in Alaska course at Alaska Pacific University in 1981 and 1982; a Charles Towill interview of Geoffrey Larminie regarding the Alaska environment in the 1970s; and Jack Roderick’s talk to the Cook Inlet Historical Society in 1990.
| Box/Folder |
Description | Date |
| 10/1 | R.O. Anderson (Chairman, ARCO) | 1990 June 1 |
| 10/2 | Mike Bradner | 1989 April 24 |
| 10/3 | John Buchholtz | 1989 January 5 |
| 10/4 | Cliff Burglin (Owner of North Slope oil and gas leases) | 1989 January 24 |
| 10/5 | Wilson Condon (Alaska Attorney General): Cook Inlet Pricing with Tom Kelly: Side #1 | 1990 March 17 |
| 10/6 | Wilson Condon: Amerada-Hess Lawsuit, Pricing in Cook Inlet | 1991 March 28 |
| 10/7-8 | Wilson Condon: Royalty Valuation | 1995 January |
| 10/9 | Sam Cotton | 1989 June |
| 10/10 | Steve Cowper (Alaska Governor) | 1990 October 26 |
| 10/11 | Chancy Croft (Alaska State Senator) | 1989 April 9 |
| 10/12 | Neva Egan | 1989 October 9 |
| 10/13 | Richard Fineberg | undated |
| 10/14 | Jerry Ganopole | 1988 November |
| 10/15-16 | Clifford Groh (Attorney) | 1989 April 24 |
| 10/17-18 | Jay Hammond (Alaska Governor) | 1989 August 17 |
| 10/19 | John Havelock (Attorney) | 1989 April 18 |
| 10/20 | Willie Hensley | 1989 October 10 |
| 10/21 | Charles Herbert (Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources) | 1988 December 1 |
| 10/22 | Roger Herrera (British Petroleum) | 1989 January 11 |
| 10/23 | Walter Hickel (Alaska Governor): KAKM Video | undated |
| 10/24 | Phil Holdsworth (Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources) | 1989 June 22 |
| 10/25 | Harry Jamison (ARCO) | 1990 June |
| 10/26 | Tom Kelly: Sides #2 & #3 | undated |
| 10/27 | Geoff Larminie: British Petroleum in the 1960s | 1991 July 27 |
| 10/28 | Dick Lyon: Union Oil | 1991 September 14 |
| 10/29 | Hugh Malone | 1990 June 1 |
| 10/30 | Marvin Mangus (ARCO Geologist) | 1989 October 3 |
| 10/31-32 | Tom Marshall (State of Alaska Geologist) | 1993 May 4 |
| 10/33 | Bob Maynard (Alaska Assistant Attorney General) | 1989 September 27 |
| 10/34 | Alex Miller (Administrative Assistant to Alaska Governor William Egan) | 1991 January 29 |
| 10/35 | Don Mitchell (Attorney): Comments of Book Draft | 1993 January 26 |
| 10/36 | Gil Mull (Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys) | 1995 July 5 |
| 10/37-38 | John Rader | 1989 April |
| 10/39 | Irene Ryan | 1989 June 20 |
| 10/40 | Mike Savage (British Petroleum) | 1991 June 10 |
| 10/41 | Frank Shogrin | 1989 July |
| 10/42 | Frank Shogrin | 1990 March 29 |
| 10/43-44 | Armand Spielman | 1988 November |
| 10/45 | Ted Stevens (Alaska United States Senator) | 1993 December 27 |
| 10/46 | Charles Towill (Public Affairs Director, British Petroleum) | 1989 July |
| 10/47 | Gary Thurlow | 1988 November |
| 10/48 | Arlon Tussing (Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Arlon R. Tussing and Associates, Inc.) | 1992 August 21 |
| 10/49 | Ralph Whitmore (Alaska Statebank) | 1988 November 5 |
| 10/50 | Pete Zamarello (Land Developer) | 1988 October |
| 10/51 | Charles Towill Interview of Geoff Larminie Re: Alaska Environment | circa 1970 |
| 10/52 | Ed Porter (Economist): Windfall Profits Tax (APU Class) | 1981 November 3 |
| 10/53 | Milton Lipton: Taxes on Alaska’s Oil (APU Class) | 1981 November 17 |
| 10/54 | Emil Notti on ANCSA (APU Class) | 1982 February 10 |
| 10/55 | Jack Roderick talk to Cook Inlet Historical Society | 1992 September 17 |
Series 8: Oil in Alaska reference files; 1900-2001. 2.6 cubic feet.
This series consists of Jack Roderick’s reference files concerning the history of development of oil resources in Alaska. The series is divided into subseries for the following subjects: Katalla; Kanatak (Cold Bay) and Iniskin Peninsula; state oil and gas lease sales; state oil and gas lease pricing; the Alyeska Oil Pipeline; North Slope oil; Alaska Natives and native organizations; Alaska oil and gas taxation; oil companies; state correspondence regarding oil and gas leasing (Alaska Territorial and state memoranda); and individual subject files. The reference files consist of newspaper clippings, articles, reports, copies of legal and government documents, maps, notes, and other materials.
| Box/
Folder |
Description | Date |
| 11/1-11 | Katalla oil reference files | undated, 1900-2001 |
| 11/12-14 | Kanatak (Cold Bay) and Iniskin Peninsula reference files | undated, 1921-1993 |
| 11/15-26 | State oil and gas lease sales reference files | undated, 1963-1997 |
| 11/27-31 | State oil and gas lease pricing reference files | undated, 1963-1993 |
| 12/1 | State oil and gas lease pricing reference files | undated, 1963-1993 |
| 12/2-11 | Alyeska Oil Pipeline reference files | undated, 1970-1987 |
| 12/12-19 | North Slope oil reference files | undated, 1961-1993 |
| 12/20-23 | Alaska Natives and Native organizations reference file | undated, 1962-1998 |
| 13/1 | Alaska Natives and Native organizations reference file | undated, 1962-1998 |
| 13/2-8 | Alaska oil and gas taxation related reference materials | 1970-1990 |
| 13/9-20 | Oil company reference files with clippings and publications | 1970-2001 |
| 13/21 | Cook Inlet and Swanson River | undated, 1957-1988 |
| 13/22 | Exxon Valdez oil spill | 1989-1994 |
| 13/23 | Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) | undated, 1959- 1989 |
| 13/24 | Natural gas | 1954-1984 |
| 13/25 | National petroleum reserve-Alaska (NPRA) | undated, 1958-1985 |
| 13/26 | State oil and gas personnel and organizations | 1984 |
| 13/27-28 | Western Oil and Gas Association | 1958-1964 |
| 14/1 | Oil royalty certificates | undated, 1927 |
| 14/2-10 | General Alaska oil and gas reference files | 1918-1966 |
| 20/17 | Oil in Alaska quotations | undated |
| 20/18 | Alaska oil history timeline research | undated, 1992 |
| Oversize folder | Alaska oil history timeline oversize notes | undated |
Series 9: Oil in Alaska Related maps; undated, 1923-1977. 0.2 cubic feet
This series consists of maps concerning oil and other geological resources in Alaska, including general maps and maps of specific oil and gas leases. Geographical areas covered include Cook Inlet, Katalla, Cold Bay, Kanatak, the Arctic Slope, and the entire state of Alaska.
| Box/Folder | Description | Date |
| OS folder 1 | Field and Facility Location Map, Cook Inlet Area; Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission | undated |
| OS folder 1 | Map of Cold Bay Oil District, Alaska; L.E. Grammer | 1923 February 25 |
| OS folder 1 | Energy Resource Map of Alaska; Compiled by C.N. Conwell, Mining Engineer; L.C. Schell, Cartographer; Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys | 1977 |
| OS folder 1 | 4 untitled lease maps, various sizes | undated |
| OS folder 1 | Exhibit “A” to Accompany West Foreland Unit Agreement, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska | undated |
| OS folder 1 | Oil and Gas Lease Map [South end of Kodiak Island]; Alaska Abstract Service, Map No. 58-C | undated |
| OS folder 1 | General Map of Cold Bay – Wide Bay Areas, Alaska Peninsula, Showing Properties | 1938 January 27 |
| OS folder 1 | Trinity Islands Area, Southern Alaska; Union Oil and Gas Corporation of Louisiana | 1959 April 24 |
| OS folder 1 | Oil and Gas Lease Map [South end of Kodiak Island]; Alaska Abstract Service, Anchorage | 1959 |
| OS folder 1 | Oil and Gas Lease Map [Northern Kenai Peninsula]; Alaska Abstract Service, Map No. 58-225 | 1960 February 9 |
| OS folder 1 | Arctic Slope (Umiat) 8S-7N, 8E-4W | 1964 January 1 |
| OS folder 1 | Cook Inlet Property & Development Map; Alaska Exploration Corporation | 1965 July |
| OS folder 1 | Cook Inlet Property & Development [Lease map]; Alaska Exploration Corporation | 1965 November 1 |
| OS folder 1 | Cook Inlet Property & Development [Lease map]; Alaska Exploration Corporation | 1966 October |
| OS folder 1 | Katalla maps | undated |
Series 10: Oil in Alaska related photographs; undated, 1900-1994. 0.7 cubic feet
This series consists of photographs of people and locations in Alaska involved in the development of oil resources. The series is divided into folders concerning the following subjects: Katalla; Kanatak and Cold Bay; Iniskin Peninsula; Standard Oil of California; Governor William A. Egan; North Slope discovery and Trans-Alaska Pipeline; oil exploration at Eureka by C.F. Shield and William A. O’Neill; the $900 million dollar oil lease sale and Tom Kelly, Walter Hickel, and Michael Halbouty; oil development at Houston by George Tucker and Ralph Peterson; Cook Inlet and Swanson River offshore oil development; Locke Jacobs; and photos of individuals. Many of the photographs in this series were used in the book, Crude Dreams, and/or the photographic exhibit in Series 11.
| Box/ Folder |
Description | Date |
| 14/11-12 | Katalla | undated, 1900-1965 |
| 14/13-14 | Kanatak and Cold Bay | undated, 1903-1938 |
| 14/15 | Iniskin Peninsula and Russell Havenstrite | undated, 1934-1959 |
| 14/16 | Standard Oil of California | undated |
| 14/17 | Governor William A. Egan and Related Photos | undated |
| 14/18 | North Slope Discovery and Trans-Alaska Pipeline | undated, 1923-1981 |
| 14/19 | Eureka: Shields and O’Neill | undated, 1951-1994 |
| 14/20 | $900 Million Sale: Tom Kelly, Walter Hickel, and Michel Halbouty | undated, 1958, 1969 |
| 14/21 | Houston: Tucker and Peterson | circa 1950 |
| 14/22 | Cook Inlet and Swanson River Offshore | undated, 1957-1971 |
| 15/1 | Cuss II – Cook Inlet; F.F. Adrian, photographer; | 1962 May |
| 14/23 | Locke Jacobs | undated, 1955, 1992 |
| 14/24 | Photos of Individuals | undated, 1959-1994 |
| 20/19-21 | Alaska oil and gas history slides | undated, 1923-2004 |
| 20/22 | Valdez timeline photographs (Includes reproductions of photographs dated 1915-1975) | undated, 1973-2000 |
Series 11: “100 Years of Oil Exploration: A Photographic Exhibition” materials; undated, 1958, 1997. 3.7 cubic feet.
This series consists of black and white photographic prints, labels, and other materials from the exhibit at the Anchorage Museum, created in conjunction with the publication of Jack Roderick’s book, Crude Dreams. The additional materials include mounted quotes from the book; detail maps of Katalla, the Iniskin Peninsula, and Kanatak; an oversize mounted Northern Alaska Activity oil fields and wells map; posters and signs for the book and the exhibit; a framed photo portrait of Jack Roderick. The series also includes correspondence and promotional material about the exhibit.
| Box/ Folder |
Description | Date |
| 14/25 | Promotional materials | 1997 |
| 15/2-16/16 | Exhibit Prints | 1997 |
| 17/1-22 | Exhibit Prints | 1997 |
| 14/26 | Copy negatives | 1997 |
| Box 18 | Mounted Labels for Exhibit Prints | 1997 |
| 19/1 | Crude Dreams exhibit introduction | 1997 |
| 19/2 | Crude Dreams cover poster | 1997 |
| 19/3-5 | Detail Maps of Katalla, Iniskin, and Kanatak oil drilling locations, 3 different | undated |
| 19/6-14 | Balloon Quotes | 1997 |
| OS folder 2 | Exhibit sign for Crude Dreams | 1997 |
| OS folder 2 | Northern Alaska Activity oil fields and wells map | undated |
| 17/23 | Crude Dreams poster for Barnes & Noble book signing | 1997 November 7 |
| 17/24 | Photo Portrait of Jack Roderick | undated |
| 16/17 | Anchorage Daily News front page headline: “Statehood” | 1958 June 30 |
| 20/16 | Correspondence, status report, and speech | 1996-1997 |
| 20/23 | Informational packet for potential exhibitors | circa 1997 |