Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987
  • Added Title Shunkichi Nomura, A Man of Ability Behind the Scenes
  • Series Title Caltex Oral History Project

Creator

  • Interviewer: Marcello, Ronald E.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello
  • Interviewee: Van Nostrand, Stephen E.
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1987-04-20

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, former executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. The interview includes Van Nostrand's personal experiences about service during World War II, employment with Caltex in China, the formation of Ryuku Oil Corporation, and holding various positions within Caltex. Van Nostrand talks about joint ventures with Nippon Oil Company and Koa Oil Company, increasing the refining capacity from 60,000 bbls. to 900,000 bbls. per day, crude oil contracts, the Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, refinery rehabilitation and construction, his role in Caltex operations in Japan, the Nippon Oil Staging Terminal Company, relations between Caltex (Japan) and New York headquarters, OPEC and its effects upon Caltex, character sketches of Neal Lilley, Alec Singleton, and James Voss, and various Japanese oil executives. The interview includes a personal history of S. Nomura.
  • Physical Description: 101, [3] p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Named Person: Van Nostrand, Stephen E.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Keyword: WWII
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Refineries
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Companies
  • Keyword: Caltex

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Coverage Date: 1918/1987-04
  • Place Name: Japan
  • Place Name: China
  • Place Name: United States - New York

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH
  • Name: Texas Oral History Collection
    Code: TOHC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 702
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc306889
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