Sites
  1. History of the Standard Oil Company - entire text of this book by Ida M. Tarbell.
  2. John D. Rockfeller and the Standard Oil Company 1863-1911 - history of the man, the oil industry, and his monopoly that was the precursor to Exxon, Mobil, and others.
  3. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. - second graders report on this famous New York businessman and his historic Standard Oil company.
  4. Rockefeller Archive Center - this Sleepy Hollow, New York center provides documents, photos, and films on the Rockefeller family. Check out their bios on members of the family, including John Sr., John Jr., Abby, and Nelson.
  5. Rockefeller Family - starting with John Davison Sr, meet one of the greatest industrial and philanthropic families in American history. Includes photos, from Compton's.
  6. Rockefeller Rediscovered - includes a photographic history, timeline, and pages just for kids! From the Museum of American Financial History.
  7. Strategies of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company - This text will explain you the commercial methods used by John D. Rockfeller to conquer and rule the American oil industry between 1863 and 1911. By F.X. Micheloud, an amatuer Swiss historian.
  8. Entrepreneurs and American Economic Growth - Lecture materials from Prof. Keith T. Poole of CMU
  9. OPEC AND CRUDE OIL - Introductory materials from UC Davis on Geology115, talking about the Seven Sisters and the Middle East. It also talks about the inventing of oil drilling by Chinese
  10. Political Science Study Links - Links from SUNY at Bufallo in political science
  11. Petrodollors - Including pricing of oil and recent development of oil pricing
  12. Rockefeller, John D. - brief bio with photos and related information about the Rockefeller building, Standard Oil Co., and more from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.