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On March 27, 1964, at approximately 5:36 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, the "Good Friday" Earthquake (also known as the Great Alaska Earthquake) shook all of Southcentral Alaska. The quake's epicenter was 80 miles east of Anchorage in Prince William Sound. The quake's magnitude was originally recorded between 8.4 and 8.6 on the Richter scale, but later upgraded to 9.2. The earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. It was the second largest earthquake ever recorded, second only to Chile in 1960, which experienced a quake of 9.5. 75 homes and several businesses were destroyed In Anchorage. Of the 131 deaths recorded in Alaska, 119 were caused by the tsunami (tidal wave) triggered by the quake that devastated Valdez and severely damaged coastal towns of Seward and Kodiak. When the Alaska quake occurred in 1964, there was, in addition to other Standard Oil Company of California (SOCAL) department personnel, an Exploration Department office in the Cordova Building in Anchorage. When the quake news reached the Exploration Department headquarters in San Francisco, an earthquake correspondence file was created with a retention life of ten years. No SOCAL personnel suffered any financial loss in the quake because their property losses, etc. were assumed by SOCAL. This financial information was between them and the company. The correspondence of the individual reimbursements was removed from the file.

From the description of Good Friday Earthquake records, 1964. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 155858899
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referencedIn John Gustaf Sjoberg naval architecture and marine engineering drawing and plans collection, 1878-1946, 1921-1941 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.). Historic Documents Department
referencedIn Shenk, John W., 1875-1959. John W. Shenk papers, 1900-1935. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Eastman, Max C., 1916-. Max C. Eastman papers, 1944-1964. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Research Triangle Foundation Records, 1955-1999 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe Papers: Additions, 1919-1981, 1960-1969 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Golden Gate Bridge : photographs, 1933-1937. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Rancho San Pedro Collection, 1769-1972, 1900-1960 California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Moulin, Gabriel, 1872-1945. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge construction [graphic] : with additional views of Golden Gate Bridge construction. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Del Amo Estate Company Collection, 1908-1978, 1926-1964 California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Del Amo Estate Company,. Del Amo Estate Company Collection, 1908-1976, 1926-1964 California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH
creatorOf Chevron Corporation. [Annual reports of contributions and community programs], 1982- Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUI
referencedIn Hutchinson, W. H. (William Henry), 1910-1990. William Henry Hutchinson research notes used in preparation of book on Thomas Robert Bard. University of California, Bancroft Library, ARL
referencedIn Putnam, John Alpheus, 1907-. John Alpheus Putnam papers, 1943-1958. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Golden Gate Bridge : photographs, 1933-1937 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Standard Oil Company of California. Good Friday Earthquake records, 1964. Alaska State Library
referencedIn Cumpston, Cora Crowley. Cora Crowley Cumpston letters : Los Angeles, Calif., to Standard Oil Company of California : ALS, 1930 July 5 and 18. California historical society
referencedIn Applegate family. Papers, 1850-1958. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Washington State Library. Washington State Library's collection of Standard Oil Company's See Your West scenic art prints, circa 1940. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
creatorOf Comerford, Mary. Mary Comerford letter : to Chester Ferguson : ALS, 1930 Aug. 17. California historical society
referencedIn Fred A. Davies papers., 1916-1971. Minnesota Historical Society
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referencedIn Pacific Northwest Promotional Brochures Collection, 1885-2005 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. Records, 1941-2001 (bulk, 1968-1988). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Cook, Catherine A. Catherine A. Cook letter : Oakland, Calif., to Standard Oil Company : AL, [1930 July]. California historical society
creatorOf See your West prints, circa 1959 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Lon Hughes KQW interviews, 1946-1947 California historical society
creatorOf Union Construction Company (Oakland, Calif.). Zephyr, 1920-[ongoing]. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Standard Oil Company of California. [Pamphlets. Financial history.]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Mitchell, Gordon S., 1907- . Papers, 1946-1971. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Archives, 1885-1990s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. Investment analysis files ("Q-S"), 1909-1959 (bulk 1931-1954). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Wilson, C. E. [General Motors Corporation : historical materials]. Folder 87-4.19-1b. Kettering University
referencedIn California State University, Dominguez Hills University Library, Department of Archives and Special Collections. Rancho San Pedro Collection 1789-1978 1900-1960 California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH
creatorOf Standard Oil Company of California. See your West prints [manuscript], circa 1959. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Lynton, Edward D. Papers, 1911-1958. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Archives Organization File, pt. 5. Additional Company Documents. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Chevron Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Comerford, Mary. person
correspondedWith Condliffe, J. B. (John Bell), 1891-1981 person
associatedWith Cook, Catherine A. person
associatedWith Cumpston, Cora Crowley. person
associatedWith Davies, Fred A., 1894-1975 person
associatedWith Del Amo Estate Company, corporateBody
associatedWith Eastman, Max C., 1916- person
associatedWith Hughes, Lon person
associatedWith Hutchinson, W. H. (William Henry), 1910-1990. person
associatedWith Lynton, Edward D. person
associatedWith Mitchell, Gordon S., 1907- . person
associatedWith Outdoor Advertising Association of America corporateBody
associatedWith Pacific Coast Engineering Co. (Oakland, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Putnam, John Alpheus, 1907- person
associatedWith Research Trianlge Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Shenk, John W., 1875-1959. person
associatedWith Sjoberg, John Gustaf, 1882-1969 person
associatedWith Union Construction Co. (Oakland, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Washington State Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. corporateBody
associatedWith Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. corporateBody
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