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In one of Wes Maxwell's posts called Sinclair Oil 100 Year exhibit - he mentioned a man named Wendell C. White - as a retired Historian for Sinclair. I looked him up today and found out this info:

Wendell C. White started employment with Sinclair Oil Company in 1964 as a City Salesman in Salt Lake City. Then as a Sales Representative in Boise, Idaho in 1965. Then as the manager of Sinclair’s Dealer Training Program in Denver Colorado in 1968. Then became the Human Resources Representative with ARCO and subsequently Human Resources Manager with Pasco, Inc. and finally Human Resources Director with the Holding Family expansion of Sinclair Oil, Sun Valley, Utah ranch and hospitality operations for 24 years. White retired in 2000 completing 36 years of Sinclair service. He continued to serve as Sinclair Historian – Retired.

The listing below is his Collection (on the University of Wyoming - American Heritage Center website) His collection contains digital copies of marketing, promotional, and training films of Sinclair Oil Corporation. There is a total of 75 digital films loaded with Sinclair gas station footage including pumps, signs, cans, uniforms, advertising, etc. The dates range from the 1920's thru the 1970's.

The main link to his collection is: https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~61~61

Once you have the link open - click on "BROWSE ALL"

Here are the individual titles for each film:

Hidden Highway, 1960-1970

The World Struggle for Oil, parts 2-4, 1920-1930

The World Struggle for Oil (parts 1-7) - U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1923
1956 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1956

1957 Fall Dealer Meeting, 1957

1958 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1958

1959 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1959

1963 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1963

1966 Spring Dealer Meeting, including you are a team 50th birthday party, 1966

1967 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1967

1968 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1968

1969 Spring Dealer Meeting, 1969

30 More, 1950-1969

500,000 to 1, 1955

A Great Name in Oil, 1955-1965

All About the Fairer Sex, Atlantic Richfield, 1960-1970

Best Man, 1955-1965

Built for Selling, 1950-1960

Buoys and Beacons, 1955-1965

Driveway Selling and Appearance, 1963

Ethyl Corporation on Engine Knocking, 1955-1965

Every 1,000 for Safety, 1955-1965

Farm Front Fighters, 1940-1945

Farm Tractor Safety, 1950-1960

Farming for Victory, 1940-1945

Goodyear Truck Tires, 1945-1955

Grand Opening Dearborn and Chicago, 1955-1965

Gridiron Thrills of 59 Season, 1959

How to Make Money in a Service Station, 1950-1965

How to Sell the Approach, 1950-1965

Internal Combustion Engine, 1955-1965

The Invisible Asset, 1950-1960

Looking at a Book, Dodge Bros., 1950-1960

Man About Town, 1950-1960

Man to Man, featuring Dino, 1950-1960

Me and my Conscience, 1950-1960

Miracle in Paradise Valley, 1945-1955

Motor Oil, 1955-1965

Never too Late, 1955-1960

New Dimensions Sinclair to Acro Retail Conversion, 1969-1970

No Stone Unturned, 1965-1970

Perfect Partners, 1965-1970

Quality Row Goodyear, 1955-1965

Rain Maker, 1945-1950

Selling Through Good Management, 1945-1950

The Sinclair Dinosaurs on Tour - after NY Worlds Fair, 1964-1965

Sinclair Marketing Training, 1955-1965

The Six Steps, 1955-1965

Story Behind the Name, 1960-1970

Successful Driveway Selling, 1960-1970

The Engine that Never Grows Old, 1960-1970

The Incredible Journey, 1945-1955

The Last Laugh, 1955-1965

The Pencil and the Plow, 1950-1960

The Power of a Promise, 1955-1965

The Race is On!, 1955-1965

Things Keep Changin', 1945-1955

The Three Areas of Selling in the Service Station, 1945-1955

Tomorrow's Super Fuel Today, 1950-1955

Two Guys Named Eddie, 1955-1965

Treasure Farm, 1945-1950

Visible Returns, 1955-1965

Volatility of Gasoline Ethyl Corporation, 1955-1965

We the Customer, 1960-1970

What Makes Today's Gasoline Good , 1955-1965

What's in it For You?, 1955-1965

What's the Difference, 1950-1960

Why Do They Choose a Station, 1955-1965

Wyoming and Its Natural Resources and Cow-Cow Boogie, 1960-1965

Wyoming and Its Natural Resources - U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1950-1970
You Are a Team, 1955-1965

You Can Count on That, 1955-1965

Thanks for sharing that link!
Always interesting to watch old corporate films form back in the day!

I've had a lot of great road trips with Wendell years ago . Not only did he know a lot of the oil company histories he was very very good at finding this stuff out there in the wild . Bulk plants , Farms , old gas stations etc. He has found most all of the good things from this part of the country and has helped me a lot in the past to further my collection .

I'm happy to share the link - I'm most grateful to Wendell for sharing his collection of films with UW/American Heritage - so we can all see them.

I had a great time yesterday watching them all myself. I had seen some of them on YouTube before, but the majority of them were new to me. I especially loved the "Sinclair Dinosaurs on Tour" film - because I saw that tour when it came to Chicago back in 1967. I also loved all the training films, especially the ones that were shot at actual gas stations so you can see the products/setups/vehicles from the decade each film was shot.

Glad some of you knew Wendell and talk about him here.