From the publisher’s description:
This book traces the development of the fossil-fuel industries during the subject period, more or less chronologically emphasizing the vicissitudes of federal regulations especially during periods of the two World Wars and the depression. The archival manuscript collections are listed along with notes for each chapter in a final section.
Clark, John G. (NHC Fellow, 1981–82). Energy and the Federal Government: Fossil Fuel Policies, 1900-1946. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987. ISBN 025201295X.