American Experience: The Rockefellers: This companion site to the PBS television program explores the story of John D. Rockefeller and of the heirs to his fortune. Includes program synopsis, transcript, documents, bibliography, and teachers' guide.
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rockefeller, John D.: Rockefeller began his career in Cleveland. This biographical article includes links to related entries in the encyclopedia.
History of the Standard Oil Company: Journalist Ida Tarbell's most famous work was this muckraking account of Rockefeller's oil empire, published in 1904. Full-text reprint of the book.
John D. Rockefeller and Civic Affairs in Cleveland: Discusses Rockefeller's support for civic and charitable organizations in the city where he spent part of his boyhood. Article by Paul Hillmer from the Spring 2000 issue of Research Reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center. PDF file.
John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company: Discusses Rockefeller's life, the oil industry of his era, the growth of Standard Oil, and Rockefeller's business practices. By Francois Micheloud. Includes photos, bibliography, and French version of text.
John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937: Brief biography covers his business career and philanthropy. From the Rockefeller University web site.
John Singer Sargent's John D. Rockefeller Sr.: Two portraits of Rockefeller painted by Sargent in 1917.
On This Day: Obituary: Rockefeller's obituary from the New York Times, 1937.
Rockefeller and Standard Oil, Rags to Riches: Essay takes a critical view of Rockefeller's "greed, not philanthropy." Also includes the final chapter of Ida Tarbell's book, The History of the Standard Oil Company.
Rockefeller Family Bibliography: Bibliography relating to John D. Rockefeller, other members of the family, and the Rockefeller Foundation. From the Rockefeller University web site.
Supreme Court Antitrust Debates: Standard Oil Co. v. U. S.: Edited text of the Supreme Court's landmark 1911 decision that Rockefeller and his Standard Oil companies had unlawfully conspired to monopolize the oil industry.
Why a University for Chicago and Not Cleveland?: This paper discusses Rockefeller's early philanthropy, particularly the question of why he helped endow the University of Chicago but not a university for Cleveland, the city where he got his start. Author: Kenneth W. Rose, Rockefeller Archive Center. PDF file.