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B. Business & Organizational Collection

 Classification
Identifier: B
The Business and Organizational Collection provides insight into regional commercial and non-profit activities. Church registers, doctors ledgers, scrapbooks from various clubs and organizations, and business records from companies such as Mahdeen Hair Tonic, Minton & Minton Lawyers, and Rusk General Store are among some of the collections. A variety of organizations have donated records including the East Texas Historical Association, Texas State Genealogical Society, Four Seasons Garden Club, Center Woman's Reading Club and the Nacogdoches Rotary Club. These collections document the social, cultural and economic history of East Texas from European colonialism to the present day and provide a view into southern culture and life.

Found in 148 Collections and/or Records:

Nacogdoches Genealogical Society Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0054
Scope and Contents

With the purpose of sharing ideas and methods in family research, the society collects information on Nacogdoches County and surrounding areas to compile and preserve. The collection includes minutes, yearbooks, membership directories, scrapbooks, financial records, semi-annual publications, and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1976-2007

Nacogdoches Grocery Company Purchase Journal

 Collection
Identifier: B-0048
Scope and Contents

The journal shows purchases made by the company. Newspaper clippings relating to actor Errol Flynn have been pasted on some of the pages

Dates: 1907-1910

Nacogdoches Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0028
Scope and Contents The collection includes minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings and stationery of the original Historical Society. Other items include reports on sales and distribution of the Nacogdoches Historical Pamphlet; a list of major accomplishments, 1934-1937; a history of the Society by Miss Virgie Sanders; membership cards; a 1937 program; and invitations. Three items relating to the reorganized Society are contained in the collection. Scrapbooks from 1934-1948 were compiled by Miss Virgie...
Dates: 1934-1969

Nacogdoches History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0145

Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0079
Scope and Contents

Original handwritten minutes of board and committee meetings, typed transcript of meeting minutes, program for dedication of addition, correspondence, newspaper articles and photos.

Dates: 1929-1996

Nacogdoches Mothers' Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0115
Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs of Mothers’ Club’s activities from the years 1988 to 1993. The collection also includes newspaper articles pertaining to the Mothers’ Club from the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel between the years of 1988 and 1993

Dates: 1988-1993

Nacogdoches Newcomers Club Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B-0150
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of pictures, newspaper clippings, club booklets, cookbooks, board minutes, lunch minutes, and financial reports.

Dates: 1966-2016; Event: Donated 1/27/2011; Event: Addendum donated 8/23/2015; Event: Addendum donated 6/21/2017

Nacogdoches Rotary Ann Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0114
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the Rotary Ann Club's Yearbooks from the years 1944 to 2004, the Rotary Ann fashion show benefit programs for the years 2000 to 2003, newspaper article clippings pertaining to the club from the Nacogdoches 'Daily Sentinel', the club’s minutes from September 11, 2002- July 7, 2004, constitutions and by-laws of Rotary Ann, letters stating the club was dissolved, and photos from the last luncheon of the club on May 12, 2004.

Dates: 1944-2004

Nacogdoches Rotary Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0113
Scope and Contents

These papers include the Nacogdoches Rotary Club's programs (Rotary Thunder) for the years 1945-2017. The collection also includes the Rotary Club's directory for the years 1982-1986, the constitution and by-laws of the Rotary Club, both of which were adopted on July 23, 1976.

Dates: 1945-2017

Nacogdoches Store Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: B-0099
Scope and Contents This is a general store ledger with an index of customers. The accounts of Dr. Robert Anderson Irion are pasted inside the book. Items of particular interest include: This ledger includes the purchases of many prominent early Texans, including: Henry Raguet, Thomas J. Rusk, Frost Thorn, Lyne T. Barret, Bennett Blake, and Adolphus Sterne. The ledger notes the prices of certain goods in Nacogdoches in 1847-48, as well as items in high demand, including quinine. This...
Dates: 1847-1848

Nacogdoches, Texas Board of Aldermen Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: B-0011
Scope and Contents

These volumes, in addition to the minutes of Board meetings, include the Bylaws of the Corporation of Nacogdoches for April, 1851. Also included in volume 2 are the Minutes of the Nacogdoches Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria for 1855-1858

Dates: 1851-1862, 1866, 1877

Nacogdoches University Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0046
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of original records including memos, correspondence, reports, specifications for a building, materials regarding applications for President of the University, tax receipts, papers relating to Keachi College business, and the Treasurer's Register.

Dates: 1845-1891

New Birmingham Development Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0078
Scope and Contents

Six volumes 1907-1975, of minute books of the Board of Directors

Dates: 1906-1975

Norma and Verdie Brown Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0143

Old Nacogdoches University Building

 Collection
Identifier: B-0141

Order of the Eastern Star, Past Matrons Club, Nacogdoches, Texas Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: B-0008
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the minutes of the meetings of the Club.

Dates: 1944-1948

Parmalee and Roeder General Store Journal

 Collection
Identifier: B-0098
Scope and Contents

The ledger has accounts of customers at the store and includes prices of cigars, crackers, calico, wine and other items. It is bound with Richard Parmalee's District Clerk's fee book (1839-1850).

Dates: 1837-1838

Payne and Payne Hardware Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0072
Scope and Contents

A collection of ledgers showing day-to-day activity in this former Shelby County hardware and furniture store founded by W. W. Payne and his son R. J. Payne. This collection includes customer accounts, inventories and invoices from Payne and Payne's suppliers. These records give a detailed picture of the type of merchandise sold by Payne and Payne from 1915 through 1950 and 1987-1991.

Dates: 1915-1950, 1987-1991

Pines Garden Club

 Collection
Identifier: B-0164
Dates: Event: Donated 10/3/2008; 1951-2016