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Business records -- Texas, East

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Lutcher-Moore Lumber Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: F-0008
Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of correspondence and the business records of the Lutcher-Moore Lumber Company.

Dates: 1842-1969; Event: Donated in 1972

Lyne Taliaferro Barret Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0005
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, field notes, deeds, receipts, contracts, and promissory notes of Barret. Includes material on the Angelina River clearance and the Confederacy and Reconstruction, the personal papers of T. Jeff and Amanda Johnson and business records of the Melrose Petroleum Oil Company (1845-1914).

Dates: 1836-1966; Event: Donated in 1966

Mahdeen Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0053
Dates: 1912-1985

McFarland-Russell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0019
Scope and Contents

The McFarland-Russell family papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and business papers, Confederacy related items, materials related to the history of Orange, Texas, and a large amount of material of personal and genealogical interest produced and collected by members of these two East Texas families.

Dates: 1832-1950

Nacogdoches and Southeastern Railroad Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0058
Scope and Contents

The types of materials in this collection include correspondence, legal documents, minutes book of Board of Directors and Stockholders meetings (1905-1930), payroll records, newspaper clippings, annual reports, schedules, and financial ledgers.

Dates: 1903-1965; Event: Donated 1934; Event: Addendum donated 3/31/1955; Event: Addendum donated 12/9/1992; Event: Addendum donated 2/1/1996

Nacogdoches Chronicle Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0014
Scope and Contents

The two volumes show subscribers and amounts paid, other newspapers exchanged with the Chronicle, advertising accounts and accounts paid. Included are the names of many city and county residents.

Dates: 1866-1867

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

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

Newton County Lumber Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: F-0009
Scope and Contents

Most of the collection consists of routine correspondence for both John B. McGee, chief clerk at Deweyville mill and Cecil Smith, manager of the Deweyville mill for the year 1940, as well as others. There are also pamphlets, applications, inventories, lists and miscellaneous business records.

Dates: 1940-1944

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

Pickering Lumber Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: F-0015
Content Description

The Pickering Lumber Company Collection mostly contains documents pertaining to East Texas and Western Louisiana. The collection contains land surveys, business correspondence, oil and gas lease records, ledgers, and maps. The collection contains 18 boxes of documents, records and correspondance, 5 boxes of dismantled and intact ledgers, and 52 maps.

Dates: 1898-1955

Rusk General Store Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: B-0047
Scope and Contents

The journals date from July 16, 1914 to August 12,1915 and from September 11, 1916 to November 2, 1917

Dates: 1911-1941

Russell-Cronkrite Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0035
Scope and Contents

An addition was made to this collection which consists chiefly of the business correspondence, personal correspondence and miscellaneous legal and business papers of A. T. Russell Also included are photographs, various mementos, newspaper clippings, and other family materials collected by Josephine Russell, daughter of Clara Cronkrite and A. T. Russell.

Dates: 1874-1978

Sanford and Son General Store, Caledonia, Texas Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0018
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 33 ledger books, a poetry scrapbook, and a Beaumont High School yearbook, "Spindletop" (1925). The ledger books include daybooks, general ledgers, and farm account books pertaining to the clientele and operations of the general merchandise and grocery store.

Dates: 1920-1935

Santa Fe Industries Records

 Collection
Identifier: B-0109
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence between Santa Fe Industries, the minority stock holders, and the lawyers and lumber experts they used.

Dates: 1973-1980

Temple Industries Records

 Collection
Identifier: F-0011
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the company's official records along with those of its subsidiaries and a number of ledgers.

Dates: 1900-1957

Trinity River Lumber Company Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: F-0013
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of company ledgers including lumber invoices, payroll and operating expenses and orders.

Dates: 1904-1949