Kirby Lumber Company Collection: An Inventory of its Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

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Kirby Lumber Company Collection:

An Inventory of its Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Kirby Lumber Company
	Title:	Kirby Lumber Company Collection
	Date	ca. 1900-1940's
	Identification	RG D-34
	Extent	Approximately 66 linear feet: 63 document boxes, 16 flat boxes (8 small, 8 large), 18 loose volumes
	Language	Materials are inEnglish.
	Repository:	Houston Metropolitan Research Center,Houston Public Library

Biographical Note

John Henry Kirby, lawyer, lumberman, and financier, formed the Kirby Lumber Company in 1901 in his native East Texas. With the discovery of oil at Spindletop in mind, Kirby sought to create a unique business arrangement. He would organize dual corporations, one oil and one timber, with the lumber company to buy and manufacture timber from the oil company. The Kirby Lumber Company would gain timber rights on its extensive East Texas properties, while the Houston Oil Company would hold mineral rights. Kirby also agreed to help the oil company gain title to approximately 800,000 acres of East Texas timber land.

The failure by Kirby and his eastern financiers to determine clear title to their various properties, as well as Kirby's overestimate of the worth of the timber, resulted in litigation. After the Maryland Trust Company, the primary backer of the scheme, brought suit, a Texas court placed both the Kirby Lumber Company and the Houston Oil Company into receivership between 1904 and 1908 allowing the two sides to determine their respective responsibilities.

Despite its initial troubles, the Kirby Lumber Company prospered, selling lumber throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America. By the 1920s, it had become the largest yellow timber manufacturer in the Gulf Southwest. The company owned numerous lumber mills and rail connections.

John Henry Kirby died in 1940, seven years after declaring personal bankruptcy. The Kirby Lumber Company, however, continued operations, passing into the Santa Fe Railroad's control by the 1950s.

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Scope and Contents

This collection provides valuable information on labor and living conditions in East Texas lumber towns, as well as data on domestic and foreign lumber sales, charitable activities, stumpage and freight contracts, and the company's financial standing. It also contains correspondence and financial statements for the Houston Oil Company and the Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company, John Henry Kirby's first lumber venture.

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Arrangement
	Whenever possible, the folders in this collection have been given the original captions and placed in their original order.

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	Subjects
		Company towns--Louisiana--Merryville
		Company towns--Texas--Bessmay
		Company towns--Texas--Evadale
		Company towns--Texas--Loeb
		Company towns--Texas--Roganville
		Company towns--Texas--Silsbee
		Company towns--Texas--Steep Creek
		Company towns--Texas--Village Mills
		Industrial Relations--Texas, East
		Insurance--Texas
		Lumber trade--Texas, East
		Oil and gas leases--Texas
		Railroads--Texas
		Workers' compensation--Texas
	Organizations
		Andrews, Streetman, Logue & Mobley
		Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
		Beaumont and Saratoga Transportation Company
		Beaumont, Sour Lake, and Western Railway Company
		Bonner Oil Company
		Capitol Bank and Trust Company (Austin, Tex.)
		Carter-Kelly Lumber Company
		City National Bank (Houston, Tex.)
		East Texas Cattle Company
		First National Bank of Houston
		Frost-Johnson Lumber Company
		Globe Box Company
		Gulf Export and Transportation Company
		Gulf, Texas, and Western Railroad Company
		Harris-Lipsitz Lumber Company
		Houston Blow Pipe and Sheet Metal Works
		Houston Country Club (Tex.)
		Houston Credit Clearing House
		Houston Launch Club
		Houston National Bank (Houston, Tex.)
		Houston Oil Company
		Houston Real Estate Board
		Houston, Bayshore, and Texas City Traction Company
		Humble Oil and Refining Company
		Kirby Lumber Company
		Kirby-Bonner Lumber Company
		Long-Bell Lumber Co.
		Magnolia Petroleum Company
		Miller-Link Lumber Company
		Miller-Vidor Lumber Company
		Mistrot Brothers and Company
		Neuhaus and Company
		Newton County Cattle Company
		Port Arthur Iron Works
		Rock Island System (Railroad)
		San Augustine County Lumber Company
		San Jacinto Trust Company
		Santa Fe Tie and Lumber Pressuring Company
		Santa Fe Tie and Preserving Company
		Second National Bank (Houston, Tex.)
		South Texas Candy Company
		Southern Pacific Railroad Company
		Southwestern Oil Company
		Temple Lumber Company
		Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company
		Texas Banking and Investment Company
		Texas Electric Railway
		Vidor Lumber Company
		Voth Hardwood Lumber Company
		W.T. Carter and Brother Lumber Company
		Weir Long Leaf Lumber Company
		Wm. Cameron and Company
	Places
		Bessmay (Tex.)
		Evadale (Tex.)
		Loeb (Tex.)
		Merryville (La.)
		Roganville (Tex.)
		Silsbee (Tex.)
		Steep Creek (Tex.)
		Village Mills (Tex.)
	Other Names
		Eagle, Joe H., 1870-1963
		Kirby, John Henry, 1860-1940
		Link, John W.

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Manuscripts
box	folder
1	1	Castleberry & Co. : Tie contract
	2	Bean & Cole : Tie Lumber Contract
	3	T. M. Watson : Tie Contract
	4	Lufkin Land & Lumber Co. : Exchange of Timber
	5	C. E. Walden : Assumption of Lease of Beaumont Shingle & Lbr. Co.
	6	Brown Hardwood Co. : Tie Contract
	7	Right-of-Way Lease : Commissary Steep Creek (GC & SF R. R.)
	8	Fidelity Lumber Co. : Timber Contract
	9	C. C. Crow : Timber Contract
	10	Mill Supply Dept. : Claims
	11	Reese, Monroe : Claim
	12	Parsley, John : Claim
	13	Gibson, W. M. : Claim
	14	Davison, H. E. : Claim
	15	Sam P. Johnson vs. Kirby Lumber Co.
	16	Perego, B. F. : Claim
	17	Marshall, Van & McClelland, W. A. : Claim
	18	Esteve, Ed : Claim
	19	Justice, J. M. : Claim
	20	Havard, N. P. : Claim
	21	Mrs. Parker & Mrs. Bobbitt : Claim
	22	Tebo Lumber Co. : Claim
	23	Barlow, T. H. : Claim
	24	Hare, Sam : Claim
	25	Conn, Mrs. S. N. : Ties Cut on Her Land
	26	Kirkpatrick, H. W. : Claim
	27	Adams & Roberts : Freight on Ties
	28	Claims of Lumber : Mobile
	29	Claims of Lumber : Voth
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2	1	Contractor Robinson's Employee : Browndel : Claim
	2	T. & N.O. Claim for Poles Cut by Henry Vothe
	3	Nona Fletcher Lumber Co. : Claim
	4	Coleman Hall vs. M. P. Henley
	5	W. E. Carleton : Alleged Damage to Timber
	6	Statement of Claims (Hardwood) Adjustment : Sales Dept.
	7	Statement of Claims Adjusted : Traffic Dept. (Prior to 1926)
	8	Hicks, C. : Claim
	9	Reynolds, J. W.
	10	S. G. Payne vs. Kirby Lumber Co.
	11	O. F. Fowler vs. Kirby Lumber Co. : Claim
	12	J. L. Lewis vs. Kirby Lumber Co. : Claim
	13	Clay at Browndel : Testing of
	14	Convicts : Proposed Employment in Tie Dept.
	15	L. N. Jordan, Brookeland
	16	Maund Lumber Co. : Claim
	17	Edward F. Terry Mfg. Co.
	18	Government Prices on Ties
	19	Sale and Purchase of Tie Mills
	20	Terry, J. W.
	21	West Coast Timber Proposition
	22	Rosemary Timber : Silsbee
	23	Ties Wanted by Others
	24	Feldman, Murray
	25	Houston, Bayshore & Texas City Traction Co.
	26	Wolvin Ties for Sale to Mexico
	27	Ties Sold to Erurcion Mining Co.
	28	Ties for Sale by Bryan Snyder, M E & T Railway
	29	Southern Pacific Lines
	30	Freight Rates on Ties in Carload Lots
	31	Tram Crossings
	32	O & NW Crossing North of Bessmay
	33	Loeb Train
	34	Village Train Used by Gulf Pipe Line Co.
	35	Newton Train
box	folder
3	1-3	Kirby Lumber Co. : Houston Properties
	4-6	Bonner, B. F. : Accounts
	7	Bonner Oil Co. : Correspondence
box	folder
4	1	Reid Timber : Tyler City
	2-3	Legal Matters
	4	A. Nantz Survey : Jasper Cty.
	5	Dobbins, J. C. : Land Deal
	6	Mann, D. G. : Land Deal
	7	McMahon, Isaac
	8	Nora McElroy et. al. vs. Houston Oil Co. (1913)
	9	Monier Property : Wharton Cty. (1916)
	10	A. J. Swasey Property (1910)
	11	Correspondence between John H. Kirby and Joe Eagle
	12-14	Kirby Lumber Co. : Legal Suits over Property
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5	1	Beaumont Property
	2	Amos N. Pool Land : San Augustine Cty.
	3	John Miller League : Newton Cty.
	4	C. H. Myers Estate
	5	McGinnes League : Polk Cty.
	6	McElyea, J. L. : Correspondence
	7	Winnie Price Survey
	8	S. S. Lewis Survey : Newton Cty.
	9	Liberty Lots
	10	American Lumber Co. : Timber Deals
	11	B. P. Ayres Survey : Shelby Cty.
	12	Temple Lumber Co. : Timber Deals
	13	Harry Williams Survey : San Augustine Cty.
	14	B. B. B. & C. Railway : Tyler Cty.
	15	John Lewis Survey
	16	E. A. Lazenby Land
	17	E. O. Le Grand League : Jasper Cty.
	18	A. G. Parker League
	19	Lettney Place
	20	Lemon D. Lesslie Survey : Hardin Cty.
	21	Angelina Cty. Lands
	22	Lands : Misc.
	23	J. R. Lawrence Lands
	24	Barclay, Jas.
	25	Woolley Trespass : Shelby Cty.
	26	Reid, S. H.
	27	Public Road
	28	Miller-Link Lumber Co.
	29	Rice Institute Lands : Tyler Co.
	30	Purifoy, C. E. : Timber Contract
	31	David Renfrow Survey : Sabine Cty.
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6	1	Bohlssen, H. G. : Cost Statement
	2	Temple Lumber Co. : Cost Statement
	3	Sherrill Hardwood Lumber Co. : Cost Statement
	4	King Brice Mercantile Co. : Contract
	5	Encroachments : Bessmay Feed and Ice Houses
	6	Beaumont & Saratoga Trans. Co. : Contract
	7	Tram Connection : G. C. & S. F. Railroad : Contract
	8	Oil City Brass Works : Contract
	9	Weir Long Leaf Lumber Co. : Contract
	10	Southern Pacific Railroad : Trackage Agreement
	11	Dickson Car Wheel Co. : Contract
	12	T. & N. O. Railroad Crossing : Contract
	13	A. T. & S. F. Railroad : Change in Lumber Rate
	14	Rock Island Railroad : Lumber Contract
	15	O. & N. W. Railroad : Contract
	16	New York Central Railroad : Tie Contract
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7	1	Carter-Kelly Lumber Co.
	2	Fuqua Churches
	3	Buna : Lumber for Church
	4	Kirbyville : Churches, Schools
	5	Car Situation : Prior to 1923
	6	Boys Scout : Kirbyville
	7	Humble Oil & Refining Co. : Oil Contract
	8	San Augustine County Lumber Co.
	9	McBride & Law : Lease of Property at Beaumont : Contracts
	10	Forest Lumber Co. : Cost Statements
	11	Comparative Cost Figures
	12	East Texas Cattle Co. : Meat Contract
	13	R. A. Myer Lumber Co. : Contracts
	14	Mart Philmon : Purchase of Timber, Orange County : Contracts
	15	J. O. H. Bennette : Conroe Proposed Sales Contracts
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8	1	O. & N. W. Tram Crossing M. P. 59.28 Near Newton : Contracts
	2	S. T. Coats Tie Mill : Contract
	3	R. W. Henry : Storm Timber Cut, San Augustine Cty. : Contract
	4	L. C. Stewart : Logs at Roganville : Contract
	5	N. Baucum : Logs at Loeb : Contract
	6	Ross Wright : Delivery of Pine Logs, Silsbee : Contract
	7	San Augustine Lbr. Co. : Sale of Timber to Them, Angelina Cty. : Contract
	8	Sawdust Conveyor Crossing, Steep Creek/Santa Fe (G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co.) : Contract
	9	Fuqua Pipeline Over Right-of-Way, G. C. & S. F. Ry. (Santa Fe)
	10	Cass Lumber Co.
	11	Cotton Belt Railway
	12	Child Labor Laws : Minor's Releases
	13	Claims : General : 1922 and Previous
	14	Applications for Employment : "S"
	15	Osie Taylor : Accounts
	16	C. Joseph : Accounts
	17	Sidney Tarver : 1923
	18	Zavalla Lumber Co.
	19	Jaime Mota Hijo : Santo Domingo
	20	Old River Co. : Accounts
	21	Schow Bros. : Accounts
	22	E. W. Ross Co. : Accounts
	23	Texas Wheel & Body Co. : Accounts
	24	Texas Demolishing & Supply Co. : Accounts
	25	Applications for Employment : "T"
	26	Applications for Employment : "V"
	27	Applications for Employment : "W"
	28	Applications for Employment : "Y-Z"
box	folder
9	1	Mooney Deals
	2	Alexander Lumber Co. : Proposed Woodworking Plant : Geo. J. Diver
	3	Artesian Belt Railway
	4	American Wholesale Lbr. Assn.
	5	Appointments & Resignations : General Prior to 1921
	6	Applications for Employment : "R"
	7	C. C. Nicks : P. B. Greenberg Accounts
	8	L. B. Powell : Accounts
	9	Joe Latto (1923)
	10	L. L. Rutt (1923)
	11	W. M. Riley : Accounts
	12	D. Moore : Accounts
	13	J. E. Nesby (1923)
	14	Barclay, Dane : Tyler Cty.
	15	Dudley O. Stone
	16	Lumber Exchange
	17	Montgomery County Timber
	18	Morales League
	19	Parker, O. S.
	20	Land : Tyler Cty.
	21	Nicholson, Stephen League
	22	McKellar : Land
	23	Leases
	24	Richardson, James : Hardin Cty.
	25	Pine Island Timber
	26	Polk, I. D. Lands : Sabine Cty.
	27	Henry Boone Survey : Polk Cty.
	28	A. J. Boase Survey : Tyler Cty.
	29	Piling, Cutting : Sylvi-Cultural Effect
	30	Pickens, Leonard : Colorado Cty.
	31	Peyton Timber
	32	W. B. Pedigo Survey
	33	O. C. Nelson League
	34	Mill Site for Oliver S.
	35	Liberty County
	36	Thos. McGallin League
	37	Adams Deal
	38	Rice Institute Timber
	39	Ratcliff Survey : Orange Cty.
box	folder
10	1	Delta Lumber Co.
	2	Statement of Claims (Pine) Adjusted
	3	Capital Stock Increase : Kirby-Bonner Lumber Co.
	4	United Fruit Co.
	5	Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.
	6	Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway : Crossing Contract
	7	Carter-Kelley Cutting Contract (1918)
	8	East Texas Cattle Co. (1921)
	9	Sheffield, W. D. : Fire
	10	Houston Oil Co. : Misc.
box	folder
11	1	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. : Bills Payable (1918)
	2	Kirby Lumber Co. : Balance Sheets (1918)
	3	Kirby Lumber Co. : Balance Sheets (1912)
	4	Kirby Lumber Co. : Balance Sheets (1911)
	5-6	Kirby Lumber Co. -- Balance Sheets (1910)
	7	Land Taxes : Shelby Cty. (1912)
	8	Land Taxes : San Augustine Cty. (1903-16)
	9	"John Henry Kirby" Memorial Booklet
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12	1	Kirby Lumber Co. : Financial Statements (1909)
	2	Kirby Lumber Co. : "Report of … Temporary Receivers" (2/1904-3/1904)
	3	Kirby Lumber Co. : Balance Sheets (1/1904)
	4	Kirby Lumber Co. : Mill Production
	5	Kirby Lumber Co. : New Construction & Improvements for 1909-11
	6	Kirby Lumber Co., Hewn Tie & Piling Dept. : Sales and Production (1910-11, 1913)
	7	Kirby Lumber Co. : Logging and Tram Expenses
	8	Kirby Lumber Co. : Boarding House Operations, 1910
	9	Kirby Lumber Co. : Lumber Inventory, 1910-11
box	folder
13	1	Mendolvitz Apartments
	2	Long-Bell Lumber Co.
	3	Steven, Amelia : Overdue Account
	4	Palmetto Lumber Co.
	5	Liberty Farm
	6	Lands : Angelina Cty.
	7	Lands : Shelby Cty.
	8-9	Lands : Misc.
	10	Mather and Dobbins Lands, Jasper Cty.
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14	1	Burke, W. B.
	2	Calhoun, D. C.
	3	Hardwood for Tram Decking Repairs
	4	Howland, A. : Sale of Tug
	5	Houston Assn. of Credit Men
	6	Harrison, James : Steamer for Sale
	7	Houston Country Club Stock
	8	Houston Real Estate Board
	9	Hall & Brown Machinery Co.
	10	Houston Belt & Terminal Co.
	11	Holly Springs Lumber Co.
	12	Crosby House : Beaumont
	13	Boarding House : Misc.
	14	Gilmer Lumber Co. : Affidavit as to Timber Values
	15	Griswold, E. J. : Conscience Money
	16	Insurance Compensation : Van Wallace (1921)
	17	Insurance Compensation : Mrs. J. W. Boyett (1921)
	18	Liability Insurance : Workmens Compensation (1912-13, 1916, 1918)
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15	1	Temple Lumber Co. : Operating Expenses (12/1922, 1/1923, 3/1923)
	2	Grades Lumber Shipped (11/30/1921 - 12/31/1925)
	3	Lease of Rail to Robertson - McDonald Lumber Co.
	4	Voth Hardwood Co.
	5	Sale of Scrap Rail
	6	Rail Sale to Vidor Lumber Co.
	7	Rail Requirements (1923)
	8	Rail Requirements (1924)
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16	1	Bronson : Side Tracks and Switching
	2	Bessmay : Switching
	3	Browndel : Tracks and Switching
	4	Store Accounts : Voth
	5	Side Tracks : Kirbyville
	6	Side Tracks
	7	Evadale
	8	Ashworth, A. D.
	9	Bennette, J. O. H.
	10	Somerville Plant
	11	Lyric Mill
	12	Santa Fe Vouchers and Bills
	13	Hardwood Mill
	14	Freight for Santa Fe Lines
	15	Santa Fe Hardwood Operations
	16	Misc. Correspondence (1921-25)
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17	1	Village Mill Store Accounts
	2	Browndel Store Accounts
	3	Merryville Store Accounts
	4	Fuqua Store Accounts
	5	Silsbee Store Accounts (1919-25)
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18	1	Grades of Lumber Production (1922-25)
	2	Kirby Lumber Co. : Statement of Lumber Produced (1921)
	3	Kirby Lumber Co. : Statement of Lumber Produced (1/23/24-11/2/25)
	4	Globe Box Factory : Cuban Business
	5	Globe Box Factory : Railroad Bond
	6	Globe Box Factory : Insurance
	7	Globe Box Factory : Misc.
	8	Globe Box Factory : Statements (1918-23)
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19	1	Proposed Hardwood Mills (1921-22)
	2	Le Conteur Bros. (St. Louis) : Red Gum Finish Uses
	3	Grades of Sales (1922-26)
	4	Hardwood Prices
	5	Hardwood Prices
	6	Voth Hardwood Co. : Construction of Mill
	7	Kirby, James A. : The Southern Lumberman
	8	Santa Fe Tie & Preserving Co.
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20	1	Ties Sold for Account of the Santa Fe Railroad
	2	J. A. H. Bennette Operations
	3	Subcontracts (1921)
	4	Class of Labor Used for Tie Loading
	5	Reduction in Expenses (1921)
	6	J. W. Smith Claim
	7	Beeman Tractor
	8	T. J. Flewellyn Claim
	9	Bibb vs. Cavin
	10	General Main Line Tram Extensions
	11	Texas Tram : Beaumont
	12	New York Taxes
	13	Tribble, N. W.
	14	Call and Feagin Piling Tram
	15	Piling Poles (1922-23)
	16	Cost of Unloading Ties
	17	J. D. Feagin Operations
	18	Kirby, John Henry : Correspondence re: Financial Condition
	19	Bon Wier : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
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21	1	Blox : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	2	Loeb : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	3	Evadale : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	4	Browndel : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	5	Bessmay : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	6	Bronson : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	7	Village Mills : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	8	Roganville : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	9	Steep Creek : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	10	Call : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	11	Silsbee : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	12	Merryville : Inspection Reports of General Supts.
	13	Proposed Hardwood Mills (1921-22)
	14	Accident Reports : Industrial Accident Board (1940s)
	15	Accident Reports : Industrial Accident Board (1940s)
	16	Mason, Eugene
	17	Pearson, Thomas A. (1924)
	18	Stutts, Dow
	19	Carroll, O. W. (1923)
	20	Marshall, Jack
	21	Mills, Earl
	22	Massart, L.
	23	Rodriguez, Marcos
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22	1	Kindle, Will
	2	Graham, Ira
	3	Jones, Sam (1922)
	4	James, Mattie (1922)
	5	Massey, John
	6	Lazenby, C. N. : Village Mills (1922)
	7	Eddings, G. W. (1922)
	8	Public Liability Policy : Lumbermens Reciprocal Assn. (1922)
	9	Metcalfe, T. O. (1922)
	10	Camps, C. (1922)
	11	Insurance, Workmen's Compensation : Voth Mill (1922)
	12	Turner, Jim
	13	Bradshaw, W. H. (1920)
	14	Whitehead, T. E.
	15	Kirby Lumber Co. vs. Vauncelet
	16	Roberts, W. W. (1921)
	17	Gilbert, Joe (1921)
	18	Price, A. P. (1921)
	19	Insurance Compensation : Albert Galloway Injury (1921)
	20	Scurlock, J. M. (1919)
	21	Insurance Compensation : Death of J. M. Scott (1920)
	22	Samuel, W. M.
	23	Insurance Compensation : W. E. Pennell (1923)
	24	Insurance Compensation : Death of Gilbert Gumprecht (1916)
	25	Insurance, Workmen's Compensation (1916-21)
	26	Insurance, Workmen's Compensation : General
	27	Bruce, J. L. (1921)
	28	Barrum, Mrs. C. H. (1921)
	29	Hamilton, A. B.
	30	Adcock vs. Lumbermens Reciprocal Assn.
	31	Allen, Henry for Geo. W. Davis
	32	St. Peter, Dovie
	33	Adams, Alvin
	34	Connor, H.
	35	Hadnot, R. V.
	36	Kelley, J. S. (1923)
	37	Carroway, W. C. (1923)
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23	1	Producers Lumber Co.
	2	Ellis & Perry
	3	Jefferson Lumber Co.
	4	Blondell-Donovan Lumber Co.
	5	Burglaries
	6	Beaumont : Paving Matters
	7	Bridgewater, Sheffield
	8	21st Anniversary of Kirby Lumber Co.
	9	Impersonation of B. F. Bonner
	10	Campbell Lumber Co.
	11	Commercial Sash & Door Co.
	12	Godfrey Lumber Co.
	13	Texas Electric Railway
	14	Keff A. Smith Lumber Co.
	15	C. I. & W. Railway
	16	Central Lumber Co.
	17	Jefferson Construction Co.
	18	Moye, J. T.
	19	Oldham, W. S.
	20	McGraw-Baughman-Bearly Co.
	21	Tisdale Lumber Co.
	22	Mill Budgets and Additions
	23	Hathaway, Smith, Folds & Co.
	24	Hibernia Bank & Trust Co.
	25	National Assn. of Credit Men
	26	Bankers' Trust Co.
	27	Bank of Whitecastle
	28	Boatmans Bank
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24	1	American Acceptance Council
	2	Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville
	3	Liberty Central Trust Co.
	4	Liberty Loan Bonds Correspondence
	5	Irvine National Bank
	6	McCluney & Co.
	7	Interstate Trust & Banking Co.
	8	Various Banks
	9	Maryland Trust Co.
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25	1	Guaranty Trust Co.
	2	Marine Bank & Trust Co.
	3	American Foreign Banking Corp.
	4	Corn Exchange National Bank
	5	Bank of Nova Scotia
	6	Commerce Trust Co.
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26	1	First National Bank of Houston
	2	Instructions for Shipping
	3	Lumber Stock at Cairo, Illinois
	4	International Trade Developer, Inc.
	5	Home Life & Accident Co.
	6	Herron, H. L.
	7	Gibson, Thomas
	8	Employees Account
	9	European & Far Eastern Sales Co.
	10	McCarthy, J. T.
	11	Bonner, B. F.
	12	Mantooth, W. F. (Mgr. of Stores, KLCo.)
	13	Parker, Oswall
	14	Port Arthur Iron Works
	15	Newton County Cattle Co.
	16	Neuhaus & Co.
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27	1	Accounts Receivable
	2	Notes Receivable
	3	Salvation Army
	4	Miscellaneous : "Z"
	5	V. W. Zimmerman Mfg. Co.
	6	Ryan Car Co.
	7	Lawson & McMurray
	8	Florida Yellow Pine Co.
	9	St. Louis & San Francisco Railway (1924)
	10	Hirsch Lumber Co.
	11	Cook & Anderson Co. (1922)
	12	Wabash Railway Co.
	13	Delta Lumber Co. (1922)
	14	R. D. Jones Lumber Co.
	15	Consignment Accounts
	16	American Appraisal Co.
	17	Merchants Despatch & Transportation Co.
	18	Workers Bldg. Assn.
	19	Allen N. Spooner & Sons
	20	Graves, Manbert & George
	21	New York Central Railway Co.
	22	Duquesne Lumber Co.
	23	Western Steel Car & Foundry Co.
	24	Western Penn Lumber Co.
	25	Koppel Car Repair Co.
	26	Busby, Jimmie
	27	Dickson, Nettie
	28	Collier, George W.
	29	R. N. Dowell Lumber Co. (1924)
	30	Tom Harrell Lumber Co.
	31	Eicke Sash & Door Co.
	32	Doughty Lumber Co.
	33	Pressed Steel Car Co.
	34	Cook, Mack
	35	Frosch, D. and U. S.
	36	Hamilton, Nero
	37	Holtkamp, W. E.
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28	1-3	Texas and Louisiana Lumber Co.
	4	Howard, George F.
	5	Foster Lumber Co.
	6	HUB Furniture Co.
	7	Drummond Crump Lumber Co.
	8	Sells, George W.
	9	Sitton, A. J.
	10	Coker, J. T. Floyd
	11	Union Lumber Co.
	12	Standard Hardwood Lumber Co.
	13	Mack, Isaac
	14	Hertel, R. C.
	15	Sheffield, F. S.
	16	Texas Banking & Investment Co.
	17	Gilmore Lumber Co.
	18	Ellis, Abraham and Elizabeth
	19	Fields Lutman Lumber Co.
	20	Lyons, Katherine
	21	John Deere Harvester Works
	22	Mayfield Lumber Co.
	23	T. M. Deal Lumber Co.
	24	Colored Baptist Church : Silsbee
	25	Questel Peraud & Co.
	26	Hidalgo Lumber Co.
	27	Davis, J. B. & Carrie
	28	Midwest Engine Corp.
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29	1	Accounts and Bills Receivable (Past Due) -- 1921-24
	2	Ingwerson, Theo.
	3	Smith, Lang
	4	Hamilton, A. B.
	5	Pacific Coast Lumber Co.
	6	Pennsylvania Railway Co.
	7	Seaman Kent Co., Ltd.
	8	Continental Bag & Trunk Co.
	9	May, G. F.
	10	Mitchell, J. A.
	11	International Creosoting & Construction Co.
	12	East Carolina Lumber Co.
	13	American Car & Foundry Co.
	14	Chicago Lumber & Sales Co.
	15	D. T. & I. Railroad Co.
	16	Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co.
	17	Mooney, J. P.
	18	Kirby, Mrs. James L.
	19	Hughes, B. F.
	20	Fones, G. C.
	21	Dryden, J. W.
	22	Allbritton Motor Co.
	23	Dailey & Allen Lumber Co.
	24	D. J. Fair Lumber Co.
	25	Harry Harris Lumber Co.
	26	Woodfin, Capt. N. R.
	27	Ezzell, W. B.
	28	Banks, J. D.
	29	Stone, T. H.
	30	Gulf Export & Transportation Co.
	31	Lumpkin Lumber Co.
	32	Builders Service Co.
	33	Bass Lumber Co.
	34	Darden Lumber Co.
	35	Calloway, John S.
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30	1	H. J. Adams Lumber & Coal Co.
	2	Equity Lumber & Supply Co.
	3	Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
	4	Robertson-McDonald Lumber Co.
	5	Stanvell, S. T.
	6	Long Lumber Co.
	7	McGranahan Lumber Co.
	8	Calhoun, John C.
	9	Scott, G. S.
	10	Beaumont : Overhead Conveyor
	11	Beaumont : Retail Sales
	12	Beaumont : Rat Proofing
	13	Bennette, J. O. H.
	14	Baseball Club : Houston
	15	Auto Wheel Coaster Co.
	16	Onward Lumber Co.
	17	Harris-Lipsitz Lumber Co.
	18	Wm. Cameron & Co.
	19	H. H. Babcock Co.
	20	Johnson, C. W.
	21	Burkhardt Furniture Co.
	22	Edds & Acklen Lumber Co.
	23	Finlay, Weymouth & Lee
	24	Frontier Lumber Co.
	25	Creviston, J. M.
	26	Barnett, R. L.
	27	Pearson, Weimar
	28	Davis, Jeff
	29	Depew, Ora
	30	Eckles, C. M.
	31	Heron, S.
	32	Interstate Realty Co.
	33	Landry, D. E.
	34	Lewis, Willie
	35	McClelland, J. W.
	36	Pile Driver for Blox Tram
	37	Steel Bridge Girder
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31	1	Use of Kirby Trams by Others
	2	Trams
	3	Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. vs. Kirby Lumber Co. et. al.
	4	Walling vs. McClendon
	5	J. H. Jardan Portable Mill Operations
	6	Tenant Houses : Aldridge
	7	Tenant Houses : Beaumont
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32	1	Tenant Houses : General Operations (1923-24)
	2	Tenant Houses : Bessmay
	3	Tenant Houses : Bronson Front
	4	Tenant Houses : Call
	5	Tenant Houses : Evadale
	6	Tenant Houses : Fletcher
	7	Tenant Houses : Fuqua
	8	Tenant Houses : Loeb
	9	Tenant Houses : Loganville
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33	1	Tenant Houses : Silsbee
	2	Tenant Houses : Village Mills
	3-5	J. H. Hill : Land Transactions in San Augustine Cty.
	6	United Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Statement, December 1918
	7	Houston Real Estate Accounts
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34	1	Bank Deposits : Kirby Lumber Co.?
	2	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. Statements (1918)
	3	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. Statements (1919)
	4	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. Statements (1920-21)
	5	South Texas Candy Co.
	6	South Texas Candy Co. vs. James M. Hudson
	7	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1921)
	8	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1920)
	9	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1919)
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35	1	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1918)
	2	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1917)
	3	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1916)
	4	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1915)
	5	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1914)
	6	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. (1913)
	7	Texas & Louisiana Lumber Co. Correspondence
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36	1	Applications for Employment : "A-B"
	2	Applications for Employment : "C-E"
	3	Applications for Employment : "F-G"
	4	Applications for Employment : "G-L"
	5	Applications for Employment : "M-O"
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37	1	Proposed Sale of Merryville Store to K. L. Co. : American Lumber Co.
	2	Agents' Relief Vouchers
	3	American Lumberman
	4	Southern Tariff Advocate
	5	Andrews, Streetman, Logue & Mobley (Land Dept. Matters : 8-12/22)
	6	Andrews, Streetman, Logue & Mobley (Land Dept. Matters -- ) January - June 1923
	7	Aldridge Mill
	8	Houston Chronicle (1924-25)
	9	Advertising
	10	Houston Launch Club (1923)
	11	Houston Real Estate Board
	12	Boy Scouts : Kirbyville
	13	Yardmasters Assn. : Southern Pacific Lines
	14	Rock Island Lines
	15	Brotherhood of Switchmen and Yardmen
	16	Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
	17	Mothers Club : Montrose School
	18	Moving Picture
	19	Pope, Wm.
	20	Keith Lumber Co.
	21	Proceedings of the Fifth Southern Forestry Congress (1923)
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38	1-3	Wholesaler's Correspondence
	4	Misc. Correspondence
	5	Mistrot Bros. & Co. Catalogues
	6	Kirby Lumber Co. Purchases
	7	Documents Relating to Miller-Vidor Lbr. Co. vs. K. L. Co.
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39	1-2	Kirby Lumber Co. Purchases
	3	Texas State Penitentiaries Account
	4	Statement of Lumber Shipments
	5	Geiser Mfg. Co. Catalogue
	6	E. L. Wilson Hardware Co. Receipts
	7	Standard Steel Car Co.
	8	Erie Railroad Co.
	9	Daugherty, McKee & Co.
	10	Builders Lumber and Loan Co. of Dallas
	11	Shellabarger Lumber Co.
	12	Ternes Coal & Lumber Co.
	13	Nalle & Co.
	14	Stover Lumber Co.
	15	Jenkins, Cobb & Massey
	16	Hardin County State Bank
	17	W. F. & J. F. Barnes Lumber Co.
	18	Belknap Lumber Co.
	19	Reynolds, B. P.
	20	Hobart & Mathews
	21	Hiawatha Lumber Co.
	22	John May Lumber & Mfg. Co.
	23	Webster Lumber Co.
	24	Green, Mary and Ed Domino
	25	F. W. Duttweiler Lumber Co.
	26	Rogers, C. W.
	27	Silsbee Independent School District
	28	Japan Lumber Co.
	29	Davenport, L.
	30	Gulf Texas & Western Railway
	31	Gentes & Coffee Co.
	32	Howard, George F.
	33	Silsbee Ice, Light & Power Co.
	34	Allen Lumber Co.
	35	Fleming Lumber Co.
	36	E. Conway Broun Co.
	37	International Lumber and Export Co.
	38	Brannum-Keene Lumber Co.
	39	Spurrier Lumber Co.
	40	Mullen & Buckley Co.
	41	Dansby, Etta
	42	Federal Export and Supply Co.
	43	Tulsa Rig and Reel Co.
	44	Boeckeler Lumber Co.
	45	Keystone Lumber & Supply Co.
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40	1	Merryville
	2	McElveen, R. E.
	3	Mather, George
	4	Whitney-Central Natl. Bank of New Orleans
	5	Voucher Receipts
	6	Voth Hardwood Co.
	7	United War Fund Campaign
	8	Temple Lumber Co.
	9	War Savings Committee
	10	Wheeler, J. M.
	11	Yoakum, C. O.
	12	Watson, J. A.
	13	G. C. & S. F. Railway Co. Board of Equalization Hearing, Trinity Cty., 9/24-28/28
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41	1	McCarthy, Wm. J.
	2	Santa Fe Tie and Lumber Pressuring Co.
	3	A. C. George Lumber Co.
	4	Standifer, S. F.
	5	Strickland, D. C.
	6	Holst, Mrs. V. O.
	7	E. F. Ryman Lumber Co.
	8	Dallas Lumber Co.
	9	Angelina Car Shed
	10	Beaumont Wharf and Terminal Co.
	11	Beaumont Fuel Output (1920)
	12	Beaumont Logging
	13	Houston Oil Co. vs. Miller-Vidor Lbr. Co.
	14	Magnolia Petroleum Co.
	15	E. J. Jarrard Debt
	16	Timber Cut From D. L. Gallup's Land (12/31/19)
	17	Ben H. Smith Debt
	18	Miles Eldridge Debt
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42	1-2	Miller-Vidor Lbr. Co. vs. Kirby Lbr. Co.
	3	E. D. Bloxsom : Correspondence (Incoming)
	4	B. F. Bonner : Outgoing Correspondence, A-C
	5	B. F. Bonner : Outgoing Correspondence, D-H
	6	B. F. Bonner : Outgoing Correspondence, K-M
	7	B. F. Bonner : Outgoing Correspondence, N-Z
	8	Schedule of Buna Townsite Lots
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43	1	Cases Pending Involving Houston Oil Co. Lands (4/1/19)
	2	Mendelovitz Apartments
	3	Recapitulation of Pine Timber on Uncut Portions of Abandoned Surveys (1919)
	4	Collins Construction Co.
	5	Cottage Construction Co.
	6	Eviction? Notices
	7	Property Taxes : Harris County
	8	Mrs. B. F. Bonner : Correspondence
	9	Mrs. B. F. Bonner : Monthly Balances (1916-19)
	10	Mrs. B. F. Bonner : Monthly Balances (1918-19)
	11	Mrs. B. F. Bonner : Monthly Balances (1920-21)
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44	1	Sovereign Co.
	2	Cane Syrup
	3	Campbell, W. O.
	4	Lil Jean Cloak & Suit Co. vs. Kirby Lbr. Co.
	5	Store Managers Participating in Profits
	6	Store Cashiers
	7	Correspondence re: Mr. Brice
	8	Monnig Dry Goods Co.
	9	Departmentalizing Sales
	10	Sale of Empty Feed Bags
	11	Prices at Stores
	12	Discounts to Hotels
	13	Salaries at Stores
	14	Bills of Lading/Invoices
	15	Authority to Change Store Managers
	16	Sangster, W. N. : Personal Correspondence (1926-27)
	17	Bessmay Tracks
	18	Ownership of Side Tracks
	19	Fuqua Tracks
	20	Eccleston & Son
	21	DeJan, Henry (Jose Maestre)
	22	Dobbins, J. P.
	23	Cross, Genrol
	24	Contract Agreements
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45	1	Credit Clearing House : Houston
	2	Collier, Dr. George W.
	3	Crow, C. C.
	4	Creighton-McShane Oil Co.
	5	Globe Portable House Co. (Mark H. Carter)
	6	Browne, R. E. (Genl. Eastern Agent, Kirby-Bonner Lumber Co.)
	7	Lejeune, Marc (Puerto Rico)
	8	Allied Oil Co.
	9	Cuban Lumber Transactions
	10	Commissioners Court : Hardin County
	11	McFarland-Vaughn Lumber Co.
	12	First Natl. Bank of Houston
	13	United Fruit Co.
	14-15	Whitney-Central Natl. Bank of New Orleans
	16	J. H. W. Steel Co. (Galveston)
	17	McBride & Law
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46	1	McNeeley Labor
	2	Liberty Cty. Lands
	3	Lunatic Asylum Lands
	4	Wye at Village Mills
	5	McElyea
	6	McElyea Deals
	7	Robert Lucas League : Tyler County
	8	Quinn Property
	9	Oklahoma Farm
	10	P. H. Nolen : Land Deals
	11	Wm. Pamphlin : Tyler Cty.
	12	Accident Reports : General (1924 and prior)
	13	Acceptances of Terms of Sales (1914-27)
	14	Church : Bessmay
	15	Church : Bronson
	16	Church : Silsbee
	17	Church : General
	18	Church : Merryville
	19	Church : Browndel
	20	Church : Evadale
	21	Church : Voth
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47	1	Church : Call
	2	Church : Merryville "Z" Hardwood
	3	Church : Bon Wier
	4	Church : Blox
	5	Classification of Accounts
	6	Church : Village Mills
	7	Church : Roganville
	8	Church : Steep Creek
	9	Beaumont Business Men's Club : Proposed Membership
	10	Burr's Ferry, Browndel & Chester Ry.
	11	Sunken Timber : Beaumont : Pine Island and Brakes Bayou
	12	Beaumont : Right-of-Way Over Brakes Bayou
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48	1	General : Adding Machines
	2	General : Accident Reports (1925)
	3	General : Accident Reports to December 31, 1924
	4	General : Correspondence Files (1925)
	5	W. T. Carter & Bro.
	6	Bank of McClain, McClain, Miss.
	7	Manning, G. L.
	8	Weiss, Ray
	9	Frost & Davis Lumber Co.
	10	Faires, R. O.
	11	Village Mills : Suspense Account
	12	Miller, Hagen & Forney
	13	Merryville High School
	14	Merryville Machine Shop
	15	Kutsukian, Frank
	16	Jasper County Taxes
	17	Houston Blow Pipe & Sheet Metal Works
	18	Frazier's Garage
	19	Bennette-Davidson Lumber Co.
	20	Leroy S. Davidson & Co.
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49	1	Gillican-Chipley Co.
	2	CCC & St. Louis Railway Co.
	3	O.L. Wilkinson Lumber Co.
	4	Utley-Holloway Saw Mill Co.
	5	Schwartz Lumber & Coal Co.
	6	Nicola, Stone, & Myers Co.
	7	Nichols-Cox Lumber Co.
	8	Myers-Parsons Lumber Co., Pittsburgh
	9	Michigan Central Railroad Co., Detroit
	10	Louisiana Red Cypress Co., New Orleans
	11	Elkhart Hardwood Lumber Co., Elkhart, Indiana
	12	Chicago & Alton Railroad Co.
	13	Braun Lumber Co., Detroit
	14	Beaumont Forwarding Co.
	15	Bradford Rig & Reel Co.
	16	Baird & Rees
	17	W. R. Hickman Lumber Co., Cleveland, Ohio
	18	Allegheny Lumber Co.
	19	Globe Box Co.
	20	Accounts : Virginia Lumber Co.
	21	Silsbee
	22	Misc. Hardwood Organizations
	23	Inspection Reports of General Superintendents (1924 and Previous)
	24	Joint Employees : Keith Lumber Co. & Voth Hardwood Co. (1922)
	25	Resignation of W. C. Keith as Secy. & Gen. Mgr. of Voth Hardwood Co. (1922)
	26	Voth Hardwood Co. : Misc.
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50	1	Harmon : Hanney Case
	2	Liberty County Lands
	3	Land : Misc.
	4	Gilmer Lumber Co.
	5	Collins Construction Co.
	6	Texas and Louisiana Lumber Co. vs. Empire Theater Co.
	7	Long-Bell Lumber Co. : Timber Exchange
	8	Land Taxes : Jefferson Cty.
	9	Ben Moore Farm
	10	Capitol Bank & Trust Co. (Austin) vs. Kirby Lumber Co.
	11	Milam County Lands
	12	Shelby County Lands
	13	Lands Owned by John H. Kirby, Oct. or Nov., 1920
	14	Owen Taylor Survey
	15	Hardin County Lands
	16	Early Oil Leases
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Kirby Lumber Company Collection:

An Inventory of its Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Index terms

Administrative Information

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Processing Information

Detailed Description

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