Baker Mercantile Company: An Inventory of Its Records, 1924-1937, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Baker Mercantile Company:

An Inventory of Its Records, 1924-1937, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Baker Mercantile Company
	Title:	Baker Mercantile Company Records,
	Dates:	1924-1937
	Abstract:	The records pertain to the Baker Mercantile Company which opened in 1894 in Lockney, Texas, and was a major goods retailer for the growing area until its closure in 1972.
	Collection #	S 55.2
	Quantity:	3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Opened in 1894 in Lockney, Texas, the Baker Mercantile Company served as a prominent retailer during the settlement and growth of the surrounding region. Established by J.A. and Alice Baker, the store remained under family operation until 1972 when it closed. The store received a Texas State Historical Marker in 1971.

Scope and Contents

The business aspect of the Baker Mercantile Company is the dominant theme of this collection. Centered around the Depression years, a large amount of client correspondence concerning payment is included with associated responses by Robin or Artie Baker. Other materials in the collection include family correspondence, correspondence with the Texas Railroad Commission, Judgment Papers from a 1931 suit, and miscellaneous financial documents. The collection reflects the hard times experienced by the inhabitants and businesses of the South Plains during the Great Depression.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research


Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Baker, Artie
		Baker, Dorsey
		Baker, Guernes
		Baker, James Artemis, 1859-1917
		Baker, Mary
		Baker, Sarah Alice Ratliff
		McGavock, Dimple Baker
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Baker Mercantile Company (Lockney, Tex.)
	Places
		Floyd County (Tex.)
		Lockney (Tex.)
		Lockney (Tex.)--Economic conditions--History
		Plainview (Tex.)
		Texas Panhandle (Tex.)
	Subjects
		Depressions--1929--Texas, West
		Frontier and pioneer life--Texas
		General stores--Texas--History
		Historic buildings--Texas
		Pioneers--Texas, West
		Ranching--Texas, West

Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Guernes Baker oral history interview [sound recording], 1969 Mary Baker oral history interview [sound recording], 1960

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Baker Mercantile Company Records, 1924-1937, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
96-0055-B

Gift, 1996

Processed by

A. Ramirez, June 9, 2000

Collection Inventory



Client Correspondence
box	folder
1	1	Client Correspondence, Ab-Ay, 1931-1937
	2	Client Correspondence, Ba-Boy, 1925-1937
	3	Client Correspondence, Boy-Bry, 1931-1937
	4	Client Correspondence, Bra-Bre, 1931-1933
	5	Client Correspondence, Bu-By, 1931-1937
	6	Client Correspondence, Ca-Coth, 1931-1937
	7	Client Correspondence, Cot-Cow, 1924-1937
	8	Client Correspondence, Cra-Cru, 1925-1937
	9	Client Correspondence, Dun-Dy, 1925-1937
	10	Client Correspondence, E, 1930-1937
	11	Client Correspondence, Fa-Fl, 1931-1937
	12	Client Correspondence, Flo-Friz, 1931-1934
	13	Client Correspondence, Friz-Fry, 1928-1937
box	folder
2	1	Client Correspondence, Gra-Gu, 1931-1938
	2	Client Correspondence, Ha-Har, 1931-1934
	3	Client Correspondence, Har-Hen, 1931-1937
	4	Client Correspondence, Hen-Ho, 1926-1937
	5	Client Correspondence, Hol-Hum, 1931-1937
	6	Client Correspondence, I, 1926-1935
	7	Client Correspondence, Ja-Ju, 1927-1937
	8	Client Correspondence, Ka-Ku, 1931-1937
	9	Client Correspondence, La-Le, 1929-1937
	10	Client Correspondence, Li-Ly, 1931-1937
	11	Client Correspondence, Ma-Mat, 1931-1937
	12	Client Correspondence, McA-McR, 1931-1937
	13	Client Correspondence, Me-Mo, 1931-1937
	14	Client Correspondence, Mo-My 1931-1937
	15	Client Correspondence, Na-Ow, 1930-1937
box	folder
3	1	Client Correspondence, Pa-Phe, 1926-1933
	2	Client Correspondence, Phi-Pro, 1931-1934
	3	Client Correspondence, Ra-Ri, 1931-1935
	4	Client Correspondence, Ri-Ro, 1930-1934
	5	Client Correspondence, Sa-Sw, 1930-1935
	6	Client Correspondence, Ta-Vi, 1929-1934
	7	Client Correspondence, Wa-Z, 1925-1934



General Files
box	folder
3	8	Miscellaneous Small Client Files
	9	Judgement Papers, 1931
	10	The Mickeys-Aunt Lizzie, 1932-1934
	11	Miscellaneous Financial Papers, ca. 1930
	12	Jones Music Company/Client Correspondence, A-I, Purchase-Plainview Music Company, 1930-1931
	13	Jones Music Company/Client Correspondence, I-Z, Purchase=Plainview Music Company, 1928-1930
	14	Printed Material, Texas Railroad Commission, 1919-1926
	15	Robin Baker File, 1932-1937