TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Client Correspondence
General Files
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Baker Mercantile Company:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1924-1937, at the Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Baker Mercantile
Company |
| Title: | Baker Mercantile Company
Records,
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| 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 |
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.
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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.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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| 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 |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- Guernes Baker oral history interview [sound recording], 1969
- Mary Baker oral history interview [sound recording], 1960
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Baker Mercantile Company Records, 1924-1937, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Collection accession #(s):
96-0055-B
Gift, 1996
A. Ramirez, June 9, 2000
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Client Correspondence
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| 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 |
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General Files
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| 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 |
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