urn:taro:ttu.sw.00086 Morris Ranch Estate: An Inventory of Its Records, 1887-1966 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Texas Tech University MS 41041 Lubbock, Texas 79409 Phone: (806) 742-3749 Fax: (806) 742-0496 Webpage: http://swco.ttu.edu/ Contact Person: Reference Archivist
April 2003 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Abel Ramirez, April 2003. Finding aid written inEnglish Tue Jul 22 15:21:59 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00086 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Morris Ranch Estate Records, 1887-1966 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, April 2002 Descriptive Summary Morris Ranch Estate Morris Ranch Estate, 1887-1966 and undated Records and activities of the Morris Ranch in central Texas. S 724.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 5 boxes and 23 ledgers(8.0 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

The Morris Ranch was established in 1883 in Coleman County, Texas, by Joseph Phillip Morris. In 1922, the ranch was divided among Morris' six children. One of the ranches created from the division was the Rafter 3. Mattie B. Morris (1874-1969), president of the Rafter 3 Cattle Company, was very active in civic affairs in Coleman, Texas. Her son, J. P. Miller (1900-1974), also managed the Rafter 3 Ranch.

 Scope and Contents

The collection contains business correspondence, financial and legal documents, literary productions, maps, photographs, and printed material concerning the activities of the Morris Ranch. The bulk of the materials are ledgers such as account books, daybooks, livestock, land, and general.

 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) Miller, Mattie B. Morris, 1874-1969 Morris, J. P. (Joseph Phillip), 1849-1937 Subjects (Organizations) Rafter 3 Cattle Company (Tex.) Places Coleman County (Tex.) Coleman County (Tex.)--Economic conditions Coleman County (Tex.)--Social life and customs Morris Ranch (Tex.) Rafter 3 Ranch (Coleman County, Tex.) Subjects Cattle trade--Texas Cotton growing--Texas Ranches--Texas--History Ranching--Texas

Gift, 1975

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, April 2002

 Preferred Citation

Morris Ranch Estate Records, 1887-1966 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Doris Miller oral history interview [sound recording], 1975 Doris Miller Papers, 1861-1969 [microfilm] Morris Ranch Photograph Collection, SWCPC 35 Morris (Rafter 3) Ranch Company Records, 1855-1982 and undated Collection Inventory Blueprints 1 2 Barn and House Plans, undated Correspondence 1 1 Professional, 1939-1946 Financial Documents 1 13 Bank Deposit Books, 1892-1949 2 1 Bank Deposit Books, 1900-1924 2 2 Bank Notes, 1919-1939 2 3 Check Stubs, 1912-1951 2 4 Income Distribution Sheets, 1927-1928 2 5 Invoices, 1914-1940 and undated 2 6 Notes Due, 1891-1937 2 7 Note Registers, 1915-1922 2 8 Receipt Booklets, 1950-1963 2 9 Receipts, 1916-1940 3 1 Stock Certificates, 1922 3 2 Tax Inventories and Receipts, 1916-1920 3 3 Miscellaneous, 1922-1927 and undated 3 4 Cotton Ledger, 1920-1921 3 5 Expense Account Ledger, 1930-1932 3 6 Livestock Ledger, 1914-1931 3 7 Mattie B. Miller's Ledger, 1954-1957 3 8 Mattie B. Miller's Ledger, 1957-1961 4 Ledger 1 Farm Account Ledger, 1920-1923 4 Ledger 2 Farm Account Ledger, 1913-1916 4 Ledger 3 Land Ledger, 1887-1916 4 Ledger 4 General Ledger, 1912-1913 4 Ledger 5 General Ledger, 1916-1922 4 Ledger 6 General Ledger, 1937-1941 4 Ledger 7 General Ledger, 1891-1909 5 Ledger 1 Account Book, 1904-1940 5 Ledger 2 Account Book, 1904-1940 5 Ledger 3 Account Book, 1943-1945 Ledger 1 Daybook, 1910-1911 Ledger 2 Daybook, 1912 Ledger 3 Daybook, 1913 Ledger 4 Daybook, 1914 Ledger 5 Daybook, 1915 Ledger 6 Daybook, 1916 Ledger 7 Daybook, 1917 Ledger 8 Daybook, 1918 Ledger 9 Daybook, 1919 Ledger 10 Daybook, 1920-1921 Ledger 11 Daybook, 1922-1923 Ledger 12 Daybook, 1924-1925 Ledger 13 Daybook, 1926-1927 Ledger 14 Daybook, 1928 Ledger 15 Daybook, 1929-1930 Ledger 16 Daybook, 1931-1932 Ledger 17 Daybook, 1937 Ledger 18 Daybook, 1937-1938 Ledger 19 Daybook, Mattie B. Miller's, 1943-1947 Ledger 20 Daybook, Mattie B. Miller's, 1947-1957 Ledger 21 Daybook, Mattie B. Miller's, 1962-1966 Ledger 22 General Ledger, 1920-1936 Ledger 23 General Ledger, 1904-1920 Legal Documents 1 3 Contracts, 1915-1952 1 4 Contracts, 1915-1952 1 5 Contracts, 1915-1952 1 6 Deeds, 1891-1924 and undated 1 7 Income Questionnaire, 1926 1 8 Right-Of-Way Easements, 1925-1938 Literary Production 1 9 Hand notes, undated Maps 1 10 Land Plats, 1930-1934 Photographs 1 11 Family and Business, 1923-1936 and undated Printed Material 1 12 News clippings and Brochure, 1935-1939 and undated