Bar S Ranch:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1872-1939, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Bar S Ranch (Tex.) | |
| Title: | Bar S Ranch Records, | |
| Dates: | 1872-1939 | |
| Abstract: | Records and activities of the Bar S Ranch in west Texas. | |
| Collection # | S 64.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 box (1.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Located in Reagan County and Irion County, Texas, this 172,000 acre ranch was originally owned by the Sawyer Cattle Company (1884-1954). Later it was owned by the Blakley Braniff Association from 1954, when W. A. Blakley purchased the ranch, until 1975, when the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children became the owner. The ranch was managed by Louis Farr and his son and grandson, Louis Farr, Jr. and Louis Farr III, from 1918-1969. The name of the ranch was changed to Rocker b in 1954.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains business correspondence, legal documents such as leases, contracts, warranty deeds, bonds, and agreements, and financial documents such as promissory notes, receipts, redemption certificates, and cancelled checks of the Bar S Ranch (later the Rocker b).
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) | ||
| Farr, Louis L. (Louis Lee), 1865-1930 | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Ranches--Texas | ||
| Ranching--Texas | ||
| Places | ||
| Bar S Ranch (Tex.) | ||
| Irion County (Tex.) | ||
| Reagan County (Tex.) | ||
| Rocker b Ranch (Tex.) | ||
| Tom Green County (Tex.) | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Bar S Ranch Records, 1872-1939, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gift, 1970
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, July 2002
Additional Sources
Collection Inventory
Correspondence | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Business, 1884-1938 | |||||||||||
Legal Documents | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Assorted Items, 1872-1939 | |||||||||||
Financial Documents | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Assorted, 1881-1936 | |||||||||||
| 4 | General Land Office Receipts, 1884-1902 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Redemption Certificates, 1885 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cancelled Checks, 1894-1908 | ||||||||||||