Descriptive Summary
Bean, George Renshaw,
1874-1962
George Renshaw Bean
Papers,
1854-1967 and undated
The papers pertain to
George Renshaw Bean, an early pioneer settler, teacher, attorney, County Judge,
and businessman of Lubbock, Texas.
S 70.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
English.
Biographical Sketch
George Renshaw Bean was an early pioneer settler, teacher, attorney,
County Judge, and businessman of Lubbock, Texas. Born in Decatur, Texas, on
April 28, 1874, he arrived in Lubbock in 1893 from Montague County following
the cattle herds to the High Plains. He later became a school teacher,
Superintendent of Lubbock schools (1899-1900), an attorney (1901-1962), and
Lubbock County Judge (1902-1906). A law partnership was formed with E. L.
Klett, and Bean also held extensive real estate interests in Lubbock, Gaines,
and Montague counties. Bean retired in 1942, but remained active in civic
affairs, and in 1956 began to actively work to preserve Lubbock County history
through his involvement in the Lubbock County Historical Survey Committee. He
married Nora Hunt in 1899 and they had seven children. Robert Bean, the eldest
son, served as Lubbock County Judge (1928) and as the first District Judge
(1950s). George Renshaw Bean died in 1962.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains financial material, correspondence, legal
material, photographs, printed material, and real estate documents related to
Bean's business affairs. It bulks with personal financial documents
(1914-1962), including bank statements and check books. Also included are
personal and business correspondence (1905-1962) discussing family genealogy,
personal matters, financial difficulty, real estate investments, oil and gas
leasing, cotton farming and irrigation. In addition, the collection contains
legal materials (1854-1966) pertaining to Bean's business affairs. Bean's
personal correspondence contains recollections of early Lubbock and Estacado,
Texas, and Lubbock, Montague, and Gaines counties.
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)
Bean, George Renshaw,
1874-1962
Bean, George Renshaw,
1874-1962--Career in law
Bean, George Renshaw,
1874-1962--Family
Bean
family--Genealogy
Places
Lubbock
(Tex.)--History
Lubbock (Tex.)--Politics
and government
Lubbock (Tex.)--Social
life and customs
Texas--Politics and
government
Subjects
Agriculture--Texas,
West
Civic
leaders--Texas--Lubbock
Family life--Texas,
West
Frontier and pioneer
life--Texas--Lubbock
Judges--Texas--Lubbock
Lawyers--Texas--Lubbock
Municipal
government--Texas
Public
schools--Texas--Lubbock
Ranching--Texas,
West
Collection accession #(s):
98-0036-B
Gifts, 1967 and 1998
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, August 2000
Preferred Citation
George Renshaw Bean Papers, 1854-1967 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:
- George Renshaw Bean oral history interview [sound recording],
1957
- George Renshaw Bean oral history interview [sound recording],
1958
- George Renshaw Bean oral history interview [sound recording],
1959
- Lubbock County (Tex.) Historical Association Records, 1935-1936
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, General
1905-1954
1
1
Correspondence,
1905-1940
1
2
Correspondence,
1941
1
3
Correspondence,
1942
1
4
Correspondence,
1943
1
5
Correspondence,
1944-1945
1
6
Correspondence,
1946
1
7
Correspondence,
1947
1
8
Correspondence,
1948
1
9
Correspondence,
1949
1
10
Correspondence,
1950-1951
1
11
Correspondence,
1952-1953
1
12
Correspondence,
1954
Correspondence, Alice Nowlin
1946-1962 and undated
2
1
Correspondence,
1946-1953 and undated
2
2
Correspondence,
1954-1955
2
3
Correspondence,
1956-1957
2
4
Correspondence,
1958-1959
2
5
Correspondence,
1960
2
6
Correspondence,
1961-1962
Correspondence, General
1955-1962 and undated
2
7
Correspondence,
1955
2
8
Correspondence,
1956
2
9
Correspondence,
1957-1958
2
10
Correspondence,
1959
2
11
Correspondence,
1960-1962
2
12
Correspondence,
undated
Correspondence, Everett Bean
1935-1954
3
1
Correspondence,
1935-1940
3
2
Correspondence,
1941-1945
3
3
Correspondence,
1946-1954
Correspondence, W.G. Bean
1918-1955
3
4
Correspondence,
1918-1946
3
5
Correspondence,
1947-1950
3
6
Correspondence,
1951-1955
3
7
Correspondence, J.H. Evans
1928-1950
3
8
Correspondence, Insurance
1949-1960
3
9
Correspondence, Perrin Family
1936-1959
Financial Documents,
1934-1962
3
10
Bank Deposit Receipts,
1934-1940
3
11
Bank Statements,
1941-1947
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1936-1961
3
12
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1936-May 1946
3
13
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
June-December 1946
3
14
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1947
3
15
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
July-December 1947
3
16
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-July 1948
3
17
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
August-December 1948
4
1
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1949
4
2
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
August-December 1949
4
3
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1950
4
4
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
July-December 1950
4
5
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-July 1951
4
6
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
August-December 1951
4
7
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1952
4
8
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
July-December 1952
4
9
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1953
4
10
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
July-December 1953
4
11
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-July 1954
4
12
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
August-December 1954
4
13
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1954
5
1
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-April 1955
5
2
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
May-August 1955
5
3
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1955
5
4
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
September-December 1955
5
5
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-June 1956
5
6
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1956
5
7
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
July-December 1956
5
8
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-May 1957
5
9
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
June-December 1957
5
10
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1957
5
11
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-April 1958
5
12
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
May-September 1958
5
13
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
October-December 1958
5
14
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1958
5
15
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-April 1959
5
16
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
May-August 1959
6
1
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
September-December 1959
6
2
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1959
6
3
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-April 1960
6
4
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
May-September 1960
6
5
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
October-December 1960
6
6
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1960
6
7
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
January-May 1961
6
8
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
June-September 1961
6
9
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
October-December 1961
6
10
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks,
1961
6
11
Bills and Receipts, Statements
1922-1962
6
12
Texas,
1914-1939
6
13
Taxes,
1940-1948
6
14
Account Book of US Bonds,
1944-1961
6
15
Oil Royalty Receipts,
1942-1960
Legal Documents,
1900-1956
7
1
Contracts, Deeds, Certificates,
1900-1956
7
2
Court Proceedings,
1934
Printed Material,
1945-1963 and undated
7
3
Bean Family History,
1947-1953 and undated
7
4
Lubbock History,
1945-1962 and undated
7
5
Montague County History,
1947-1958 and undated
7
6
News Clippings, General,
1954-1962 and undated
7
7
Roster and Committee List, Lions Club,
1962-1963
Papers Relating to Loans,
1891-1961 and undated
7
8
Papers Relating to Loans,
1891-1905
7
9
Papers Relating to Loans,
1906-1938
7
10
Papers Relating to Loans,
1918-1933 and undated
7
11
Papers Relating to Loans,
1923-1961 and undated
7
12
Papers Relating to Loans,
1946-1956 and undated
7
13
Papers Relating to Loans,
1946-1960 and undated
7
14
Papers Relating to Loans,
1947-1959 and undated
7
15
Papers Relating to Loans,
1947-1960 and undated
Literary Production,
1952-1961 and undated
7
16
Children,
undated
7
17
Lubbock History,
1952-1961 and undated
Scrapbook Material,
1967 and undated
7
18
Addresses,
undated
7
19
Bean, George R. Family,
1967
7
20
Miscellaneous Notes,
undated
7
21
Photographs,
undated
Papers Relating to Loans,
1936-1959 and undated
8
1
Papers Relating to Loans: A-B,
1936-1958
8
2
Papers Relating to Loans: C-E,
1936-1958
8
3
Papers Relating to Loans: F-G,
1936-1958
8
4
Papers Relating to Loans: H-J,
1936-1958
8
5
Papers Relating to Loans: K-N,
1936-1958
8
6
Papers Relating to Loans: O-Q,
1936-1958
8
7
Papers Relating to Loans: R-S,
1936-1958
8
8
Papers Relating to Loans: T-Z,
1936-1958
8
9
Papers Relating to Loans:
1950-1956 and undated
8
10
Papers Relating to Loans:
1950-1957
8
11
Papers Relating to Loans:
1952-1959 and undated
8
12
Papers Relating to Loans:
1955-1956
Papers Relating to George R. Bean Estate,
1935-1966
9
1
Papers Relating to George R. Bean Estate,
1935-1958
9
2
Papers Relating to George R. Bean Estate,
1952-1961
9
3
Papers Relating to George R. Bean Estate,
1962
9
4
Papers Relating to George R. Bean Estate,
1963-1966
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1935-1964 and undated
9
5
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1935-1953
9
6
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1954
9
7
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1951-1957 and undated
9
8
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1954-1955 and undated
9
9
Papers Relating to Nora Bean Estate,
1955-1964
Papers Relating to Hunt Estate,
1928-1952
9
10
Papers Relating to Hunt Estate,
1928-1935
9
11
Papers Relating to Hunt Estate,
1936-1940
9
12
Papers Relating to Hunt Estate,
1941-1952
9
13
Papers Relating to Robertson Estate,
1854-1914
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1902-1959
10
1
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1902-1951
10
2
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1955-1961
10
3
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1917-1924
10
4
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1925-1932
10
5
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1933-1941
10
6
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1942-1945
10
7
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1946-1949
10
8
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1950-1954
10
9
Papers Relating to (Income) Taxes,
1952-1959
Papers Relating to Property,
1902-1962 and undated
Notes on Farm Operations,
1928-1952 and undated
11
1
Notes on Farm Operations,
1928-1938
11
2
Notes on Farm Operations,
1939-1946
11
3
Notes on Farm Operations,
1933-1960
11
4
Notes on Farm Operations,
1939-1954 and undated
11
5
Notes on Farm Operations,
1939-1942
11
6
Notes on Farm Operations,
1947-1952
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
11
7
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
11
8
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
11
9
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
11
10
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
11
11
Notes on Gaines Co. Land,
1902-1948
Notes on Land Transfer,
1936-1958
12
1
Notes on Land Transfer,
1936-1950
12
2
Notes on Land Transfer,
1944-1959
12
3
Notes on Land Transfer,
1952-1956
12
4
Notes on Land Transfer,
1954-1958
Notes on Royalties,
1925-1961 and undated
12
5
Notes on Royalties,
1925-1952
12
6
Notes on Royalties,
1949-1960 and undated
12
7
Notes on Royalties,
1942-1961
12
8
Notes on Royalties,
1953-1960 and undated
Miscellaneous,
1934-1962 and undated
12
9
1934-1962
12
10
1937-1962 and undated
12
11
1940-1954
12
12
1947-1961
Financial Documents,
1915-1962
Account Books,
1915-1961
13
1
Bean and Klett Notes,
1915-1935
13
2
George R. Bean,
1926-1935
13
3
George R. Bean,
1936-1941
13
4
George R. Bean,
1944-1945
13
5
George R., Russell, and Nora Bean,
1946-1948
13
6
George R. and Nora Bean,
1949-1950
13
7
George R. and Nora Bean,
1951
13
8
George R. and Nora Bean,
1952
13
9
George R. and Nora Bean,
1953
13
10
George R. Bean,
1954
13
11
George R. Bean,
1959
13
12
George R. Bean,
1959
13
13
George R. Bean,
1960
13
14
George R. Bean,
1961
Check Books and Stubs,
1949-1962
13
15
Check Books and Stubs,
January-December 1949
13
16
Check Books and Stubs,
December 1949-December 1950
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
1954-1962
13
17
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
1954-1956
13
18
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
1957
13
19
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
December 1957-November 1958
13
20
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
November 1958-September 1959
13
21
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
September 1959-August 1960
13
22
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
August 1960-July 1961
13
23
George R. Bean Account/Estate,
July 1961-July 1962
13
24
Unused
13
25
Unused
Nora Bean Account/Estate,
1954-1962
13
26
Nora Bean Account/Estate,
September 1954-December 1956
13
27
Nora Bean Account/Estate,
October 1954-April 1955
13
28
Nora Bean Account/Estate,
January 1957-July 1959
13
29
Nora Bean Account/Estate,
April 1959-March 1962
Correspondence,
1932-1952 and undated
14
1
Business,
1932-1951 and undated
14
2
Lubbock County Historical Association,
1933-1952 and undated
14
3
To Dorothy Bean,
1936-1937
14
4
With Amanda May,
1934-1936
14
5
Financial Material, Receipts,
1922-1939
14
6
Legal Material, contracts,
1902-1947 and undated
Papers Relating To:
1862-1962 and undated
14
7
Bean and Klett Law Firm,
1928-1950
14
8
Bean, Robert Sr.
1862-1956
14
9
Social Security,
1952-1962 and undated
14
10
Printed Material, Newsclippings,
1962
14
11
Scrapbook Material, Miscellaneous,
1917-1939 and undated