Issac L. Ellwood:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1878-1938, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Ellwood, Isaac Leonard, 1833-1910 | |
| Title: | Isaac L. Ellwood Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1878-1938 | |
| Abstract: | Papers concerning the financial activities of Isaac L. and William L. Ellwood. | |
| Collection # | S 309.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 small box (0.3 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Co-inventor and manufacturer of barbed wire, businessman, and land owner, Isaac L. Ellwood was born in 1833 in New York. With his sons, William L. and Erwin P., he began purchasing Texas ranch lands in 1889, including the Spade and Renderbrook ranches. After his death in 1910, his sons, along with A. W. Fisk, managed the estate. Beginning in 1924, portions of the Spade Ranch were sold for farming and colonization.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Isaac L. Ellwood at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of financial material concerning Isaac L. Ellwood, of DeKalb, Illinois, and William L. Ellwood, of Lubbock, Texas, and their business activities. Also includes legal materials and correspondence, primarily concerning debt collections, and business affairs.
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) | ||
| Ellwood, Isaac Leonard, 1833-1910 | ||
| Ellwood, William L., 1859-1933 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Ellwood Estates | ||
| Ellwood Farms | ||
| Places | ||
| Renderbrook Ranch (Tex.)--History | ||
| Spade Ranch (Tex.)--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Barbed wire | ||
| Land settlement--Texas, West | ||
| Ranches--Texas | ||
| Ranch life--Texas--History | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Isaac L. Ellwood Papers, 1878-1938, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gifts, 1958-1959
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, August 2000
Additional Sources
Hopping, R. C. (Richard Coke). "The Ellwoods: Barbed Wire and Ranches. "Lubbock: Texas Technological College, 1962. |
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Kelton, Steve. "Renderbrook: a Century Under the Spade Brand. "Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1989. |
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Ludeman, Mayme Carol. "The Land Phase of the Colonization of the Spade Ranch. "Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Technological College, 1939. |
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Collection Inventory
Isaac L. Ellwood | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1885-1938 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Financial Documents, 1878-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Legal Documents, 1893-1933 | ||||||||||||
William L. Ellwood | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence, 1887-1933 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Financial Documents, 1888-1928 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Legal Documents, 1887-1935 | ||||||||||||