Texas and Pacific Coal Company:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1889-1979 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Texas and Pacific Coal Company | |
| Title: | Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records, | |
| Dates: | 1889-1979 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Records and activities of the Texas and Pacific Coal Company and its numerous subsidiaries in Thurber, Texas. | |
| Collection # | S 1021.2 | |
| Quantity: | 5 boxes (5.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
The company was formed by Colonel Robert Dickey Hunter in 1888 in Erath County, Texas. Hunter also formed the company town of Thurber, named for his business partner, H. K. Thurber. The area reached peak development in the early 1900s, providing half the coal supply for Texas. Oil discoveries near Ranger, Texas in 1917 prompted the company to cease operations. In 1933, the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth and, in 1963, after Seagrams Distillers Company purchased the company, the offices were moved to Dallas, Texas, and its operations were merged to the Frankfort Oil Company.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, financial material, legal materials, charter records, business reports, meeting minutes of the directors, stockholders, and executive committees relating to the company's operation including Green and Hunter Brick Company, Texas Coal and Fuel Company, Texas Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing Company, Thurber Brick Company, Thurber Construction Company, and Thurber Earthen Products Company.
Organization |
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| The records are organized in the following series: | ||
| Box 1-5: Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, 1889-1979 and undated | ||
| Box 5: Texas and Pacific Coal Company, 1890-1951 and undated | ||
| Box 5: Green and Hunter Brick Company, 1903-1907 | ||
| Box 5: Homestake Exploration (Oil) Company, 1925-1926 | ||
| Box 5: Texas Coal and Fuel Company, 1903-1906 | ||
| Box 5: Texas Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing Company, 1894-1934 | ||
| Box 5: Thurber Brick Company, 1908-1934 | ||
| Box 5: Thurber Construction Company, 1934 | ||
| Box 5: Thurber Earthen Products Company, 1931-1940 and undated | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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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 (Organizations) | ||
| Green and Hunter Brick Company (Thurber, Tex.) | ||
| Homestake Exploration Company (Thurber, Tex.) | ||
| Texas Coal and Fuel Company | ||
| Texas Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing Company (Thurber, Tex.) | ||
| Thurber Brick Company (Thurber, Tex.) | ||
| Thurber Construction Company | ||
| Thurber Earthen Products Company | ||
| Texas and Pacific Coal Company | ||
| Places | ||
| Thurber (Tex.) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--Texas | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--Texas Panhandle | ||
| Coal industry--Texas | ||
Related Material
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records, 1889-1879 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gifts, 1978-1981
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, May 2002
Additional Sources
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Woodard, Don. Black Diamonds! Black Gold! : the Saga of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company.Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, 1998. |
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Hardman, Weldon B. Fire in a Hole!Gordon, Tex. : Thurber Historical Association, 1975. |
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Gentry, Mary Jane. Thurber, the Life and Death of a Texas Town.Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas, 1946. |
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Floyd, Willie M. Thurber, Texas, an Abandoned Coal Field Town.Thesis (M.A.)--Southern Methodist University, 1939. |
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Collection Inventory
Green and Hunter Brick Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 21 | Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1903 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Stockholders' Meeting Minutes, 1903-1907 | ||||||||||||
Homestake Exploration (Oil) Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 23 | Stock Records, 1925-1926 | |||||||||||
Texas Coal and Fuel Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 24 | Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1903-1905 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Stockholders' Meeting Minutes, 1903-1906 | ||||||||||||
Texas Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 26 | Charter, 1934 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1894-1906 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Stockholders' Meeting Minutes, 1895-1906 | ||||||||||||
Thurber Brick Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 29 | Charter, 1934 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1910-1911 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Stockholders' Meeting Minutes, 1908-1911 | ||||||||||||
Thurber Construction Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 32 | Charter, 1934 | |||||||||||
Thurber Earthen Products Company |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 33 | Charter, 1931-1940 and undated | |||||||||||