urn:taro:ttu.sw.00138 F. M. Burns Papers: An Inventory of His Papers, 1905-1962 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://www.swco.ttu.edu Contact Person: Reference Archivist
July 2003 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Karen Hicks, April 2003. Finding aid written inEnglish Tue Jul 22 15:23:14 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00138 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory of the F. M. Burns Papers, 1905-1962 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, August 2002 Descriptive Summary Burns, F. M. F. M. Burns Papers, 1905-1962 and undated Material relating to F. M. Burns Mercantile Company and other aspects of Colorado City, Texas. S 142.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 box and 1 ledger (1.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

F. M. Burns was a merchant in Colorado City, Texas, during the early 1900s, and operated the F. M. Burns Mercantile Company.

 Scope and Contents

The collection bulks (1900-1910) with financial material pertaining to the F. M. Burns Mercantile Company of Colorado City, Texas. Also includes photographs and scrapbook material concerning Colorado City, Texas, and the F. M. Burns Family.

 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) Burns, F. M. Subjects (Organizations) F. M. Burns Mercantile Company (Colorado City, Tex.)--Records and correspondence Places Colorado City (Tex.) Mitchell County (Tex. General stores--Texas--Colorado City Variety stores--Texas--Colorado City

Gift, 1960s

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, June 2002

 Preferred Citation

F. M. Burns Papers, 1905-1962 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

 Additional Sources Lore and Legend: A Compilation of Documents Depicting the History of Colorado City and Mitchell County.Colorado City, Texas, 1976.

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

Colorado City, Texas, Clubs Records, 1882-1961 Collection Inventory Artifacts 1 1 Photographic Plate, undated 1 2 Wallet - Colorado National Bank, undated 1 3 News Clippings, 1950-1962 and undated 1 4 Photograph - Mrs. F. M. Burns, undated Printed Materials 1 5 The Standard Club - Membership Calendar (2 items), 1905-1907 1 6 F. M. Burns Dry Goods Company - Stamp Book, undated Financial Materials Ledger 1 General Ledger - Burns and Bell Dry Goods Company, 1917-1936