Descriptive Summary
Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene,
Texas)
Minter Dry Goods Company
(Abilene, Texas)
Records, 1900-1973
The collection
consists of ledgers generated by operations of the Minter Dry Goods Company in
Abilene, Texas, from 1900-1973.
S2.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
54 Ledgers (15.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A family-owned retail operation founded in 1900 by William A. Minter,
Jr., the company currently operates under the name "Minters" in Abilene,
Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains financial materials such as account ledgers, cash books, and
credit and cash dispersal journals detailing the management of Minter Dry Goods
Company in Abilene, Texas.
Organization
The collection is organized by types of ledgers: General, Cash books, and Cash and
Credit Dispersal Journals.
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)
Minter, William D., Jr.,
1871-1935
Subjects (Organizations)
Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Tex.)
Subjects
Texas--mercantile stores
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gift, 1976.
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2002.
Preferred Citation
Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas) Records, 1900-1973,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas
Additional Material
Fane Downs, editor,
The Future Great City of West Texas, Abilene,
1881-1981, 1981.
Katharyn Duff,
Abilene on Catclaw Creek: A Profile of a West
Texas Town, 1969.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- William D.Minter Papers, 1809-1958 [microfilm collection]
- Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas) Records, 1911-1972 [microfilm collection]
Collection Inventory
Financial Material- Ledgers, 1900-1973
1
Account Ledger,
1900-1904
2
Account Ledger,
1901
3
Account Ledger,
1902
4
Account Ledger,
1904
5
Account Ledger,
1904-1906
6
Account Ledger,
1905
7
Account Ledger,
1905-1909
8
Account Ledger,
1909-1910
9
Account Ledger,
1911
10
Account Ledger,
1912
11
Account Ledger,
1912-1913
12
Account Ledger,
1914
13
Account Ledger,
1915
14
Account Ledger,
1916
15
Account Ledger,
1917
16
Account Ledger,
1918
17
Account Ledger,
1919
18
Account Ledger,
1920
19
Account Ledger,
1921
20
Bank Deposit Book,
1914-1916
21
Cash Book,
1901-1902
22
Cash Book,
1911-1912
23
Cash Book,
1912-1913
24
Cash Book,
1914
25
Cash Book,
1915
26
Cash Book,
1916
27
Cash Book,
1917
28
Cash Book,
1918
29
Cash Book,
1919
30
Cash Book,
1920
31
Cash Book,
1921
32
Cash Book,
1922
33
Cash Book,
1923
34
Cash Book,
1924
35
Cash Book,
1925
36
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1901
37
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1911
38
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1911
39
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1911
40
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1911-1912
41
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1913
42
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1912-1914
43
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1914-1915
44
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1916
45
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1917-1918
46
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1919-1922
47
Cash and Credit Dispersal Journal,
1923-1925
48
Bradstreets Company Commercial Gazetteer, January
1916
49
Cash Book-Journal,
1945
50
Cash Book-Journal,
1965
51
Cash Book-Journal, Distribution and Expenses,
1965-1966
52
Cash Book-Journal, Distribution and Expenses,
1966-1968
53
Cash Book-Journal,
1968-1969
54
Cash Book-Journal,
1972-1973