Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas):
An Inventory of Its Records, 1900-1973, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas) | |
| Title: | Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas) | |
| Dates: | Records, 1900-1973 | |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of ledgers generated by operations of the Minter Dry Goods Company in Abilene, Texas, from 1900-1973. | |
| Collection # | S2.1 | |
| Quantity: | 54 Ledgers (15.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
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 |
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| The collection is organized by types of ledgers: General, Cash books, and Cash and Credit Dispersal Journals. | ||
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 (Persons) | ||
| Minter, William D., Jr., 1871-1935 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Tex.) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Texas--mercantile stores | ||
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
Minter Dry Goods Company (Abilene, Texas) Records, 1900-1973, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gift, 1976.
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2002.
Additional Material
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Fane Downs, editor, The Future Great City of West Texas, Abilene, 1881-1981, 1981. |
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Katharyn Duff, Abilene on Catclaw Creek: A Profile of a West Texas Town, 1969. |
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Collection Inventory