Descriptive Summary
Miller, Lloyd C.
Lloyd C. Miller Papers,
1937-1991 and undated
The collection
consists of material generated by Lloyd Miller's business and personal
activities in Cochran County, Texas, dating from 1937-1991 and
undated
S1654.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
4 Boxes (4.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Lloyd C. Miller was born in Fremont, Michigan in 1916. His family
moved to Tulia, Texas when he was six-weeks old. Lloyd graduated from Tulia
High School in 1934. He received a B.S. Degree in Agriculture at Texas
Technological College in 1938 and went on to get his Masters Degree from the
University of Nebraska in 1940. He married Katherine Mebus in 1941. Lloyd was
employed by the Farm Security Administration as an assistant Farm Manager at
Ropesville, Texas during 1941-1942. In 1948 he moved to Morton, Texas to manage
the C.C. Slaughter Farms, a position he held for 26 years until his retirement.
He also worked as a real estate agent and operated his own agricultural service
managing other properties.
Lloyd served as president of the Cochran County Farm Bureau, and
several terms as a director on the Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Board of
Directors. He also served as a local director of the High Plains Water
District. After his retirement he served on the Board of Directors for both
Feather Fabric Inc. and also for the Textile Investment Group of Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of material generated by Lloyd Miller's
activity in managing the C. C. Slaughter Farms and other farm and ranch
properties, his association with Feather Fabric Inc., Textile Investment Group
of Texas, and Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., and his personal financial papers as
well as miscellaneous information. The types of material include
correspondence, financial records, legal material, maps, and land plats and
soil surveys of the Slaughter holdings in Cochran and Hockley counties. The
oversize material includes plans to remodel the adobe Slaughter headquarters
building that show some details of original construction.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- C. C. Slaughter Farms (Box 1-2)
- Miller Agricultural Service and Real Estate (Box 2)
- Lloyd C. Miller- General Files (Box 3)
- Feather Fabric, Inc. (Box 3)
- Textile Innovators Incorporated (Box 3)
- Textile Investment Group of Texas (Box 4)
- Maps (Box 4)
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)
Miller, Lloyd C.
Subjects (Organizations)
Plains Cotton Growers Inc.
C. C. Slaughter Farms
Collection accession #(s):
2000-0212-B, 2000-0337-B
Gifts, 2000
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Randy Vance, 2004
Preferred Citation
Lloyd C. Miller Papers, 1937-1991 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Lloyd C. Miller Oversize Materials, O10.17
- Christopher Columbus Slaughter Papers, 1876-1953 and
undated
- Ira Wills Papers, 1930-1953
Collection Inventory
C. C. Slaughter Farms, 1937-1979 and undated
Correspondence
1
1
To Anella S. (Mrs. R. J.) Bauer,
1955-1960
1
2
To Anella S. Bauer,
1961-1972
1
3
From Anella S. Bauer,
1961-1970
1
4
Richard J. Bauer,
1960
1
5
Coke & Coke Attorneys,
undated
1
6
Coke & Coke Attorneys,
1973-1979
1
7
Henry C. Coke Jr.,
1973
1
8
Lybrand, Ross Bros. and Montgomery,
1961-1974
Financial, Legal, Land and Property
1
9
Dorothy L. Slaughter Estate,
undated
1
10
Slaughter Estate 29 March,
1967
1
11
C.C. Slaughter Farms Receipts,
1949-1950
1
12
C.C. Slaughter Farms Reconciliation First State Bank,
1961-1973
1
13
C.C. Slaughter Farms Deposit Journal,
1956-1960
1
14
C.C. Slaughter Farms Deposit Journal,
1961-1967
1
15
C.C. Slaughter Farms Deposit Journal,
1968-1972
1
16
C.C. Slaughter Farms Financial Material, 1971,
1973-1974
1
17
C.C. Slaughter Farms - Recap of Special Account,
1972
1
18
Ranch Property,
1955-1957
1
19
C.C. Slaughter Farms 237 (carbon copies),
undated
1
20
Lease Agreements Slaughter Farms,
1948
1
21
Lease Agreements Slaughter Farms,
1949
1
22
Lease Agreements Slaughter Farms,
1950
1
23
Lease Agreements Slaughter Farms,
1951
1
24
Mrs. L.L. Price,
1957 and
undated
1
25
Lonnie L. Stern,
1973 and
undated
1
26
Easements and Right-of-Ways,
1940-1957 and
undated
1
27
Natural Gas Line,
1954
1
28
Texas Highway Department,
1951-1957
1
29
Maps and Land Plats Slaughter Farms Cochran County,
1937 and undated
1
30
Slaughter Land Tract 24 League 99,
1950-1961 and
undated
1
31
C.C. Slaughter Survey #1 - Maps,
1950-1957 and undated
1
32
C.C. Slaughter Farm Surveys I and II,
1952-1957 and
undated
1
33
Surveys - Leagues 99/98/117,
1957 and
undated
1
34
W.J. Williams Surveyor,
1957 and
undated
1
35
Surveys and Equipment,
1955-1963 and undated
1
36
Potter Land (maps and soils),
1957 and
undated
1
37
Map U.S. Dept. of Interior (USGS)- Morton Quadrangle,
1971
1
38
Map U.S. Dept of Commerce - Coast and Geodetic Survey,
1957
1
39
Miscellaneous Detail Maps,
undated
1
40
Miscellaneous Land Plats,
undated
1
41
Atlantic Refining and Amerada Shot Holes,
1951-1957 and undated
1
42
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company,
1937-1952 and
undated
1
43
United Geophysical Company,
1953-1957 and
undated
1
44
Miscellaneous Oil & Gas Company Correspondence,
1957-1966 and
undated
1
45
Bailey County Electric Cooperative Association,
1954-1973
1
46
Slaughter Ranch Headquarters Remodeling, (Ledger
Sheets),
1966
1
47
Irrigation & Soil Moisture Surveys
1947-1969 and undated
1
48
Rain Making,
1951-1972 and
undated
1
49
West Texas Water Conference - Feb. 4,
1966
1
50
West Texas Water Conference - Feb. 3,
1967
1
51
Southwest Water Resource Symposium Feb. 4,
1967
1
52
U.S. Dept. of Interior - Ogallala Formation (article
and 4 maps),
1969
Miller Agricultural Service and Real Estate, 1945-1991 and
undated
Correspondence
2
1
Applications,
1952-1957 and
undated
2
2
Buhrman Business correspondences,
1952-1957 and undated
2
3
Buhrman Correspondence,
1953-1957
2
4
Federal Land Bank Association,
1954-1975
2
5
Leonard A. Verga
undated
Business
2
6
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers,
1952-1975
2
7
Applications for Farm Management,
1953-1956
2
8
Texas Society of Farm & Ranch Managers and
Appraisers,
1974
2
9
Miller Agricultural Service,
1953-1967
2
10
Real Estate License,
1955-1957
Financial Material, Loans and Mortgages,
Stocks
2
11
W.C. Gray - Note,
1959-1962
2
12
Loans and Notes,
1957-1973 and undated
2
13
Chattel Mortgages and Notes (all blank),
undated
2
14
Power of Attorney,
1954-1965 and
undated
2
15
Financial Statements,
1954-1978 and
undated
2
16
First State Bank, Morton, Texas,
1971-1974
2
17
First State Bank Safety Deposit Box & Stock
Information,
1948-1962
2
18
First State Bank Morton, TX: Statement of Condition,
1952-1970
2
19
Levelland Savings and Loan,
1956-1958
2
20
Muleshoe State Bank,
1961-1965
2
21
Estate Taxes,
1954-1960 and
undated
2
22
E.F. Hutton - Stocks,
1961
2
23
Merrell Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane,
1953-1961
2
24
Stocks and Stock Correspondence,
1975 and
undated
2
25
Stock Listed Values,
1973-1979
2
26
Standard Metals Corporation (stocks),
1976-1991
General Files
2
27
Morton Cooperative Gin,
1945-1977
2
28
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association,
1960
2
29
Government CCC Cotton Loan Charts and Newspaper
Clippings,
1955-1958
2
30
U.S.D.A. Correspondence,
1957
2
31
U.S.D.A. Appointment to Marketing Quota,
1972-1973
2
32
U.S.D.A.: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Committee,
1952-1960
2
33
U.S.D.A. Publications,
1973-1974
2
34
South Plains Association of Governments,
1978
2
35
Doane Farm Panels,
1960-1961
2
36
Entomology,
undated
2
37
Tooter and Bruce House Trailer,
1963-1969
2
38
Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
1961-1974 and undated
2
39
Car Insurance,
1964-1979 and
undated
2
40
Insurance Claims,
1960
2
41
Insurance,
1952-1979 and undated
2
42
Lubbock Insurance Agency,
1957-1966
2
43
Insurance, Morton,
1976-1979
2
44
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance,
1951-1977
2
45
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies,
1966-1969
Real Estate and Managed Properties
2
46
Real Estate,
1963-1967
2
47
Mebus Farm (properties),
1953-1958
2
48
Miller and Johnny O. Scoggins COCH 187 11057,
1966-1974
2
49
Miller and Johnny O. Scoggins COCH-170 10247,
1966-1972
2
50
Valley View Farms Inc.,
1973-1978
Miller, Lloyd C. - General Files, 1949-1988
3
1
Aircraft Papers and Flight Licenses ,
undated
3
2
Cars,
1949-1980
3
3
Car Repairs,
1973-1977
3
4
Chrysler,
1977-1980
3
5
Lincoln,
1971-1978
3
6
Pick-up,
1963-1978
3
7
Periodicals "The Bottom Line" (Summer 1977) "The Cross
Section" Feb.1978- Oct. 1978
1978
3
8
Book of the Month Club,
1952-1953
3
9
Eastman Kodak,
1954-1961
3
10
G.E. Tape Recorder,
1978
3
11
Lawn Sprinklers,
1951-1952
3
12
Miscellaneous,
1962-1988
Feather Fabric Inc., 1973-1978
Business
3
13
Documents of Incorporation and By-Laws, Aug.9,
1973
3
14
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings,
1973-1974
3
15
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings,
1975-1977
3
16
Shareholders Meeting and Stockholders List,
1973-1977 and
undated
3
17
Feather Fabric Inc. (Feather Yarn Inc.),
1973-1974 and
undated
3
18
Feather Fabric Inc.,
1975-1977
3
19
Report on Examination (Development Stage) 31 July
1974; 2 Aug. 1975,
1974-1975
Financial Material
3
20
Projected Quarterly Financial Statements,
1973-1978
3
21
Financial Information,
1973-1978
3
22
Interim Financial Statement,
1974-1975
3
23
Interim Financial Statement,
1976-1977
General
3
24
Textile Operation Lamesa, Texas,
1974
3
25
Feather Fabric Inc. Machinery,
1975-1976
3
26
Feather Fabric Inc.: Newsletter,
1975
3
27
Feather Fabric Inc.: Newspaper Clippings,
1973-1977
Legal Material
3
28
Hance, Thompson, Thomas and Sawyer Attorneys,
1977
3
29
Smith and Baker Attorneys 26 Aug. 1976-3 July 1978
1976-1978
Textile Innovators Incorporated, 1974-1975
3
30
Textile Innovators Incorporated,
1974-1975
Textile Investment Group of Texas (TIGOT), 1972-1978 and
undated
4
1
Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes,
1972-1974
4
2
Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes,
1975-1977
4
3
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws,
1972
4
4
Financial Reports and Statements,
1974-1976
4
5
General Correspondence,
1973-1977 and
undated
4
6
Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V.,
1974-1976 and
undated
4
7
Plains Cotton Growers,
1973-1978
4
8
Stockholders List and Stockholders Meetings,
1973-1978 and
undated
4
9
Ten Cate,
1973-1977
4
10
Miscellaneous,
1975-1978 and
undated
Maps - Texas Highway Department Right-of-Way, 1950-1956
and undated
4
11
F. M. 1169, Cochran County,
1950
4
12
F. M. 1179, Cochran County,
undated
4
13
F. M. 2195, Cochran County,
undated
4
14
State Highway 116, Cochran County,
1956
Printed Material, 1951
4
15
Development of Wells for
Irrigation and Fluctuation of Water Well Levels in the High Plains of Texas to
January 1951,
1951