Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. Records:
A Guide
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. | |
| Title: | Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. Records | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1928-1953 | |
| Bulk Dates: | 1931-1932 | |
| Abstract: | Fort Worth-based Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. developed and sold tracts of land planted in paper shell pecan trees to investors as a "promised land" that would provide a lifetime income greater than oil. The property was located on the Davis Farm on Kimball Bend of the Brazos River in southern Johnson County. The company also maintained, cultivated, harvested, and sold the pecans grown at Kimball Bend on behalf of the buyers. The company operated from the 1930s through the early 1950s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired the land for the Whitney Dam and Reservoir Project. Corporate leadership included Arthur W. Glazier, secretary-treasurer; J. D. Berry, sales manager; and J. W. Soape, general superintendent. The Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc., Records are comprised of promotional materials including sales brochures, photograph albums and maps. A letter from J. Frank Norris approving Kimball Bend advertising in his The Fundamentalist newspaper as well as correspondence between the Glazier family and various politicians discussing the federal acquisition of the property are also included. Researchers interested in Texas real estate promotions or the development of pecan orchards, particularly in the Depression era, will find this collection of interest. | |
| Identification: | AR553 | |
| Extent: | 1 box (0.21 linear ft.) | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library | |
Historical Note
Fort Worth-based Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. developed and sold tracts of land planted in paper shell pecan trees to investors as a "promised land" that would provide a lifetime income greater than oil. The property was located on Davis Farm on Kimball Bend of the Brazos River in southern Johnson County. The company also maintained, cultivated, harvested, and sold the pecans grown at Kimball Bend on behalf of the buyers. The company operated from the 1930s through the early 1950s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired the land for the Whitney Dam and Reservoir Project. Corporate leadership included Arthur W. Glazier, secretary-treasurer; J. D. Berry, sales manager; and J. W. Soape, general superintendent.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, maps, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, printed materials. The Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc., Records are comprised of promotional materials including sales brochures, photograph albums, newspaper advertisements, newspaper clippings, and maps. A letter from J. Frank Norris approving Kimball Bend advertising in his The Fundamentalist newspaper, as well as correspondence between the Glazier family and various politicians discussing the federal acquisition of the property are also included. Researchers interested in Texas real estate promotions or the development of pecan orchards, particularly in the Depression era, will find this collection of interest.
Organization | ||
| The materials comprising the Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc., Records are arranged alphabetically by document type, then chronologically thereunder. | ||
Restrictions
Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Index Terms | ||
| These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Persons | ||
| Norris, J. Frank--(John Frank)--1877-1952. | ||
| Organizations | ||
| Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc.--Records and correspondence. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Pecan industry--Texas. | ||
| Places | ||
| Whitney, Lake (Tex.) | ||
| Alternate Titles | ||
| Historical Manuscripts Collection | ||
Separated Material
Scrapbook and photograph album covers, duplicate publications, and map fragments were removed from the collection. Duplicate Southern Pecan Co. (Celina, Texas) brochure was transferred to the print collection. |
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Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Glenna L. Odom, relative of Arthur and Doris Glazier, 2010.
Citation
Kimball Bend Pecans, Inc. Records, 1928-1953, AR553, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.
Acquisition
Gift, 2010.
Accessioned as number 2010-77.
Processing Information
This collection was processed and finding aid created by Ann Hoang in May 2011. Brenda McClurkin revised the finding aid in September 2012 and completed its encoding in December 2012.
Note to the Researcher
Loose clippings from the scrapbook were photocopied on to acid- paper and annotated with the page number they are thought to have been adhered to.
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