A Guide to the Hogg Family Papers, 1895-1948
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| Creator | Hogg family |
| Title | Hogg Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1895-1948 |
| Abstract | Business and legal
records of Will C. Hogg (1875-1930), lawyer and businessman, son of Texas
governor James Stephen Hogg, including papers of the Hogg Brothers
firm. |
| ID | AR80-1; 81-18; 81-86 |
| Extent | 25 ft. |
| Language | English. |
| Repository | Center for American History, The University of Texas
at Austin |
Shortly after the 1918 discovery of
petroleum on their property near West Columbia, Texas, the brothers William C.
Hogg (1875-1930), Mike Hogg (1885-1941), and Tom Hogg (1887-1949), together
with their sister Ima Hogg (1882-1975) organized the firm of Hogg Brothers to
co-ordinate the family’s investments in oil, agriculture, real estate and other
interests. The Hogg Brothers headquarters building at 401 Louisiana Street in
Houston (1921, listed on the National Register 1975) featured a large penthouse
office with a rooftop garden where the Hoggs entertained visitors. Hogg
Brothers owned several subsidiary corporations, notably Varner Realty which
invested in real estate ventures and petroleum lands. The company also had
interests in cotton warehousing and export, Kentucky coal mines, deep-water
port development in Houston, and speculative ventures including the Findex
indexing system, shoe manufacturing and gold mining. The Hogg family used
wealth from these interests to promote philanthropic projects centered on the
arts, housing, education, mental health and historic preservation. After Will
C. Hogg’s death in 1930, Hogg Brothers was supervised in part by his brother
Michael and sister Ima.
Deeds, contracts, lease agreements,
securities records, business correspondence, land surveys, account books,
financial ledgers and journals, legal filings and briefs, wills, transcripts of
testimony, oil and gas well logs (1895-1956, bulk 1919-1940) document the
commercial and legal activities of Hogg Brothers, and other business interests
of the Hogg family during the first half of the 20th century. Title deeds,
transfers and related financial instruments reflect land use and the interests
of the Hogg Brothers firm in its primary money-making enterprise: petroleum.
Securities records (stock and bonds) document the investments of the firm.
Legal briefs and proceedings, mostly concerning land claims and estates,
include depositions and testimony by William C. Hogg, Michael Hogg and other
parties. Audits, reports, ledgers, journals, tax filings and correspondence
document the financial history of Hogg Brothers and its relations with other
firms, including the River Oaks Corporation, a development project in Houston,
and the Texas Company, predecessor of the Texaco Oil Company. Well-logs
document the geologic structure under the West Columbia area and other Hogg Oil
Company properties.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access
Use Restrictions
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| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | Hogg Brothers
(Firm) |
| | Governors--Texas--Children--Biography. |
| | Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas. |
| | Texaco, inc. |
| | Texas Company |
| | Real estate
development--Texas. |
| | West Columbia
(Tex.) |
| Other Authors |
| | Hogg, Will C. (William
Clifford), 1875-1930. |
| | Hogg, James Stephen,
1851-1906. |
| | Hogg, Ima,
1882-1975 |
| | Hogg, Michael,
1885-1941 |
| | Hogg, Thomas,
1887-1949 |
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William Clifford Hogg Papers, 1897-1932, Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin.
James Stephen Hogg Papers, 1836-1969, Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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| 3F348 | | Hogg Brothers business records: |
| | | Mineral properties, depletion,
1924-1927 |
| | | | Smackover district, Arkansas, |
| | | | Boling district, |
| | | | Branyon district, Texas, |
| | | Mineral leases, Louisiana |
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| 3F349 | | | Mineral properties |
| | | | Bunte Brothers property |
| | | | Louisiana royalties
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| | | | Ashe purchase,
1926-1929 |
| | | | Louisiana,
1925-1943 |
| | | | Clarenton district, Louisiana,
1939-1944 |
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| 3F350 | | | Louisiana: Morgan and Ashe properties,
securities: |
| | | | Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company,
1920-1941 |
| | | | Fifteen Oil Company,
1938-1948 |
| | | | Hogg Oil Company,
1938-1944 |
| | | | Ingleside Channel and Dock Company,
1926-1938 |
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| 3F351 | | | | 290 Park Avenue Incorporated,
1925-1941 |
| | | | Peoples Gin Company
1938-1944 |
| | | | Taft Properties Incorporated, accounting,
1936-1944 |
| | | | Varner Company,
1925-1932 |
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| 3F352 | | | | Taft Properties Incorporated, statements,
1932-1940 |
| | | | Taft Property Syndicate, auditor's report,
1930 |
| | | | Taft Farms
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| | | | | banking,
1938 |
| | | | | titles,
1928-1940 |
| | | | | Lease, Magnolia Petroleum Corporation,
1936-1938 |
| | | | | Lease, Stanolind Oil and Gas,
1935-1939 |
| | | | | Lease, Sinclair Prarie Oil Company, pipeline and
tanks,
1940 |
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| 3F353 | | | | Wild Cat Investment Company
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| | | | Theo Development Company,
1919-1921 |
| | | | Taft Compress and Warehouse Company,
1925-1943 |
| | | | Texas Cotton Finance Corporation
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| | | Abstracts,
1916, 1921, 1941 |
| | | Hogg Brothers and Mike Hogg, trustee, audit working papers
and reports,
1921 |
| | | Mineral properties, depletion
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| | | | Smackover district, Arkansas
1923-1924 |
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| 3F354 | | | Securities: |
| | | | Taft Farms
1928-1942 |
| | | | | Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company, lawsuit
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| | | | | Petition between Ima Hogg, et al.,
1942 |
| | | | West Columbia Oil properties,
1939-1942 |
| | | | University of Texas Library,
1939-1943 |
| | | | Maps,
1922-1940 |
| | | | Dissolution, extra copies of partition deed,
1939-1940 |
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| 3F355 | | | Hogg Brothers limited partnership, dissolution,
1938-1939 |
| | | | Appraisal of assets
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| | | | | Louisiana
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| | | | | Texas
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| | | | | Properties
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| | | | Thomas E. Hogg v. Mike Hogg, et al., partition suit
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| | | | Appraisal of assets, other than mineral
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| | | | Miscellaneous working papers
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| | | Securities, Taft Farms |
| | | | Accounting,
1936-1943 |
| | | | Leases, O.W. Killam, Josey et al.,
1936-1941 |
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| 3F356 | | | Hogg Brothers: |
| | | | Drawing accounts, statements,
1918-1930 |
| | | | | Hogg, Mike
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| | | | | Hogg, Ima
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| | | | | Hogg, William C.
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| | | | Furniture and fixtures, sales and inventories,
1921-1942 |
| | | | Articles of co-partnership,
1920 |
| | | Mineral properties,
1927-1939 |
| | | Oil and Gas Royalty Operations, Arkansas
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| | | | Montgomery County
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| | | | Smackover district
1925-1925, 1939 |
| | | Organization,
1921-1942 |
| | | Varner Oil Company,
1921-1927 |
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| 3F357 | | | Hogg Brothers: |
| | | | Depletion,
1921-1932 |
| | | | | Crane-Upton, Caddo and Muckleroy districts
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| | | | | Fry and Smith-Ellis districts
Raccoon Bend, Weaver and Salt Flats
districts |
| | | | | West Columbia
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| | | | Depreciation,
1921-1926 |
| | | | Employees,
1920-1945 |
| | | | Drawing accounts,
1921-1931 |
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| 3F358 | | | Investments: |
| | | | Taft Farms: |
| | | | | Alleged vacancy, Bailey Hardy
1936-1937 |
| | | | | Appraisals,
October 1938 |
| | | | MHA securities, Mound Creek Oil Company, Montgomery
County, abstracts,
1932 |
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| 3F359 | | | Stocks and bonds: |
| | | | Reed Roller Bit Company,
1927-1933 |
| | | | Rio Grande Oil Company (Consolidated Oil Corporation),
1929-1936 |
| | | | Municipal Bonds,
1922-1926 |
| | | Securities: |
| | | | Pacific Western Oil Corp.,
1929-1935 |
| | | | MacGregor Drive Development Company,
1926-1942 |
| | | | River Oaks Corporation: |
| | | | | 1924-1942 |
| | | | | 1933-1934 |
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| 3F360 | | | | | 1931-1932 |
| | | | | 1936-1938 |
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| 3F361 | | | | San Antonio Pictures Corporation: |
| | | | | 1920-1927 |
| | | | | (also Producers Security Corporation) 1919-1927
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| 3F362 | | | | River Oaks Corporation,
1929-1930 |
| | | | Skelly Oil Company,
1924-1936 |
| | | | Southern Pacific Company,
1924-1926 |
| | | | Skelly Oil Company,
1936-1940 |
| | | | Texas Company,
1923-1925 |
| | | | Security Union Insurance Company,
1926-1931 |
| | | Stocks and bonds: |
| | | | Stude Holding Association,
1921-1922 |
| | | | Texas Bread Company,
1922-1928 |
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| 3F363 | | | Securities: |
| | | | Wolfelt Stores,
1922 |
| | | | Worthless stocks |
| | | | Varner Securities Company,
November, 1919 |
| | | | Wilson Process Incorporated: |
| | | | | 1920-1921 |
| | | | | 1922-1925 |
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| 3F364 | | | Stocks and bonds: |
| | | | Varner Oil Company,
1924-1925,
1941 |
| | | | F.B. Warren Corporation,
1921-1922 |
| | | | Varner Realty Company (Stude Lot subdivision),
1920-1930 |
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| 3F365 | | | Securities: |
| | | | Union Motors Incorporated: |
| | | | | Classification of accounts |
| | | | | Chrystler franchise,
1924-1926 |
| | | | | Miscellaneous contracts,
1923-1928 |
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| 3F366 | | | | | Statements,
1925-1927 |
| | | | | Report of audit,
December 31,
1925 |
| | | | | Organization,
1922-1923 |
| | | | | Statements, balance sheets,
(Will C. Hogg's file) 1922-1927
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| | | | | Corporate income tax returns,
1924-1928 |
| | | | Thompson and O'Brien Oil Company,
August, November
1929 |
| | | | Union Carbide and Carbon Company,
1922-1926 |
| | | Litigation
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| | | | Union Motors Incorporated et al. vs. First National
Bank,
1927 |
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| 3F367 | | | | Clements case, pleadings,
1920-1924 |
| | | Securities
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| | | | Union Motors Incorporated, audit working papers,
1924-1925 |
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| 3F368 | | | Litigation: |
| | | | Clements case, general,
1921-1924 |
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| 3F369 | | | | McFarland case,
1920-1924 |
| | | | Clements case, jury,
1922 |
| | | | Conley vs. Hogg Bros. et al.,
1920-1923 |
| | | | Clements (Sallie J.) case: |
| | | | | Appeal,
1922-1923 |
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| 3F370 | | | | | Charges,
1922 |
| | | | | Evidence,
1922-1923 |
| | | | | Severance authorities,
1922, 1924 |
| | | | | Re-hearing,
1925-1926 |
| | | | | General,
1920-1922 |
| | | | Kaiser place, title,
1911-1919 |
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| 3F371 | | | | McFarland case,
1924-1925 |
| | | | Clements case: |
| | | | | Bills of exception,
1922 |
| | | | | Memoranda of corrections made in Clements
record |
| | | | | Index to S.F. Clements case |
| | | | | Testimony,
1922-1924 |
| | | | | Expense,
1922-1925 |
| | | | | Briefs,
1922-1924 |
| | | | Lawreed Carpenter,
1922-1923 |
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| 3F372 | | | | Texas Gulf Sulphur Company vs. T.M. Neal et
al.: |
| | | | | Pleadings and trial papers,
1929-1930 |
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| 3F373 | | | | | Evidence, originals and certified copies of
instruments,
1930 |
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| 3F374 | | | Transcripts of testimony,
1921-1922 |
| | | | Lynne, et al. vs. Coons, et al.,
1921 |
| | | | Wyatt vs. Texas Company and Hogg Heirs,
1922 |
| | | | Conally vs. Texas Company,
1921 |
| | | Legal Briefs: |
| | | | John C. Underwood vs. Will C. Hogg et al.,
January 1915 |
| | | | Contest of will of Sarah Ross,
undated |
| | | | McFarland deed,
undated |
| | | Agreement of counsel to permit testimony, Clements case,
March-June 1923 |
| | | Texas Gulf Sulphur Company vs. T.M. Neal et al., title,
abstracts and opinions, etcetera,
1929-1930 |
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| 3F375 | | | Transcripts of testimony,
1921-1922 |
| | | | Conally vs. Texas Company
1921-1922 |
| | | | Underwood vs. Hogg,
1921 |
| | | | Synopsis of statement by Will C. Hogg
1915 |
| | | | Estate of Sarah Ross,
undated |
| | | | Clements vs. Texas Company,
1922 |
| | | Depositions,
[circa 1922] |
| | | Pleadings,
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| | | | Clements vs. Texas Company, with index
1922 |
| | | | McFarland vs. Hogg, et al.,
1921 |
| | | | McFarland vs. Texas Company, et al.,
1921 |
| | | Deed of Laura J. McFarland et al, to Ellen Bell, brief,
undated |
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| 3F376 | | | Securities: |
| | | | Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Company Incorporated,
1929-1941 |
| | | | Widee Realty Company,
1924-1926 |
| | | Litigation, Will C. Hogg Estate: |
| | | | Taxes, federal income,
1934-1935 |
| | | | Record book,
1930-1939 |
| | | | Statements,
1930-1930 |
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| 3F377 | | | | Real estate, Claud Nash land (Trinity
County) |
| | | | Personal property,
1930-1931 |
| | | | | New Madison Square Garden Corporation
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| | | | | 290 Park Avenue
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| | | | | Paving, Shepherd Drive
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| | | | | Charles Brown subdivision, Brazoria County
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| | | | | Sodiphene Company, stock
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| | | | | Victoria County road bonds
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| | | | | Webb County bonds
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| | | | | Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Company
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| | | | | Cresson stock
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| | | | | Dallas Levee Improvement District bonds
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| | | | | Fort Bend County bridge bonds
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| | | | | Goliad City bridge refinancing bonds
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| | | | | Harford Agricultural and Breeders association stock
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| | | | | Houston Country Club sinking fund bonds
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| | | | | Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Company stock
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| | | | | San Saba County road warrants
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| | | | | J. B. Shearer and Company stock
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| | | | | Blakely Smith and Company preferred stock
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| | | | | Kerville land warrants
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| | | | Resolutions, charity appeals,
1930-1931 |
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| 3F378 | | | Litigation:
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| | | | Will C. Hogg estate, taxes, federal income,
1936-1939 |
| | | | Transcripts of testimony,
1922 |
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| 3F379 | | | | Litigation, Will C. Hogg estate, personal property
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| | | | | Kirby Lumber Company stock,
1925-1939 |
| | | | | Mineral Wells improvement bonds,
1921-1933 |
| | | | | American Republics Corporation,
1929-1934 |
| | | | | Aransas Pass sea wall bonds,
1920-1931 |
| | | | | Casino Town Club Operating Corporation, stock,
1932-1934 |
| | | | | Consolidated Oil Corporation stock,
1938-1939 |
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| 3F380 | | | Miscellaneous files: |
| | | | Kentucky S/E Coal Corporation |
| | | | Miscellaneous maps, sketches, drawings and data re.
Kaiser and Patten place |
| | | | Charts |
| | | | Lee survey, letters patent |
| | | | W. T. Williams file |
| | | | McFarland et al. vs. Hogg et al. (briefs) |
| | | | Legal citations for payment of taxes |
| | | | Correspondence concerning Varner Plantation, Will C.
Hogg to Bullock |
| | | | Letters from W. M. D. Lee |
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| 3F381 | | | Litigation: |
| | | | W. C. Hogg et al. vs. George W. Sheffield et al.,
(Brazoria Company suit): |
| | | | | Briefs,
1927-1929 |
| | | | | Galley proof |
| | | | | Office manuscript |
| | | | | Notes and legal instruments |
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| 3F382 | | | | | Petitions, answers, agreements, exhibits and papers
used as evidence in trial,
1927-1929 |
| | | | | Papers pertaining to the brief, appellees briefs,
other briefs,
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| 3F383 | | | | | Judgement and opinion,
1927-1935 |
| | | | | Appeal for rehearing to Civil and Supreme Courts,
1933-1935 |
| | | | | Pleadings,
1927 |
| | | | | Briefs,
1928 |
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| 3F384 | | | | Sarah Ross will case,
1921-1923 |
| | | | Will. C. Hogg et al. vs. Sheffield, Brazoria Company tax
suit, correspondence,
1927-1935 |
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| 3F385 | | | | Blueprints and miscellaneous materials concerning
Clements, Underwood and McFarland suit, West Columbia |
| | | | Sarah Ross will contest, depositions,
1922 |
| | | | Tom Tennille title to George C. Tennille estate,
March 1922 |
| | | | Laura Jane McFarland et al., Memorandum of authorities,
November 1920 |
| | | | Sallie J. Clements at al. vs. Texas Company et al.,
citations in error,
January-February
1923 |
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| 3F386 | | | | Clements case: |
| | | | | Depositions |
| | | | | Proceedings,
June 1922 |
| | | | | Correspondence,
1921-1922 |
| | | | John C. Underwood vs. William. C. Hogg et al., papers
used in briefing,
1921-1922 |
| | | | McFarland suit, Crews case,
August-November
1922 |
| | | | George C. Tenille will, briefs,
1921 |
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| 3F387 | | | | Mrs. Hettie Neuman et vir. vs. Armor Auto Company, at
al., transcript of testimony,
Nov. 1922 |
| | | | Underwood vs. Hogg et al., correspondence and briefs,
1902-1926 |
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| 3F388 | | | | Clements case, depositions,
1921-1922 |
| | | | Underwood vs. Hogg, deposition of John C. Underwood,
October 1921 |
| | | | Clements case: |
| | | | | Brief for defendants
[1921?] |
| | | | | Pleadings,
1921 |
| | | | Underwood vs. Hogg, question and answer transcript (2
copies),
1921 |
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| 3F389 | | | | State of Texas vs. Mike Hogg et al., inheritance tax
case, briefing, pleadings, etcetera,
1932-1934 |
| | | | Clements case, depositions,
1921-1922 |
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| 3F390 | | | Will C. Hogg Estate: |
| | | | Will, letters of devisees,
October 1930-February
1931 |
| | | | Taxes: |
| | | | | Louisiana property,
1930 |
| | | | | Texas property,
1931-1939 |
| | | | | Social security,
1939 |
| | | | | Arkansas property |
| | | | | Texas inheritance,
1930-1931 |
| | | | | Death taxes (French),
1930-1931 |
| | | | | Mexican inheritance (San Rodrigo Land and Cattle
Company),
1930-1938 |
| | | | | Arkansas inheritance,
1930-1931 |
| | | | | Arkansas income tax,
1930-1939 |
| | | | | Federal income tax,
1930-1939 |
| | | Max Voit et al., Ross will case depositions,
July 1921 |
| | | Brief, deed of Laura J. McFarland to Mrs. Ellen
Bell |
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| 3F391 | | | Miscellaneous briefings,
1920-1921 |
| | | Ross will contest, brief of authorities,
January 1921 |
| | | Will C. Hogg Estate: |
| | | | Probate proceedings, Harris County,
1930-1937 |
| | | | Will,
1930-1939 |
| | | | Probate proceedings, Union County, Arkansas |
| | | | State of Texas vs. Mike Hogg et al., inheritance taxes,
1931-1934 |
| | | | Inheritance tax suit, correspondence,
1931-1934 |
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| 2.325/A108 | | | | Deeds and agreements,
1834, 1869, 1880-1920, 1943 |
| | | | Arnold's Mound property subdivisions, blueprint,
1903 |
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Hogg Brothers Account Books
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| 2.325/D12a | | | Hogg Brothers joint bank account memo cash book
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| | | | October 1941-December 1942 |
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| 2.325/D12b | | | | December 1938--December 1940 |
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| 2.325/D12c | | | Hogg Brothers account ledger,
1934-1939 |
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| 2.325/D12d | | | Hogg Brothers oil earnings, ledger,
1920-1924 |
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| 2.325/D12e | | | Hogg Brothers joint bank account memo cash book,
January 1941--October 1941 |
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| 2.325/D12f | | | Hogg Brothers cash book,
January 1926--June 1927 |
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| 2.325/D12g | | | Will C. Hogg, agent, cash book,
September 1918--March 1921 |
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| 2.325/D12h | | | Martin Varner, agent, cash book,
January 1946--June 1952 |
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| 2.325/D12i | | | Hogg Brothers cash journal,
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| | | | July 1923--April 1927 |
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| 2.325/D12j | | | | May 1927--December 1938 |
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| 2.325/D12k | | | | April 1921--June 1923 |
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| 2.325/L22 | | | Hogg family accounting records,
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| | | | Varner company, ledger,
1905-1910 |
| | | | Union Motors Incorporated, minutes,
November 1922--January 1928 |
| | | | Varner company, account ledger,
1921-1923 |
| | | | Hogg Oil Company, copy of charter, bylaws, minutes,
certificates of dissolution,
1939-1951 |
| | | | Mike Hogg, trustee, account journal,
1919-1921 |
| | | | Hogg Oil Company, account ledger,
1939-1941 |
| | | | Will C. Hogg, trustee, account ledger,
1917-1919 |
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| 2.325/L23 | | | Accounts receivable, ledgers,
1921-1938 |
| | | Electrical logs, West Columbia,
undated |
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| 2.325/L24 | | | Mike Hogg, agent, transfer ledger
1937-1940 |
| | | Electrical logs
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| | | | Jackson Subdivision, West Columbia Field
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| | | | | Claud Hamill
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| | | | | M.T. Habouty, Ima Hogg et al. #1 and #2
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| | | | | Texaco Incorporated #2
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| 2.325/L25 | | | | | Hogg Oil Company, Mike Hogg et al.,
1941, 1946 |
| | | | | Texas Company, Will C. Hogg,
1939-1948, undated |
| | | | | Hogg Oil Company, Mike Hogg et al.,
1938-1948, undated |
| | | | | Gulf Production, Mays,
1940-1949 |
| | | | | Texaco Incorporated, Ima Hogg #3 and #4,
1963, undated |
| | | Estate of Will C. Hogg, general ledger,
1930-1939 |
| | | Will C. Hogg, account ledger,
1920-1931 |
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| 2.325/L26 | | | Electrical Logs
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| | | | West Columbia Field
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| | | | | Claud Hamill "D" Lease,
1952-1958 |
| | | | | Miscellaneous,
1938-1965 |
| | | | | Hogg Oil Company, Hogg-Hamman LS [lease?],
1938-1947 |
| | | | | Hogg-Hamman, Claud Hamill,
1953-1956 |
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Governor James Stephen Hogg Files:
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| 3F392 | | | Miscellaneous business files: |
| | | | Check stubs,
1906-1910 |
| | | | Checks,
1910 |
| | | Litigation: |
| | | | Legal documents,
1895-1910 |
| | | | Correspondence,
1900-1910 |
| | | | Blueprints |
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