urn:taro:utsa.00161 A Guide to the Businesses that Built San Antonio Collection, 1983-1985 November 26, 2008Encoded in XMetal Author by Nikki Thomas according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Finding aid is in English . Descriptive Summary Odom, Marianne and Gaylon Finklea Young Businesses that Built San Antonio Collection 1983-1985Materials are in English. MS 295 6 linear feet (6 Boxes) University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections Businesses that Built San Antonio was published in 1985 by Living Legacies in anticipation of the approaching 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial. The text of the book is based on oral history interviews with more than 50 business spokespeople. The Businesses that Built San Antonio collection is comprised of the source material for the book of the same name. Included are oral history interviews and transcripts, company histories, correspondence and assorted printed material. Historical Note

Businesses that Built San Antonio was published in 1985 by Living Legacies in anticipation of the approaching 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial. The text of the book is based on oral history interviews with more than 50 business spokespeople. "[P]rominent business leaders shared their perspectives on their companies' past, present and future." Many of the businesses profiled in the book are no longer in operation.

Odom, Marianne and Gaylon Finklea Young. Prologue in Businesses that Built San Antonio. San Antonio, TX : Living Legacies, 1985.

 Scope and Content Note

The Businesses that Built San Antonio collection is comprised of the source material for the book of the same name. Included are oral history interviews and transcripts, company histories, correspondence, reel-to-reels, audiocassettes and assorted printed material. The collection contains a file for each participating business, which includes the oral history trascripts, general company histories, and chapter drafts.

Access Restrictions

Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use.

This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.

 Usage Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

Odom, Marianne and Gaylon Finklea Young. Businesses that Built San Antonio. San Antonio, TX : Living Legacies, 1985.

 Acquisition Information

Received from the Institute of Texan Cultures Library in April 2004 (Acc. 2004-025).

 Processing Information

The collection is in one accession, 2004-025. Collection processed by Nikki Lynn Thomas, Manuscripts Curator, November 2008.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Businesses that Built San Antonio Collection, MS 295, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

 Index Terms Subjects Business enterprises--Texas--San Antonio. Industries--Texas--San Antonio. Locations San Antonio (Tex.) San Antonio (Tex.)--Industries--History.San Antonio (Tex.)--Commerce--History. Genres/Formats Contracts.Correspondence. Oral histories.Sound recordings.Transcripts. Local Subjects Business San Antonio History Detailed Description of the Collection Printed material, 1983-1985

Files contain company histories, oral history transcripts, project agreements and assorted printed material.

 100BBSA Introductory Material 101St. Mary's University 102Menger Hotel and Motor Inn 103Pioneer Flour Mills 104Steve's and Sons 105Frost National Bank 106Joske's of Texas 107Alamo Cement Company 108Southern Merchandise and Storage Co. 109Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 110Friedrich Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co. 111Lunches Boot Company 112Union Stock Yards, San Antonio 113Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce 114National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio 115The Roegelein Company 116Santikos Theaters 117Frost Brothers 118Azrock Industries, Inc. 119J.C. Penny, Inc. 120National Bank of Fort Sam Houston 121First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Antonio 122USAA 123Ernst & Whiney 124Travis Savings and Loan Association 125Nix Medical Center 126American Security Life Insurance Company 127Redland Worth Corporation 128H.B. Zachary Company 129Broadway National Bank 130Trinity University 231Guy Chipman Company, Realtors 232Luby's Cafeterias, Inc. 233Ellison Industries, Inc 234KMOL TV 4 235McCombs Enterprises 236Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co. 237Lyda, Inc. 238Trammell Crow Company 239Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. 240Tesoro Petroleum Corporation 241Ralph C. Bender & Association 242La Mansion Hotels 243Rand Development Corporation 244Dillards 245Brake Check 246Crain Distribution Company, Inc. 247Orah Wall 248Embrey Investments, Inc. 249G.I.C. Insurance Company 250Nash Phillips/Copus 251Garden Ridge Pottery and World Imports 252San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk 253Fisher Brothers Lumber Company 254Hyatt Regency San Antonio 255Tetco, Inc. 256Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company 257Advanced Tobacco Products, Inc. 258Intercontinental Bankshares Corporation Audio materials,1984-1985

Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use.

37 1/2 inch Reel-to-Reels 3Advanced Tobacco Products, February 20, 1985 3Alamo Cement, March 8, 1985 3American Security Life Insurance Co., undated 3Azrock Industries, Inc., March 29, 1985 3Brake Check, Inc., April 29, 1985 3Broadway National Bank, February 11, 1985 3Crain Distributing Co., February 14, 1985 3Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company, May 1, 1985 3Dillard's, May 3, 1985 3Ellison Industries, March 6, 1985 3Embrey Investments, Inc., May 9, 1985 3Ernst and Whinney, undated 3First Federal Savings and Loan Association, May 1, 1985 3Fisher Brothers Lumber Company, February 13, 1985 3Friedrich Air Conditioning, March 4, 1985 3Frost National Bank, December 20, 1984 3Frost Bros., April 1, 1985 3Garden Ridge Pottery and World Imports, March 19, 1985 3G.I.C. Insurance Company, April 18, 1985 3Guy Chipman Co., Realtors, January 25, 1985 3Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc., March 26, 1985 3H.B. Zachry Company, May 2, 1985 3Hyatt Regency San Antonio, March 1, 1985 3Intercontinental Bank Shares Corporation, May 1, 1985 3Joske's of Texas, March 7, 1985 3KMOL-TV, Channel 4, January 1985 3La Mansion Hotels, June 14, 1985 3Luby's, undated 3Lyda, Inc., April 24, 1985 3McCombs Enterprises, February 1, 1985 3Manger Hotel and Motor Inn, April 2, 1985 4Mission Burial Park, May 8, 1985 4Nash Phillips/Copus,March 15, 1985 4National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio, February 22, 1985 4National Bank of Ft. Sam Houston, June 4, 1985 4Nix Medical Center, undated 4Orah Wells, International, March 8, 1985 4Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., March 20, 1985 4J.C. Penney, April 23, 1985 4Ralph C. Bender and Associates, Inc., February 25, 1985 4Rand Development Corporation, December 13, 1984 4Redland Worth Corporation, undated 4Roegelein Company, December 5, 1984 4San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, April 5, 1985 4Southern Merchandise and Storage Co., undated 4Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, February 26, 1985 4Steves Sash and Door, April 4, 1985 4St. Mary's University, April 11, 1985 4Tesoro Petroleum, March 13, 1985 4Tetco, Inc., undated 4Trammell Crow Company, April 29, 1985 4Travis Savings and Loan, January 30, 1985 4Trinity University, April 11, 1985 4Union Stockyards of San Antonio, December 21, 1984 4USAA, February 18, 1985 4Unidentified reel, undated 5Audiocassettes 5Advanced Tobacco Products,February 1985 5Alamo Cement Company,March 1985 5American Security Life Insurance Company, January 1985 5Azrock Industries, Inc., March 1985 5Brake Check,February -April 1985 5Broadway National Bank,February 1985 5Crain Distributing Company, Inc., February 1985 5Diamond Shamrock, May 1985 5Dillards, May 1984 5Ellison Industries, March 1985 5Embrey Investments, Inc., May 1985 5Ernst and Whinney, May 1985 5First Federal Savings and LoanMay 1985 5Fisher Brothers Lumber Company, February 1985 5Friedrich Air Conditioning, March 1985 5Frost National Bank, December 1984 5Frost Bros., April 1985 5Garden Ridge Pottery, March 1985 5G.I.C. Insurance Co., April 1985 5Guy-Chapman Company, January 1985 5Harte-Hanks, March 1985 5H.B. Zachry Company, May 1985 5Hyatt Regency San Antonio, March 1985 5Intercontinental Bankshares Corporation, May 1985 5Joske's of Texas,March 1985 5KMOL-4,February 1985 5La Mansion Hotels,June 1985 5Luby's Cafeteria, Inc., December 1984 5Lyda, Inc., April 1985 5McCombs Enterprises, February 1985 5Menger Hotel, April 1985 5Mission Burial Park, May 1985 5Nash Phillips/Copus,March 1985 5National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio, February 1985 5National Bank of Ft. Sam Houston, June 1985 6Nix Medical Center, April 1985 6Orah Well, March 1985 6Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., March 1985 6J.C. Penney Co. Inc., April 1985 6Ralph C. Bender and Associates, Inc., February 1985 6Rand Development Corporation, December 1984 6Redland Worth Co., April 1985 6The Roegelein Company, December 1984 6San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, April 1985 6Santikos Theatres, undated 6Southern Merchandising, February 1985 6Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., February 1985 6St. Mary's University, April 1985 6Steves and Sons,April 1985 6Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, March 1985 6Tetco, Inc.,April 1985 6Trammel Crow Co., April 1985 6Travis Savings and Loan, January 1985 6Trinity University, April 1985 6Union Stock Yards,December 1984 6USAA, February 1985