Anderson Clayton & Co.

Collected papers and photographs from the Public Relations Department files of Anderson Clayton and Company. The company was founded in 1904 in Oklahoma City as cotton brokers, moved to Houston in 1916 and expanded into all areas of cotton business, progressively diversifying into foods, seeds, animal feed, transportation, warehousing, insurance and equipment manufacture with associated companies in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Switzerland. It was taken over in 1986 by Quaker Oats.

From the guide to the Anderson Clayton Collection RG E-61., 1904-1986, (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library)