Anderson Clayton & Co.

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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)

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creatorOf Anderson Clayton Collection RG E-61., 1904-1986 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
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associatedWith American Founders Life corporateBody
associatedWith Anderson, James person
associatedWith Anderson, M. D. (Monroe Dunaway) person
associatedWith Anderson, W. Leland person
associatedWith Barlow, Thomas James person
associatedWith Clayton, Benjamin, 1882-1978 person
associatedWith Clayton, Susan Vaughn person
associatedWith Clayton, William Lockhart person
associatedWith European Economic Community corporateBody
associatedWith Fleming, Lamar, Jr. person
associatedWith Gaines Pet Food corporateBody
associatedWith Garwood, Ellen person
associatedWith Garwood, W. L., Jr. person
associatedWith Gerber Foods corporateBody
associatedWith Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Company corporateBody
associatedWith Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade corporateBody
associatedWith McAshan, S. Maurice person
associatedWith McAshan, Susan Clayton person
associatedWith Oden, Sydnor person
associatedWith Quaker Oats Company corporateBody
associatedWith Schrimpf Alley (Houston, Tex.) person
associatedWith Stillwell, J. A. person
associatedWith Susan V. Clayton Homes (Houston, Tex.) person
associatedWith Western Cotton Services Company corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Argentina
Subject
Brazil
Cotton
Cotton baling
Cotton trade
Food industry and trade
Hospitals
International business enterprises
Marshall Plan
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Mexico
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Oilseed products
Paraguay
Peru
Pollution
Switzerland
Texas Association to Improve Distribution
Texas Hall of Fame
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