Baker Mercantile Company (Lockney, Texas) Records, 1924-1938

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Baker Mercantile Company (Lockney, Texas) Records, 1924-1938

1924-1938

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00011/00011-P.html

The records pertain to the Baker Mercantile Company which opened in 1894 in Lockney, Texas, and was a major goods retailer for the growing area until its closure in 1972. The business aspect of the Baker Mercantile Company is the dominant theme of this collection. Centered around the Depression years, a large amount of client correspondence concerning payment is included with associated responses by Robin or Artie Baker. Other materials in the collection include family correspondence, correspondence with the Texas Railroad Commission, Judgment Papers from a 1931 suit, and miscellaneous financial documents. The collection reflects the hard times experienced by the inhabitants and businesses of the South Plains during the Great Depression.

3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)

eng,

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640877

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Baker, Guernes

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Baker Mercantile Company

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Opened in 1894 in Lockney, Texas, the Baker Mercantile Company served as a prominent retailer during the settlement and growth of the surrounding region. Established by J.A. and Alice Baker, the store remained under family operation until 1972 when it closed. The store received a Texas State Historical Marker in 1971. From the guide to the Baker Mercantile Company Records, S 55. 2., 1924-1937, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University) Establis...

Baker, Alice, 1867-1967

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Sarah Alice (better known as Alice) Ratliff Baker managed the Baker Mercantile Company store in Lockney, Texas, for nearly seven decades. She was born in Van Zandt, Texas, in 1867; after finishing her education she taught school, then at eighteen married James Artemas Baker, the postmaster of Ohio, Texas. They grew cotton but poor growing conditions soon led J. A. to switch to the freight and trading business. In April of 1864, J. A. and Alice took over a small general store and post office near...

Baker, J. A. (James Artemas), 1859-1917

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Baker, Artie, 1896-1975

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McGavock, Dimple Baker

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Baker, Mary

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Baker, Dorsey

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