Interviews with several decendants of the founders of Evers Hardware, as well as employees of Evers Hardware. Lotta Evers Callahan, daughter of founder Will Evers, discusses her family background, Robert and Adolph Evers's purchase of the hardware store in Denton, Texas in 1885, how the store ownership passed to sons Will and Dolph Evers, Jr., Denton in the early 1900s, the sale of buggies and tractors, Will Evers's civic activities, a typical workday at the hardware store, the personnel of the store, and her experiences during the Depression. Jessie Evers King, daughter of founder Will Evers, discusses her family background, Robert and Adolph Evers, the activities of her father and uncle, Dolph, the division of the Evers estate, the Evers house on Oak Street in Denton, the store fire, and her father's pecan orchard and fruit trees. Bob Evers Tripp, grandson of Robert Evers and operator of Evers Hardware, discusses his family background, Robert and Adolph Evers's purchase of the hardware store, the sale of barbed wire as a reason for their early success, the involvement of the Evers family as founders of Denton Water, Light and Power Company in 1892, Adolph Evers's purchase of farm land, managing credit operations, the Evers family's contributions to Denton, the activities of the tin and plumbing shops, the history of the Evers Hardware building, and the financing and future of the business. Felix Callahan, son-in-law of Will Evers and executor of Dolph Evers's estate, discusses his family background, the early years of Evers Hardware in Denton, Will Evers's development of farm land for pecan trees, work on the farm, the development of machines to harvest, weigh, size, and separate pecans, Dolph Evers's inventions, the Evers family's civic activities, the sale of farm implements at the hardware store, and the division of the Evers estate. Wilford Pierce, employee of Evers Hardware, discusses his family background, the business practices of Robert and Will Evers, the personnel practices of Evers Hardware, Dolph Evers's inventions and the Evers plumbing shop business, the materials sold in the hardware store, the credit business, and his experiences with customers. Verna Solomon, employee of Evers Hardware, discusses her experiences working in Evers Hardware in the 1940s, her impressions of Will Evers, her experiences working as an exclusive dealership for Hoover appliances, the merchandise, her duties as head salesperson, the employees of the store, and the fire of 1972. Walter Laney, employee of Evers Hardware, discusses his family background, his employment in Evers plumbing shop, the activities of Will, Marion, and Dolph Evers, the employees, the merchandise, and the fire of 1972.
