Records, 1925-1969.

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Records, 1925-1969.

Collection is arranged by business divisions: Camp Kent (1929-1960); Kent Cafe (1934-1967); Kent Mercantile Company (1925-1969); Kent Station (1931-1969); Kent Wool Warehouse (1927-1957); Reynolds Land and Cattle Company (1926-1956); and W. D. Reynolds Trust (1922-1945). Collection bulks with financial materials and with lesser amounts of correspondence and legal material. The records reflect the impact of both the Depression years and World War II. Also includes photographs and negatives, printed and scrapbook material.

59,620 leaves

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Reynolds Land and Cattle Company

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Ranching corporation of pioneer West Texas family dating back to the 1850s. Operations were conducted from Fort Worth, Texas, but properties were located in Shackelford, Haskell, Borden, Scurry, Dallam, Hartley, Jeff Davis, and Culberson counties of West Texas, with leased opertations in Montana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Cattle, sheep, and horse raising, general farming, oil lease activities, and horse racing have been among the company's operations, although land acquisition and development ar...

Kent Mercantile Company (Kent County, Tex.)

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Mercantile store established in 1909 in Kent County, Texas. In 1925, the store became a subsidiary of the Reynolds Land and Cattle Company of Fort Worth, Texas. The company was expanded to handling food, clothing, hardware, automotive supplies, feed, a motel, tourist camp, and a restaurant. In 1939, a wool warehouse was added. From the description of Records, 1925-1969. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24324221 ...