Swenson Land and Cattle Company, papers, 1902-1932.

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Swenson Land and Cattle Company, papers, 1902-1932.

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The papers consist of printed material, ledgers and diaries related to the business of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company between 1902 and 1932, including a memoir by ranch manager Frank S. Hastings. The records additionally address theories and experiences in raising, marketing and shipping Hereford cattle and the economic, political ad social aspects of the area as they affected the cattle industry.

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Hastings, Frank S., 1860-1922

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Pioneer Texas rancher and author. Born in 1860 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Employed by Phillip D. Armour to oversee the importation of Hereford cattle from England to the West. Later employed by the Swenson brothers as the manager of the SMS Ranch, headquartered in Stamford, Texas. Author of "RECOLLECTIONS OF A RANCHMAN." Member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Ranger's Association, Masonic Order, and Episcopal Church. Died in 1922 in Stamford. From the description of Papers. 1922-19...

Swenson Land and Cattle Company.

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In the 1880s S. M. Swenson leased his holdings to his sons, Eric Pierson Swenson and Swen Albin Swenson, who operated them under the name of Swenson Brothers Cattle Company. The SMS brand, consisting of an extended M sandwiched between two reversed S's, was registered by the Swensons in the spring of 1882. In 1899 the Swensons enticed the Texas Central Railroad to build through their land and laid out the town of Stamford, which became the nucleus of their West Texas interests. In 1902 the broth...

Swenson, Eric Pierson

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Swenson, S. M. (Svante Magnus), 1816-1896

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S. M. Swenson was the founder of the Swenson (SMS) Ranches in northwest Texas. He and his sons formed the S. M. Swenson & Sons banking corporation in New York. Stamford, in Jones County, was founded by their Stamford and Northwestern Townsite Co. From the description of Papers, 1871-1909. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25475287 Swante (Svante, Sven, Swen) Magnus Swenson (Svenson) (1816-1896) was the first Swedish immigrant to Texas and the foun...

Swenson, Swen Albin.

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First National City Bank of New York

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