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Kirby Lumber Company: Letterbooks and Ledgers

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    • INVENTORY

    KIRBY LUMBER COMPANY RECORDS

    LETTERBOOKS AND LEDGERS

    LOCATION

    FORM

    DESCRIPTION

    22A-1/2

    97 volumes

    Private letters, John H. Kirby (1896-1922) (93 numbered, 4 unnumbered)

    22A-2

    8 volumes

    Letters, C. P. Meyer (1908) (May 18, 1908-Jan. 20,1909)

    22A-2

    3 volumes

    Letters, J. S. Rice (Mar.21, 1904-June 9, 1906)

    22A-3

    15 volumes

    Letters, B. F. Bonner (1903-1908)

    Vol. No.

    Title

    1 Private letters, Mar.26, 1903-Jan.26, 1904
    2 (box) Correspondence, 1903-1904
    3 (box) Correspondence, 1907-1908
    4-7 Personal letters, 1904-1909
    8-11 General Manager, 1905-1908
    12 Ass't to President, K.L.C., 1903-04
    13-15 Vice President, 1904

    22A-3

    8 volumes

    Letters, Miscellaneous

    Vol. No.

    Contents

    1-6 Letters, 1900-1917
    7(box) Marked in pencil,"Personal Injury-Accidents meetings minutes, cases, 1910-17
    8 Legal agreement, 1907

    22A-3

    8 volumes

    Letters, Land Department, 1903-09

    Vol. No.

    Contents

    1 April 28, 1903-Oct.8, 1904
    2 Aug.6,1904-Feb. 18,1905
    3 Dec. 27,1905-June 5, 1906
    4 June 5, 1906-Nov. 8, 1906
    5 Nov. 9, 1906-Mar. 27,1907
    6 Mar. 27, 1907-Oct.5, 1907
    7 Oct. 8, 1907-June 5, 1908
    8 June 11,1908-Apr.28, 1909

    22A-3

    1 volume

    Merryville Transfer Sales Journal, 1914-1916

    22A-3

    10 volumes

    Appraisal Papers, Kirby Lumber Company (1911--Mill)

    Volume

    Contents

    A Beaumont, Feb. 11, 1911
    E Silsbee, Feb.26,1911
    G Call, March 31, 1911
    J Roganville, March 17, 1911
    L Village Mills, May 17, 1911
    L1 Plant appraisal, Dec. 1, 1917
    P Bronson, Mar.9, 1911
    Loose papers
    R Bessmay, Apr.12,1911
    T Kirbyville, March 23, 1911
    U Uvadale, Apr.17,1911

    22A-4

    2 Boxes

    Mill Accounts

    Box

    Contents

    1 Various C. P. Meyer camps, 1909-1916
    2 Various camps, 1907-1917

    22A-4

    29 Ledgers

    Shipping Ledgers, 1937-1952.
    Arranged by year, alphabetically by destination, and then by date. Information given includes "our number," customer number, destination/ description, and mill.

    22A-4

    3 volumes

    Records

    Vol. No.

    Contents

    1 (36) Lumber Shipments, Reliance Lumber Co., Beaumont, TX, 1901
    2 (37) Lumber Shipments, Reliance Lumber Co., Beaumont, TX, 1901
    3 Monthly report of rents receivable and collected, Kirby L. C.,
    Beaumount, 1906-Jan. 1908

    22A-5

    9 ledgers

    General Ledgers

    Ledger

    Contents

    A 1916-1921, Kirby-Bonner Lumber Co.
    la 1917-1921, Kirby
    Ja 1922-1924, Kirby
    Jb 1922-1924, Kirby
    K 1925
    M 1927-1930
    O 1934-1936
    P Jan. 1934-Dec. 1936
    Q July - Dec. 1936

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #10 -Tie Inventory and Shipping memos between Kirby Lbr. & Texas Tie & Lbr. Preserving Co. & Santa Fe Tie & Lbr. Preserving, ca. 1909-1921

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #11 -Journal 1B, Accounting Feb. 1902, April 1902, and June 1902

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #12 -Journal, Charter of Kirby Lbr. Company July 31, 1901 - May 1902, shows assets and liabilities

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #13 -Lumber Shipments Ledger # 38, ca. 1901. R. L. Company

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #14 -Beaumont Journal Apr. 1 Dec. 1891. Commissary (?) Shows number, name and
    amounts brought forward

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #15 -Gulf Beaumont & Kansas City Railway Co. account ledger ca. 1901, "recording all matters on settlements other than in cash since July 1, 1900."

    22A-5

    1 volume

    #16 -Houston account ledger, 1890-96

    22A-5

    1 volume

    Bill Records. audited. Kirby Lumber Co., Sept. 1928-Sept. 1931

    22A-5

    1 volume

    Checks, J. H. Kirby printed on checks; Stubs, 1920-26

    22A-5

    1 Journal

    Managers' Merchandise Check Journal, 1933-34 (several mills)

    22A-5

    1 Journal

    The Bancroft Lumber Co. Jan.1.1995 to Mar.1, 1997 (1895-97). Includes record of claims forwarded for collection and newspaper clippings including an article on Thomas Bancroft ("The Orange Leader" Oct. 28, 1992) and Bancroft's obit ("Galveston News" Sept. 19, 1996)

    22A-5

    2 Ledgers

    Roganville Lumber Company Commissary, 1902

    22A-5

    1 Volume

    Invoice Record & Grade Journal, 1937. Arranged by date from back to front for various mills of the Kirby Lumber Co. Also includes estimated freight and delivery sales by mill for
    each month.

    22A-5

    1 Volume

    Accident Report Records, Feb. 8, 1910-Aug. 15, 1912. Kirby Lumber Co. Personal Injury Dept. Gives name of injured party, residence, place of occurrence, date of accident, date reported, manager or foreman, attending physician, witnesses, nature of injury,
    and remarks.

    22A-5

    1 Ledger

    Sante Fe Town Site Co., 1917-1924 (Marked No. 3)

    Section 1: Alph. by account (pesonal or type, i.e. tax or salarySection 2: Contract salesSection 3: Bills ReceivableSection 4: Silsbee State Bank

    22A-6

    13 Journals

    General Journals, 1890-1923 Kirby Lumber Co.(?) (cont. On 22B-5)

    22A-6

    1 Ledger

    The Reliance Lumber Company, Beaumont, TX--Purchase Shipments, 1901 (No.1)

    22A-7

    1 Ledger

    Rent, 1890-1893

    22A-7

    1 Journal

    Transfer Journal -Hewn Tie & Piling Department. K. L. Co., 1917-1918

    22A-7

    1 Catalog

    Marshall-Field General Catalog, Fall and Winter, 1903

    22A-7

    1 Catalog

    Fox Brothers and Company, Illustrated Catalog, 1900

    22A-7/8

    12 Ledgers

    Sales Ledgers (Numbered) Kirby Lumber Company

    Ledger No.

    Contents

    1 1902
    2 1903
    3 1903-04
    4 1903-04
    5 1905
    6 1904-05
    7 1905-06
    8 1905-06
    9 1906-07
    10 1906-07
    11 1907
    12 1907

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Supplementary Log Summary, Kirby Lumber Co., Part 1902 & Part 1903

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Record of Estray Logs, Mill A, July & August, 1902, Kirby Lumber Co.

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Purchase Requisitions, KLC, 1916

    22A-8

    3 Volumes

    Vouchers, KLC

    Volume

    Contents

    81 Aug., 1930 (Part H)
    82 Aug., 1930 (Part H)
    Unnumbered Nov., 1944

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Journal Entries, KLC, Sept. 1940

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Ledger of employees, ca. 1899-1907

    22A-8

    1 Volume

    Bills Receivable Record, "contains all notes due & unpaid to KLC July 1,1904" (some later dates)

    22A-9

    3 Ledgers

    Various Mills Accounts

    Ledger

    Contents

    1904 Includes Scaler's daily tally
    Detailed Ledger, 1913-1914 Operating & construction accounts
    1903, No. 2, Detail Ledger Operating & accounts

    22A-9

    1 Volume

    BLC Stock Certificates, 801-1300

    22A-9

    8 Ledgers

    Beaumont Lumber Company, ca. 1894-1901

    Vol. Title

    Contents

    BL Co. Real Estate ca. 1894-1901
    K BL Co. Mar.1899-June 1900
    Journal 1 BL Co. 1899-1900
    Log Journal 2 BL Co. ca. 1899-1901
    Journal J BL Co. 1900-1901
    Lumber Journal 5 Jan. 1900-Oct. 1901
    Lumber Journal 6 1901
    Drafts. Galveston Nat'l BK Galveston
    1681-2680 BL Co.    		 1900-1901 (stubs dated)

    22A-9

    6 Ledgers

    Texas Tram and Lumber Company

    Vol. Title

    Contents

    C 1888-89
    Sales Ledger 1890-91
    Journal I&G [ledger G] Jan.1897-Dec. 1897
    Merchandise Cash I Sept. 1900-Jan. 1902
    Journal Indiv. & Gen. 1901
    Ledger I T&LL Co.? 1915-1916

    22A-10

    1 Day Book

    Tax Renditions from 1890 (-1900) (card in book says "Reliance Lumber Co. 1890-1900 Kirby?") Includes Jasper, Newton, Hardin, Tyler, Angelina, Jefferson, San Augustine, Lavaca, and Orange counties, as well as Beaumont City, Hearne City in Robertson Co., and Winnie in Chambers Co. Also has a folded map of T.J. Russell land, Jefferson Co., TX, March 20, 1897 survey

    22A-10

    1 Ledger

    R.W. Wier Lumber Company Sales Ledger, March 1916 to Oct. 1918

    22A-10

    1 Volume

    General Ledger G. KLC, 1912

    22A-10

    1 Volume

    Individuals & Co. Ledger, No. 4, 1909-12

    22A-10

    4 Volumes

    Miscellaneous Journals

    Volume

    Contents

    A 1901-02
    A 1901
    B (Inside) 1902
    E (Inside) 1905-9

    22A-10

    1 Volume

    Journal including sections on Lumber Sales miscellaneous, Real Estate, Claims Escrow, etc., various dates, ca. 1920-1935

    22A-10

    1 Volume

    Alphabetical Journal including name, date, items, folio, debits, etc.,1916-17

    22A-10

    1 Volume

    Silsbee, 1902. Includes payrolls, saw mill repair, commissary, local lumber sales, etc. sections

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Detail Ledger, operating accounts, KLC Jan.-Dec., 1917; July-Dec., 1916

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Voucher Record, No. 1, KLC, 1902

    22B-1

    2 Volumes

    Credit Memo Journals, KLC, 1923-1924 and 1926-1928

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Freight Adjustment Record 2, KLC, 1903

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Movement of Invoices, KLC, 1902

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Dept. Bill Record, KLC, 1919-27

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Index, Bills receivable, 1898-1908

    22B-1

    1 Volume

    Index, Suspense ledger, n.d.

    22B-4

    1 Volume

    Record of Lumber Shipments, No.6, Receivers. KLC, 1909-1910

    22B-4

    1 Volume

    Land Record, KLC, cat 1901-20. Various dates, timber rights expiration dates and deed dates given

    22B-4

    2 Volumes

    Daily Reports, 1904-5

    22B-4

    2 Journals

    General Journals, KLC

    Journal
    Contents
    27 1924-25
    28 1926

    22B-4

    2 Volumes

    Cash Books, KLC, Receivers

    Volume
    Contents
    8 1906-7
    11 1910

    22B-4

    1 Volume

    Credit Memorandum Journal, KLC 1924-26

    22B-4

    10 Volumes

    General Journals, 1890-1923 (also located on 22A-6)

    22B-6/10

    174 Volumes

    Payrolls/Audited Payrolls, Jan. 1902-July 1934

    22B-7

    1 Volume

    Payroll Book, Jan.-Aug. 1902, by mill (no individual names)

    22B-7

    2 Volumes

    Gen. Office Payroll, vol.1, July 1, 1911-Dec. 31, 1914; vol. 2, July 1,1916-Aug. 31, 1917

    22B-8

    2 Volumes

    Mill Payroll, July-DEC 1909 (by mill)

    22B-8

    3 Volumes

    Punchout Payroll, Jan.-Oct. 1910

    22B-9

    3 Volumes

    Audited Pay Rolls, 1902-1909 (some unique material)

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