Fort Worth Stockyards Company Records

Collection

Identifier: BA.14

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, printed material, and ledgers relating to the business activities of the Fort Worth Stockyards Company. Included are the files of Kennerly Robey, engineer; Wiliam L. Pier, manager; and John W. Dies, treasurer. Records concerning the American Stock Yards Association, a national trade association, and the Fort Worth Livestock Handling Company, a subsidiary to the Fort Worth Stockyards Company, are also included. Records pertaining to owners Swift & Company and the United Stockyards Corporation are also contained in the collection. As well as records from the following Commission House’s: Carrell & Carrell; Carson; Clay; Drive-In; Foley-Allen; Hutchens; Kutch; Saunders; Tadlock; Wallace; and Western Feeder.

Dates

Creation: 1893-1975
Creation: Majority of material found in 1923-1973

Creator

Fort Worth Stockyards Company (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Selected items in this collection are restricted. Please contact the UNT Special Collections for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Extent

329.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, printed material, and ledgers relating to the business activities of the Fort Worth Stockyards Company.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged within thirteen series: Fort Worth Stockyards, Carrell and Carrell Comission House, Carson Commission House, Drive-in Commission House, Foley-Allen Commission House, Hutchens Commission House, Kutch Commission House, Saunders Commission House, Tadlock Commission House, Wallace Commission House, Western Feeder Commission House, Stockyard Ledgers, and Individual Ledgers.