Ira Hobart Evans business records, 1867-1913

Collection

Identifier: 1976-019

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Ira Hobart Evans business records, housed in 19 legal-sized document boxes, document the negotiation for, and the acquisition and disbursement of Texas lands from the 1850s through the early 1900s by land companies such as the New York and Texas Land Company, Ltd., the Texas Land Company, Inc., the Texas Land Syndicate, the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, the Brazos Internal Improvement and Navigation Company, and the Espuela Land and Cattle Company.

The records consist of autograph and typescript business correspondence dating from 1872-1913; financial records and ledgers including land purchases, expenditures, leases, interest earned, etc.; lists of stockholders, land scrip holders, and certificates; and meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and/or Stockholders. Includes the Texas Land Syndicate Accounts Ledgers and the New York & Texas Ltd Ledgers

Dates

Creation: 1867 - 1913

Language

These materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader. Most of this material is housed off-site and will require advance notice of 1 business day for use.

Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.