Business and Industry

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Business archives preserve history, memory, and evidence of how organizations and entrepreneurs develop, innovate, and influence society. Collections intersect with many related areas of study such as marketing and branding, entrepreneurship, labor history, food history, and urban development.

Bell Helicopter Records - The Bell Helicopter Records document seventy-one years of Bell Helicopter Textron's corporate history.

Tandy/Radio Shack Collection - This collection contains the records of the Tandy Corporation and some of its subsidiaries, including RadioShack, Leonard's, and Meacham's.

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

Liquid Paper Corporation Records - Records and publications of the Liquid Paper Corporation and its founder Bettie Nesmith Graham.

Frank Cuellar Sr. Collection - A collection of Frank Cuellar Sr.'s printed materials and photographs from his career as a restauranteur and cofounder of the El Chico Corporation.

Texas Industrial Arts Association Publications and Records

  • The Texas Industrial Arts Association was implemented for regional and state level competitive project fairs to exhibit works and illustrate the importance of industrial arts to students, teachers, and their impact on Texas.

Howard Onstott Papers - Collected papers of economist Howard Onstott covering global economics and politics from a conservative perspective

Rosenwig Family Texglass Inc. Records - The papers of Bertha and Herman Rosenzweig, owners and operators of Texglass, Inc. located in Decatur, Texas.

Enid Justin Nocona Boot Company Records - This collection contains the papers of Enid Justin and the Nocona Boot Company, 1929 - 1982, including advertisements, awards, audit reports, and many photographs.

Juanita Burgoon and Carole Sanders Collection - This collection contains photographs, papers, letters, and published materials from Carole Sanders, a stewardess and animal protection advocate, and Juanita Burgoon, an entrepreneur.

Digital Collections and Exhibits

Digital Collection: Browse a selection of images from the Tandy/Radio Shack collection, including a full run of the Radio Shack employee magazine, Intercom.

Digital Collection: Explore the history of Frank Cuellar Sr., one of the founders of the El Chico restaurant franchise.

Digital Collection: View original photos and videos from the archive of Bell Helicopter

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