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Teas Nursery Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0567
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Teas Nursery administrative and financial records, business correspondence, legal files, and advertising and marketing examples. In addition, Teas family records are included.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880s-2010

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research. Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from Teas Nursery Company records must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Sketch

Teas Nursery, once located at 4400 Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire, Texas, traces its history to 1843 when John C. Teas began the business in Indiana, moving it later to Missouri. In 1910, Edward Teas, Sr., brought the family business to Houston where it flourished and remained until its closure in 2009 when the property was purchased by the Rubenstein Foundation to create a city park in Bellaire.

Extent

60 Linear Feet (58 boxes and oversize materials)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists of Teas Nursery administrative and financial records, business correspondence, legal files, and advertising and marketing examples. In addition, Teas family records are included.

Acquisition Information

Received from the Teas family in 2010.

Subject

Title
Guide to the Teas Nursery Company records, 1880s-2010
Status
Unprocessed Addenda
Author
Alan Bath
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586