Buffler Family papers, 1931-1958 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

By Dixie Norwood

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Collection Overview

Title: Buffler Family papers, 1931-1958

Primary Creator: Buffler Family papers, 1931-1958

Extent: 35.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in series

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection documents the life of Frank Buffler and his family ginning business during the late 1910s through the early 1960s. In this collection, there are receipt books from the numerous gins that the Bufflers were associated with, including the Cloverdale Gin, the Ed. Buffler Gin, A.J. Buffler Gin, the Frank Buffler Gin, and the Buffler Bros. Gin. There are also bank statements, checkbooks, receipt books, and ledgers included in this collection. Each of these detail the daily and monthly processes of the family business. These also help display the dual management of family and business affairs. Numerous books, magazines, and catalogues are included that establish the reading materials of the family and the latest business techniques to help continue the success of the ginning profession. There are many years’ worth of correspondences between the Buffler family (and business) that communicate how important this family business was to the communities that surrounded it.

Biographical Note

Frank Buffler was born on July 26, 1909. Buffler died aged 66 in August 1977. His last known place of residence was Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Cancelled checks],
[Series 2: Bank statements],
[Series 3: Check books],
[Series 4: Ledgers: 1919-1961],
[Series 5: Cotton gin receipt books: 1936-1952],
[Series 6: Full account information and business documents],
[Series 7: Correspondence: 1927; 1930; 1932-1964],
[Series 8: Books, Notepads, Magazines, Catalogs],
[All]

Series 1: Cancelled checks

Box 1

Folder 4: 1934
Folder 5: 1935
Folder 6: 1936

Box 2

Folder 1: 1937
Folder 2: 1938
Folder 3: 1939

Box 3

Folder 1-5: 1940-1944

Box 4

Folder 1: 1945
Folder 2: 1946
Folder 3: 1947
Folder 1-5: 1949-1952

Box 5

Folder 1-4: 1949-1952

Box 6

Folder 1-5: 1953-1957

Series 2: Bank statements

Box 7

Folder 1-16: 1937-1953

Box 8

Folder 1-5: 1954-1958

Box 9

Folder 1-5: Cancelled checks from cotton gins 1938-1942
Folder 6: Warehouse receipts: 1938-1941
Folder 7: Gin deposit slips and account books

Series 3: Check books

Box 10

Folder 1-4: Small check book stubs: 1930s-1960s

Box 11

Folder 1: Small check books: 1922 - September 1936

Box 12

Folder 1: Small check books: 1936 - October 1941

Box 13

Folder 1: October 1941 - 1956

Box 14

Folder 1: Large check books: October 1936 - February 1941

Box 15

Folder 1: Large check books: June 1941-1947

Series 4: Ledgers: 1919-1961

Box 16-19

Series 5: Cotton gin receipt books: 1936-1952

Box 20
Box 21
Box 22
Box 23
Box 24
Box 25
Box 26
Box 27
Box 28

Series 6: Full account information and business documents

Box 29
Box 31
Box 32
Box 33

Series 7: Correspondence: 1927; 1930; 1932-1964

Box 30

Series 8: Books, Notepads, Magazines, Catalogs

Box 34
Box 35