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