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Envelope containing a picture and its negative

 File — Box: 1, Item: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes 24 photographs of his early products (tractors, dirt movers, skidders, etc.); material relating to his 1926 patent for a cellophane peanut bag; audits for Tom Huston Peanut Company, 1929 & 1930; annual reports for Tom's 1959 & 1965; promotional material for Tom's products and Huston's “Early Amber” peaches; a pamphlet, What Happened to Tom Huston? The Whole Story in a Peanut Shell, which explains how he lost financial control of Tom Huston's Peanuts; copies of Time magazine articles about Huston (August 25, 1930 & March 19, 1934); “Tom Huston – Fact or Fancy,” a typescript biography (4 p., no date); copies of a 1950 company history (31 p.) of Tom Huston Peanut Company; a biographical sketch that appeared in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Magazine, August 29 & September 5, 1965; photographs of Huston that appeared in Time magazine & one of Halawaka Lodge, his summer home on Lake Harding; examples of Tom Huston's Lens Arts which are interpretive or abstract photographs; and patent and other records relating to his later businesses.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926 - 1977

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet (3 Cubic Foot Boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States