Jennings Nursery Records
Collection 64
Jennings Nursery. Records, 1926–1961
12 ft., 1 in., 5 vols.
In 1909, Frederick (Fritz) Huber, Jr. and his father Frederick Huber, Sr. started the Jennings Nursery. They got started by driving a wagon to Welsh, about 12 miles, digging up a hedge of Citrus trifoliata and grafting Satsuma stock. They would travel to various places to get cuttings from shrubs that they considered worthwhile.
The early nursery was a small lot next to their first home on the main street of Jennings. Later they developed a 28-acre tract that was Fritz's home place. As the nursery continued to grow, their final location was a 70-acre tract on Highway 90, outside of Jennings. Fritz belonged to many organizations, including American Association of Nurserymen, Texas Association of Nurserymen, Louisiana State Horticultural Association, Inc., American Horticultural Society, Louisiana Camellia Society, American Camellia Society, Louisiana Pecan Growers Association, Southwest Louisiana Nurserymen's Association, and Southern Nurserymen's Association. Through these, he enriched his knowledge of plant materials, and became a well-known and respected figure in these fields.
Frederick (Fritz) Huber, Jr. was born in 1886. He married Regina Simon in 1924. They had two children, a daughter, Catherine, and a son, Frederick Felix (Fritz). He and his wife also had six grandchildren. He died in 1958 in Jennings, Louisiana.
This collection contains business records such as advertisements, correspondence, invoices, photographs, ledgers, etc. dealing with the Jennings Nursery.
Series:
A. Advertisements Boxes 1 through 4, Box 6
B. Correspondence Boxes 8 through 12
C. Newsletters Boxes 13 through 14
D. Invoices Boxes 15 through 17, Boxes 24 through 28
E. Photographs Box 18
F. Ledgers, Daybooks Boxes 19 through 23
G. Miscellaneous
a. Newspaper Clippings Box 29
b. Pamphlets, booklets, etc. Box 5, Box 7
H. Oversize
5 volumes
Inventory:
1-01 Advertisements
1-02 Advertisements
1-03 Advertisements
1-04 Advertisements
1-05 Advertisements
Box 2
2-01 Advertisements
2-02 Advertisements
2-03 Advertisements
2-04 Advertisements
2-05 Specification Book
Box 3
3-01 Advertisements
3-02 Advertisements
3-03 Advertisements
3-04 Advertisements
Box 4
4-01 Advertisements
4-02 Advertisements
4-03 Advertisements
4-04 Advertisements
5-01 Publications: pamphlets, booklets, etc.
5-02 Publications:
5-03 Publications:
5-04 Publications:
6-01 Advertisements
6-02 Advertisements
6-03 Advertisements
6-04 Advertisements
7-01 Publications: directories, bulletins, pamphlets, etc.
7-02 Publications:
7-03 Publications:
7-04 Publications:
8-01 Correspondence: n.d.
8-02 Correspondence
8-03 Correspondence: 1926-1930
8-04 Correspondence: 1929
8-05 Correspondence: 1930
8-06 Correspondence: 1931
8-07 Correspondence: 1932
Box 9
9-01 Correspondence: 1933
9-02 Correspondence: 1934
9-03 Correspondence: 1935
9-04 Correspondence: 1936
9-05 Correspondence: 1937
9-06 Correspondence: 1938-1939
9-07 Correspondence: 1940-1949
Box 10
10-01 Correspondence: 1941
10-02 Correspondence: 1942-1943
10-03 Correspondence: 1942-1943
10-04 Correspondence: 1944-1945
10-05 Correspondence: 1945
10-06 Correspondence: 1946-1947
10-07 Correspondence: 1947
10-08 Correspondence: 1948
Box 11
11-01 Correspondence: 1949
11-02 Correspondence: 1950-1951
11-03 Correspondence: 1952-1953
11-04 Correspondence: 1954-1955
Box 12
12-01 Correspondence: 1956-1957
12-02 Correspondence: 1958
12-03 Correspondence: 1961
12-04 American Association of Nurserymen: Merchandising and Sales Bulletin, 1951 - 1954
12-05 American Association of Nurserymen: general, 1940s-1950s
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serials, press releases, publicity suggestions, etc.
12-06 AAN: Newsletter: 1942-1944
12-07 AAN: Newsletter: 1945
12-08 Plant inventory, 30 June 1930; equipment specifications
13-01 American Association of Nurserymen: Newsletter: 1946
13-02 AAN Newsletter: 1947
13-03 AAN Newsletter: 1948-1949
13-04 AAN Newsletter: 1950-1951
13-05 AAN Newsletter: 1952
Box 14
14-01 AAN Newsletter: 1953
14-02 AAN Newsletter: 1954
14-03 AAN Newsletter: 1955-1957
14-04 Chamber of Commerce of the US: Legislative Daily Report, 1947-1948 [6 issues]
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Chamber of Commerce of the US: Legislative Outlook, 1946-1949 [scattered issues]
14-05 AAN: Legislative Daily Report
14-06 NLNA (National Landscape Nurserymen's Association)
14-07 AAN (American Association of Nurserymen)
14-08 Merchandising and Sales Bulletins
15-01 Invoices: 1928-1931
15-02 Invoices: 1932-1936
15-03 Invoices: 1937-1940
15-04 Invoices: 1941-1945
15-05 Invoices: 1946-1949
Box 16
16-01 Invoices: 1950-1951
16-02 Invoices: 1952-1953
16-03 Invoices: 1955-1958
16-04 Invoices: Miscellaneous
16-05 Invoices: Miscellaneous
16-06 Invoices: Miscellaneous
Box 17
17-01 Society for Louisiana Irises
17-02 Dividends: 1948-1950
17-03 Dividends: 1951-1953
17-04 Dividends: 1954-1957
18-01 Photographs: Camellia Society: 1948
18-02 Photographs: Camellia Society Banquet: 1950
18-03 Photographs: Camellia Society Pageant: 1948, 1950
18-04 Photographs: Louisiana Camellia Society, n.d.
18-05 Photographs: Louisiana Camellia Show, n.d.
18-06 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, 1940s/1960s
18-07 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, n.d.
18-08 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, n.d.
18-09 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, n.d.
18-10 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, n.d.
18-11 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Society Shows, n.d.
18-12 Photographs: Cypress Lake, April 12, 1964; April 15, 1964
18-13 Photographs: Louisiana Iris Arrangements, n.d.
18-14 Photographs: Shade Trees, n.d.
18-15 Photographs: USL Greenhouse, 1960: January
18-16 Photographs: USL Ornamental Horticulture Camellia Pictures, n.d.
18-17 Photographs: Miscellaneous, 1940s/1960s
Ledgers:
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Single Entry Ledger: 1925-1926; 1933-1944; 1939 to ---- H. C. Fondren
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Double Entry Ledger: 1947-1948, A. Ortego, A.C. Germany; 1951 - Field Inventory
Daybooks: 1923-1924, B.D. Miller; 1926-1930, R.J. Barr; 1927-1928, D.A. Sweeney; J.J. Seily; 1934-1935, F.L. Robinson
Box 20
Daybooks: 1914-1921; 1926-1927, D.A. Sweeney; 1926-1917: Records of Operations; 1928-1929, F.L. Robinson, 1932-1933; 1942-1947; n.d., W.R. Oltis Derridder
Box 21
Order Books: June, 1932 - June, 1933; 1934-1935; 1934-1935; Feb. 6 - Nov. 5, 1941
Daybooks: 1927-1928, F.L. Robinson; 1928-1930, William A. Curley; 1932-1933, F.L. Robinson; 1932-1933, J.E. Garrett; 1934-1935, D.A. Sweeney; n.d.
Box 22
Daybooks: 1920-1928; 1922-1923, Sweeney, D.A.; 1921-1922, Sarver, Plaisance, Sweney, Barr; 1923; 1928-1932, 1932-1933; 1933-1934, R.E. Lyons; 1936-1937, F.L. Robinson; n.d.
Box 23
Ledgers:
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1946-1947, 1947-1948: Stock Books
Order Books:
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Purchase Orders: March 10, 1938 - January 3, 1939
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Purchase Orders: January 18, 1939 - February 18, 1940
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Purchase Orders: February 18, 1940 - October 7, 1940
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Purchase Orders: October 11, 1940 - February 4, 1941
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Purchase Orders: November 7, 1941 - May 7, 1942
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Purchase Orders: May 7, 1942 - February 22, 1943
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Deliveries: May 10, 1938 - December 12, 1938
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Deliveries: December 12, 1938 - March 2, 1939
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Deliveries: March 3, 1939
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Deliveries: October 18, 1939 - January 12, 1940
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Deliveries: January 12, 1940 - February 29, 1940
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Deliveries: April 26, 1940 - January 17, 1941
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Deliveries: December 16, 1941 - February 27, 1942
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Deliveries: May 21, 1942 - December 11, 1942
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Deliveries: March 24, 1943 - December 8, 1943
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Deliveries: December 12, 1942 - March 24, 1943
24-01 Invoices and correspondence: 1928-1929
24-02 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
24-03 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
24-04 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
24-05 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
24-06 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
24-07 Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939
Box 25
Invoices and correspondence: 1930-1939 [8 folders]
Box 26
Invoices and correspondence: 1940-1949 [8 folders]
Box 27
Invoices and Correspondence: 1940-1949 [6 folders]
Box 28
Invoices and Correspondence: 1950-1959 [6 folders]
29-01 Newspaper clippings and brochures relating to the cultivation of plants
Volume 1: Ledger, 1914-1930
Volume 2: Ledger, n.d.
Volume 3: Ledger: Mitglieder --Buch der Germania 1907 - n.d.
Volume 4: Scrapbook
Volume 5: Ledger, July 1944 - June 1949