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George Washington Thatcher papers, 1903-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thatcher, George Washington, 1868-1950,
- Title
- George Washington Thatcher papers
- Dates
- 1903-1986 (inclusive)19031986
- Quantity
- 14 boxes, (16 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 135
- Summary
- Records of the Consolidated Theatre Company, Thatcher Music Company, as well as general business papers. Contains a good record of theatre performances and movies. Also a ledger of Luna Thatcher.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The George Thatcher Corp. owned and started many businesses in Logan. The brothers George Washington and Brigham Guy Thatcher, in partnership with William Spicker operated the Consolidated Theatre Co. (built the Lyric, Capitol, and Main). The Thatcher family owned the Thatcher Banking Co. (rooms were rented in this building) and the Thatcher Music Co. The C.C. Anderson and Bon Marche stores were operated by them also.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection was sorted into the following record groups and repaired when necessary. The loose papers were separated into: Thatcher family and business papers (includes legal documents concerning estates and the C.C. Anderson and Bon Marche stores); and business papers concerning the Consolidated Theatres and the Thatcher Music Co.
All the bills paid were sorted, in consecutive order, from 1950 to 1986, followed by The Unemployment Compensation Fund and Tax forms (1970-1981), along with misc. bills (1938-1971) and deposit books (1944-1971).
The ledgers for the G. Thatcher Corp., the Theatres, and the Thatcher Music Co. are at the end of the collection. Three oversized folders of business paper can be found in the last box, along with two maps. A poster of an attraction at the Capitol Theatre has been mounted on museum board and placed into the broadside collection.
The ledgers from the Lyric and Capitol Theatres are particularly interesting since they are a record of the movies and plays that came through Logan during the 1920s and 1930s. The ledgers of the Thatcher Music Co. show what musical instruments were available in the Logan - Montpelier area. Ledger No. 10 (Thatcher Music Co.) contains interesting business and family history on pages 15-22.
Other papers in the collection are concerned with Thatcher family member and their legal matters.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the George Washington Thatcher Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: George Washington Thatcher Papers USU_COLL MSS 135, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 135, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Processing Note
Processed in May of 2000
Acquisition Information
These papers were a gift from Eugene Needham.
Related Materials
The manuscript collections 3, 22, and 47 and the Marie Eccles-Caine Collection Caine MSS 9 have more information on the Capital Theatre, the Thatcher Banking Co. and the Thatcher family.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Miscellaneous Thatcher Family and Business Papers, 1924-1927Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Prints of Thatcher family members, a note in shorthand, a letter stating B.G. Thatcher's death |
undated |
1 | 2 | Legal papers concerning Luna Y. Thatcher's estate |
undated |
1 | 3 | Papers concerning Patience Thatcher's death and estate |
undated |
1 | 4 | New and used stock certificates |
undated |
1 | 5 | Business papers concerned with C.C. Anderson stores |
undated |
1 | 6 | Business papers concerned with Bon Marche stores |
undated |
1 | 7 | Misc. business papers for the G. Thatcher Corp. |
undated |
1 | 8 | Legal papers concerning the Baby Grand |
undated |
Business papers concerned with the Consolidated Theatre Co. (Capitol and Lyric); loose ledger sheets for the Thatcher Music Co., undatedReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | A rough draft of a program for the Capitol and printed fliers |
undated |
2 | 2 | Stage seating, inventory and business paper for the Capitol |
undated |
2 | 3 | Loose ledger sheets for the Capitol |
1924-1927 |
2 | 4 | Inventory lists for the Lyric |
undated |
2 | 5 | Ledgers for the Lyric |
1924-1927 |
2 | 6 | Misc. papers found in Lyric ledgers |
undated |
2 | 7 | Correspondence concerning the Theatres |
undated |
2 | 8 | Blank stationary for Consolidated Theatre Co. |
undated |
2 | 9 | Misc. business papers concerning the Theatres |
undated |
2 | 10 | Loose ledger sheets for the Thatcher Music Co., choir journals |
undated |
Bills paid by the G. Thatcher Corp., 1950-1985Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1950 January - March |
3 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1950 September - October |
3 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1950 November - December |
3 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1951 January - February |
3 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1951 March - April |
3 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1951 May - June |
3 | 7 | Bills Paid |
1951 July - August |
3 | 8 | Bills Paid |
1951 September - October |
3 | 9 | Bills Paid |
1951 November - December |
3 | 10 | Bills Paid |
1952 January - February |
3 | 11 | Bills Paid |
1952 March - April |
3 | 12 | Bills Paid |
1952 May - June |
4 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1952 July - August |
4 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1952 September - October |
4 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1952 November - December |
4 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1953 January - February |
4 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1953 March - April |
4 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1953 May - June |
4 | 7 | Bills Paid |
1953 July - August |
4 | 8 | Bills Paid |
1953 September - October |
4 | 9 | Bills Paid |
1953 November - December |
5 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1954 January - February |
5 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1954 March - April |
5 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1954 May - June |
5 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1954 July - August |
5 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1954 September - October |
5 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1954 December - November |
5 | 7 | Bills Paid |
1956 January - February |
5 | 8 | Bills Paid |
1956 March - April |
5 | 9 | Bills Paid |
1956 May - June |
5 | 10 | Bills Paid |
1956 July - August |
5 | 11 | Bills Paid |
1956 September - October |
5 | 12 | Bills Paid |
1956 November - December |
6 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1957 |
6 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1958 January - February |
6 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1958 March - April |
6 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1958 May - June |
6 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1958 July - August |
6 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1958 September - October |
6 | 7 | Bills Paid |
1958 November - December |
6 | 8 | Bills Paid |
1965 January - February |
6 | 9 | Bills Paid |
1965 March - April |
6 | 10 | Bills Paid |
1965 May - June |
6 | 11 | Bills Paid |
1965 July - August |
6 | 12 | Bills Paid |
1965 September - October |
6 | 13 | Bills Paid |
1965 November - December |
7 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1966 January - February |
7 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1966 March - April |
7 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1966 May - June |
7 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1966 July - August |
7 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1966 September - October |
7 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1966 November - December |
7 | 7 | Bills Paid |
1984 January - February |
7 | 8 | Bills Paid |
1984 March - April |
7 | 9 | Bills Paid |
1984 May - June |
7 | 10 | Bills Paid |
1984 July - August |
7 | 11 | Bills Paid |
1984 September - October |
7 | 12 | Bills Paid |
1984 November - December |
8 | 1 | Bills Paid |
1985 January - February |
8 | 2 | Bills Paid |
1985 March - April |
8 | 3 | Bills Paid |
1985 May - June |
8 | 4 | Bills Paid |
1985 July - August |
8 | 5 | Bills Paid |
1985 September - October |
8 | 6 | Bills Paid |
1985 November - December |
Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes, 1971-1978Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
8 | 7 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1970 |
8 | 8 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1971 |
8 | 9 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1972 |
8 | 10 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1973 |
8 | 11 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1974 |
8 | 12 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1975 |
8 | 13 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1976 |
8 | 14 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1977 |
8 | 15 | Unemployment Comp./Fund Taxes |
1978 |
Bills paid/Taxes, 1939-1986Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Unemployment Comp. Fund/Taxes |
1939-1942 |
9 | 2 | Unemployment Comp. Fund/Taxes |
1979 |
9 | 3 | Unemployment Comp. Fund/Taxes |
1981 |
9 | 4 | Electric bills paid |
1986 |
9 | 5 | Misc. bills paid |
1938-1971 |
9 | 6 | Misc. bills paid |
undated |
9 | 7 | Four deposit books |
1944-1971 |
General Ledger, 1903-1987Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
10 | General Ledger |
1950-1986 | |
Ledgers 1-4 and 6-8 (oversize) |
1911-1950 | ||
Box | ledger | ||
11 | 1 | Thatcher Music Co. |
1911 |
ledgerr | |||
11 | 2 | G. Thatcher Corp. |
1925-1938 |
ledger | |||
11 | 3 | Luna Y. Thatcher's Ledger |
1903 January 1 - 1904 July 9 |
11 | 4 | G. Thatcher Corp. |
1919-1939 |
11 | 5 | Ledger for the Luna Y. Thatcher's Estate |
1923-1938 |
11 | 7 | G. Thatcher Corp. |
1939 January - 1944 December |
11 | 8 | G. Thatcher Corp. |
1945 January - 1950 January |
Ledgers 5, 9-16 and 19 |
1900-1987 | ||
Box | ledger | ||
12 | 5 | G. Thatcher Group |
1937-1943 |
12 | 9 | For rent
(loose papers are in folder with it)
|
1950 October - 1953 September |
12 | 10 | Thatcher Music Co.
(has interesting family notes written in it)
|
1900-1938 |
12 | 11 | Bank register |
1955 October - 1959 April |
12 | 12 | Bank register |
1963 January - 1966 November |
12 | 13 | Receipt book |
1982 November - 1983 October |
12 | 14 | Receipt book |
1983 October - 1984 November |
12 | 15 | Receipt book |
1984 November - 1985 October |
12 | 16 | Receipt book |
1986 September - 1987 August |
12 | 19 | G. Thatcher Corp. |
1952 August - 1955 October |
Folder | |||
12 | 1 | Loose papers pulled from ledger #19 |
undated |
ledger | |||
13 | 18 |
(business and performances for the Capitol and Lyric theatres p. 1-488; oversize)
|
1925-1930 |
14 | 18 | Remainder of #18
p. 439-681; oversize. Also includes two maps)
|
1930-1931 |
Folder | |||
14 | 1 | Income returns for G. Thatcher |
1909-1915 |
14 | 2 | Rent deposits, lists of tenants |
1971-1976 |
14 | 3 | Partnership tax returns |
1918-1939 |
Addendum, 1935-1941Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Check Registers from George Washington Thatcher, Jr. and Brigham Young Thatcher |
|||
Box | Folder | ||
15 | 1 | Check Register |
1939-1941 |
15 | 2 | Check Register |
1935-1941 |
15 | 3 | Check Registers, Lyric Theatre |
1935-1937 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Theater--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
- Theater--Utah--Logan.
Personal Names
- Spicker, William, 1886-1961.
- Thatcher, George Washington, 1868-1950,
- Thatcher, Luna Caroline Young, 1842-1922.
Corporate Names
- Capitol Theatre (Logan, Utah)
- Consolidated Theatre Company (Logan, Utah)
- Lyric Theatre (Logan, Utah)
- Thatcher Music Company (Logan, Utah)
Family Names
- Thatcher family.