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Jefferson Theatre (Beaumont, Tex.)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Jefferson Amusement Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-049
Abstract The Jefferson Amusement Company was founded in 1917 by Sol Gordon and Joe Clemmons. The Company's headquarters was located in Beaumont where some of the most elegant movie theaters were located including the famous Jefferson Theater which opened in 1927. This collection focuses on the maintenance of the Beaumont theaters, especially the Liberty and Jefferson theaters, film release schedules, contracts and financial correspondence, income ledgers, booking schedules, construction blue prints...
Dates: 1918 - 1980
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives / Jefferson Amusement Company Records

Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-364
Abstract The Jefferson Theatre was designed by architect Emile Weil in 1927, orignially for the Jefferson Amusement Company. The theatre closed in 1972, but reopened after an extensive restoration in 2003. This collection consists of materials originally collected by the Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society. The majority of the collection is comprised of deeds, oil leases, financial records, and correspondence related to the estates of Lena Mayer and Sol E. Gordon and their relatives. The...
Dates: 1834 - 2004
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives / Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society Records

Looney Family Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: AC-603
Abstract

Wilber C. Looney was a prominent businessman in Beaumont, Texas. When he retired he was a manager in southeast Texas for Westinghouse Electric Corp. He and his wife, Thyrza, a well-known local interior designer, resided at a now-historic home on North Eleventh and Toccoa Streets. Known then as the Vaughn House, the couple restored this Victorian cottage into a plantation-style mansion in 1948.



Dates: 1930-2011
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives / Looney Family Photograph Albums

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  • Tyrrell Historical Library
  • P.O. Box 3827
    695 Pearl Street
  • Beaumont, TX 77704-3827
  • (409) 833-2759

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