Jefferson Amusement Company Records
Scope and Contents
This collection focuses on the maintenance of the Beaumont theaters, especially the Liberty and Jefferson theaters, film release schedules, contracts and financial correspondence, income and expense ledgers, booking schedules, construction blue prints and future commitments.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 - 1980
Creator
- Jefferson Amusement Company (Beaumont, Texas) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Historical Note
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. In 1942, Sol Gordon and Joe Clemmons expired and Julius Gordon (1911-1966) became chairman of the board. During the fifty (50) years of operations, the Jefferson Amusement Company controlled over eighty (80) theaters in Texas and Louisiana.
Extent
44 Cubic Feet (4 cubic foot boxes, 2 half cubic foot boxes, 49 flat boxes, 6 ledgers on shelf.)
Language of Materials
English
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 and future commitments.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series:
Series 1: Theatre Construction, 1918-1980
Series 2: Bookings, Administrative Records, and Releases, 1926-1972
Series 3: Production Company Financial Records, 1942-1954
Series 4: Financial Ledgers, 1923-1956
Subject
- Jefferson Amusement Company (Beaumont, Texas) (Organization)
- Jefferson Theatre (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Jefferson Amusement Company Records, 1918-1980
- Author
- Tyrrell Historical Library Staff
- Date
- August 9, 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
