Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - F.B.T. Hollenberg papers, MS.000079

Frederick Bernard Tannen Hollenberg was born at Providence Forge, near Richmond, Virginia, on January 22, 1866. He was the son of Henry George Hollenberg, born in Onasbruck, Hannover, Germany, and Amelia Adelaide Binns, born in Alabama. Frederick married Charnelsie Jean Cravens in 1888. Hollenberg was a successful Little Rock businessman, managing the Hollenberg Music Company, one of the oldest and largest piano sellers in the Southwest. He died May 27, 1938.

This collection contains correspondence, deeds, promissory notes, mortgages, stock certificates, receipts, business material, and other assorted items.

• 1. 1876 May 13: Court record, Eliza Little versus E.B. Blanks, Sr., and E.B. Blanks, Jr. (Box 1)
• 2. 1885 July 24: Bond, Mary J. Maxwell to Home Mutual Building Association of Little Rock, Arkansas
• 3. 1885 July 24: Mortgage, Mary Maxwell to Home Mutual Building Association of Little Rock, Arkansas
• 4. 1887 September 14: Warranty deed, Mary Maxwell to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 5. 1888 August 1: Deed, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Amelia A. Hollenberg (his mother) in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 6. 1889 February 25: Warranty deed, A.J. and Eliza Little to Amelia A. Hollenberg in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 7. 1889 March 1: Quit claim deed, E.B. Blanks
• 8. 1889 March 4: Sworn statement of paternity, E.B. Blanks
• 9. 1889 March 5: Pulaski County tax receipt, 1888
• 10. 1906 April 25: Abstract of title, Mountain Park Addition, Little Rock
• 11. 1909 May 3: Correspondence, Charles McKee, State National Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 12. 1910 July 18: Correspondence, J.B. Mayer, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 13. 1910 July 18: Correspondence, with promissory note, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.B. Mayer, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 14. 1912 January 29: Hollenberg Music Company capital stock certificate, W.B. Parsons
• 15. 1912 March 18: Abstract of title, G.W. McClain
• 16. 1913 February 6: Records, lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 3, Reyburn and Wright's Additions, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 17.1913 May 8: Quapaw Club certificate of membership, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 18. 1915 December 7: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Mrs. Kavanaugh
• 19. 1916 November 1: Extension agreement on deeds of trust, C.F. Hubbert
• 20. 1916 November 1: Extension of first mortgage loan, G.F. Hubbert
• 21. 1917 September 8: Declaration of trust, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 22. 1918 June 11: Transfer of property, shares of capital stock/interest in land from Mayer heirs to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 23. 1918 July 22: Quit claim deed, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Jr., to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 24. 1919: Act 131, "To provide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred by the Arkansas Commission to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition"
• 25. 1919 November 3: Extension agreement of note of L.P. Hardeman
• 26. 1920 August 31: Certificate of surrender of charter and dissolution of corporation, Lenon Engraving Company
• 27. 1922 July 15: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, President, Hollenberg Music Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, to T.R. Ashcraft, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 28. 1922 November 1: Extension agreement, estate of L.P. Hardeman
• 29. 1924 February 25: Assignment of deed of trust, Mary Richter to C.A. McCutchan
• 30. 1924 August 1: Promissory note, C.A. McCutchan
• 31. 1924 August 1: Warranty deed, C.A. and Marietta McCuthchan to George Spencer, agent, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 32. 1924 August 11: Receipt for local improvement tax, George Spencer, agent
• 33. 1924 September 17: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon, Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, with land company statements, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 34. 1924 November 15: Easement deed, J.D. Newton and F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 35. 1924 November 22: American Trust Company Insurance Department premium notice, George Spencer, agent
• 36. 1924 December 31: Mountain Park Land Company statement and list of stockholders
• 37. 1924 December 31: Mountain Park Land Company statement
• 38. 1925 May 11: Affadavit, J.G. Thweatt, concerning L.P. and Maggie R. Hardeman, both deceased
• 39. 1925 May 11: Hollenberg Music Company, capital stock certificate and receipt
• 40. 1925 May 13: Affadavit, estate of L.P. Hardeman by W.H. Whitcomb, Jr.
• 41. 1925 May 14: Affadavit, George Spencer concerning purchases of land in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 42. 1925 May 19: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to George Spencer, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 43. 1925 May 19: George Spencer/McCutchan, lot 1, block 1, Pulaski Heights addition
• 44. 1925 December 28: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "My dear Tannen"
• 45. 1926 October 14: Memo, proposition to R.W. Polk to sell Mountain Home addition
• 46. 1926 December 10: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to W.E. Lenon, Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 47. 1927 May 9: Power of attorney, Hollenberg Music Company to O.A. Miles, circuit clerk and ex-officio recorder
• 48. 1927 November 17: Cancelled check, Hollenberg Music Company to O.L. McNair, clerk
• 49. 1928 March 31: Hollenberg Music Company, William B. Parsons
• 50. 1928 May 12: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 51. 1928 May 16: Cancelled check, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Union Trust Company
• 52. 1928 May 31: Union Trust Company bank statement, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 53. 1928 June 27: Accounts sold to Hollenberg Music Company, Incorporated
• 54. 1928 June 29: Receipt, Hollenberg Music Company, Incorporated, lease contracts
• 55. 1928 July 5: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon, Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 56. 1928 July 6: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 57. 1929 January 24: Memo of agreement, A.B.Cook and F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 58. 1929 January 30: Union Trust Company statement, Henry Hollenberg
• 59. 1929 November 30: American Southern Trust Company bank statement, Hollenberg and Parsons
• 60. 1930 January 2: Memo, F.B.T. Hollenberg to estate of J.B. Mayer
• 61. 1930 January 2: Memo, F.B.T. Hollenberg to estate of J.B. Mayer
• 62. 1930 January 2: Hollenberg Music Company capital stock certificate and transference thereof, F.B.T. Hollenberg to estate of J.B.Mayer
• 63. 1930 February 13: Deed of sale of interest, W.B. Parsons to F.B.T. Hollenberg and declaration of trust, F.B.T. Hollenberg to estate of J.B. Mayer
• 64. 1930 July 31: Inventory of furniture
• 65. 1930 August 20: Certificate of incorporation, Automatic Refrigeration and Radio Company
• 66. 1930 August 25: Certificate of incorporation, Automatic Refrigeration and Radio Company
• 67. 1930 September 1: Balance sheet, Automatic Refrigeration and Radio Company
• 68. 1930 September 22: American Exchange Trust Company capital stock certificate
• 69. 1930 October 30: Incorporation certificate, Hollenberg/Galloway Company, Incorporated
• 70. 1930 December 17: Correspondence, E. Amin Temple, Little Rock, Arkansas, certificate of dimit, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Sr.
• 71. 1931 January 5: Hugh de Payens Commandery Number 1, Knights Templar certificate of dimit, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 72. 1931 February 28: Lease, F.B.T. Hollenberg and Hollenberg/Galloway Company
• 73. 1931 March 2: Receipt, Cammack Land Company, Jean Cravens Hollenberg to F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 74. 1931 March 6: Receipt, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Jane C. Adair
• 75. 1931 March 7: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Tom C. Adair, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 76. 1931 May 28: Hollenberg Company order slip
• 77. 1931 June 1: Material pertaining to Hollenberg Company's franchise as Kelvinator dealer in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 78. 1931 October 19: Declaration of trust, Cammack Land Company to F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 79. 1932 January 19: Dealer territorial contract, Fones Brothers Hardware Company and the Hollenberg Company
• 80. 1932 March 7: F.B.T. Hollenberg's debt to bank
• 81. 1932 April 8: Assessment list, Hollenberg Company
• 82. 1932 October 11: Correspondence, Hollenberg Company to E.M. Floyd, Nashville, Arkansas
• 83. 1932 June 30: Mountain Park Land Company financial statement
• 84. 1932 December 28: Bankers Trust Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, pass book of F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 85. 1932 December 31: Alternate plan, eliminating all other properties capitalizing the building at $150,000.00
• 86. 1933 February 11: Correspondence concerning district school fund warrants
• 87. 1933 April 24: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to James Keigh, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 88. 1933 July 18: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberger, Little Rock, Arkansas, to C.K. Lincoln
• 89. 1933 July 18: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to D.H. Cantrell
• 90. 1934 January 2: Street improvement district account number 193 (Box 2)
• 91. 1934 February 12: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon, The Peoples National Bank, Little Rock, with Mountain Park Land Company financial statement, to F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 92. 1934 February 23: Correspondence, D. H. Cantrell, attorney of law, Little Rock, Arkansas, with minutes of meeting of Cumberland Street District number 193 commissioners, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 93. 1934 March 20: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, to sheriffs and collectors of various counties, concerning property taxes
• 94. 1934 May 11: Memo of agreement, lease of Forest Park from Mountain Park Land Company to Mr. Conway
• 95. 1934 June: Option deed, F.B.T. Hollenberg to W.C. Cammack
• 96. 1934 July 6: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Mayor Horace A. Knowlton, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 97. 1934 July 6: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to C.K. Lincoln, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 98. 1934 July 16: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to D.F.S. Galloway, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 99. 1934 July 16: Forest Park/Mountain Park Land Company papers
• 100. 1934 July 25: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Charles Lawson, City Collector, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 101. 1934 October 13: Correspondence, H.H. Wenzel, Little Rock, Arkansas, with property tax and insurance information, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 102. 1935 April 22: Memo of agreement to lease Forest Park from Mountain Park Land Company
• 103. 1935 April 30: Board of Directors meeting, Mountain Park Land Company
• 104. 1935 June 5: Mountain Park Land Company board of directors/stockholders meeting
• 105. 1936 July 26: Jean C. Hollenberg's stock, American Building and Loan Company
• 106. 1935 October 29: Collateral account, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 107. 1935 November 4: Collateral accounts, C.P. Reid and F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 108. 1935 November 13: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to J.C. Roberts, Bradford, Arkansas
• 109. 1935 November 13: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to B.L. McFerrin, Blackwell, Arkansas
• 110. 1935 November 14: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg concerning debts owed him
• 111. 1935 December 9: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon, The Peoples National Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 112. 1935 December 9: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 113. 1935 December 19: Timber contract, S.L. Fletcher and F.B.T. Hollenberg, Maumelle, Arkansas
• 114. 1935 December 24: Cumberland Street Improvement District number 193
• 115. 1936 January 11: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas, to S.A. Land, Park Hill, Arkansas
• 116. 1936 February 25: Correspondence, W.E. Lenon to Capitol Transportation Company, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 117. 1936 April 10: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to W.E. Lenon, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 118. 1936 April 16: Correspondence, F.B.T. Hollenberg to Alvis W. Jackson, County Treasurer, Newport, Arkansas
• 119. 1936 May 22: Worthen Bank account, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 120. 1936 May 28: Correspondence, Hollenberg Company, Memphis, Tennessee, to Reverend I.D. Eaverson, Cleveland, Mississippi
• 121. 1936 September 16: Envelope, Tannen Hollenberg, Memphis Tennessee, to F.B.T. Hollenberg, Clifton Springs, New York
• 122. 1936 September 25: Correspondence, Charles P. Reid, Memphis, Tennessee, to Jean C. Hollenberg, Clifton Springs, New York
• 123. 1936 December 8: Royal Arch Masons dismissal of F.T.B. Hollenberg
• 124. 1936 December 11: Certificate of dimit, F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 125. 1937 November 4: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service option to purchase land from F.B.T. Hollenberg
• 126. 1939 March 29: Correspondence, Charles P. Reid, Memphis, Tennessee, to Jean C. Hollenberg
• 127. 1942 February 6: Correspondence, Leon Flake, Walthour-Flake Company, Incorporated, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Charnelsie (Mrs. Frederick) Hollenberg, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 128. 1944 January 7: Correspondence, "Your devoted son" (Tannen Hollenberg), Memphis, Tennessee, to "Dearest Dear"
• 129. Undated: Little Rock, Arkansas, property descriptions
• 130. Undated: Envelopes
• 131. Undated: Handwritten notes
• 132. Undated: "Real Estate Investments Superior to the Most Favored Bonds"