Item 16, Pencil design for brass hinge, escutcheons, and door pull (door knob), undated

The Double U Company was a land colonization business chartered in 1907 by breakfast food magnate Charles William Post (1854-1914) of Battle Creek, Michigan. From 1906-1907, Post purchased over 200,000 acres of land in Garza, Lynn, and Hockley Counties Texas. The acquisition encompassed parts of the Curry Comb Ranch, the O. S. Ranch, the T. G. Oxsheer Ranch, and a portion of John B. Slaughter's U-Lazy-S Ranch. The town of Post, in Garza County, Texas began as a tent city in 1906. By 1916, after an extensive real estate campaign, Post City and the surrounding area numbered approximately 3,000 inhabitants, with 14 private corporations that together held over 1.2 million dollars in capital stock. The Double U charter expired in 1957 and C. W. Post's heirs established the Post-Montgomery Ranch and the Double U Ranch, consisting of rangeland near Levelland, Tahoka, and Post, Texas. Primary industries in Post, Texas are agriculture and oil.The collection is composed of maps and architectural drawings on various media. Maps include survey maps, mostly of land in Garza and Lynn Counties, farm subdivisions, cemetery, water system, roads, and "rain battles." Architectural drawings include commercial, industrial, public, and residential structures. Plats of Post City depict aspects of infrastructure and planning. Of special interest are drawings for the water system and reservoir.The collection is organized into the following series: Post City Plats and Drawings Related to Infrastructure (Boxes 1-2); Architectural Drawings for Commercial and Industrial Structures (Boxes 2-3); Architectural Drawings of Residential Structures (Boxes 3-5); Architectural Drawings of Farm Structures (Box 5); Maps (Boxes 5-7); and City of Post Improvements (Boxes 7-8)