Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co.est. 1899 · San Antonio, Texas

External Reference Resources

Books, archives, and external research sources consulted across the KB. These are not primary sources held in the collection (those are in artifacts/ as HH-BOOK-* / HH-REF-*); these are external works whose authors and dates we cite when grounding a claim.

Some resources are referenced by author/year only (the source itself is not in the repo). Others have a full PDF archived in assets/pdfs/; those carry a pdf: field in their frontmatter and are linked below with 📄 PDF.

Each resource has both a Jekyll-facing page (rendered to /resources/<slug>/ for the public site, sourced from _resources/*.md where available) and a KB page here in resources/<slug>.md (for cross-referencing from sources: fields).

Catalog — collected with public-facing Jekyll page

TitleAuthorYearSummary
A Collector’s Guide To Key-Wind Coffee Tins with Price GuideJames H. Stahl1991James H. Stahl’s illustrated price guide and identification primer for key-wind coffee tins.
All About CoffeeWilliam H. Ukers1922William H. Ukers’ monumental 1922 encyclopedia of coffee history, science, commerce, and culture.
Antique Coffee GrindersMichael L. White2001Michael L. White’s survey of American, English, and European antique coffee grinders for collectors and historians.
Art of the PickMike Wolf; photographs by Ian Lomas; produced by Mojomediapros Inc2013Still-life photography from American Pickers, including Texas road-trip finds and coffee tins.
Bottle Makers and Their MarksJulian Harrison Toulouse1971Julian Harrison Toulouse’s standard reference for identifying glass bottle makers from mold marks and symbols.
Coffee AntiquesEdward C. Kvetko and Douglas Congdon-Martin2000A heavily illustrated survey of coffee tins, grinders, advertising, and related collectibles.
Coffee MerchandisingWilliam H. Ukers1924William H. Ukers’ 1924 handbook for the coffee trade—condensed, practical, and grounded in early twentieth-century retail.
Corning Museum of GlassWorld’s premier glass research institution — Rakow Research Library holds trade catalogs, patents, and company records for American glass manufacturers including Ball Brothers and Owens-Illinois.
Downtown San AntonioJoan Marston Korte and David L. Pech; foreword by Julian Castro2013Arcadia’s Images of America volume on downtown San Antonio streetscapes, buildings, and everyday life.
Early American Coffee MillsMichael L. White1993Michael L. White on patents, designs, and collecting early American coffee mills.
Fruit JarsJulian Harrison Toulouse1969Julian Harrison Toulouse’s collector manual for identifying and dating fruit jars.
Historic Photos of San AntonioFrank S. Faulkner Jr.2007Turner-style large-format photo book of San Antonio landmarks, streets, and changing city fabric.
Home Coffee RoastingKenneth Davids2003Kenneth Davids’ approachable guide to roasting coffee at home: gear, technique, and tasting.
San Antonio NexapaHelen H. Seargeant1952Despite the title, a memoir of an American family’s coffee finca of that name in Chiapas, Mexico — not San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio UncoveredMark Louis Rybczyk (with Richard Rouse)1992A popular survey of San Antonio trivia, legends, ghost stories, and vanished landmarks.
Saving San AntonioLewis F. Fisher1996Lewis F. Fisher on preservation fights, heritage advocacy, and the politics of keeping old San Antonio.
Texas Glass 📄 PDFMichael David Smith1989Michael David Smith’s illustrated history of the Three Rivers Glass Company, 1922–1937.
The Art and Craft of CoffeeKevin Sinnott2010Kevin Sinnott’s enthusiast handbook on choosing beans, roasting basics, and brewing with care.
The Blue Bottle Craft of CoffeeJames Freeman and contributors2012Blue Bottle Coffee’s craft primer: sourcing, roasting, brewing, and café-style recipes.
The Coffeeist Manifesto- No More Bad Coffee!Steven D. Ward2015Steven D. Ward’s short, plain-language guide to making noticeably better coffee at home.
The History And Mystery Of The Menger HotelDocia Schultz Williams2000Docia Schultz Williams blends Menger Hotel history, legend, and ghost lore in a popular Texas read.
Uncommon GroundsMark Pendergrast’s global history of coffee—economics, empire, science, and everyday ritual—updated across editions.

Catalog — PDF-only (no Jekyll resource page yet)

These resources have a PDF archived in assets/pdfs/ and a KB page here, but no Jekyll-facing _resources/ page. The public site doesn’t yet show them; they live in the KB only.

TitleAuthorYearSummary
Ball Brothers Glass Mfg. Co. 📄 PDFBill Lockhart (attributed)n.d.30-page monograph on Ball Brothers’ coffee-can and glass-container history from 1880s Buffalo, NY onward. Style and source list match Lockhart’s SHA monographs.
Greater San Antonio: City of Destiny 📄 PDFHigher Publicity League of Texas, San Antonio (E. A. Luck, dir.)1918150-page WWI-era promotional volume showcasing San Antonio’s commercial, industrial, and civic life. Internet Archive scan; copyright applied March 1918.
SA City Council Minutes — 25 June 1959 (Ordinance 27,684) 📄 PDFCity of San Antonio195914-page Council minutes excerpt (pp. 410-423). Ordinance 27,684 awards the FY 1959-60 City Jail coffee supply contract to Hoffman-Hayman Coffee Company — primary-source attestation of H&H winning a municipal institutional account, ~3 years before the Continental Coffee acquisition.
Nicholson Bottling Works 📄 PDFBill Lockhart20048-page Lockhart monograph on Nicholson Bottling Works; references “Gus” Nicholson (b. Greece c.1870) and 1925 operations.
Port of Houston Magazine — April 1974 📄 PDFPort of Houston Authority197428-page April 1974 issue of the Port of Houston Authority’s trade magazine.
The Three Rivers Glass Co. (Hinson) 📄 PDFDave Hinson19983-page short paper on Three Rivers Glass Co.; companion to Smith 1989 and Lockhart treatments.
Three Rivers Glass Co. (Lockhart) 📄 PDFBill Lockhartc.2010s6-page Lockhart monograph covering Three Rivers, TX (1922–1936) and Bastrop, LA (1929–1933) plants; names Charles R. Tipps as founder.

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