The San Antonio papers covered the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company from its earliest predecessor years through the post-sale Continental Foods era. This index splits 494 clippings spanning 1899 to 2017 into eight curated era pages aligned with the company’s documented headquarters chronology.

Each era page renders its own thumbnail grid; the posts elsewhere on the site carry longer notes on individual clippings.

Eras

1899–1911 — Predecessor / Western Coffee era

11 clippings. Pre-Hoffmann-Hayman coverage, including the 1907 Western Coffee Company roasting plant at Buena Vista and Comal and other San Antonio coffee-trade items from the company’s founding decade.

1912–1916 — 1223 W. Commerce founding

42 clippings. Hoffmann-Hayman’s founding-era coverage from the 1223 West Commerce headquarters — early display ads, lodge notices, and the earliest H and H Blend mentions.

1917–1922 — W. Commerce + 307 N. Medina

71 clippings. Consolidation-era coverage as the company added operations at 307 North Medina, through WWI and the immediate post-war years.

1923–1931 — 331 Burnett (1920s peak)

108 clippings. The 1920s peak from 331 Burnett Street — dense ad coverage, the rise of secondary brands (Master Chef, Texas Girl, Broncho), and the late-decade lead-up to the Delaware Street plant.

1932–1944 — 601 Delaware: Crystalvac and WWII

151 clippings. Coverage of the 601 Delaware Street plant opening (December 1932 Lions Club luncheon), the Crystalvac vacuum-packed coffee introduction, and the WWII-era rationing years.

1945–1962 — 601 Delaware: post-war and Master Chef

73 clippings. Post-war recovery coverage through the Master Chef era and the run-up to the 1962 Continental Coffee acquisition.

1963–1989 — post-sale / Continental Foods

37 clippings. Coverage after the 1962 sale, including brand transitions, route-salesman items, and the company’s closing decades.

1990–present — retrospectives

1 clipping. The 2017 Mitchell blog retrospective on Hoffmann-Hayman. Future retrospectives and collector finds land here.

A large share of the 1910s–1920s San Antonio Express clippings were contributed by Kevin Mackey, who pulled them from microfilm and newspaper databases; the contribution is noted in each image’s title. See the credits page for other contributors.

For longer write-ups tied to specific ads, check the individual posts; for the company story around these clippings, see history.