Manuscripts Guide - L
La Gasse, Alfred B.
Papers, 1949-1977
3,769 leaves
Includes correspondence, financial material, literary productions, reports and schedules, and scrapbook material. The papers pertain to La Gasse's participation in various landscape architecture and park recreation organizations. Bulks with the American Society of Association Executives' M.B.A. Program at Florida Atlantic University.
La Gasse was the chairman of Texas Tech University's Department of Park Administration and Landscape Architecture from 1976-1977. He received his Master's degree in Horticulture from Texas Tech in 1969.
La They, Robert
Papers, 1929-1932 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection contains the plays "The Singer and the Fool" and "Meal Ticket," both written by Mr. La They.
Lackey, Jerry Frank
Papers, 1933-1975
389 leaves
Includes printed material, literary productions, photographs, and scrapbook material on Lackey's career. Bulks (1968-1974) with copies of The Ranch. Of particular interest is material dealing with Coke R. Stevenson.
A writer, publisher, and rancher, Lackey was born in 1942 in Kimble County, Texas. He worked on the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Magazine, San Angelo Standard-Times, Texas Livestock Weekly, Cattleman Magazine, Sheep and Goat Raisers Magazine, and the Hill Country Gazette. He has published two books and owns a ranch in Junction, Texas.
Lackey, John
Papers, 1872-1987
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
The collection contains photocopies of an account ledger from the San Antonio Express Stage Line, 1872. It also contains a news clipping and a letter, which explains the significance of the ledger. Transportation through Texas was improved significantly through the use of trains and stage lines when the Indians and buffalo were removed from the wild-west during the late 19th Century.
Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of World War I (San Angelo, Texas)
Records, 1959-1983
6,886 leaves
Contains correspondence, membership files, convention bulletins and programs, financial documents, minutes, newsclippings, and other miscellaneous scrapbook materials relating to the auxiliary's activities.
The auxiliary was organized in San Angelo, Texas, in 1919.
LaFollette, Robert Hoath
Papers, 1924-1968
1,492 leaves
Includes correspondence, printed material, legal material, literary productions, and scrapbook materials pertaining to LaFollette's political and legal activities. Topics covered include atomic energy, World War II, Christian unity, Vietnam, political parties and nominations, Estes Kefauver, Supreme Court Appeals, Tierra Amarilla Land Grant Case, and the papers of Robert M. LaFollette, Sr. The collection bulks (1931-1965) with materials pertaining to his various political interests. Of particular interest are letters to, and replies from, Harry S. Truman (1960); Nelson Rockefeller (1965); Mahatma Gandhi (1937); J. Edgar Hoover (1941); Lyndon Baines Johnson (1960-1961) and Henry Ford (1940).
A lawyer, political candidate, campaign manager, archaeologist, author, and nephew of Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Robert H. LaFollette was born in 1900 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to New Mexico in 1925 for health reasons and practiced law there from 1926-1967. Considered a progressive reformer, he ran for various public offices and managed political campaigns, including Estes Kefauver's 1956 bid for the presidency. LaFollette has authored several books and articles on politics, New Mexico, and Indian petroglyphs.
LaFont, Harold
Papers, 1943
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Items pertain to court records in the form of statements of fact use in the trial of Dr. Hunt’s killer. The legal material is related to the murder of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Hunt. The statement of fact is a transcript of several individuals interviewed for the case in which Harold LaFont represented the State of Texas against W. R. Newton the defendant in 1943.
Harold LaFont is a long time-Plainview lawyer who has been involved in many facets of legal work. He is now over 90 years old and took part in The Southwest Collection’s oral history program during the summer of 1998 pertaining to the legal community and profession.
Laine, Tanner
Papers, 1880-1978 and undated
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
The Tanner Laine Papers consist of newspaper articles written by Laine as well as photographs taken by him, primarily in a series entitled “Cowboy Faces,” which consists of several volumes. Several newspaper scrapbooks documenting his work and area of interest are included, as are slides of Lubbock, Texas areas of interest.
Tanner Laine, a veteran reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, covered West Texas news and the people of the South Plains from 1952 to his retirement on June 2, 1978. Laine grew up in Spur, Texas, and worked for the Texas Spur, the Dickens County Times, The Las Vegas (New Mexico) Optic and the Midland Reporter-Telegram before coming to Lubbock. He died July 12, 1990. Upon Laine's retirement, Mayor Dirk West proclaimed the day as ''Tanner Laine Day.'' Laine held a number of positions on the paper and for 12 years he was in charge of the regional desk. The stories and folklore that he collected ultimately wound up in five books that he authored. He also won several awards from the Associated Press, United Press International, and twice won old Texas Railroad Association's contest for Texas newspapermen. He also taught feature writing at Texas Tech University where he received his journalism degree. He claimed, ''I didn't use a textbook, I taught it from the heart.''
Lamb, Arch G. and Mina Wolf
Papers, 1832-2002
64 boxes (57.0 linear feet)
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, legal records, memoirs, printed materials, scrapbook materials, and postcard collection from Arch Green and Mina Marie Wolf Lamb. Most papers are personal correspondence from Mina and Ilse Wolf’s parents and relatives. Some are from Mina and Arch during there early college and married years. The postcards were compiled by Mina and Ilse as they were avid collectors as well as buttons and stamps. Of special note are the German letters from Mina’s relatives dating to the early 1800s through the 1930s. Some come from their relatives in Germany and others from their German descendants in Texas. Only one file has letters from T. A. Hickey but there is some from his wife Clara Boeer Hickey. For further details, click here: AGLamb.
Archibald “Arch” Green Lamb and his wife Mina Marie Wolf Lamb were prominent Lubbock citizens and avid promoters of Texas Tech University. Arch was born on June 10, 1912 in Coolidge, Texas. He moved to Lubbock while attending Texas Technological College during the late 1930s. He met his wife Mina during their college years. They were wed on June 3, 1941 near Stamford, Texas. In 1939 Lamb received his bachelor’s degree in dairy manufacturing. He was active in campus organizations by becoming a member of the student council and vice-president of the student body. He founded the Saddle Tramps, a Texas Tech spirit organization for the college male student. After college Arch was employed with numerous creameries in Fort Worth, Brownwood, and Abilene. He resettled in Lubbock and ran for the Lubbock County commissioners’ court in 1954 and won. He stayed in that post from January 1955 to December 1976 developing a reputation as a hard worker and respected politician. He raised crops on his farm and at one time even raised mules for which he developed a fondness for the livestock. He was a promoter to save the Texas Tech dairy barn from demolition. Arch Lamb died on March 25, 2004 at the age of 91 years. He and his wife had one child Arch Karl Lamb.
Mina Marie Wolf Lamb developed a reputation of her own. She and her sister Ilse were dedicated employees of Texas Tech University. They were both faculty members of the College of Home Economics (now the College of Human Sciences). Mina was born in Sagerton, Texas on August 14, 1910. Ilse was born on September 11, 1903 and died in April 1980; she never married. Their parents were Karl Wolf and Louisa Boeer Wolf, one a German immigrant and the other a descendant of German immigrants. Mina’s aunt Clara Boeer married Thomas (T. A.) Hickey, the socialist advocator and supporter of the labor movement in the late 1890s and early twentieth century. Mina Wolf Lamb received her B.A. in Chemistry (1932) and M.S. in Food and Nutrition (1937) from Texas Tech. She received her Ph.D. in Nutrition (1941) from Columbia University. After graduating she went to work for Texas Texas as assistant professor of food and nutrition until she retired in 1975 as Professor Emeritus. She served in other roles as department chair and the first Margaret W. Weeks Professor of Home Economics. In 1986, the American Dietetic Association awarded her with their most prestigious Medallion Award. Dr. Lamb also served on the Dean’s Advisory Council from 1981-1987. Currently she is in an assistant living home.
Lamb, Mina Wolf
Papers, 1942-1946
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection concerns the research material of Dr. Lamb and copies of her dissertation at Columbia University.
Lamb was born in 1910 in Sagerton, Texas, and received her Ph.D. in nutrition from Columbia University. She was a professor of nutrition at Texas Tech University for 35 years and Head of the Department of Food for 14 years. She was rewarded the Margaret W. Weeks Professorship in Home Economics in 1969. She retired in 1975.
Lamb, Mina Wolf
Papers, 1926-1942
151 leaves
Includes financial materials and literary productions. The collection bulks with two household account books recording expenses for 1926-1936 and 1941. These account books are not related to Dr. Lamb's family, but give prices for food, clothing, and entertainment for the period covered. The literary productions consist of reprints of articles published by Dr. Lamb during her career as an educator and nutritionist.
Lamb was born in 1910 in Sagerton, Texas, and received her Ph.D. in nutrition from Columbia University. She was a professor of nutrition at Texas Tech University for 35 years and head of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Texas Tech University for 14 years. She was awarded the Margaret W. Weeks Professorship in Home Economics in 1969. Lamb retired in 1975.
Lambright, J. H.
Papers, 1974-1979
77 leaves
Consists of papers related to United States Plant Variety Protection certification.
Lambright is a cotton breeder in Lubbock and Lynn counties, Texas.
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce (Texas)
Records, 1919-1974
1 microfilm reel (105 ft.) : negative
Includes minutes of meetings of the Lamesa, Texas, Chamber of Commerce. Lamesa is the county seat of Dawson County, Texas.
Landers, Harry C.
Papers (undated)
1 microfilm reel (25 ft.) : negative
Consists of two scrapbooks of magazine and newspaper clippings concerning cowboys, Mitchell County, Colorado City, Texas, and pioneers of that area.
Landers was a pioneer Mitchell County, Texas, resident.
Landers, Myra Chase
Papers, 1904-1978
1 microfilm reel (75 ft.) : negative
Consists of clippings from various West Texas newspapers relating to cattle ranching, the oil industry, weather, and community history.
Land Rig Newsletter
Records, 1990-2011 and undated
113 Boxes (112.5 linear feet)
The collection contains issues of the Land Rig newsletter as well as a number of other associations’oil industry publications. Also included are: research notes and related material such as survey information and government publications and documents; investment information; news publications; conference presentations and related material; financial material; maps; periodicals; correspondence; and literary material related to his work with Robert Coombs.
A graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors in history, Richard Mason was the owner and publisher of Land Rig Data Newsletter, considered to be the standard in its industry. Mason researched and documented Rig counts, rig owners, service industry information, and necessary technical data for each issue. He published his first issue in October 1992, but many of his subscribers were located in the World Trade Center towers in New York City. As a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Land Rig Data Newsletter lost most of its subscriber base and therefore was finally sold to Rig Data in August 2009. As a publisher, Mason developed metrics that provided greater transparency to the formerly opaque U.S. onshore drilling services market and regularly used these industry analyses as an oil and gas consultant, and as Oil Services Specialty at Well Site Market Research. These metrics provided high-resolution perspective on the land rig drilling market, including regional rig utilization, rig pricing, technological evolution in drilling systems, and rig employment patterns by operator. His industry research, publications, and insight were seen as the industry standard, which remains true today. As of 2011 he worked for Hart Energy, and just prior to that he served as director of research at Houston-based PLS Inc., an oil and gas property brokerage and publishing firm. Lastly, he was an accomplished writer and this collection includes his published notes and contributions toward a literary work entitled:“Le Corbusier and The Riddle at Ronchamp”, which was authored by Robert Coombs, a long time business associate.
Landwer, Milton Frederic and Ruth Virginia
Papers, 1907-1996 and undated
17 Boxes (17 linear feet)
The collection contains academic materials, calendars, correspondence, directories, financial materials, maps, newspapers, photographs, printed materials, newsletters from various organizations, scrapbooks, and other related material documenting the Landwer’s professional and personal activities.
Mrs. Landwer was a long time resident of Lubbock, Texas who passed away November 22, 1996. She graduated from Lubbock High in 1934. She was also a Lubbock High Science teacher for many years. Her husband was a Zoologist at Texas Tech University from 1927-1966. They had no children. The Landwers were very active in community affairs throughout Lubbock. The former residential home at Buddy Holly Park is supposed to have a memorial plaque in honor of the Landwers.
Lane, Hiram McHenry
Papers, 1937
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Item is a photocopy of a thesis entitled “The Development of Education in Donley County, Texas” by Hiram McHenry Lane. The thesis was submitted by Mr. Lane to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts, College of Education. Donley County, Texas was created in 1876, settled by a Methodist colony from New York in 1878, and organized in 1882. Its county seat is Clarendon. The economy relies on cattle and ranching. Part of the JA Ranch lies in Donley County.
Lanehart, Chuck
Colleciton, 1989-1991 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection of Chuck Lanehart’s research material on Lubbock attorneys which include photocopies of phone memos, correspondence, written articles, and manuscripts.
Chuck Lanehart is a Lubbock, Texas attorney, a partner of the Lubbock law firm of Chappell, Lanehart, and Aldridge. He has been practicing law since 1977.He has compiled articles on the history of Lubbock’s attorneys.
Langford, Nettie Clemens
Papers, 1973
208 leaves
Consists of photocopies of both hand-written and printed manuscripts of Nettie Langford's autobiography.
Nettie Clemens Langford, the daughter of a railroad section foreman, authored an autobiographical sketch of her family and early years. Married to Homer Langford, the couple spent their later years in his hometown of Alice, Texas.
Langley, Earnest and Helen
Papers, 1923-2008 and undated
42 boxes, plus oversized items and artifacts (44 linear feet)
The Papers consists of correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, and other printed material related to the legal career of Earnest Langley. Many other materials document his and his wife’s involvement in the Camp Fire Girls organization in Hereford, Texas and the Texas Panhandle at large. Many stamps, stamped envelopes, and postcards (with stamps) are present, reflecting Langley’s interest in philology. Artifacts and a small amount of manuscript material related to Langley’s service in World War II, as well as his involvement in the local Methodist church, can also be found in the collection.
Earnest Lee Langley, Jr. was born in Sweetwater, Texas in 1920. He attended Texas Technological College where he met his future wife, Helen Richter of Abernathy, Texas. The two married shortly before Earnest enlisted in the Army following the United States' entry into World War II. After the war, Earnest graduated from the University of Texas School of Law. The couple moved to Hereford, Texas where Earnest joined a law firm. Helen became an active supporter and leader of the Camp Fire Girls and contributed time to other civic activities. The family was active in the Methodist Church and Earnest researched and wrote on church history. Earnest Langley died in 1994.
Lanotte, Loyd M.
Papers, 1949-1968
1 microfilm reel (24 ft.) : negative
Consists of scrapbook relating to Lanotte's family and business interests including the Pacific Intermountain Express Company and T.I.M.E. Freight, Inc.
A Lubbock, Texas, civic leader, Lanotte was born in 1916 in Post, Texas. He worked for several motor freight lines and was Chairman of the Board of Brazos, Inc., when he died in 1978.
LaPalmer, Mae
Papers, 1930-1935
1 microfilm reel (16 ft.) : negative
Consists of photo albums and playbills documenting Mae LaPalmer's career in tent shows. Also includes materials on Harley Sadler's Own Show.
LaPalmer was a Texas tent show performer in the 1920s and 1930s with Henry L. Brunk's Comedians and Fred C. Brunk's Comedians.
Lapham, Bob
Papers, 1957-1988
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection has only printed material on Buddy Holly and the Picks. One of the members of the Picks was Bob Lapham. The Picks were a 1950s Lubbock trio who sang back up vocals for Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Mr. Lapham is an editor for the Abilene Reporter-News.
Larkam, Paul E.
Papers, 1893-1980 and undated
17 boxes and 1 scrapbook (1 linear foot)
Is comprised of identified prints and negatives of individuals in Roswell, New Mexico, photographed by Paul E. Larkam. Also includes scrapbooks containing scenes from Cloudcroft and Roswell, New Mexico.
Las Fidelis Study Club
Records, 1946-2011 and undated
3 boxes (3 linear feet)
The records consist of scrapbooks, photographs, and printed material related to the Las Fidelis Study Club. Awards, correspondence, directories, financial material, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and similar material are also included.
The Las Fidelis Study Club of Levelland, Texas has been a vital part of the cultural, intellectual, educational, and charitable life in Levelland for well over sixty years. This women’s organization was founded in May of 1946, and has been a continual presence in Levelland ever since. Las Fidelis joined the Federation of Women’s Clubs in May of 1947, becoming part of the Caprock District, the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, and a member of the federal federation. The club’s years are highlighted by friendships, learning, working toward self-improvement, and working for a better Levelland through participation in charitable, community, and public affairs. Over the years, the Las Fidelis members have given time and financial help to the community. The study club has contributed to numerous very worthwhile endeavors in the community, but the project that they are the most proud of is the annual South Plains College (SPC) Scholarship that the club awards to a female student each year. Las Fidelis presented its first scholarship in 1958 and has awarded a scholarship every year since. In the club year of 2010 –2011, the Las Fidelis Scholarship was chartered as an endowed scholarship with the South Plains College Foundation insuring that the Las Fidelis scholarship will continue in perpetuity. In 2012, the Las Fidelis Study Club was honored at the South Plains College Spring Gala by being named one of the three SPC Pacesetter Award Winners.
Latch, Mrs. Leonard
Collection, 1939
1 item
The collection consists of a scrapbook with items concerning the 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic football game.
On January 2, 1939, the Annual Cotton Bowl Classic pitted the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who had gone through their first undefeated season, against the Gaels of St. Mary's of California. St. Mary's won 20-13.
Laughter Funeral Home (Abilene, Texas)
Records, 1905-1928
3 microfilm reels : negative
Consists of nine books of funeral records dating from the inception of the Laughter Funeral Home in 1905 through 1928.
Dan T. Laughter came to Abilene, Texas, in 1900 and began working for Abilene Furniture Company, which also sold caskets. In 1905, he began operating Laughter Funeral Home alone until 1945, when Russell M. North became his partner. In 1948, North bought out Laughter's interest and changed the name to the North Funeral Home.
Lawyer, Virgil H.
Papers, 1960
66 leaves
The collection consists of seminar papers written by Lawyer for graduate history classes.
Lawyer was a graduate student in history at Texas Technological College (1959-1960). He also attended North Texas State University and Harding College.
Le Maire, Harry
Papers, 1925-1991
2 wallets (0.2 linear feet)
Collection bulks with correspondence, financial material, and music teaching material of Le Maire. Also included are calendars dated 1939-1965. He was Texas Technological College’s first band director in 1926 and author of "The Matador Song."
Lea, Ingle Forrest
Papers, 1932-1984
4,729 leaves
Includes financial material, correspondence, agendas and minutes for meetings, charts, reports, water analyses, test results, legal material, scrapbook material, and general files. The collection bulks (1960-1984) with financial material, correspondence, general business material, and minutes of Board of Director's meetings concerning the Canadian River Project, Lake Meredith, and water use and management. Of special interest are court transcripts concerning land title claims concerning the Slaughter family and W. D. Belt in Hockley County, Texas.
A Levelland, Texas, resident, Lea served as director of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.
Leadville, Colorado
Collection, 1882-1964
2,654 leaves
Contains correspondence and financial materials pertaining to various Leadville, Colorado, businesses. The collection bulks (1882-1924) with financial materials such as stock ledgers, account books, canceled checks, and freight records. Includes records of the Leadville, Colorado Lumber Company; the Colorado Leasing Company; the Colorado and Southern Railway, and others.
Leadville, Colorado, is a mining town located in the Rocky Mountains that went through various boom periods following the discovery of gold, silver, lead, zinc, and molybdenum. The town grew and declined following mineral discoveries, reaching its peak during the 1880s.
League of Women Voters of Texas (Lubbock, Texas Chapter)
Records, 1945-1978
78,375 leaves (40 boxes)
The collection is arranged in three major divisions entitled Lubbock materials, materials collected, and materials collected--cities and towns. Within these divisions the records are grouped by subjects. Printed materials include newsletters, guides, newsclippings, and brochures. Some unique materials, such as reports and correspondence, are interfiled within subject categories. Along with histories of various groups, the collection also contains documentation on issues such as traffic safety, home rule, water, poll taxes, and the Lubbock Community Planning Council. For further details, click here: LWVTLubbock.
The Lubbock League of Women Voters is affiliated with the National League of Women Voters, and changed from provisional to official membership status in 1952. Its purpose is to promote political responsibility through informal and active participation of citizens in government. Specific programs for the Lubbock community include voter registration, low-income housing, housing for the elderly and disabled, women's rights, and library development.
League of Women Voters of Texas
Records, 1916-1997 and undated
292,798 leaves (208 boxes)
Contains materials from national, state, and local files, financial materials, photographs, and publications of the National, Texas, and local leagues, as well as other state leagues. Also includes a study of the national league, scrapbooks, memorabilia, vice-presidential program files, and printed materials. The focus of the collection is on state committees and local units. For further details, click here: LVWT1.
The League of Women Voters of Texas is a non-partisan organization that works to promote political responsibility through active informed participation of all citizens in their government. The national organization was founded in 1920 and shortly thereafter began organizing state groups.
League of Women Voters of Texas
Records, 1919-1997 and undated
49 boxes and 6 oversized boxes (61 linear feet)
This collection is a part of a larger collection as mentioned above. Contains materials from national, state, and local files, financial materials, photographs, and publications of the National, Texas, and local leagues, as well as other state leagues. Also includes a study of the national league, scrapbooks, memorabilia, vice-presidential program files, and printed materials. The focus of the collection is on state committees and local units. For further details click here: LWVT2.
The League of Women Voters of Texas is a non-partisan organization that works to promote political responsibility through active informed participation of all citizens in their government. The national organization was founded in 1920 and shortly thereafter began organizing state groups.
Ledbetter, Barbara Neal
Papers, 1963-1966 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection includes research and manuscripts of literary productions by Barbara Neal Ledbetter. These productions include Civil War Days in Young County, Texas and Fort Belknap of Yesterday and Today.
Lee, Amy Freeman
Papers, 1909-1997 and undated
13 boxes, 10 scrapbooks, and 13 oversized items (37 linear feet)
Collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, directories, literary productions, periodicals, printed material, scrapbook material and memorabilia pertaining to Amy Freeman Lee’s activities, contributions, and speaking engagements. The bulk of the collection is printed material: activities, annual reports, booklets, conferences, exhibit catalogs, newsclippings, newsletters, programs, and speaking engagements. For further details, click here: ALee.
Amy Freeman Lee is a noted artist, art critic, author, lecturer, and leader in the humane movement. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1914 but moved to San Antonio to be raised by her grandmother and became a permanent resident. She graduated from St. Mary’s Hall boarding school in 1931 and attended the University of Texas and Incarnate Word College from which she graduated. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Incarnate Word in 1965 and served as the Chairman of the college’s Board of Directors for many years. She is a self taught watercolor painter and helped found the Texas Watercolor Society in 1949 serving as one of its first presidents. She was also elected to the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in 1984.
Lee, Amy Freeman
Papers, 1934-1981
9,334 leaves, 17 microfilm reels (1,620 ft.): negative
Includes correspondence, exhibits, literary productions, printed material, and scrapbook material. The collection bulks (1947-1951) with scrapbooks containing correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, and printed material pertaining to Lee's professional activities as an artist and lecturer. These materials also document numerous cultural events in San Antonio, Texas.
Lee, an artist, author, and lecturer, was born in 1914 and is a resident of San Antonio, Texas. She attended St. Mary's Hall, University of Texas, and Incarnate Word College. A noted watercolor painter, Lee has had over 400 exhibitions throughout the world. She is a member of the Poetry Society of America, and is the author of three books. She has lectured throughout the United States on fine arts, humanities, and animal welfare, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Incarnate Word College in 1965.
Lee, Amy Freeman
Papers, 1997-2001
3 boxes (3.0 linear foot)
Is comprised of mainly scrapbook material such as news clippings, programs, correspondence, schedule of events, and invitations concerning the career of Amy Freeman Lee. Also includes a file on her 85th birthday and a file of letters from Students of Communications Arts School at William Howard Taft High School.
Amy Freeman Lee is a noted artist, art critic, author, lecturer, and leader in the humane movement. She is a self-taught watercolor painter and helped found the Texas Watercolor Society in 1949 serving as one of its first presidents. Ms. Lee is active in numerous groups. She serves as a trustee and secretary for the Humane Society of the United States and founded Man and Beast, Inc., in San Antonio. She has served for over 50 years as a judge and sponsor of the Young Pegasus Poetry Contest and is active in the San Antonio Area Girl Scouts. Amy Freeman Lee was elected to the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in 1984.
Lee, Arthur F.
Papers, 1939-1952
1 wallet (0.1 linear foot)
Contains scrapbook material such diaries and news clippings on Arthur F. Lee. Arthur Lee was a cotton farmer in the Lubbock County, Texas area.
Lee, Frank
Papers, 1967-1995 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear foot)
Collection of correspondence, KCBD roster, and publication on Bryant Radio and Television. Frank Lee was Chief Engineer for Lubbock television station KCBD-TV which broadcasts on Channel 13. He was also a member of the Society of Electrical Engineers.
Leidigh, Arthur Henry
Papers, 1913-1948
45 leaves
Includes correspondence, printed programs, and photographs concerning the original faculty at Texas Tech University and its School of Agriculture.
A Texas Technological College professor, Leidigh was born August 14, 1880, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State College with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1902, and married Mary Josephine Edwards in 1911. He supervised U.S. Department of Agriculture experiment stations in the Panhandle of Texas and bred varieties of grain seed. Leidigh received an M.S. degree from Texas A&M while serving as assistant director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station there. He served as the first dean of agriculture at Texas Tech University from 1925 to 1945, and later taught in the Agronomy Department as Dean Emeritus. Leidigh died April 30, 1955.
Lenoir Family
Papers, 1896-1969 and undated
3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)
Collection is composed of correspondence from the Lenoir family from the early twentieth century. Categories include a set of letters written by the donor's father Henry Louis Lenoir to his parents Henry Willington and Ammie Lee Posey Lenoir while he was stationed in California during the First World War; set of letters written in 1938 by Louis Lenoir to his wife Sallye Bellamy Lenoir while he was in a veterans hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Later correspondence primarily contains letters written to the Billye by her parents in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included are copies of letters written to Sallye Lenoir by Otis Woolridge during 1917-1918 while he was serving in Europe during World War I. For further details, click here: Lenoir.
Billye Lenoir Garrett was born in Eliasville, Texas on March 2, 1923. Eliasville was an oil boomtown near Throckmorton. She went to nursing school in Abilene, Texas and eventually marrying Amos Garrett and settling in the Lubbock area. She retired in the early 1990s from her nursing position at the Lubbock State School.
Letbetter, Elmo C.
Papers, 1973-1975
1 microfilm reel (25 ft.) : negative
Consists of a literary production, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to the genealogy of the Matsler family.
Levin, Eli
Collection, 1968-1997 and undated
1 oversized box (1.5 linear feet)
Contains twenty-two works of art by Eli Levin depicting various images such as old homes in pueblos and ranches, religious affiliations, portraits, and flora and fauna. Most are small etchings and two are watercolors.
Mr. Eli Levin was a student of painting from Boston Museum School in the early 1960s. He later went to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he illustrated Marta Weigle’s booklet on the Penitentes, as well as other works.
Lewis, Preston
Papers, 1992-1995
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection of correspondence from Preston Lewis and written article on Billy the Kid. Preston Lewis is a well-known writer of Western fiction. He sometimes goes by the pseudonym Will Camp. Mr. Lewis was Director of Library Development for Texas Tech University. He currently resides in San Angelo, Texas.
Lewis, Willie Newbury
Papers, 1885-1952
1,240 leaves
The collection includes research notes, manuscripts, and other materials pertaining to Lewis' career as an author.
Lewis was born in 1891 in Dallas, Texas. She married rancher W. J. Lewis in 1912 and lived for a time on the Spur Ranch. Her books, Between Sun and Sod, Tapadero, and The Making of a Cowboy, were based on interviews she conducted with early settlers of the Texas Panhandle. Lewis' autobiography, Willie: A Girl from a Town Called Dallas, was published in 1984.
Lewter, Durwood
Collection, 1962-1963
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
Has two plaques on the Southwestern Cattle Feeders Award and Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association Award. Durwood Lewter founded, owned, and operated the Lewter feed lots in Lubbock County, Texas from 1955-1964. He has also held real estate interests in the county.
Lichte, Mildred
Papers, 1887-1959 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection contains an abstract title of lot three in block three of the Cunningham subdivision in Lubbock, Texas.
Lindley, Ephraim
Papers, 1887-1968
3 microfilm reels : negative
The collection includes literary productions and financial records of Lindley and his family, and correspondence detailing economic conditions, agriculture, weather, and the son's World War I experiences. Also contains records of the Lindley Brothers' registered livestock business, printed material concerning Texas towns, the Texas Centennial, and the Baptist Church.
Lindley was a stock farmer and surveyor who laid out the town of Commerce, Texas. The family moved to Yantis, Wood County, in the early 1900s.
Lindsay, Mary Malone
Collection, 1899-1912, Papers, 1902-1903
1 wallet (0.1 linear Feet)
Contains Swedish material and books from Mrs. Lindsay’s family. These books are on the subject of the Swedish language.
Lindsey, Wayne
Papers, 1858-1863
22 leaves
Includes correspondence and printed material from Wayne Lindsey. The collection bulks (1858) with Mitchell's School Atlas. Of particular interest are two letters written by Charles Astin, a Union soldier in 1863. One of the letters is from Mound City, Iowa, and the other is from Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Littlefield, George W.
Papers, 1860-1922
7 microfilm reels : negative
Contains correspondence, financial and legal material, and autobiographical material.
George Washington Littlefield was born June 21, 1842, and died November 10, 1920. He owned a cotton plantation in Gonzales, Texas, and served in the Civil War under Albert Sydney Johnson (Terry's Rangers), rising to the rank of Major. Littlefield owned several ranches in Texas and New Mexico. In 1901, with his nephews, J.P. and T.P. White, he bought the Yellow House Ranch from the Capitol Syndicate. Littlefield founded the American National Bank in Austin, served on the University of Texas Board of Regents, and donated over $2,000,000 to the University of Texas.
Littlefield City Council (Texas)
Records, 1924-1973
4 microfilm reels : negative
Contains correspondence, minutes, and resolutions of the Littlefield City Council.
Littlefield, Texas, incorporated in 1924 and became the county seat of Lamb County in 1946.
Littlefield Lands (Texas)
Records, 1912-1918
3,047 leaves
Contains correspondence, legal materials, diagrams and plans, and an index to land sales. The collection bulks with correspondence between Littlefield, his sales managers, and various land agents.
Originally the Yellow House Division of the XIT Ranch, the Littlefield Lands were purchased by George Washington Littlefield for agricultural development, promotion, and sale. The land and townsite company operated from 1912-1918 and, briefly, in 1920. Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., served as its sales manager. After 1923, the remaining unsold lands were purchased by the Yellow House Land Company. The town of Littlefield, Texas, was founded by the company.
Livermore Drilling Company (Texas)
Records, 1936-1964
1,316 leaves
Contains correspondence, financial, legal, and printed material, and literary productions pertaining to the business activities of Mr. Livermore. The collection bulks (1948-1961) with business correspondence pertaining to South American oil development, Livermore's involvement with various oil-related associations, and financial and legal documents (1950-1955) related to drilling operations. One of the financial files pertains to the Lubbock Baseball Club, Inc.(1955-1956).
The Livermore Drilling Company was founded in 1951 by George Pogue Livermore upon his retirement from George P. Livermore, Inc., which Livermore founded in 1936. Based in Kermit, Texas, George P. Livermore, Inc. handled contract drilling for major oil companies and for Livermore's own interests in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. George P. Livermore, Inc. also pursued drilling operations in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Utah. The offices were moved to Lubbock, Texas, in 1941. In the post-World War II era, the company expanded drilling operations to South America and drilled the first producing oil well in Chile in 1945. Upon Livermore's retirement, George P. Livermore, Inc. became the Great Western Drilling Company. George P. Livermore was born in 1903 in Plattsville, Illinois, and obtained his petroleum engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1931. Livermore was employed by the Texas Company (1931-1935) and Mandeville & Thompson (1935-1936) before founding his own company in 1936. He was a founding member, and National Vice-President (1959), of the American Association of Oil Well Drilling Contractors. Livermore served as director of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association and the Independent Petroleum Association of America. He was also a member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Industrial Councilor for the University of Oklahoma Research Institute, and chairman of the board of the Texas Technological College Foundation (1957). He organized the Texas Tech Petroleum Advisory Committee in 1946, which worked with Texas Technological College in establishing the Department of Petroleum Engineering in 1948. Livermore married Mary Louise Luccock in 1930. He died in 1961.
Livingston Oil Company (Oklahoma)
Records, 1956-1968
252 leaves
The collection consists of legal materials (1956-1968) which include stockholders' reports, a stock prospectus, an application for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Livingston Oil Company Annual Reports.
On May 16, 1955, the Oklahoma-based Livingston Oil Company incorporated and began exploration drilling, development of oil and gas properties, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. The company also developed interests in community antenna television (CATV) and microwave relay systems.
Llano Chamber of Commerce (Texas)
Records, 1950-1963
1 microfilm reel (30 ft.) : negative
Contains scrapbook and printed material concerning the activities of the Llano, Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Llano is the county seat of Llano County, Texas.
Llano Estacado
Collection, 1980s
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Item is an untitled manuscript on the Llano Estacado or Staked Plains (40 pgs.) compiled by a staff member(s) of the Southwest Collection for a celebration in the 1980s.
The Llano Estacado is a large flat surface uplifted millions of years ago to form a mesa located in West Texas and extending into portions of eastern New Mexico. It measures about 30,000 square miles and has a few river tributaries known as water draws. Most fed into the Brazos River. The only other source of water comes from rainfall collected in playa lakes. The area is so flat and void of any distant marks to guide lost souls that most early travelers ignored it during the beginning of Texas’ history.
Llano Estacado Audubon Society (Lubbock, Texas)
Records, 1962-1986 and undated
1 box (1 linear foot)
The collection concerns the public service of the Llano Estacado Audubon Society (LEAS) and its reinstatement as a non-profit educational organization. Items include organizational records and letterheads, the newsletter The Scissor-Tail (1973-1986), information on the attempted closure of the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, correspondence on financial difficulties in the early 1980s, and a 1981 ledger. For further details, click here: LlanoAudubon.
The Lubbock Audubon Society was officially organized in March 1966. Due to a lack of interest, the organization failed in 1972 but reorganized in 1973. It was renamed the Llano Estacado Audubon Society and they were inducted into the National Audubon Society. LEAS covers fifteen counties in Texas: Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum. The Society encourages appreciation for and preservation of natural resources and participates in the natural history of the Lubbock region.
Llano Estacado Series
Collection, 1993
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection pertains to photocopied news clippings on the Llano Estacado Series which ran in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in 1993. The series examines the Llano Estacado region from the perspectives of various contributing authors. The series was suggested by then Lubbock Mayor David Langston. The Llano Estacado is a large flat region covering portions of the South Plains in Texas with portions extending into the eastern New Mexico.
Lobstein, Henry Lafayette
Papers, 1914-1967
300 leaves
Includes correspondence, photographs, and printed material pertaining to the medical career of urologist, Harry L. Lobstein. The collection bulks (1965-1967) with information concerning his death and funeral arrangements.
A physician, Lobstein was born in 1895 in Coleman County, Texas. He received his medical degree in 1920 and, in 1922, established a general practice in Brownwood, Texas. He was one of the founders of the Brownwood Memorial Hospital and served as the first Chairman of the Board.
Locke, Jesse Quinton (J. Q.)
Papers, 1706-2014
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
The Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Lock Papers consist of numerous account books and related financial material, many pertaining to his involvement in the cotton industry. Several diaries and journals are also present, ranging from 1919 to 1967, as well as an annotated diary by Carl E. Locke, his son. Finally, assorted printed material is present supplementing the contents of the material above. The Papers can be viewed in its entirety in in digital format among the Southwest Collection’s Digital Collections.
Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke was born October 11, 1877 in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and died November 29, 1967 in Mineral Wells, Texas. His parents were Matthew Beale Locke (1835-1915) and Caroline Jowell (1834-1897). He and his wife Alice Eldora Blocker Locke (1883-1966) had four children: Laurence Aaron Locke (1904-1963), Ruby Lee Locke (1906-1924), Carl Edwin Locke (1910-1987), and Joel Leander Locke (1912-1912). Other children included Beal Locke, Quinton Locke, and Al Locke. J. Q. Locke is buried in Union Hill Cemetery in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Lockheed Jet Dedication (Del Rio, Texas)
Collection, 1965-1986
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Contains manuscript materials related to the U. S. Air Force’s donation of a Lockheed surplus aircraft for static display for the Val Verde County Historical Commission in Del Rio, Texas in 1966.
Lockney Cemetery (Texas)
Records, 1890-1990 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection contains records of the Lockney cemetery listing the names by row numbers and plot numbers, rows 1-77. Also included is an alphabetical index of the cemetery.
Lockney Christian College (Texas)
Records, 1909-1952
1 microfilm reel (2 ft.) : negative
Contains copies of the Lockney College and Bible School, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Sessions (1909-1911), and a copy of a newspaper article on Lockney College from the Lockney Beacon, 50th Anniversary Edition, April 17, 1952.
Lockney Christian College in Lockney, Texas, was established in 1894 as Lockney College and Bible School, a private enterprise under J.D. Burleson. Later the school was brought under the jurisdiction of the Church of Christ, and both elementary and high school level courses were taught. At its peak the school's enrollment reached 200, but it gradually declined and was closed in 1918.
Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Papers, 1957-1959 and undated
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
Items such as publications on Alaska deal with preparation materials for and during Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood’s trip to Alaska in the late 1950s.
Loe, Lorene
Papers, 1979-1983
1 microfilm reel (20 ft.) : negative
Consists of newsclippings from the Brownfield County Press relating to the A.L. and Willie Baker family's experiences in Parker, Dawson, and Terry counties of Texas as tenant farmers and laborers.
Lorene Loe, longtime resident of Brownfield, Texas, published a column in the Brownfield County Press.
Lone Star
Collection, 1985
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Contains two promotional packages of the “Lone Star” television series hosted by Larry Hagman for the Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration. It was an eight-part history of Texas broadcast on the PBS stations beginning in December 1985. The package contains a synopsis, biography and photos of Larry Hagman, biography of T. R. Fehrenbach the author of “Lone Star” the book, commentary by Larry Hagman, profile of the KEDT-TV station in Corpus Christi, trivia test, commemorative poster, and production credits.
“Lone Star” was a televised history documentary on the State of Texas commemorating its 150th anniversary since becoming a state of the United States. Larry Hagman is well known for his portrayal of the character J. R. Ewing from the popular television series “Dallas” about a ranch and oil family dynasty.
Lone Star Cement Corporation
Records, 1949-1962
197 leaves
Contains annual reports and other printed material pertaining to the Lone Star Cement Corporation.
Lone Star Cement Corporation was founded in 1919, and has sales offices in 13 states, plants in 9 states, and subsidiary companies in Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its products include Lone Star Air-Entraining Portland Cement, Lone Star Masonry Cement, Incor' 24-Hour Cement, Incor' Air-Entraining Portland Cement, and Starcor' Oil-Well Cement.
Lone Star Land Company (Texas)
Records, 1879-1955 and undated
35 boxes and 10 ledgers (37 linear feet)
Contains correspondence, financial material, land sales files, legal material, township files, miscellaneous files, photographs, and Slaughter family files. The collection bulks with financial
materials (1922-1955) and land sales files (1915-1954) concerning transactions of the company. For further details, click here: LoneStarLC.
The land company was formed in 1924 by William Pulver Soash and members of the C.C. Slaughter family for the purpose of selling Slaughter lands in West Texas, primarily in Howard, Borden, Dawson, Martin, Lamb, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, and Hartley counties of Texas. Most of the company's activities were completed by 1944, and the firm dissolved in 1955.
Long, Cheryl M.
Collection, 1986
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection of four-color photo post cards produced by Cherly M. Long and published by William Gannon of Santa Fe, New Mexico (1986). They represent the first four post cards of 50 cards. They depict modern ranch activities from Northern New Mexico such as a cowboy at a campfire, cowboys playing poker, cowboys roping horses, and a cowboy at a camp making a cigarette.
Long, George B. and Bertie B.
Papers, 1939-1973 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
This collection has material on the history of Lubbock, Texas, legal material on voter registration, and news clipping scrapbook. The Lubbock County Voter Registration Certificates were held by George and Bertie Long between 1965-1973. They record the type and date of election in which the couple voted. Some of the certificates include party affiliation.
Long, Mrs. George B.
Papers, 1933-1937
135 leaves
Includes scrapbook material pertaining primarily to the Texas Centennial celebration in 1936.
A long-time resident of West Texas, Long was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, ca. 1909.
Los Ybanez, Texas
Records, 1941-1985
1 microfilm reel (30 ft.) : negative
Contains printed material, construction specifications, blueprints, newspaper clippings, and scrapbook material.
Originally a farm workers community built by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1941, Mary and Israel Ybanez bought the community, named it Los Ybanez, and incorporated it in 1982. The material documents the birth of this small town.
Loudder, Mrs. S. B.
Turner-Sasser family papers, 1857-1956
1 microfilm reel (15 ft.) : negative
Contains correspondence, research notes, and photographs of the Turner-Sasser family. Topics include Lubbock Memorial Hospital, West Texas Hospital, the Turner family, the Sasser family, and genealogy.
Love, Faye M.
Papers, 1908-1969
2,364 leaves
Contains correspondence, financial material, legal material, printed material, and scrapbook material relating to the personal life of Love.
Farm wife, nurse, and hat maker, Love moved to Lubbock, Texas, from New Mexico in the 1930s. The Lubbock Heritage Society restored her home in 1988.
Lovejoy, Elijah Parish
Papers, 1804-1891
4 small boxes (1.3 linear feet)
Finding aid for digitized elements of this collection
Includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, newspapers, news clippings, and family memorabilia created by, or related to, Lovejoy and his family. The collection bulks with correspondence (1804-1891) and concerns abolition, temperance, religion, and theology. For further details, click here: Lovejoy.
Lovejoy, born in 1802 near Albion, Maine, was a preacher, editor, and abolitionist. He studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1832, and served as a preacher in St. Louis, Missouri. He became editor of the Observer, a reform newspaper. He moved to Alton, Illinois, in 1835 and established a newspaper that met with opposition in the town. Three of his presses were destroyed by mobs, and Lovejoy died in 1837 while defending his fourth press.
Lovejoy, Elijah Parish Memorial
Digital Images Collection, 2006
1 wallet (0.10 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of digital images on a data CD and color prints on paper generated from the digital images. The images depict the memorial with details of commemorative plaques and engravings as well as the gravesite of Elijah Lovejoy which includes memorials to his wife Celia Ann French Lovejoy, son Edward Payson Lovejoy, and Memorial advocate Thomas Dimmock. The digital photographs were taken by Michael Gustafson of Texas Tech University.
The Elijah Lovejoy Memorial is located in the cemetery at Alton, Illinois where Elijah Lovejoy, abolitionist editor of the Alton Observer, died defending his printing press from slavery supporters in 1837. A Presbyterian minister, Lovejoy was born in Maine in 1802 and attended Princeton Theological Seminary before becoming a pastor in St. Louis. In St. Louis and later in Alton, Illinois, Lovejoy used his work in newspaper publishing and editing to promote the abolition of slavery, drawing the ire of pro-slavery groups who repeatedly destroyed the Alton Observer printing presses in an effort to end his criticisms. Today, Elijah Parish Lovejoy is remembered not only for his anti-slavery efforts, but for his persistence and sacrifices made defending freedom of the press.
Loving County Water Improvement District (Texas)
Records, 1902-1937
1 microfilm reel (75 ft.) : negative
Contains correspondence, financial material, legal material, printed material, and maps concerning the District.
The Loving County Water Improvement District No. 1 was established in 1937 at Mentone, Texas, for conservation and irrigation purposes in the upper Pecos region of West Texas.
Lowrey, E. J. (Pinky)
Papers, 1900-1959
2,707 leaves
The collection consists of local historical data collected by Lowrey and historical papers written by his students. Also contains literary productions, newsclippings, and correspondence involving Ralph Ater, Lynda Farris, Calvin Harkness, Mrs. Horace Hartsell, Clifford Hunt, Kenneth Jolly, Monroe Kilpatrick, Johnny King, E. J. Matsler, Jack Raney, O. E. Rush, Janice Snodgrass, and Smylie C. Wilson.
A Lubbock High School teacher, football and track coach, business manager of the athletic department, and community historian, Lowrey was born January 31, 1900, in Mason, Texas. He moved to Lubbock with his parents in 1913. In 1922 he received his Bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and, in 1932, received his Master's degree in archeology from Texas Tech University. Acknowledged as a Texas history expert and an authority on West Texas and South Plains history, Lowrey served on the Lubbock County Historical Survey Committee from 1956 to 1957. He also compiled the historical information used in the 50th Anniversary of Lubbock. Lowrey was a member of the Texas State Teacher's Association and the National Education Association. He died on June 10, 1959.
Lowery, Menard Williams
Papers, 1897-1898
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Contains a Daybook kept by Dr. Menard Williams Lowery from 1897-1898 that is a record of his appointments and doctor’s visit. Dr. Lowery was born in Peoria, Texas in 1875. He graduated from American Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri in 1892. He practiced medicine with his father in Hester, Richardson, and Sanger, Texas. He also practiced at Gatesville, Texas from 1908 until his death in 1946. During his stay at Gatesville, he served as the town’s mayor from 1928-1936. He was married to Katherine Leo Halbrook (1884-1972) in 1910.
Loyd, Roland
Papers, 1910-1921
1 microfilm reel (60 ft.) : negative
The collection consists of 12 diaries (1910-1921). The diaries from 1910 and 1911 concern Loyd's job and travels as he worked on electrical motors and generators. After 1911 he became a full-time farmer and his diaries are concerned with work scheduling, weather conditions, cash accounts, personal social activities, and notations about materials he read.
Loyd lived in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and married his wife, Bessie, in 1912. Later, he farmed and raised livestock near Vega and Hereford, Texas.
Lubbock, Texas
History Collection, 1909-1976
2,900 leaves
Includes material on the history and development of the city, mainly in the form of typescripts and newspaper clippings. The material was donated by Dorothy Rylander, and is arranged by subjects such as churches, businesses, fine arts, education, medicine, and public utilities. The collection also includes seminar papers on various aspects of social history and a series of folders gathered in the preparation of The History of Lubbock.
Lubbock was founded in 1891 and designated the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas. Initially two townsites were platted near Yellowhouse Canyon, but a compromise led to the founding of Lubbock. The city became the chief metropolitan center of the Texas South Plains and eastern New Mexico.
Lubbock, Texas
Music Collection, 1925-1962
172 leaves
The collection consists of materials relating to music clubs and performances in Lubbock and the South Plains. It includes the 1926-1927 yearbook of the Lubbock Music Club; the 1930-1931 yearbook for the Harmony Club; programs for the South Plains Teachers' Association for 1926 and 1937; Symphony Guild announcements and symphony programs, and a Junior League "Follies" program.
Lubbock, Texas: City Government
Records, 1917-1966
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
Contains printed budget reports, a copy of the 1917 charter, handbooks for the Citizens' Board and Commissions, the Board and Commissions annual banquet programs, a guide to community facilities in 1945, and a 1957 history of the city electric and water systems. Also includes maps, a chart, and an agenda. The City of Lubbock was chartered on December 27, 1917.
Lubbock, Texas
Records, 1980
2 small boxes (0.6 linear feet)
The collection is composed of narrative profiles in twenty-nine volumes of neighborhoods in Lubbock, Texas from the Bureau of Census. The information was compiled from the 1980 Census and a Lubbock city map is included in volume number 2.
Lubbock was founded in 1891 and designated the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, which was created in 1876. Initially two townsites were platted near Yellowhouse Canyon, but a compromise led to the founding of Lubbock. The city became the chief metropolitan center of the Texas South Plains and eastern New Mexico. The named came from Colonel Tom S. Lubbock, an organizer of Confederate Terry’s Rangers.
Lubbock, Texas
Tornado Collection, 1970-1983
1,450 leaves
Consists of printed material, scrapbook material, news clippings, and literary productions, including an account by Bob Nash of media coverage of the storm. Photographs and slides are also included. On May 11, 1970, a tornado hit the city of Lubbock causing 26 deaths and extensive damage. The city rebuilt with both state and federal disaster relief funds.
Lubbock, Texas Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
Records, 1959-1965
206 leaves
Contains reports submitted to the committee concerning potential capital improvements for 1959 to 1965.
This committee was organized to study and advise the Lubbock City government on improvements to be made.
Lubbock, Texas Cemetery
Collection, 1960
1 microfilm reel (45 ft.) : negative
The collection contains information from the headstones in Lubbock City Cemetery, which was compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock, Texas, City of
Collection, 1990-1998
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection of publications from the City of Lubbock’s office such as reports, proposals, Centercorp Perspective, and resolutions. The City of Lubbock is the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas. It was named after Colonel Tom S. Lubbock, an organizer of Confederate Terry’s Rangers. The county was organized in 1891.
Lubbock, Texas, City of
Records, 1920s
1 oversized box (3 linear feet)
Item is a 41" x 22" ledger showing blueline architectural plans of the downtown Lubbock Sanitary sewer line in the 1920s. The Southwest Collection is the repository for historical materials of the City of Lubbock, Texas. The Lubbock Sanitary sewer line has become a complex infrastructure with the growth of the City of Lubbock. Lines run for miles within Loop 289 and end southeast outside of the city limits.
Lubbock, Texas Lot Surveys
Collection, 1920s-1960s
5 boxes (5 linear feet)
Collection of lot survey/maps organized in alphabetical order by neighborhoods and additions. It details the lot and block changes made over the years in the City of Lubbock, Texas. The surveys contain the Original Town, Overton and McCrummens neighborhoods.
The detailed city surveys/maps show the growth of the city of Lubbock over the years as streets and blocks were added and modified. The surveys were updated and compiled by the City of Lubbock but stop their efforts after the 1960s.
Lubbock, Texas Maps
Collection, 1944-1993 and undated
521 maps (4 linear feet)
Collection of maps numbering 1-1918, not inclusively. Gaps in the numbering system indicate unassigned section numbers. The maps detail the development patterns of Lubbock, by subdivision, and were updated through the 1990s. For further details, click here: LubbockMaps.
The collection consists of original engineering drawings of Lubbock’s streets and subdivisions. Later revisions (new streets and subdivisions) were drawn on the original maps. The maps show the City of Lubbock just prior to the full implementation of a computerized mapping system in 1999. Lubbock is named for Col. Tom S. Lubbock, an organizer of Confederate Terry’s Rangers. Lubbock County, the agricultural and manufacturing center of the High Plains of West Texas, was created from Bexar District in 1876 and organized in 1891.
Lubbock, Texas: National Weather Service
Records, 1946-1993
22 boxes (22 linear feet)
See National Weather Service (Lubbock, Texas) for this collection, which contains surface weather observation charts from November 1946- June 1993.
Lubbock, Texas Wrestling
Collection, 1950-1964
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
This collection consists of the Official Wrestling Programs, 1951-1955 (20 issues), detailing wrestling contestants and their matches held at the Jamboree Hall and Fair Park Coliseum every Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas. Other wrestling publications included are a torn book entitled The Wresting Scene by Guy Le Bow (1950), a Wrestling World magazine (January 1955), The Knockout program (December 29, 1951), a Big Time Wrestling magazine (September 1964).
Professional wrestling became an entertainment sport craze in the West Texas region after the second war. However the Lubbock Athletic Club did stage boxing and wrestling bouts after World War I. It caught on in Lubbock, Texas where wrestling sponsored by local businesses held wrestling matches at the Jamboree Hall and Fair Park Coliseum during the 1950s and lasting until the late 1970s. Today Lubbock no longer holds weekly wrestling matches though overall professional wrestling is a “Hollywood” style entertainment craze televised weekly to specific audiences nation-wide.
Lubbock Area Library Association
Records, 1954-2003 and undated
2 small boxes (0.5 linear feet)
The collection has activities records of the Lubbock Area Library Association (LALA) such as newsletters, agendas, meetings, minutes, bylaws, membership directories, treasurer’s reports, and history information. The association was formed in 1982 for the purpose of maintaining and seeking improvements in the quality of library service in the Lubbock, Texas area. Dr. Charles Sargent was the organization's first president. The Lubbock (Texas) Area Library Association is an organization of librarians and supporters in the greater Lubbock Area. For further details, click here: LALA.
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Records, 1974-1997
1 box (0.3 linear feet)
This collection pertains to the activities of the Lubbock Arts Alliance as detailed through their correspondence, directories, financial and legal material, printed material, and scrapbook material. The Lubbock Arts Alliance is Lubbock’s cultural agency. They help to organize the Lubbock Arts Festival. They were instrumental in the building of the Maxey Park Statue in Maxey Park.
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Records, 1909-2000
7 boxes (7 linear feet)
Office files containing correspondence, financial and printed material documenting the activities and operations of the Lubbock Arts Alliance. For further details, click here: LAA2.
The Lubbock Arts Alliance, is a non-profit organization that promotes, publicizes, and sponsors cultural activities and the arts in the city of Lubbock. It was originally incorporated in 1969 as the Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council and given its present name in major events sponsored by the organization include the Lubbock Arts Festival, Art in Public Places exhibits, the City of Lubbock/Lubbock Arts Alliance Cultural Grants Program and the High Noon concert series.
Lubbock Cemetery
Records, 1917-1990 and undated
3 boxes (3 linear feet)
The collection consists of financial materials, burial records, and other files from the Lubbock Cemetery mostly composed of death books from 1917 to the 1950s, which further contain “Colored Burials,” the burial records for Buddy Holly, and records of the Spanish language section of the cemetery. It also includes records of lots bought and sold, and permits and maps of the cemetery itself. The majority of the records came from bound ledger books, and these have been preserved in order within the files. A/V material includes microfilm and CD copies of the Death Books and financial files.
In March 1892, a delegation of Lubbock residents requested five acres of pasture land from rancher H. M. Bandy for use as a cemetery. That same month, they held the first burial, that of Cochran County Cowboy, Henry Jenkins, who died of pneumonia while staying at a local hotel. The first Lubbock resident buried at the city cemetery was Joseph R. Coleman, who died in 1892. His small-crossed shaped headstone, no longer in existence, was the first erected in the cemetery. The cemetery has held as many as four separate burial grounds, segregated by race, faith, and economic level. Various and distinct cemetery associations maintained these burial grounds throughout the twentieth century. One such group, Los Socios Del Sementerio, or associates of the cemetery, provided for the burial of area migrant workers. The cemetery was integrated in the late 1960s. With more than sixty thousand graves, the City of Lubbock cemetery is the third largest in Texas. Burials here represent a broad cross-section of the city’s history. Among those interred is the noted rock and roll musician and songwriter Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly).
Lubbock Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center
Records, 1956-1982
2,367 leaves
Contains a small amount of correspondence and printed material, primarily newsletters, dealing with the center. The collection bulks with restricted medical records, financial records, and monthly reports to the board.
Proposed by John Broome, Sr., a Lubbock Rotarian, and founded June 15, 1948, the center was co-sponsored by the Downtown Rotary Club of Lubbock and the Lubbock County Society of Crippled Children. The center changed its name to Lubbock Cerebral Palsy and Neuromuscular Center sometime before 1976.
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Records, 1915-1991 and undated
432 boxes and 1 wallet (443.2 linear feet)
The Lubbock (Texas) Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in 1913 when it replaced the Lubbock Commercial Club. Its sole purpose is to promote the growth of the city of Lubbock, Texas becoming actively involved through the business and commercial industries of the local area. The Chamber has influenced all aspects of Lubbock life from education and agriculture to sports and recreation. It was instrumental in publicizing Lubbock as a site for Texas Technological College, the Lubbock Army Air Field, the Lubbock Municipal Airport, and the Lubbock State School. For further details, click here: LCC.
Because of the many different areas that the Chamber would become involve, separate divisions were created to handle each area effectively. For example, the Agriculture Committee was created to handle all aspects of agriculture and ranching. The Aviation Committee was formed to deal with the airline business. Overall these records contain the history and the operations of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce for the past seventy-six years.
Lubbock City Council of Parents and Teachers
Records, 1958-1967
489 leaves
Contains correspondence, minutes and by-laws, financial material, scrapbooks, newsclippings, and photographs concerning the Lubbock City Council of Parents and Teachers Association. The collection bulks with scrapbooks.
The council was formed in 1926 to promote the welfare of children and to bring about a closer relationship between home and school and the community.
Lubbock Community Concert Association
Records, 1961-1971
3 scrapbooks (2 linear feet)
Collection of three scrapbooks compiled by the Lubbock Community Concert Association. It has photographs, news clippings, programs, and advertisements detailing the concert and music artists invited to Lubbock to perform for the public. The scrapbooks are dated from 1961-1962, 1967-1968, and 1970-1971.
The Lubbock (Texas) Community Concert Association is a social organization dedicated to towards entertainment. A non–profit organization, they bring distinguished and exciting concert series and some of the finest music artists to Lubbock. It was founded by Nell Vinson Oldham and she also served as one of their presidents.
Lubbock Community Planning Council
Records, 1954-1965
57 leaves
Consists of reports and printed material on minority neighborhoods, mental health, migrant workers, recreation, and public health services in Lubbock, Texas.
This social services council was created in 1954 to assist local service agencies in coordinating their work. The council combined with the Community Chest in 1957, and worked to encourage cooperation and planning between agencies and to help raise funds for them. The Community Chest and the Council were forerunners of the United Way.
Lubbock Community Planning Council
Records, 1960-1964
3 wallets (0.3 linear feet)
Bulks with general files, printed material, and reports concerning the Lubbock Community Planning Council in 1960-1964.
Lubbock Council for United Nations (Texas)
Records, 1952-1974
3 boxes (3 linear feet)
Contains correspondence, national, state, and local material, printed material, and filmstrips and slides pertaining to UNICEF and UNRWA. The Lubbock Council for the United Nations was organized in 1952.
Lubbock Council for United Nations (Texas)
Papers, 1980
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
This contains printed material relating to The Medicine Show and a summary of twenty-five years of activities. The Lubbock Council for the United Nations was organized in 1952. Its objective is to bring the U. N. to the local community by providing literature, speakers, slides, films, and other information covering the United Nation’s headquarters in New York and the far-flung operations of its agencies. The booklet was prepared by Mrs. R. D. Holmes, Mrs. Rod Shaw, Mr. Ralph Brock, and Mrs. W. G. Dingus, charter members of the council.
Lubbock Country Club
Collection, 1987-2000
1 small box (0.2 linear feet)
The collection contains 12 bound membership rosters of the Lubbock Country Club dating from 1987-2000. The following rosters are missing: 1995 and 1996. The Lubbock Country Club a sports recreational facility is located north of Lubbock by the I-27. It is known for one of the best golf courses in Lubbock, Texas. It has eighteen holes for people to practice and play golf. They host annual golf tournaments on occasion.
Lubbock County, Texas
Records, 1891-1915
5 ledgers (4 linear feet)
Contains financial and legal material concerning Lubbock County. These materials involve resident and land assessments, county court civil and criminal dockets, and poll tax receipts.
Lubbock County, Texas
Records, 1890-1965
1 box (0.3 linear feet)
Items for this collection include legal material, mostly abstracts of titles to lands in the Overton and McMillian Heights in the City of Lubbock, Texas. It includes McMilliam Heights Addition: Lot #12 (Block 12) 1890-1960; Overton Addition: Lot 19 (Block 69) 1938-1941; Lot 5 (Block 126) 1890-1948; Lot 19 (Block 126) 1891-1959; Lot 19 (Block 60) 1890-1965; and Lot 19 (Block 69) 1890-1941.
The Overton Area is one of Lubbock, Texas' earliest neighborhoods. It is subdivided between North and South Overton by Broadway Street. Fourth Street and Nineteenth Street mark the north and south boundary. University Avenue and Ave. Q mark the west and east boundary. Her husband currently deceased and Geraldine Cox owned property in the Overton Area for many years. During the later years they resorted to renting their homes. Now the lots have new owners.
Lubbock County, Texas
Records, 1893-1915
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
The collection consists of land deeds from Lubbock County, Texas. The deeds are from the files of George S. Bond. First Property: 565 Acres in Survey 33, Block 20, HE and Wtx RR Co. Second property: 205 Acres deed to A. C. Deane, 1893. Also acres to H.C. Keister, 1897 and F. D. Young, 1902.
Lubbock County, Texas created in the latter part of the 19th Century has grown from a small community to the home of the city of Lubbock, Texas. The land deeds contain the history of land ownership during the early history of Lubbock County, Texas.
Lubbock County, Texas
Records, 1964-1975
1 box (0.3 linear feet)
Contains legal material: Six Abstracts of Title in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas: All of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 202 of original town; All of Lots 16 and 17 and the south 1/2 of Lot 18 in Block 209 of original town; All of Lot 6 in Block 2, Southport, an addition to city; the East 62 1/2 feet of Lots 1, 2, 3 of Block 175 of original town; All of Lots 16 and 17 in Block 224 of original town; northern 1/2 of Block 15 and all of lots 16-17 in Block 178 of the Original Town of Lubbock. From Lubbock Abstract and Title Company and Service Abstract and Title Company. The abstracts allow researchers to trace the ownership of property from one landowner to another in the Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock County, Texas - Aerial Photo-Maps
Collection, 1965
227 oversized photo-maps (24 linear feet)
Collection of oversized 31" x 31" black and white aerial photographs of Lubbock County taken in October and November of 1965 when the vegetation had gone dormant for the winter. Each map represents a ground area of approximately three square miles. Scale: 1 inch = 502 feet. Small objects such as buildings, houses, vehicles, and tress can be resolved. For further details, click here: LubbockMaps2.
Lubbock County Commissioners Court (Texas)
Records, 1966
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Includes a list of members of the Lubbock County Commissioners Court in 1966. Also included are printed materials.
Lubbock County Government
Records, 1952-1965
1 box (1 linear foot)
Consists of financial and audit reports as well as land abstracts of Lubbock County.
Lubbock County Historical Association (Texas)
Records, 1935-1936
314 leaves
Contains correspondence, literary productions dealing with the association, and a list of early settlers. Bulks with material on the organization and functions of the association. Of particular interest are speeches and essays on West Texas history.
The association formed in 1935 to preserve Lubbock County, Texas, antiquities and landmarks, and remained active for one year.
Lubbock County Historical Commission (Texas)
Records, 1924-1988, 1976, and undated
2 boxes and 1 wallet (2.1 linear feet)
Is comprised of inventory forms on historical sites. It also consists of general files of the Mainstreet Video Conference and the Urban Design Commission.
Lubbock County Historical Commission (Texas)
Collection, 1909-1949
2 boxes (2.0 linear feet)
The collection comprises files transferred to Lubbock County from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas. The files pertain to various bond issues enacted by county municipalities and school districts. Items within the collection include correspondence, bond certifications from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, minutes of meetings of respective governing boards, bond election notices and returns, and maps. For further details, click here: LubbockCHC.
The Lubbock County Historical Commission consists of members appointed by the County Commissioners Court to fulfill public heritage and historic preservation needs. Duties of the Commission include the identification, protection, and interpretation of the history of Lubbock County.
Lubbock County Historical Survey Committee (Texas)
Collection, 1935-1960
284 leaves
Includes correspondence, minutes, by-laws and literary productions, and bulks (1959-1960) with typed essays written by various area residents on the history of Lubbock and Lubbock County, Texas. Eighteen of the essays were written by Temple Ann Ellis.
Organized in 1935 as part of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, the Lubbock County Historical Survey Committee was responsible for surveying and preserving historical buildings, marking historical sites and cooperating with tourist programs in the Lubbock, Texas area.
Lubbock County Land Surveys
Records, 1878-1914
1 ledger (0.1 linear foot)
Includes property records of Lubbock County, Texas, indicating land ownership and plat sizes.
Lubbock County Old Settlers Pioneer Association
Records, 1925-1944
62 leaves
Contains correspondence, a ledger, and a membership list pertaining to the association. The collection bulks (1925-1938) with a ledger which contains minutes of meetings. Of particular interest are lists of pioneers and the dates they arrived in Lubbock County, Texas.
Founded in 1925, members consisted of the original settlers of Lubbock County, Texas.
Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association
Records, 1961-1963
137 leaves
Contains financial material, printed material, minutes, and photographs. Bulks (1961-1963) with printed material pertaining to the association.
Formed in 1937, the association is involved in fund raising, educational programs, testing programs, and rehabilitation assistance.
Lubbock Crickets
Collection, 1998
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection has some tickets to a Lubbock Crickets baseball game between the Greenville Bluesmen in 1998. The Lubbock Crickets were a semi-professional baseball team located in Lubbock, Texas. Organized in 1995, the team was disbanded in early 1999 due to stadium scheduling problems. They played four summers in Lubbock. The team was a member of the Texas-Louisiana League.
Lubbock Garden Club
Records, 1939, 1941-1988
3 wallets (0.3 linear feet)
Contains printed material and scrapbook material pertaining to club activities.
The garden club was organized on September 20, 1929, by Harve Kendrick, and its purpose is the beautification of Lubbock, Texas. The club's activities have included tree planting, plant exchanges, fair displays, and Christmas lighting. The Lubbock Garden Club joined with the Texas Garden Club, Inc., in 1931, and is also affiliated with the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
Lubbock Genealogical Society (Texas)
Records, 1964-1972 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection bulks with a scrapbook that documents the activities of the Society. The scrapbook includes brochures, programs, and newsclippings.
Lubbock Goals for the Seventies (Texas)
Collection, 1965-1977
1,457 leaves
Includes printed material, newsclippings, minutes, form letters and handwritten notes.
A "Committee 70" was created in January 1969 by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development to formulate "goals for the 1970s for the city." The committee's objective was to develop programs, projects and priorities in creating a community development plan designed to produce Lubbock's orderly growth and development in the 1970s. The committee published "Goals for the 70s" as part of its program.
Lubbock Heritage Society
Records, 1979-1987
1,224 leaves
Contains minutes, agendas, and financial records from both executive and general meetings as well as membership directories and newsletters. Of particular interest is the documentation of the moving and restoration of the Mast-White house. Also included is the transcript of a speech given to the society by Texas First Lady, Rita Mae Clements. Also, there are numerous brief historical reports with photographs about many long-time Lubbock businesses.
The society was founded in January 1979, as an outgrowth of a Lubbock Junior League project by a group of 90 individuals. The society's primary purpose is to educate the community to appreciate and support the preservation of history and cultural aspects of life in Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock Heritage Society
Records, 1966-1990
3 boxes (3 linear feet)
The collection contains correspondence, directories, and financial material of the Lubbock Heritage Society, particularly information about the heritage house on 2306 18th Street. It also includes many handouts from the “Old House How-To Workshops” that the organization puts on frequently. There are also three scrapbooks that have been photocopied for preservation, as well as the original scrapbooks.
The Lubbock Heritage Society formed in 1979, the culmination of efforts by the Lubbock Junior League to establish an organization dedicated to heritage preservation. The Society's purpose was to "discover, memorialize, encourage, promote, maintain, and support the preservation of the historic cultural heritage of Lubbock and the surrounding area." Heritage Society activities in support of that purpose include monitoring of government and community activity, educational outreach, and representation of Historic Preservation interests to the community. Examples of projects include the relocation and restoration of the Mast-White House, relocation and restoration of the Old St. Paul's Church, organizing tours showcasing historic properties/districts, inventory of historic properties, fundraising, and support of regional preservation projects such as the railroad in Slaton. Publications include a newsletter, INSITE, and a guide to architectural styles found in Lubbock.
Lubbock High School, Class of 1923
Records, 1980-1988
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Collection contains general files and correspondence of the Lubbock High Class of 1923. Also included are newsclippings and miscellaneous material.
Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Records, 1990-2007 and undated
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
The Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LHCC) Records contains correspondence, financial records and related material, and photographs related to the history of the organization in the 1990s and 2000s. Samples of regular and Board meeting minutes, proposals, annual convention information, other events’ information, and a variety of other material is also present.
The Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LHCC) had its genesis in 1974 when a group of local Hispanic business leaders formed Commerciantes Organizados Mexico America (COMA). The organization's membership voted in April 2008 to become a part of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. Similarly, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce's membership voted to approve the merger. Subsequently, Jorge Moreno was hired as the Vice President of the newly formed Hispanic Business Division of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. Countless businesses and individuals have been helped, guided and educated by the Hispanic chamber over the years. While the local chamber was helping businesses to grow and develop, its own growth and development expanded in 2001 when it was named as the Small Chamber of the Year in statewide and national competitions. The term "small chamber" refers to cities below 200,000 in population--a level that Lubbock has since surpassed.
Lubbock Hubbers
Papers, 1946
1 oversized box (1.5 linear feet)
Item is a large scrapbook of news clippings of the Lubbock Hubbers baseball team during 1946. It was compiled by Rhonda Mabray Hall. The Lubbock Hubbers began playing in April 29, 1922. Though the team kept having trouble staying in Lubbock, they enjoyed their best years during the late 1940s under manager Jackie Sullivan. The team finally faded into the sunset in 1956 due to financial difficulties.
Lubbock Independent School District (Texas)
Collection, 1927-1976
1,126 leaves
The collection consists of printed material, and bulks (1953-1962) with school board minutes, school regulations, policy statements, and bond election materials.
The school district was formed in 1907, and originally encompassed the town of Lubbock, Texas, and all neighboring areas, covering 10 square miles. Currently, a superintendent of schools and a board of trustees are responsible for managing the affairs of the school district.
Lubbock Junior Garden Club
Records, 1939-1986
662 leaves
Consists of club directories, minutes of meetings, and scrapbooks that contain photographs and newsclippings which not only detail club activities, but also the activities of individual members and their families. Also includes articles on social, sporting, and business activities.
The club was organized on November 22, 1939, by Mrs. Bradshaw and Mrs. Clark Mullican to accommodate women who could not gain membership in the Lubbock Garden Club. The Lubbock Garden Club served as its sponsor. The purpose of the Junior Garden Club is to coordinate interest in home gardening and civic beautification.
Lubbock Junior League
Records, 1992
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
Item is a Lubbock Junior League Yearbook (1992). The Junior League was founded in 1935 as the Junior Welfare League of Lubbock. It is an organization of women committed to voluntarism and improving the community. They organize drives for charity and help those in need.
Lubbock Lights
Papers, 1951-1995
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Includes photocopies of correspondence with Edward J. Ruppelt, air force’s investigations, and news clippings concerning the Lubbock Lights of the 1950s. Between August and November, 1951, a strange v-shaped formation of lights were observed flying in the night skies of Lubbock, Texas. The unusual phenomena was also observed over several other towns in the South Plains. The sightings were lent credibility when three Texas Tech professors witnessed the lights streaking across the sky in August of 1951. The official Air Force investigation concluded that the occurrence was the result of city lights reflecting off the bellies of migratory birds.
Lubbock Little Theatre
Records, 1948-1979
1,957 leaves
Contains correspondence, legal material, financial material, printed material, photographs, and scrapbook material regarding the history of the Lubbock, Texas, Little Theatre.
The Lubbock Little Theatre was a community theater that operated in Lubbock, Texas, from 1948 to 1979.
Lubbock Music Club
Records, 1923-1983
739 leaves
Contains scrapbooks, yearbooks, an account ledger, minutes, and other material pertaining to activities of the Lubbock Music Club and its participation in the Texas Federation of Music Clubs.
Founded in the fall of 1923, in Lubbock, Texas, the club established a policy of presenting a series of annual music programs, bringing singers and musicians to the city, and sponsoring musical programs presented by local groups.
Lubbock Needle Club
Records, 1917-1939
59 leaves
Consists of a minute book containing names, attendance records, brief minutes of meetings, and some financial records.
The club organized in 1911, primarily to do needlework and have social hours. Club members included Mrs. Mast, Mrs. Arnett, Mrs. Bledsoe, Mrs. Vickers, Mrs. Overton, Mrs. Posey, Mrs. Maedgen, Mrs. Maxey, Mrs. Dupree and Mrs. Gaston.
Lubbock Opportunity for Our Kids
Records, 1969-1978
517 leaves
Contains correspondence, financial statements, legal materials, notes, printed booklets and brochures pertaining to the organization , and copies of magazine articles on busing. Also included are copies of typed reports, minutes of the Task Force meeting for the School Board, agendas, membership lists, and minutes of the L.O.O.K. Steering Committee.
Lubbock Opportunity for Our Kids (L.O.O.K.) was organized in 1969 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court order for desegregation and the federal court-ordered busing in the Lubbock, Texas, public schools. The organization's steering committee held monthly meetings. L.O.O.K.'s main purpose was to ensure an orderly transition in obedience to the court order.
Lubbock Planning Department
Records, 1943-1992 and undated
1 wallet (0.2 linear feet)
Collection of correspondence, directories, printed and scrapbook materials on various aspects of historic preservation efforts. They include designated historic sites and buildings in Fort Worth and other places, Afro-Mexican history, and Historic Places inventory.
The Lubbock Planning Department is an entity of the City of Lubbock that is responsible for well-organized growth and development. Among its duties is the recognition and allocation of historic sites and landmarks.
Lubbock Printing Company
Records, 1919-1926
693 leaves
Contains ledger books, bank statements, and cancelled checks.
The Lubbock Printing Company was the first business established in Lubbock, Texas, for the purpose of business printing and the selling of office supplies.
Lubbock Rotary Club (Texas)
Records, 1958
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Includes a roster of the Lubbock Rotary Club dated 1958.
Lubbock Rotary Club (Texas)
Records, 1976-1995
1 box (0.3 linear feet)
Collection of membership rosters, audit report, district handbooks and newsletters, board of directors reports, and foundation information on the Rotary Club of Lubbock, Texas. Rotary International is an international charitable organization devoted to furthering the cause of world understanding and peace. The Rotary Club of Lubbock is the Lubbock, Texas chapter of that organization.
Lubbock Rotary Club (Texas)
Records, 1954-1980
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Item is a manuscript of the history of the Lubbock Rotary Club as compiled by three authors (Alma Baker Rea, Carl L. Hill, and Dea Powell) in 1954, 1970, and 1980, respectively. It is merged as one manuscript document.
The Rotary Club is a service oriented organization that represents business and professional men in fellowship and understanding. They have clubs throughout the United States and they promote and support local activities in their cities. The Lubbock Rotary Club has been in service for more than eighty years. Prominent members of Lubbock were usually affiliated with the rotary club.
Lubbock Sesquicentennial Committee
Records, 1986 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Consists of correspondence relating to the sesquicentennial celebration at Lubbock, Texas. Also included are essays for the writing competition.
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Records, 1948-2000s
2 small boxes (0.6 linear feet)
This collection consists entirely of symphony programs from the beginning to current. Founded in 1946, the orchestra was originally known as the Lubbock Little Symphony. William A. Harrod served as conductor from 1946 to 1985, and he was followed in succession by Patrick Flynn, Gurer Aykal and Albert George Schram.
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Records, 1946-1988
4 boxes (4 linear feet)
These records document the performances and “behind the scene” work of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and the associated Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Guild. Documents include concert programs, invitations and photographs, organizational bylaws and charters, and records of concert planning and funding activities. There are also several large scrapbooks containing documents, photographs and news clippings related to the Orchestra’s and Guild’s activities. For further details, click here: LSO.
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra first performed in 1946 under the direction of its founding conductor, William Harrod. It is now classified as a group VI orchestra and consists of 84 professionally trained musicians. It performs 12 classical concerts annually for the public and two concerts for elementary age school children of the area. Currently, the Orchestra’s director is Dr. Albert-George Schram of the Netherlands.
Lubbock Theatre Center
Records, 1956-1973
562 leaves
Consists of programs for performances. Several programs list performances by G. W. Bailey, Barry Corbin, and Terri Eoff.
Originally known as The Lubbock Little Theatre, the center opened its first season in 1948.
Lubbock Theatre Centre
Collection, 1960-1963
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Contains 14 programs to plays hosted by the Lubbock Theatre Centre from 1960-1963. The playbills include Bus Stop, Oklahoma, The Boy Friend, The Four Poster, The Mutiny Cane Court Martial, The Star-Spangled Girl, The Women, The King and I, Gigi, The Gazebo, Bell, Book and Candle, The Best Man, and Come Blow Your Horn.
The Lubbock Theatre Centre is a group of regional actors who perform on stage for the public. It is a form of entertainment involving live acting.
Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA)
Records, 1987-1991
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Comprised of agendas, minutes, correspondence, notes, and registration material of the Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA).
The Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA) is a neighborhood organization whose priorities include crime prevention, zoning and code enforcement, neighborhood responsibility, and pressuring city officials. Members from the small neighborhood units cooperate as a whole for the good of the City of Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock United Way
Records, 1992
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Consist of financial statements for 1991 and 1992. The United Way is a national organization devoted to charity. The collection includes the income and expenditures of the Lubbock Chapter during 1991.
Lubbock Women's Club
Records, 1936-1984
ca. 700 leaves
Consists of yearbooks of the Women's Club of Lubbock, Texas.
The club was organized to promote, maintain, and support charitable, literary, and educational undertakings in Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock Women's Study Club (Texas)
Records, 1933-1946
5,977 leaves
Contains correspondence, financial material, legal material, literary productions, printed material, scrapbook material, and scrapbooks concerning the Lubbock, Texas Women's Study Club.
Formed as the Lubbock, Texas Women's Club by thirty-seven Lubbock women, it joined the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1933. The name was changed to the Lubbock Women's Study Club in 1957. The purpose of the club is to promote general education, personal improvement, and the social and civic progress of Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock Women’s Study Club (Texas)
Records 1930-1985 and undated
4 boxes (4 linear foot)
Collection contains correspondence, legal material and printed material. The printed material consists of the minutes of meetings. Eleven scrapbooks are also included.
Lubbock-Bridgeport Oil Development Company
Records, 1918-1922
2,702 leaves
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence (1919-1922) and financial documents (1919-1921) relating to the company's drilling activities.
The Bridgeport, Texas-based Lubbock-Bridgeport Oil Development Company was formed as an unincorporated joint-stock association of Shallowater, Lubbock, Bridgeport, and Fort Worth, Texas, businessmen and investors to tap into the oil "boom" frenzy prevalent in North Central Texas. Tempted by the proximity of oil in nearby Petrolia, Texas, the company leased wildcat prospects in Wise County, Texas, beginning in February, 1918. Drilling began in May 1919 and, with varying success, continued through 1920 with an exploratory wildcat dipping into depths of 4,500 feet--one of the deepest wells drilled to that date. The company formally incorporated as the Lubbock Oil Corporation in January 1920, and, with additional financing, resumed drilling operations. The company completed a dry-hole on June 27, 1920, which financially ruined Lubbock Oil. The company sold off leases and other property to complete the well. In July 1921, the stockholders dissolved the corporation.
Lubbock Cemetery
Records, 1917-1990 and undated
3 boxes
Contains financial materials, burial records, and other files from the Lubbock Cemetery mostly composed of death books from 1917 to the 1950s, which further contain “Colored Burials,” the burial records for Buddy Holly, and records of the Spanish language section of the cemetery. It also includes records of lots bought and sold, and permits and maps of the cemetery itself. The majority of the records came from bound ledger books, and these have been preserved in order within the files. A/V material includes microfilm and CD copies of the Death Books and financial files.
In March 1892, a delegation of Lubbock residents requested five acres of pasture land from rancher H. M. Bandy for use as a cemetery. That same month, they held the first burial, that of Cochran County Cowboy, Henry Jenkins, who died of pneumonia while staying at a local hotel. The first Lubbock resident buried at the city cemetery was Joseph R. Coleman, who died in 1892. His small-crossed shaped headstone, no longer in existence, was the first erected in the cemetery. The cemetery has held as many as four separate burial grounds, segregated by race, faith, and economic level. Various and distinct cemetery associations maintained these burial grounds throughout the twentieth century. One such group, Los Socios Del Sementerio, or associates of the cemetery, provided for the burial of area migrant workers. The cemetery was integrated in the late 1960s. With more than sixty thousand graves, the City of Lubbock cemetery is the third largest in Texas. Burials here represent a broad cross-section of the city’s history. Among those interred is the noted rock and roll musician and songwriter Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly).
Lubbock-Crosby-Garza Counties Medical Society
Records, 1909-
1,290 leaves
Contains minutes, membership directories, and printed material pertaining to the activities of the society. The collection bulks (1930-1968) with minutes and membership directories. The minutes identify members, explore policy issues, and provide examples of specific cases and treatment.
The society was organized on January 23, 1909, by Dr. H.D. Barnes and Dr. W.N. Wardlaw, and expanded to include Garza County in 1962. The society has been concerned with professional ethics, public health issues, and medical needs of the area.
Lubbock-Crosby-Garza Counties Medical Society
Collection, 1968-1976
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Items are a directory of doctors in Texas and some medical relics. The society was organized on January 23, 1909 by Dr. H.D. Barnes and Dr. W.N. Wardlaw. It expanded to include Garza County in 1962. The society has been concerned with professional ethics, public health issues, and the medical needs of this area.
Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County Medical Society Auxiliary
Records, 1949-1983 and undated
1 box (1 linear foot)
Collection contains general records of meetings and activities, particularly the civic work, of the Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County Medical Society Auxiliary. Also includes convention material dated from 1962-1983.
Lubbock-Crosby-Garza Counties Medical Society Auxiliary
Records, 1949-1971
327 leaves
Contains scrapbook material, minutes, printed material, and convention material. The collection bulks (1958-1966) with minutes taken at meetings that give details of the auxiliary's activities and public health programs.
The organization was founded in 1918 for the support of the Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County Medical Society.
Luchetta, Louis
Papers, 1923-1939
1,638 leaves
Includes correspondence, financial material, legal material, and a diary concerning the mercantile and lunch counter business in Colorado. The collection bulks (1937-1939) with financial documents pertaining to Luchetta's Lunch.
Louis Luchetta owned and operated a lunch counter called Luchetta's Lunch in Sargents, Colorado.
Lummis, Charles F.
Collection, 1889-1994 and undated
1 box (1.0 linear feet)
Material in this collection is all related to Charles F. Lummis and his writings. Correspondence and material used by Mary A. Sarber in her preparation of Charles F. Lummis: A Bibliography constitute a portion of the collection. The remainder consists of publications containing literature authored by Lummis and publications containing biographical articles about him or his achievements. Also included are items related to the Southwest Museum and ephemera concerning Lummis or the Museum. For further details, click here: CFLummis.
Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928 was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis.
Lush, William G.
Papers, 1888-1921 and undated
1 small box (0.3 linear feet)
Collection of mostly letters written to William Gansevort Lush by his wife, Rose, his mother, his brother Cuyler, and his New York friends. The bulk of the letters dated 1916 and 1918. Some letters are accompanied by news clippings and some are addressed to Rose from relatives and friends. Most letters are written by Rose while she was being courted by William.
William Gansevort Lush comes from New York City. During his early years he spent his military service along the Mexican border in 1916 and with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. In Brownsville, Texas he was with Company I, 7th Regiment, New York Infantry. While with the AEF, he was an engineer as a captain of the 2nd Heavy Tank Center Base in England.
Lutes, Clarence Barton
Papers, 1922
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)
Item is a six page handwritten journal later typed into two pages detailing Mr. Lutes short experience in West Texas from May 27 - June 28, 1922.
Clarence Barton Lutes was born October 28, 1896 and died in February 21, 1964. He did some farm work when he was young before settling into a better job with a lumber yard company. Mr. Lutes was married to Mrs. Ada Foster's aunt.
Lutheran Church (Texas)
Records, 1911-1972
1 microfilm reel (15 ft.) : negative
Contains Lutheran church records of officers and members, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, transfers of communicants collections, and individual contributions of several Texas Panhandle towns.
Lutheranism was introduced to Texas by immigrants and missionaries from several northern European countries.
Lutz, Hale I.
Papers, 1919-1942
1 small box (0.3 linear ft.)
This collection contains seven ledgers used as diaries by Hale I. Lutz starting on January 1, 1913 through December 4, 1942. He writes of his traveling experiences from one job site to another and his specific work duties. He would mostly haul or deliver coal, grain, oil, and other industrial equipment and supplies.
Hale I. Lutz was a drayman, oil-industry-worker, and later a dockworker. In New Mexico, he lived in Willard, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque and beginning in 1919 he was living in San Pedro and later Long Beach, California. He was born in 1872 and died on December 4, 1942. He was married to Thelma and had four children. Though he began writing at the age of 40, his diaries reflect his life experiences in the labor industry from the First World War on through the Depression Era and America’s recovery.
Lynch, Etta
Papers, 1961-1977
4,160 leaves
Includes correspondence, research notes, manuscript drafts and completed manuscripts, and promotional materials. The collection bulks with manuscript drafts of Lynch's published works.
Lynch, a free-lance writer and novelist., was born in 1924 and is a long-time resident of Lubbock, Texas. She became a hairdresser at the age of 20 and owned her own business for 20 years. She studied writing at the University of Oklahoma, and published her first magazine article in 1963 in "Guideposts." She has published over 150 articles and short stories, and is the author of Tender Tyrant: The Legend of Pete Cawthon.