urn:taro:rice.wrc.00011 Guide to the Walter Benona Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp Collection, 1868-1978 Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Woodson Research Center 1978 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, January 2001. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 14:45:29 CDT 2003 urn:taro:rice.wrc.00011 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Jun 30 14:45:29 CDT 2004 urn:taro:rice.wrc.00011 updated creator's name, Mandy York Focke. Jun 7 14:45:29 CDT 2007 urn:taro:rice.wrc.00011 updated erroneous box # and added boxes 17 & 18, Amanda York Focke. Guide to the Walter Benona Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp Collection, 1868-1978 Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Woodson Research Center 1978 Descriptive Summary Walter Benona Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp - Collection, 1868-1978 MS 271 8.5 linear feet (17 boxes) Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX Correspondence, scrapbooks, business papers, ledgers, tributes and memorials, audiotapes of oral history interviews, clippings, photos, and other papers of Sharp and his wife, Estelle (Boughton) Sharp, active in Houston, Tex., civic and philanthropic affairs. Topics include oil industry, lives of the Sharp family, Howard Hughes family, growth of Houston, Spindletop Oil Field, founding of the Texas Company and Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, and establishment of United Charities. Sharp, Walter Benona Materials are in English. Biographical Sketches

Walter Benona Sharp was born on December 12, 1870, in Tipton county, Tennessee. His parents, James R. and Amanda Forrest Sharp, moved to Texas when Walter was still a young child. Sharp began his business career at a very early age, and by 1890, he was operating a successful water well drilling company with his brother James R. Sharp. Walter Sharp then branched out to the drilling of oil wells and in 1893 drilled a dry hole in what was to be the famous Spindletop Field. Sharp next moved to the Corsicana and Sour Lake areas where he found limited amounts of oil. In 1901, soon after the first gusher at Spindletop, Sharp secured his fortune by trading leases and contracting for numerous wells. He next helped form the Moonshine Oil Company and later became president of Producers Oil Company. Sharp held an interest in the Texas Company and worked closely with J.S. Cullinan in developing that company's oil holdings. Sharp was also co-founder of the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, and aided Howard Hughes, Sr. in developing that company's famous Rock Bit. Sharp was a daring innovator, always seeking better methods of drilling and producing oil, and to him can be traced many of the techniques which made the gigantic expansion of the oil industry in Texas possible. His willingness to innovate and to be involved first hand with the problems of the oil field led him to exert tremendous effort to extinguish a large oil field fire in the fall of 1912. Weakened from his exertions, he died at age 42 on November 28, 1912.

(Bibliography: W.P.Webb, et al, Handbook of Texas, II, 597.)

Estelle Boughton Sharp was born in Flint, Michigan on June 19, 1873. Her parents, George A. Boughton and Delia Frost Boughton, were divorced when she was about 16. She later attended Oberlin College, but discontinued her education after meeting Walter Sharp on a visit to Dallas. Married in 1897, the couple were the parents of three children, Walter Bedford, Kathleen, and Dudley Crawford. Kathleen died in early childhood, but the two boys gave the Sharps a happy family life. They lived in Dallas until about 1904 when the discovery of major oil fields near Houston prompted them to move to that Gulf Coast city. While still in Dallas, Mrs. Sharp began the charity work which was to occupy so much of her later life. After the death of her husband in 1912, she turned increasingly to what she called her hobbies: social welfare and world peace. Something of a progressive, she was one of the founders of United Charities in Houston, which later became the United Fund. She was also interested in the settlement house concept, and during the interwar years, she espoused the cause of several peace movements. Although this country was not a member of the League of Nations, Estelle Sharp served as a member of the National Advisory Council of the League of Nations Association and worked to gain U.S. entry into the League. In the 1930's, she was a member of the Texas Centennial Commission, and continued her long-standing interest in the Federated Women's Clubs of Texas. In the 1940's and 1950's, she was a member of the Community Council and contributed greatly to the Community Settlement Association. Interested also in education and the history of the oil industry in the Southwest, Mrs. Sharp gave the first endowed lectureship to Rice Institute in 1918, and gave additional gifts through the years. In the 1950's, she helped finance the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers at the University of Texas. After a long and active life, Estelle Boughton Sharp died on August 30, 1965, at the age of 92.

 Scope and Contents

Walter Benona Sharp helped usher in the oil boom in Texas, while his wife Estelle Boughton Sharp used her wealth and talents throughout her long life for a variety of social and charitable projects. A record of their lives, their times, and the people who surrounded them may be found in the Sharp Collection. Although of only moderate size--six linear feet of shelf space, a four inch deep oversized drawer, and twelve and one-half hours of oral interviews--this collection holds much of value for those interested in the Southwest. Within the Walter B. Sharp Papers (1889-1912) are his correspondence with his family, his business papers, other personal papers, and tributes, memorials, and expressions of sympathy at the time of his death. The Estelle B. Sharp Papers (1883-1965) consist of personal correspondence, and items related to social service, the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the Texas Centennial, world peace, Rice Institute, and the University of Texas. Business papers, various clippings, and scrapbooks comprise other portions of her papers. The Sharp Family Papers (1868-1969) include material related to the Boughton-Frost-Sharp genealogy, and letters written and received by Estelle and Walter's sons, Bedford and Dudley. Magazine articles, biographical material on the Sharps, family photographs, and assorted books related to the Boughton-Frost-Sharp families are also housed with the Family Papers. The Sharp Oral Interviews (1953-1978) pertain to the oil and gas industry in the Southwest, Estelle, Walter, and Dudley Sharp, the J.S. Cullinan family, the Howard Hughes family, and the growth and development of Houston. Prominent events dealt with in the Sharp Collection include Spindletop, the founding of the Texas Company, the founding of the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, the establishment of United Charities, the start of settlement house work in Houston, and Dudley C. Sharp, Sr.'s years of service as Assistant Secretary and Secretary of the Air Force. Besides the Sharps, individuals associated with the collection include Howard Hughes, Sr., Howard Hughes, Jr., J.S. Cullinan, Will C. Hogg, Edgar Odell Lovett, W.L. Clayton, James L. Autry, and Clark M. Eichelberger. Much has been written on the turbulent birth of the oil industry in the Southwest--and Walter Sharp's life certainly had its share of drama--yet, perhaps even more important was the ongoing role of the entrepreneurial families which came out of these early years. Within the bounds of the Sharp Collection is an indepth look at one of these families.

The Sharp collection is a particularly appropriate acquisition because it complements the Woodson Research Center's present holdings of the papers of other 19th- and 20th-century Texas entrepreneurs in oil and gas exploration, as well as in other ventures. Some of these are the papers of Judge Harris Masterson, General William Hamman, and Judge James L. Autry (who, through his oil interests, became General Counsel of the Texas Company). The Sharp papers, along with the other entrepreneurial collections, will provide not only original source material specifically concerning the development of the petroleum industry in Texas, but also information generally useful to researchers in the economic, political, cultural and social history of this area.

The first three series in the Sharp Collection are arranged by subject and then chronologically.

The oral interviews in Series IV have been divided into those done by W.A. Owens and those done as a part of the Sharp Collection Project. Within these two categories, the tapes have been arranged in alphabetical order according to the last name of the person interviewed. A subject index to the interviews done as part of the Sharp Collection Project is provided in this guide, as an Appendix to Series IV: Oral History Interviews (appearing at the end of Series IV in the Detailed Description of the Collection).

Series I: Walter Benona Sharp Papers, 1889-1912 (Boxes 1 - 3) Series II: Estelle Boughton Sharp Papers, 1883-1965 (Boxes 4 -11) Series III: Sharp Family Papers, 1868-1969 (Boxes 12-14) Series IV: Sharp Oral Interviews, 1953-1978 (Boxes 15-17) Preferred Citation

Walter Benona and Estelle Boughton Sharp - Collection, 1868-1978, MS 271, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Acquisition Information

The papers of Estelle and Walter Sharp and their family were donated from their estate by their son, Dudley C. Sharp, Sr. Mr. Sharp also donated funds for processing and adding to the collection. The oral interviews done by W.A. Owens in the 1950's were transferred from reel-to-reel tapes to cassette tapes. All other interviews were done as part of the Sharp Collection Project.

 Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Walter Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp - Collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Sharp family. Hughes, Howard, 1869-1924. Hughes family. Subjects (Organizations) Texas Company. Sharp-Hughes Tool Company. United Charities (Houston, Tex.) Subjects Petroleum industry and trade--Texas. Oil fields--Texas. Oil field equipment and supply industry--Texas. Charities--Texas. Subjects (Places) Houston (Tex.)--History. Spindletop Oil Field (Tex.) Houston (Tex.)--Business, industries, and trades--Petroleum. Texas--Business, industries, and trades--Petroleum. Houston (Tex.)--Business, industries, and trades--Oil field equipment. Texas--Business, industries, and trades--Oil field equipment. Houston (Tex.)--Charitable and social work. Texas--Charitable and social work. Related Material

Texas oil entrepreneurs and their families have held a special attraction for students of Texas history. It is not surprising, then, that there are collections in the state which include additional material on W.B. Sharp and his wife Estelle. The three most important of these are the James Lockhart Autry Papers at the Woodson Research Center, Rice University; the Mrs. Walter B. Sharp Papers at Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas, Austin; and the Joseph Stephen Cullinan Papers at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Autry and Cullinan were friends as well as business partners of the Sharps, and their papers have much to say about the business dealings of the Moonshine Oil Company, Producers Company, and the Texas Company. Because Autry and Cullinan served as advisers to Mrs. Sharp after her husband's death in 1912, many estate matters are dealt with in their papers. Among these is the sale of Texas Company stock after Cullinan and Autry resigned from that company. Mrs. Sharp's papers at the University of Texas include a good bit of her own correspondence and a small portion of her husband's business papers. Her involvement with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs is especially well documented in this collection.

Of secondary importance in researching the Sharps are the William Clifford Hogg Papers at Barker Texas History Center. Hogg was another close business associate of Sharp who aided Mrs. Sharp in managing her husband's estate. After Autry's death in 1920, he seems to have been her primary financial adviser until his own death in 1930.

Of lesser importance to those interested in the Sharps are the William L. Clayton Papers, the William H. Hamman Papers, and the Judge Harris Masterson Papers at the Woodson Research Center. John Hamman, William Hamman's son, had some business dealings with W.B. Sharp in the Sour Lake oil fields. Judge Masterson invested in the Moonshine Oil Company, the Producers Company, and the Texas Company. W. L. Clayton shared Mrs. Sharp's interest in world peace. The W.B. Sharp Papers at Barker Texas History Center consist almost entirely of material gathered after Sharp's death in 1912. Among these are insurance papers, estate records, magazine articles, and unindexed transcripts of oral interviews done as part of the History of Texas Oil Pioneers.

Locations and descriptions of these related collections follow.

Woodson Research Center, Rice University

JAMES LOCKHART AUTRY PAPERS MS.3

Series I: Numbered Files

Box 1

1905-1914 Texas Company Stock Matters (1/2 inch)

Box 14

1902 Texas Company (1 inch)

Box 16

1914 Texas Company (1/4 inch)

1913-14 J.R. Sharp litigation (2 letters) (3p)

1912-1913 The Texas Company--Cullinan and Autry resignations (2 inches)

1901-1902 Texas Company (2 inches)

Box 18

1914-1916 Sharp-Hughes Tool Company (2 inches)

Box 19

1915 Texas Company--internal affairs (1/4 inch)

1915 Sharp Homestead (1 letter)

1915 Texas Company--70,000 share stock issue (1/2 inch)

Box 20

1915 Sale of Texas Company stock (1/2 inch)

1916 J.R. Sharp litigation (2 letters)

1913-1919 Estate of W.B. Sharp (1 inch)

Box 22

1916 Houston Foundation; Mrs. W.B. Sharp (1/4 inch)

Box 24

1916 The Texas Company--credit balance (1/4 inch)

1916 The Texas Company statement (1 document)

Series II: Business Papers

Box 27

1902-1912 Texas Company--legal correspondence (4 inches)

WILLIAM L. CLAYTON PAPERS MS. NO. 7

Box 24

W.L. Clayton to Mrs. W.B. Sharp, Feb. 9, 1951 re: world peace; present danger

WILLIAM H. HAMMAN PAPERS MS. NO. 6

Box 11

James L. Autry to John Hamman, March 13, 1907 re: W.B. Sharp Folder #8 not listed separately on inventory

Sour Lake (1 inch) Folder #8 not listed separately on inventory

Producers Oil Company (1 inch) Folder #8 not listed separately on inventory

JUDGE HARRIS MASTERSON PAPERS

Moonshine Oil Company (2 inches) Not listed separately on inventory

Producers Oil Company (2 inches) Not listed separately on inventory

The Texas Company (2 inches) Not listed separately on inventory

Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas, Austin

WILLIAM CLIFFORD HOGG PAPERS

HC 6/79 W.B. Sharp Estate, 1924-1927 (2 inches)

HC 5/47 Hughes Tool Company, 1916-1918 (2 inches)

HC 6/86 Texas Company, 1913 (1 inch)

WALTER BENONA SHARP PAPERS (2 feet)

2G189 post 1912 papers and magazine articles re: W.B. Sharp

2G190 ibid.

2G191 transcripts of oral interviews done in the 1950's

2G192 insurance papers; estate records

MRS. WALTER BENONA SHARP PAPERS (3 feet)

2G180 W.B. Sharp business papers; Estelle (Mrs. W.B.) Sharp

2G181 correspondence received 1916-1944

2G182 personal correspondence; deeds 1898-1920; leases 1898-1920

2G183 business papers

2G184 receipts 1923-1931; clippings

2G185 Texas Federation of Women's Clubs; photographs; clippings

Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

JOSEPH STEPHEN CULLINAN PAPERS

A-1 to A-4 Texas Company correspondence (10 feet)

I-2-5 to I-2-7 Producers Oil Company (1 foot)

K-1 Sharp-Hughes Tool Company (2 inches)

Texas Centennial (2 inches)

Texas Company (4 feet)

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Walter Benona Sharp Papers (1889-1912) 1 Subseries A. Correspondence with family 1 Original Letters (1896-1911) 1896 WBS to family 1897 WBS to family 1898 WBS to family 1899 WBS to family 1900 WBS to family 1901 WBS to family 1902 WBS to family 1903 WBS to family 1904 WBS to family 1905 WBS to family 1908 WBS to family 1909 WBS to family 1910 WBS to family 1911 WBS to family undated WBS to family Typescripts of Originals (2 Volumes, with index) 2 Subseries B. W.B. Sharp Business Papers 1889 Harrison and Sharp letterhead 1892 6 acre tract on Buffalo Bayou 1896 Bills and Receipts 1896 J.N. Wharton to WBS re marriage; oil 1897 Bills and receipts 1897 J.N. Wharton to WBS re patent 1897 H.H. Jones to WBS re oil 1897 Artesian well for Drew Co., Ark. 1898 WBS letterhead 1898 Bills and receipts 1898 Insurance 1898 Water well for Y.M.C.A. of Dallas 1898 Brown to WBS re Briggs Machinery and Supply Co. 1898 J.S. Berry to WBS re water well for St. Louis Railway Co. 1898 Cook Well Co. 1898 City of Sherman vs. W.C. Connor 1898 Mrs. Traver to WBS re trip to New York 1898 Water well for Whitewright, Tx. 1898 H.H. Patrick to WBS re oil 1898 C.H. Briggs to WBS re blowing engine 1898 F.V. Brown to WBS re well casing 1898 Water well for Holly Springs, Miss. 1898 M.S. Hotchkiss to W.H. Boggess re WBS 1898 Compressed air pump 1898 Water well for the Cotton Belt Lumber Co. 1898 J.R. Sharp to WBS re water well drilling 1898 Dallas City tax receipt 1898 National Bank of Commerce, Dallas--checks 1898 Corsicana National Bank--drafts 1898 Bank of Pine Bluff--checks and statements 1899 Bills and receipts 1899 Bills and receipts 1899 Insurance 1899 Elmer E. Hobbins to WBS re artesian wells in Ala. 1899 Cook Well Co. 1899 Sour Lake Field 1899 Contract with Sawyer and Austin Lumber Co. 1899 Contract with Starkville, Miss. 1899 Water well for Dallas Oil and Refining Co. 1899 Water well for Farmer's Cotton Oil Co. 1899 J.R. Sharp to WBS re Sharp Bros. 1899 J.R. Sharp to WBS re Montgomery, Ala. well 1899 S.U. Hardwick to T.J. Clark re boiler for WBS 1899 Contract between Cotton Oil Co. and WBS 1899 Water well for Texas Planters Co. 1899 Water well for McKinney Cotton Oil Mill Co. 1899 Water well for Collin Co. Mill and Elevator Co. 1900 Bills and receipts 1900 Insurance 1901 Insurance 1901 WBS to Mrs. Semie Rogers re Drillers Oil Co. 1901 J.R. Sharp to WBS re oil wells in progress 1902 WBS visit to New York 1902 Advertisement re WBS 1902 J.N. Wharton to WBS re property in Dallas 1903 Frank Morby to P.D. Ball re pipeline to Oklahoma 1904 Ed Prather to WBS re oil around Beaumont 1904 I.G. Randle deed of block of land in Dallas 1904 J.S. Cullinan to WBS re Duval Co. oil well 1905 Account book--Merchant National Bank, Houston 1905-6 (2) J.R. Sharp to WBS re well near Duncan, Oklahoma 1906 Edwin B. Parker to J.S. Cullinan re competent field superintendent 1906 Frank Cullinan to J.S. Cullinan re Producers Oil Co. 1906 J.N. Wharton to WBS re Exline Stock 1906 WBS to J.N. Wharton re sale of residence in Dallas 1906-9 Spotts and Matthews to WBS re property in Houston 1909 W.D. Bates to Chas. H. Lane re Sharp property in Houston 1910-11 H.F. MacGregor to WBS re property in Houston 1912 Harris Lipsitz to Chas. H. Lane re Sharp real estate in Dallas 3 Subseries C. Bound Minutes and Business Ledgers Minutes of Directors Meeting, Commonwealth Oil Co. 1900 Ledger Subseries D. Personal Correspondence 3 1897 WBS to Mrs. D.A. Boughton 1898 W.M. Anderson to WBS re joining the 1st Presbyterian Church 1904 James N. Sharp to WBS re possible family connection 1908 Snider to Lewis re Wall Street; Y.M.C.A. 1912 Vito Volterra to WBS 1912 Harry Judson to WBS re pleasant stay in Houston Nov. 1912 Best wishes to WBS--King Nottoc from Carnival official 1912 E.R. Spotts to WBS re Carnival 1912 Best wishes from Aline Hughes et al 1912 J.S. Cullinan to Jas. L. Autry re decision to move WBS to Chicago 1912 J.S. Cullinan to W.C. Hogg re operation on WBS in Chicago Subseries E. Miscellaneous and Undated Material 3 1902 Oil Investors Journal 1911-12 The Globe Wave Power and Electric Co. 1912 Progressive Party Sharp's improved capstan Picture of well machinery Subseries F. Tributes, Memorials, and Expressions of Sympathy on the Death of Walter B. Sharp 3 1912 J.B. Mayberry to Mrs. WBS 1912 Rupert Hughes to Mrs. WBS 1912 Jesse H. Jones to W.C. Hogg 1912 Howard Hughes, Sr. to Mrs. WBS 1912 Tribute to WBS by Board of Directors, Producers Oil Co. 1912-13 In Memoriam to WBS 1913 Fuel Oil Journal, 3 (January 1913) 1913 J. S. Rice, Great Southern Life Ins. Co., to Mrs. WBS Picture of WBS used in Fuel Oil Journal Series II: Estelle Boughton Sharp Papers (1883-1965) 4 Subseries A. Personal Papers 1883 Estelle Boughton to Papa and Mama 1897 Estelle to Mother 1908 Mother to Dudley Crawford Sharp 1912 Mrs. WBS to WBS 1893-94 letter received 1895 letter received 1896 letter received 1897 letter received 1899 letter received 1900 letter received 1901 letter received 1904 letter received 1904 Josie Crawford to Mrs. Sharp on death of Kathleen 1906 letter received 1910 Hobart K. Crawford to Mrs. WBS 1912 E.F. Simms to Mrs. WBS re Walter's illness 1913 letter received 1914 letters of thanks for pictures of WBS 1922 Notes from Dudley's tutors 1923 Victor H. Arnold to Estelle re his legal and financial problem 1930 M.L. Hewett to Mrs. WBS 1937 Mrs. H.H. Wilson to Mrs. WBS 1938-41 Hilty family 1941 Judy to Mrs. WBS 1942 Mrs. S.M. McAshan to Mrs. WBS 1943 Peter McKay to Estelle Sharp 1956 Lloyd to Dearest Other Mother 1959 Mrs. Ruth H. Fred to Mrs. WBS 1963 Katherine to Mrs. WBS 1910-20 Holiday greeting cards 1926 Victor H. Arnold's application for executive clemency 1937 3rd Presbyterian Church, Rochester, N.Y. 1940's Prayer by Mrs. WBS Muriel Lester, Ways of Praying Hyacinth bloom 5 Subseries B. Social Service, 1905-1950 1905 Mayor Bryan L. Burry to Mrs. WBS re gift to the city of Dallas 1907 J. C. Harris to Mrs. WBS re United Charities 1910 James L. Autry to Mrs. WBS re United Charities 1912 United Charities 1913 W. C. Hogg to Mrs. WBS re Social Service Federation 1913 Alfred R. Kimball to Mrs. WBS re Gifford Pinchot; social work 1913 A. Caswell Ellis to Mrs. WBS re social service for Women's Clubs 1913-14 Publications re social welfare 1914 Child Labor Bulletin 1914 Texas State Conference of Charities and Correction 1914-15 Public health nurse for Harris Co. 1914-15 H.F. Ring -- Joseph Fels Fund of America 1915 Letters received re a Houston department of social welfare 1915 Ordinance creating the Department of Charity, Benevolence, and Public Welfare in Houston 1915 Certificate of appreciation to Mrs. WBS from Family Service Bureau 1916 Houston Foundation 1917 Houston Foundation 1917 Events at Houston settlement houses 1917 Mary E. Gearing to Mrs. WBS re Texas Women's Campaign for Good Government 1917 American Association for Labor Legislation 1917 Correspondence re public health in Houston 1918 Texas School of Civics and Philanthropy 1918 Houston Foundation 1919 Houston Foundation 1919 $50.00 donation to the Houston Foundation 1919 The Community, I (May, 1919) 1920 Gov. James E. Ferguson 1920 Henry Jackson to Mrs. WBS re citizenship training 1921 Mrs. F.T. Perkins to Mrs. WBS re charity donation 1924 Texas Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor 1924 Dedication of Houston Art Museum 1934? Speech on Community Chest 1934-35 Child Guidance Clinic of Houston 1937 Houston Community Chest -- reorganization 1938 Eighth Semi-Annual Colored Domestic and Industrial Workers Institute 1938 Houston Community Trust 1938 Houston Community Trust and E.O. Lovett 1938 Harold Morris to Mrs. WBS re symphony prospice 1939 Isaiah Bowman, Science and Social Pioneering 1932-1940 Cleveland College of Western Reserve University 1940? Who's Who in Commerce School 1940's Mental health and hygiene 1941 Maggie W. Barry, Our Spiritual Heritage 1942 Elmer Scott to Mrs. WBS re Old Timers Dinner 1945 Skylites 1949 Mrs. Don C. Travis, Jr. to Mrs. WBS 1950 Gov. Allen Shivers to Mrs. WBS re state hospital problem 1950's Hester House 1950's The Christophers ? James Keller to Mrs. WBS re Christopher Awards ? Alfred J. Dupont to Estelle Sharp re George Washington Homestead 6 Subseries C. Social Service, 1951-1965 1952 Community Council 1955 Thomas Alva Edison Foundation 1955 Lobbying efforts on behalf of juvenile delinquency bills before the state legislature 1956 San Jacinto Museum 1957 Texas Social Welfare Association 1957 Community Council 1957 A resolution honoring Mrs. WBS by the Community Council 1957 Ross P. Bennett to Mrs. WBS re grant for Mr. Zarefsky 1958 Community Council 1958 SCONA 1959 Texas Social Welfare Association 1959 League of Women Voters 1959 Community Council 1959 Neighborhood Centers Association 1960's COCIAD 1960's SCONA 1960 Neighborhood Centers Association 1961 Neighborhood Centers Association 1961 Social welfare 1961 Community Council 1962 Neighborhood Centers 1962 W.B. Sharp Neighborhood Center 1962 Community Council 1962 Y.M.C.A. Annual Meeting; honor to Mrs. WBS 1963 Family Service Bureau 1963 Neighborhood Centers Association 1964 Neighborhood Centers Association 1964 Community Council 1965 Neighborhood Centers 1965 Fellowship for Dr. Mae McMillan 7 Subseries D. Women's Clubs 1908 Polly to Mrs. WBS re Women's Club charity work in Dallas 1908 The Key to the City of Houston, I (December, 1908) 1915 Federation Club programs 1914-17 Social Service Committee 1917 Dept. of Rural Life 1923 Dept. of American Citizenship 1923 G. H. Kinsolving to Mrs. Davidson re Mrs. WBS's trip to England 1931 Dept. of International Relations 1931 Mrs. W.A. Cooper to Mrs. WBS re Women's Club 1931 Houston Studio Gardens 1931 Houston Studio Gardens - Consultation - Miss Egleston 1936 Flower Show Committee 1936 Letters sent by Mrs. WBS re Japanese-style flower show 1936-37 Garden Club of America Trip to Japan 1938 Squanto, the Indian by W.J. Cameron 1958 Dedication of Varner-Hogg State Park 1961-62 Downtown Club Roster ? Women's Club publications ? Speech before Women's Club--committee on social service ? Speech on Verner White for Women's Club ? Publications of Texas Federation of Women's Clubs ? Speech for Wednesday Club Subseries E. Texas Centennial 7 1934 Planning Committee 1934 Texas Centennial News, I 1934-36 Texas Centennial Commission 1934-36 Letters Received re Texas Centennial 1934 Senator Walter Woodul to Mrs. WBS re Texas Centennial Commissioners 1934 Letters sent re Texas Centennial 1935 Letters sent re Texas Centennial Commission Miscellaneous Texas Centennial 1936 Michael Scully, This Is Texas 1936 Texas Historical and Biographical Association 8 Subseries F. World Peace 1915 J.S. Cullinan to the National Economic League re Conditions necessary to lasting peace between nations 1918 E.A. Peden to Mrs. WBS re U.S. Food Administration 1919 Henry Watterson to Mrs. WBS re his opposition to the League of Nations 1919 Claudia O. Murphy to Mrs. WBS re Kenyon Bill before Congress 1921 Austrian Bonds 1920's re Why War Must Cease 1929 League of Nations News 1929 League of Nations--Journal of the Tenth Assembly 1930 Mrs. WBS on League Board 1930 American Cooperation With the League of Nations 1930 Report on the fifth conference on the Cause and Cure of War 1930 India's Declaration of Independence 1930 The Significance of the German Elections 1930-32 Cause and Cure of War 1930? Miss Lutie E. Stearns 1931 Raymond B. Fordick, A Way of Escape 1931 News Bulletin--National Council for Prevention of War 1932 Disarmament, II (May, 1932) 1937 Peace or War in 1937 1937 Constructive Neutrality Policy 1938 League of Nations 1938-39 National Peace Conference 1939 League of Nations--W.L. Clayton 1939 League of Nations Pavilion--New York World's Fair 1940 League of Nations--World Peace 1941 League of Nations--World Peace 1941 Telegrams to Mrs. WBS re Clark M. Eichelberger's speech 1942 League of Nations Association 1949 Commission to Study the Organization of Peace 1949 American Association for the United Nations 1950's? Notes for a speech on peace and welfare by Mrs. WBS 1955 Richard E. Byrd to Mrs. WBS re International Rescue Committee 1958 National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy 1959 Everett L. Goar to Mrs. WBS re moral rearmament 1944-62 Houston Pan American Round Table 9 Subseries G. Rice Institute 1916-19 Sharp Lectureship in Civics and Philanthropy 1919 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Lectureship 1920 E.O. Lovett to W. Bedford Sharp re Sir Henry Jones' Lecture 1920 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Lectureship; school for Dudley in England 1923 Joseph C. Ritler to Mrs. WBS re Fellowship 1923 E.O. Lovett to Lady Jones introducing Mrs. WBS 1930-34 (8 carbons) Mrs. WBS to E.O. Lovett re Sharp Mem. Fund 1930 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re W.B. Sharp Memorial Fund 1930 (carbon) Mrs. WBS to Mr. Kyger re gift to Rice Institute 1930-31 (2 carbons) Mrs. WBS to Paul Timpson re gift to Rice Institute 1931 Paul Timpson to Mrs. WBS re gift to Rice Institute 1931 Mrs. WBS to Martin Wiess re Dallas property transferred to Rice 1931 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Memorial Fund 1931 Deed of trust from Estelle B. Sharp to Rice Institute 1932 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Memorial Fund 1933 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re Sir Robert A. Falconer's Lecture 1933 W. T. Thom, Jr. to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Memorial Fund 1934 E. O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS re history of the petroleum industry in the Southwest 1935 Sharp Memorial Fund 1941 E.O. Lovett to Mrs. WBS-- thanks and best wishes 1947 W.B. Sharp Memorial Fund 1948-49 Robert C. Cotner re Sharp Memorial Fund 1950 Sharp Memorial Fund 1951 Ima Hogg to Mrs. WBS re donation of typescript of J.S. Hogg papers to Rice 1952 Sharp Memorial Fund 1953 Sharp Memorial Fund 1955 Sharp Memorial Fund 1958 Sharp Memorial Fund 1958 (2) W.V. Houston to Mrs. WBS re Sharp Memorial Fund 1931-61 Awards from W.B. Sharp Memorial Fund 1931-32 W.T. Thom, Jr., Sharp Research Fellowship Report, (Rice Institute, 1931-32) Miscellaneous Rice Institute Subseries H. University of Texas 9 1942 Handbook of Texas 1945 W.B. Sharp article for the Handbook of Texas 1952 Sharp Fund--University of Texas 1952-59 (16) Winnie Allen to Mrs. WBS re Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers 1954 Biographical sketch of W.B. Sharp 1955 re oral interview of Mrs. WBS by W.A. Owens 1955-57 Mrs. WBS to W.A. Owens re Romantic-historical novel 1955-57 W.A. Owens to Mrs. WBS re Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers; biography or novel on W.B. Sharp 1957 Texas State Historical Association 1957 W.A. Owens, Boom in Batson: the birth of an oil field 1958 (2) H.H. Ransom to Mrs. WBS re Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers 1958 Winnie Allen to Dudley Sharp re W.A. Owens; biography of W.B. Sharp 1958 Mody C. Boatright to Mrs. WBS re Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers 1959 Texas State Historical Association 10 Subseries I. Business Papers 1897 First National Bank of Houston 1906 J.N. Wharton to Mrs. WBS re stock of Exline Co. 1910 O.S. Carlton to Mrs. WBS re Aqua Pura and Aqua Vitae 1912 (December) Estate of W.B. Sharp 1913 Estate of W.B. Sharp 1913 Last will and testament of Estelle B. Sharp 1913-14 Sharp-Hughes Tool Co. 1914 Letterhead of Sharp-Hughes Tool Co. 1914 Estate of W.B. Sharp 1914 Trial balance of W.B. Sharp Estate 1915 Estate of WBS 1915 Separate estate of Mrs. WBS 1915 Sharp-Cullinan agreement re Sharp-Hughes Tool Co. 1916 E.E.C. to J.S. Cullinan re Mrs. WBS's bank balance 1916 Estate of WBS 1917 Estate of WBS 1917 Separate estate of Mrs. WBS 1918 Estate of WBS 1919 Estate of WBS 1926 Mrs. WBS to Bedford Sharp re gift of $50,000 1931-32 Itemized statement of house expenses 1933 Stanley C. Nott to Mrs. WBS re delay in shipment of purchase 1935 Bills and receipts 1939 Purchase of Chinese prints 1952 List of bonds 1957 Ross P. Bennett to Mrs. WBS re fire damage to her building in Liberty 11 Subseries J. Clippings and Scrapbooks 3 Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings 2 Scrapbooks on European countries Series III: Sharp Family Papers 1868-1969 12 Subseries A. Boughton-Frost Family 1868 Marriage Certificate: Delia Frost and George Boughton 1872 Golden wedding anniversary--Frost Family 1881 Receipt for purchase of one oil painting 1890 Receipt for piano--Mertie Boughton 1894 Edward Downes to Nicholas Smith (U.S. Consul) re the missing Mr. White 1898 Divorce of Delia and George Boughton 1903 Marriage announcement of Mertie Inez Boughton to Verner White 1932 Insurance for Mrs. Verner White's painting ? re Verner White Boughton-Frost family history Boughton family history D.A.R. Membership of Mrs. Verner White Alice Frost to Mrs. Verner White re Boughton-Frost families Letters re Boughton Family genealogy 1897 Announcement of marriage of Estelle Lorena Boughton and Walter Benona Sharp Subseries B. Sharp Family 12 Sharp family tree Family register (xerox from Sharp family Bible) 1913 J.S. Cullinan to W.C. Hogg re J.R. Sharp 1913 Hobart R. Crawford to Dudley C. Sharp 1914 Will C. Hogg to Dudley [Sharp] 1914 Grandmother Boughton to Dudley August 23? Nina and Margaret Cullinan to Bedford Sharp 1918? Bedford Sharp re WWI service 1921 H. Hughes, Sr. re job for Bedford Sharp in Hughes Tool Co. 1920's Correspondence between Dudley Sharp and Howard Hughes, Jr. 1943 W. Bedford Sharp re visit of Captain J. Edward Moran 1955-56 re Dudley C. Sharp, Sr. service as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 1969 Winnie Allen to Dudley Sharp re family papers 12 Subseries C. Biographical Sketches and Magazine Articles on the Sharps Isaac F. Marcossan, The Black Golconda, Saturday Evening Post, April 19, 1924, 16-17, 198-205 re WBS The Texaco Star, XXVIII (October, 1941) re Spindletop and WBS Hughes Rigway, XIV (Fall, 1916) re Sharp-Hughes Tool Co.; Howard Hughes, Sr. History of W.B. Sharp Biographical sketches of Estelle Boughton Sharp Biographical material on the Sharps 13 Subseries D. Photographs Estelle B. Sharp Boughton Family G.A. Boughton and Delia Frost Boughton W.B. Sharp and family Delia Frost Boughton W.B. Sharp's mother Estelle B. Sharp--home and family Verner White Frost family Mertie Boughton White Family snapshots Postcards Frost family album 14 Subseries E. Bound Volumes Thomas G. Frost and Edward L. Frost, Frost Family in England and America (Buffalo, 1909) Autograph album of L.O. Boughton Souvenir of Oberlin Hi-O-Hi Oberlin A.D. 1895 Holy Bible (New York, American Bible Society, 1860) Holy Bible (Hartford, Andrus and Judd, 1835) New Testament (New York, American and Foreign Bible Society, 1846) 15 Group A. Clippings Walter Benona Sharp Estelle Boughton Sharp W. Bedford Sharp Tina Cleveland Sharp Dudley C. Sharp, Sr. Howard Hughes, Jr. Group B. Inscriptions from Rice Institute honoring Mrs. Estelle Houghton Sharp Group C. Miscellaneous Newspapers Series IV: Sharp Oral Interviews 1953-1978 16 Subseries A. Interviews done by W.A. Owens (audiotapes) 1. Interview with Chas. A. Lane, May 1956, 1 hr. 2. Interview with E.N. Nims, March 1958, 1-1/2 hrs. 3. Interview with Estelle B. Sharp, August 1953, (with corrections), 4 hrs. 16 Subseries B. Interviews done by Walter Buenger, Ruth Whiteside, and Louis Marchiafava (audiotapes) 1. With Mary Boice (with Mrs. Boice's notes), May 30, 1978. 1 hr. 2. With Nina Cullinan, May 11, 1978. 3/4 hr. 3. With Eva Margaret Davis, May 3, 1978. 3/4 hr. 4. With Franklin Harbach (restricted). 1 hr. 5. With Dudley C. Sharp, Sr. April 4, 1978. 1 hr. 6. With Dudley C. and Tina C. Sharp, April 12, 1978. 1-1/2 hrs. 7. With John H. Lindsey, June 19, 1979. 1/2 hr. Subseries C. Interviews in CD-ROM format, created 2004 for preservation purposes. 17-18 Appendix to Interview tapes: Oral History Subject Index Interview With: Mary (Mrs. Arthur) Boice Moody House, Galveston, Texas Regarding: Estelle Sharp; early Houston Interviewers: Ruth A. Whiteside Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Nina Cullinan Date: May 30, 1978. Length: 45 minutes Restrictions: none
Mary (Mrs. Arthur) Boice Side 1 Tape Counter Subject 00-26 Prepared piece on Mrs. Estelle Sharp 26-42 Wayman Adams (artist) 42-64 Mrs. Sharp's appearance and taste 64-73 Garden Club of America trip to Japan 73-82 Main Street house 82-90 Mrs. White (Mrs. Estelle Sharp's sister) 90-100 Summer dinner at the Main Street house; Bedford Sharp 100-128 Cruise; Bedford Sharp 128-138 Description of Estelle Sharp 138-144 Story about Mrs. Sharp's gardeners 144-163 Story about tulip bulbs for Harry Hanszen 163-178 Mrs. Sharp's dress and jewelry 178-190 Rare taste of the Sharps 190-205 Story about Dudley Sharp; Tina Cleveland and the dog Lux 205-220 Marriage of Dudley and Tina 220-232 Waldine Kopperal --death of her son 232-237 Marriage of Dudley and Tina 237-245 The Blaffers
245-254 Main Street house; party there 254-258 Trip to Mexico 258-277 Dinner for Al Smith, Democratic candidate for president 277-297 Character 297-304 Dudley's dog 304-308 Dudley killing a snake 308-315 Sun room in the Rossmoyne House 315-322 Mrs. Sharp's sister, Mrs. White 322-328 Story about Mrs. Sharp, a hat and the driver 328-331 Funeral of Mrs. Sharp 331-338 Tweed full-length cape 338-346 Mount Eagle 346-376 Friends of the Clevelands at Sewanee; concert 376-398 Apple orchard at Fort Davis 399-404 Name Applebrook 404-409 Easter at Fort Davis; ice storm 409-415 People at Fort Davis 415-425 Trip to El Paso; dust storm; Mrs. Sharp's effect on inn keeper 425-436 Trip to Marfa to see a movie; beautiful scenery 436-444 How to cure the boredom of listening to old people
444-465 Conversation between Nina Cullinan and Mary Boice 465-473 Eva Davis 473-478 Mrs. Sharp's stiff spine 479-482 How Mrs. Sharp intimidated people 482-491 Main Street house; peacocks 491-515 Background of Mrs. Boice and her family 515-519 Arthur Boice; meeting in Denison
Side 2 Tape Counter Subject 00-34 Jefferson, Texas; Ima Hogg 34-70 Ima Hogg; Ima Hogg's name and the problems it caused her 70-85 Mrs. Coffin's boarding house--exchange between Mrs. Coffin and Mrs. Graves 85-96 Conversation between Nina Cullinan and Mary Boice 96-121 Mrs. Boice's godmother 121-128 Horses as child 128-138 The horse Old John 138-147 Her pony 147-153 Her horse show wagon 153-159 Riding in the County Fair 159-163 Conversation about chairs
163-175 Boices' move to Houston 175-183 Why they stayed in Houston; foreign officers in Houston 183-187 Selling liberty bonds 187-191 Naming her son Ned 191-218 Conversation with Miss Cullinan about tag day 218-234 Where they lived in Houston; the Heights 234-255 Having one of Arthur's friends for lunch 255-265 More on where they lived; on the Bay 266-272 Conclusion
Interview with: Nina Cullinan 3694 Willowick Houston, Texas 77019 Regarding: Mrs. Estelle Sharp; personal background; Sharp family; relationship between Sharp and Cullinan families Interviewers: Ruth A. Whiteside Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Date: May 11, 1978. Length: 60 minutes Restrictions: none
Nina Cullinan Side 1 Tape Counter Subject 00-30 Introductory, Miss Cullinan's family 30-55 Work of Mr. Cullinan, her father, first recollections of the Sharp family 55-90 Her early recollections of Mrs. Estelle Sharp 90-132 Mrs. Sharp's physical appearance, her effect on others 132-152 Mrs. Sharp's observations about herself 152-160 Mrs. Sharp's early responsibilities 160-165 Mrs. Sharp's sister, Mrs. White 165-197 Mrs. Sharp's influence on Miss Cullinan; Mrs. Sharp's view of the responsibility that goes with economic security 197-220 Mrs. Sharp's motivation for her activities 220-245 Miss Cullinan's motivation for her own view of responsibility and obligation 245-254 Observations of Mrs. Sharp's style 254-280 Mrs. Sharp's political views and how men viewed her outspoken qualities 280-290 The way Mrs. Sharp raised United Fund money
Tape Counter Subject 290-315 Comparison of Mrs. Sharp and Will Hogg in fund raising 315-322 Mr. Cullinan's (her father) discussions with Mrs. Sharp 322-333 Recollections of Mrs. Sharp's business activities 333-360 Relations between Cullinan and Sharp family, summer vacations together 360-380 Childhood recollections of Mrs. Sharp 380-393 Mrs. Sharp's appearance 393-425 Miss Cullinan's recollection of Mr. Walter B. Sharp, their house on Main Street (where present Sears store is) 425-450 Relationship between Mr. Cullinan, Mr. Sharp, Judge Autry, Will Hogg 450-455 Her recollections of her father (Cullinan) 455-470 Recollections of Mrs. Sharp's political activities 470-485 Mrs. Boice's relationship with Mrs. Sharp 485-504 Mrs. Sharp's fund raising for Community Chest 505-518 How Mrs. Sharp's political views affected her friends
Side 2 Tape Counter Subject 00-35 Other qualities of Mrs. Sharp, standards 35-80 Mrs. Sharp at the end of her life 80-150 Mrs. Sharp's sister, Mrs. White, also description of Mrs. Sharp's mother; Mrs. Sharp's nieces, etc. Family responsibilities 150-230 Bedford Sharp; Mrs. Sharp's relationship with him; Bedford's wife, Patti Lummis 230-270 Mrs. Sharp as a parent
Interview with: Eva Margaret Davis 4141 S. Braeswood (Bayou Manor) Houston, Texas 77025 Regarding: Estelle Sharp; education in Houston; personal background Interviewers: Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Date: May 3, 1978. Length: 30 minutes Restrictions: none
Eva Margaret Davis Side 1 Tape Counter Subject 00-70 Introductory, her own background, parents, education in Indiana, move to Oklahoma to teach school 70-87 Move to Houston in 1926, school principal, then principal at River Oaks school. 87-110 Met Mrs. Sharp, Miss Ima Hogg, others interested in education in River Oaks area. 110-130 This group of women took responsibility for helping finance River Oaks Elementary. Miss Davis--principal 130-159 Miss Davis's relation with Dr. Oberholtzer, the school superintendent 159-174 Her philosophy of education (the Dewey philosophy of interest and effort. ) 174-230 Activities at River Oaks school 230-240 Recollections of Mrs. Sharp and Dudley 240-260 Mrs. Sharp's politics, influence of Dudley on his mother's politics 260-270 Summers at Fort Davis with Mrs. Sharp 270-285 Mrs. Sharp's thoughtfulness, political interest 290-310 Mrs. Sharp's dignity 310-340 Recalled Mrs. Sharp's charity organization; attitude toward the poor
340-350 Miss Ima Hogg, Mrs. Helms, Mrs. Sharp's charitable work 355-360 Mrs. Sharp as a business woman 360-373 Philanthropic work, attitude about money 373-380 Building Sharp Center (Community Center) 380-385 Mrs. Sharp given life membership on Board of Community Chest 385-425 Other work with Community Chest 425-470 Mrs. Sharp's personal style, sense of humor, individuality 470-490 Humorous incidents, relation with Miss Davis 490-512 Travels 512-end Other Houston acitivities, Museum of Fine Arts, Ripley House
Interview With: Franklin I. Harbach 3600 Montrose, no. 801 Houston, Texas 77006 Regarding: Estelle Sharp; social service work in Houston Interviewers: Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Louis Marchiafava Date: May 11, 1978. Length: 90 minutes Restrictions: Cannot be used until December 31, 1987.
Interview With: Dudley Crawford Sharp 109 N.Post Oak Lane Houston, Texas 77024 Regarding: Estelle Sharp; his own early education; Walter B. Sharp Interviewers: Ruth A. Whiteside Walter L. Buenger, Jr. Louis Marchiafava Date: April 4, 1978. Length: 60 minutes Restrictions: none AND Interview With: Dudley Crawford Sharp and Tina Cleveland Sharp Regarding: Dudley's education, business, and political career; Tina's opinion of and relationship with Estelle; life in Washington in the Eisenhower years; duties as Secretary of the Air Force; Republican Party in Texas and Harris County. Date: April 12, 1978. Length: 60 minutes Restrictions: none
Dudley Crawford Sharp Side 1 Tape Counter Subject 00-18 Introductory 18-48 Biographical background of Mrs. W.B. Sharp, college, early musical interests 48-70 Mrs. Sharp's parents 70-92 Early relationship between W.B. Sharp and Estelle Sharp (how they met), marriage 92-100 Sharp's early life in Dallas, early death of a daughter 100-110 Some dates of other Sharp children 110-134 Time spent in Sour Lake (near Beaumont) before move to Houston 134-165 Mr. W. B. Sharp's water well business in Dallas 165-180 Move to Houston, early relationship with Cullinan (1904-05) 180-209 Early years in Houston, Dudley's birth, property on Main Street 210-233 Mrs. Sharp's interest in horses 233-260 Mrs. Sharp's early role in the family business 260-290 Mrs. Sharp's role in business after death of W.B. in 1912, with business advisers Cullinan and Will Hogg
290-299 Mr. E.E. Clark, Mrs. Sharp's Secretary, Office with Will Hogg 299-310 Mrs. Sharp's early relationship with Hughes family. Relationships with Senior Hughes, with Howard Hughes, junior 310-318 Trip to Europe: Mrs. Sharp, Dudley and Howard Hughes, Jr. 318-350 Split of Sharp-Hughes Tool Co., relation of Mrs. Sharp with Howard Hughes, Sr. 350-362 Other interest in Howard Hughes, Jr. 362-376 Mrs. Sharp's political interests, interest in women's issues, women's suffrage 376-382 Mrs. Sharp's interest in the Democratic party, view of Republicans 382-395 Mr. W.B. Sharp in Bull Moose party, his political interests 395-404 Mrs. Sharp's interest in Peace issue 404-416 Mrs. Sharp's interest in moral rearmament 416-431 Interest in peace before WWII, her idealism 431-444 Mrs. Sharp's attitude about the war 444-450 Her interest in the League of Nations 450-452 Her interest in the United Nations 452-465 Friends' reactions to her social involvement
465-478 Her activities during the war (both WWI and WWII) 478-485 Her political views, views of big business, Democratic Party, support of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 485-509 Her religious convictions, involvement with the Episcopal Church 509-514 Basis for her social views, particularly peace
Side 2 Tape Counter Subject 00-25 Mrs. Sharp's motivation 25-36 Her involvement in social service, with Mrs. Lummis and others, Frank Harbach 36-68 Private and public involvement in social service 68-97 Work with United Fund fund-raising 97-140 Her view of the role of government, role of responsible citizen 140-157 Effect of the Kennedy assassination on her thinking 157-165 Her view of Eisenhower 165-185 Her reaction to Dudley's Republican (party) politics, membership in Eisenhower's cabinet
185-206 Her reaction to conservative movement in Houston in 1950's 206-233 Her interest in poor people, motivation for that interest 233-250 How she raised her own children, especially to encourage a sense of responsibility 250-265 Her view of education, travel 265-276 Travels to Europe 276-304 Dudley's education (Gilman in Baltimore; Princeton) 304-309 Mrs. Sharp's national/international outlook 309-318 Dudley's education at Princeton 318-350 Family summers at Lake Placid (New York); later, at Fort Davis (Texas) 350-360 Dudley's friends at Princeton
Side 3 Tape Counter Subject 00-40 Dudley Sharp at Princeton, others from the Houston area 40-70 Trip with Arthur Foster around the world 70-105 Trip: Yukon territory 105-117 Trip: Japan 117-185 Trip: Korea-Manchuria 185-192 Trip: Peking 192-210 Trip: Shanghai, ship sinks
210-238 Trip: Christmas in Shanghai 238-255 Trip: Saigon, tiger hunting, malaria 255-266 Trip: conclusion (summer 1927) 266-279 Back in Houston after graduation 279-302 Marriage 302-330 Early career in business, company with brother (this would be Mission Manufacturing) Dudley invents principal products. 330-360 Inventions, pistons, and valves for slush pumps 360-370 Relations with brother (Bedford) in Mission Manufacturing 370-385 Bedford Sharp, his role, acquaintances in business 385-404 Dudley in Navy during the war, some time at Johns Hopkins 404-415 Navy career 415-430 1929-1940: other involvement in Houston, political interests 430-443 Differences with his mother on F.D. Roosevelt 443-465 Mission Manufacturing during the Depression and the war, growth of the company 465-478 Sold to TRW in 1960's 478-490 War work done by Mission Mfr. 490-500 Marriage, January 1927 500-512 Mrs. Dudley Sharp's relationship with Mrs. W.B. Sharp
Dudley Crawford Sharp and Tina Cleveland Sharp Side 4 Tape Counter Subject 00-36 Mrs. Dudley Sharp's own background in Houston, her father's business 36-58 Her parents, grandparents. (Her father a mayor, school board, Rice trustee) 58-70 Mrs. D. Sharp's interest in theatre 70-84 Interest of Sharps in sailing 84-120 Children: Dudley, Jr., Judy 120-150 To Washington with the Eisenhower administration 150-177 Mrs. Sharp's role as wife of Secretary of the Air Force 177-232 Appointment as Secretary of the Air Force (first Assistant Secretary for Material) 232-260 Activity in politics after the war 260-288 Work for Eisenhower 288-299 Attitude about Taft 299-311 Attitude about Nixon as Eisenhower's Vice-President 311-340 Split in Texas GOP between Eisenhower/Taft forces 340-350 Work with Roy Cullen in GOP campaigns 350-380 Appointment with Department of Air Force 380-407 How government service changed his attitude toward government
408-423 Relations with Congress 423-442 Relations with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Congressman George Mahon 442-457 Leaving Washington 457-477 Mrs. Sharp's activities in Washington 477-500 General attitude toward the government/politics
Side 5 Tape Counter Subject 00-30 1962, D. Sharp as State Finance Chairman of GOP 30-45 Republican organization in Harris County 45-65 Local effect of Taft/Eisenhower factions 65-100 As finance chairman, effort to attract conservative democrats. Local-state races. 100-157 1967, Chairman of Harris County Republican Party, local struggles, Nancy Palm 157-167 Relation with Albert Fay 167-174 Relation with Jake (?) Porter 174-190 Left county chairmanship after one year 190-215 D. Sharp's Republican activities in the 1970's