urn:taro:rice.wrc.00127 Guide to the Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers, 1926-1998 Woodson Research Center 2004 Finding aid written in English. Fri Dec 16 2005 urn:taro:rice.wrc.00017 updated by Amanda Focke, WRC, Rice University, to add a death date for Ms. Barnes. Guide to the Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers, 1926-1998 Woodson Research Center 2004 Descriptive Summary Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers 1926-1998 MS 491 6 lin. ft. (12 boxes) Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX The bulk of these papers represent Barnes’ writing and journalism career, from her early college years to her lengthy career at the Houston Post newspaper. Included are photocopies of her articles, columns, reviews and editorials, typescripts of her works, photographs, and a small amount of family and biographical materials. Barnes, Marguerite Johnston English. Biographical Note

Born in Birmingham, AL, Barnes’ early journalistic experience was as assistant editor of her college newspaper at Birmingham-Southern College. She worked on the Birmingham News newspaper as a reporter and as Washington correspondent, and continued as correspondent for the Birmingham Age-Herald and the London Daily Mirror. She was accredited to the Senate and House Press Galleries and White House, and also as United Nations correspondent.

Barnes joined the Houston Post in 1947 as reporter and columnist, and added foreign news editor and assistant editor to her credentials. She served as writing lecturer and instructor for University of Houston and Rice University. She is the recipient of numerous awards from a variety of respected Texas groups, and is well known for her books Public Manners, A Happy Worldly Abode, and Houston, the Unknown City 1836-1936.

Ms. Barnes passed away on December 13, 2005, in Houston, Texas.

 Scope and Contents

The Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers represent Barnes’ writing career, from her college years to her career at the Houston Post newspaper and a small amount of biographical family materials, calendars, financial records, and photographs. The bulk of the materials represent her writing career, from her book A Happy Wordly Abode, to her newspaper work for Birmingham, AL newspapers to the Houston Post (later purchased by the Houston Chronicle). Newspaper materials include notes relating ideas for news stories, photocopies of her articles, columns, reviews and editorials, typescripts of her works.

For papers related to Barnes' Houston, The Unknown City, 1830-1991, see Marguerite Johnston Barnes Research Materials for Houston, The Unknown City, 1830-1991, MS 455, Woodson Research Center.

Arrangement

The Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers are divided into four series:

Series I: Family materials, 1946-1998, .5 linear foot, 1 box. Series II: Writing, 1931-1998, 4.5 linear feet, 9 boxes Series III: Photographs, 1960s-1970s. .5 linear foot, ½ box. Series IV: Awards, 1956-1997 .5 linear foot, 1 box. Preferred Citation

Marguerite Johnston Barnes Personal Papers, 1926-1998, MS 491, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Acquisition Information

This material was donated by Marguerite Johnton Barnes in 2001-2003.

Access Restrictions

No access restrictions; this material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish must be obtained from the holder of copyright on the articles, columns, the Houston Chronicle (parent company that purchased the Houston Post), or Marguerite Barnes.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Barnes, Marguerite Johnston. Subjects Journalists - Texas. Women journalists. Titles <emph render="italic">A Happy Wordly Abode</emph> -- archives. <emph render="italic">Houston Post</emph> newspaper -- archives. <emph render="italic">Houston Chronicle</emph> newspaper -- archives. Formats Correspondence Photographs Newsclippings Financial records Calendars Typescripts Related Materials

See also Marguerite Johnston Barnes Research Materials for Houston, The Unknown City, 1830-1991, MS 455, Woodson Research Center.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Family Materials, 1946-1998

Materials include biographical information on and photographs of Barnes, family ledgers, trip information.

 11 Biographical 12 Photos and visual materials, including digitized version of ca. 1950s 16 mm family film footage, 1950s-1980s 13 Family personal, 1920s-1970s 14 Ledger #1, 1956-1961 (R.C. Johnston’s finances) 15 Ledger #2, 1961-1966 (R.C. Johnston’s finances) 16 Ledger #3, 1967-1973 (R.C. Johnston’s finances) 17 Correspondence, 1946-47, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1969-70, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1989-92, 1995, n.d. 18 Bonn, Germany visit, 1976 19 Text for speech on Houston, The Unknown City, Sept. 1997 110 Day books, calendars, 1957, 1960, 1962-63, 1998 Series II: Writing, 1931-1998

Included are materials from the book, A Happy Wordly Abode, Birmingham, AL newspaper articles and columns, The Houston Post articles, reviews, editorials and columns, book collaboration, story/column ideas, proposals, and typescripts.

 Subseries A: Early school writing 21 Early school writing, 1931, 1936, 1940 Subseries B: A Happy Worldly Abode 22 Research materials 23 Christ Church May Fete, 1982 24 Visuals 25 Bibliography 26 Partial typescript 27 Partial galley proof 28 Book reviews, 1966 29 Library of Congress catalog cards, 1965 Subseries C: Birmingham newspapers 31 Articles, 1937-1938 32 Articles, 1939 33 Articles, 1940 34 Articles, 1941 35 Articles, 1942 36 Articles, 1943 37 Articles, 1944 38 Articles, 1945 39 Articles, 1946 310 Articles, undated (1/2) 311 Articles, undated (2/2) 312 About Birmingham,” 1940s (1/2) 312 About Birmingham,” 1940s (2/2) 41 Weather-related articles, 1940s, n.d. 42 “Ration Diary,” 1943-45 43 Reviews, 1941-44 Subseries D: Houston Post 44 Articles, 1947 45 Articles, 1948 46 Articles, 1949 47 Articles, 1950 48 Articles, 1951 49 Articles, 1952 410 Articles, 1953 411 Articles, 1954 412 Articles, 1955 413 Articles, 1956 414 Articles, 1957 415 Articles, 1958 416 Articles, 1959 417 Articles, 1960 418 Articles, 1961 419 Articles, 1962 420 Articles, 1963 421 Articles, 1964 422 Articles, 1965 423 Articles, 1966 424 Articles, 1967 425 Articles, 1968 426 Articles, 1969 427 Articles, 1970 428 Articles, 1971 429 Articles, 1972 51 Articles, 1976 52 Articles, 1978 53 Articles, 1980s 54 Articles, 1990s 55 Articles, undated 56 Editorials, 1949-1983, n.d. (1/2) 57 Editorials, 1949-1983, n.d. (2/2) 58 Reviews, 1947-50, 1959-65, 1967-70, 1982, n.d. 59 “Prelude,” 1956 510 “Of Earth and High Winds,” 1947-1955 61 “Not to Change the Subject,” 1947 62 “Not to Change the Subject,” 1949 63 “Not to Change the Subject,” 1950 64 “Not to Change the Subject,” 1951 65 “Not to Change the Subject,” 1950s undated 66 “Not to Change the Subject,” undated 71 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1951 72 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1952 73 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1953 74 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1954 75 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1955 81 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1956 82 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1957 83 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1958 84 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1959 85 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1960 91 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1961 92 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1962 93 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1963 94 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1964 Jan.-June 95 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1964 Sept.-Dec. 96 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1965 97 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1966 98 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1967 99 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1968 101 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1952-1953 undated 102 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1953-1954 undated 103 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1954-1955 undated 104 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1955-1956 undated 105 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1956-1957 undated 106 “Marguerite Johnston,” 1957-1964 undated 107 Other newspaper articles, 1940s-1960s, 1998 108 Instruction for Your Baby (collaboration with Dr. Laura Bickel), n.d. 109 Public Manners, n.d. 1010 Ideas for columns 1011 Dior article notes Typescript proposal for sesquicentennial history of Houston, 1984 1012 Typescript for future Houston airport, 1968 111 Typescripts for articles and columns 112 United Nations materials, 1946, 1948 Series III : Photographs, 1963-1970, n.d.

Included are photos for related stories (mostly travel-related).

 113 Denmark, 1970 114 Dusseldorf 115 Finland, Sweden 116 Italy, 1970 117 Japan and Bangkok, 1970 118 Mexico 119 Norway, 1970 1110 Round Top, TX, 1963, 1968 1111 Miscellaneous photos Series IV : Awards, 1956-1997 121 Houston Committee on Alcoholism, 1956 122 Houston Teachers Association, 1970, 1974, 1975 123 American Society of Safety Engineers, 1960 124 Houston Sportsmen’s Club, 1983 125 Alief/Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1982 126 National Council on Alcoholism, n.d. 127 Yates Senior High School, 1964 128 Houston Professional Firefighters Association, 1980 129 Birmingham-Southern College, 1988 1210 Texas Society of Architects, 1981 1211 Garden Club of Houston, 1992 1212 Population Action Council, 1981 1213 East Texas Historical Association, 1992 1214 Texas School Bell, 1973, 1974 1215 Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, 1997 1216 Texas Corrections Association, 1984 1217 YWCA, 1977 1218 Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1997 1219 San Jacinto Senior High School, 1997 1220 Newsclips