00327 Guide to the Anne Fears Crawford papers, 1879-1999 Inventory prepared by Clare Coleman, WRC volunteer, 2007. Woodson Research Center
Rice University, Houston, Texas
07302007 Finding aid encoded by Maggie Kean, WRC student worker. 07302007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Woodson Research Center,
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Crawford, Anne Fears, 1932-2004 Anne Fears Crawford papers 1879-1999 Materials are in English. MS 205 6 lin. feet (9 boxes) The Anne Fears Crawford papers consist mainly of research materials and drafts for three different manuscripts on Texas politicians: the Governors Ferguson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Frankie Carter Randolph. Biographical Note

Anne Fears Crawford was born in Beaumont on August 26, 1932. She earned her bachelor's from the University of Texas. In addition, she obtained two master's, one in education and one in library and information science from the University of Texas. She recieved a doctorate in American studies from Los Angeles State College in 1976.

Ms. Crawford was known for her extensive writings on Texas Politics, especially on women and childrens books. Her writing accomplishments include: Texas Women: From Frontier to Future, Women in Texas with Ragsdale Crystal Sasse, Frankie: Mrs. R.D. Randolph and Texas Liberal Politics with Frances Farenthold. She was also an influential teacher at both the high school and college level.

Anne Fears Crawford died at the age of 71 in 2004.

 Scope and Contents

The Anne Fears Crawford papers consist mainly of research materials and drafts for three different manuscripts on Texas polticians: the Governors Ferguson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Frankie Carter Randolph. In addition, there are notes and clippings on democratic politics and some personal interests.

 Series I. Manuscripts and research materials, 1879-1999 Series II. Democratic Politics, 1952-1998 Series III. Personal Material, 1916 and undated Oversize and audio materials, 1917-1998 Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Anne Fears Crawford papers, 1879-1999, MS 205, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Preferred Citation

Anne Fears Crawford, 1879-1999, MS 205, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Anne Fears Crawford, 2003.

 Index Terms Names Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 1943- Randolph, Frankie Carter, 1894-1972 Subjects Democratic Party -- Texas United States -- Politics and Government -- 20th century Political science -- United States -- History- Women and democracy Women in politics Political parties -- United States Political parties -- Texas Democratic Party (U.S.) -- History Formats Articles Typescripts Notes Newsclippings Related Material

Frankie Carter Randolph papers, 1858-1983, MS 372, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/mss/ms372.html

William Allen Haynes papers, 1901-1953, MS 268, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/mss/ms268.html

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Manuscripts and research materials, 1879-1999 Subseries A. The Governors Ferguson, 1879-1970 11 Ferguson, Early Years, 1870s-1910s 12 “From Ferguson to Farenthold: Texas Women in Politics” by Anne Fears Crawford, Ph.D, 1979 13 “The Woman in Front of the Man: Miriam Amanda Ferguson: Texas’ First Woman Governor” by Anne Fears Crawford, Ph.D. undated 14 “Facts on Ferguson” edited and published by W.V. Howerton, 1918 15 “The Political Career of Jim Ferguson” Thesis by Ralph Steen, 1929 16 Pa Ferguson’s First Campaign, notes 17 Ferguson impeachment 1917, notes 18 Notes from an interview with James Yancy on Ferguson, undated (see also audiocassette, box 8) 19 “Mexican-Texan Relations During the Ferguson Years” by Anne Fears Crawford, 1971 110 “God Almighty, Sears-Roebuck, and Jim Ferguson” by Anne Fears Crawford, 1976 111 “The Impeachment of Governor James E. Ferguson” thesis by Odis A. Weldon, 1955 21 “The Progressive Movement in Texas” thesis by James A. Tinsley, 1953 22 Ferguson, notes, 1910s-1940s 23 Jim Ferguson, notes, 1916-1944 24 Miriam Ferguson 1914-1961, notes 25 Ferguson, Jim and Ma, 1914-1940, notes 26 Ferguson Book typescripts Subseries B. Kay Bailey Hutchison, 1993-1998 27 Kay Bailey Hutchison, Background notes 28 Kay Bailey Hutchison Campaign, 1993 29 Notes from Karl Rove Interview on Kay Bailey Hutchison, 1995 210 Kay Bailey Hutchison Trial, 1993 211 Kay Bailey Hutchison, pictures and articles 31 Kay Bailey Hutchison Issues 32 Kay Bailey Hutchison – Senate Race 33 Kay Bailey Hutchison – Notes and Ephemera 34 Willie Hutchison, correspondence 35 “Kay Bailey Hutchison: A Step in the Right Direction” by Anne Fears Crawford, Ph.D. 1998 36 Kay Bailey Hutchison – Biography Proposal 37 Kay Bailey Hutchison – Biography correspondence 38 Kay Bailey Hutchison Manuscript Draft, undated Subseries C. Frankie Carter Randolph, 1913-1999 39 Camden, 1935-1987 310 W.T. Carter – Centennial and Obituary, 1976, 1957 311 Early Carter Family History, 1856-1930s 312 Carter Family History, 1856-1972 313 Carter Family Photographs, 1934-1977 314 Courtlandt Place 315 Dress Making Shop Lease, 1929, Randolph Correspondence, 1913 316 Ronnie Dugger, newsclippings, 1956, 1989 41 East Tx Publishing Company, Corporation Record Book, 1953-1954 42 Gilmer Aiken Committee, correspondence 43 Sarah Hale (1788-1879), editor of the first American ladies magazine, articles 44 Junior League of Houston, Correspondence (1925-29) 45 William Kilgarin Correspondence on Frankie Randolph, 1999 46 Helen Edmunds Moore, notes and articles 47 Willie Morris, correspondence and articles, 1961, 1995, 1999 48 Agnese Carter Nelms letter 49 Frankie Randolph Award 1988-1990 410 Frankie Randolph Notes and Articles 411 Frankie Randolph Notes 412 Billie Carr, 1977-1998 413 Notes from Interview with Eddie Ball on Frankie Randolph, 1998 (see also audiocassette, box 8) 414 Notes from Interview with Billie Carr on Frankie Randolph, 1995 415 Interview with Chris Dixie on Frankie Randolph, 1998 (see also microcassette, box 8) 416 Notes from Interview with Ronnie Dugger on Frankie Randolph, 1970 417 Notes from Interview with Bob Eckhardt on Frankie Randolph, 1995 418 Notes from Interview with Lydia Arnold Edmundson and George Anna Burke on Frankie Randolph, 1998 419 Notes from Interview with Creekmore Fath on Frankie Randolph, 1998 (see also microcassette, box 8) 420 Notes from Interview with Molly Luhrs on Frankie Randolph, 1995 421 Notes from Interview with J. Edwin Smith on Frankie Randolph, 1995 (see also audiocassette, box 8) 422 Notes from Interview with Kathleen Voight on Frankie Randolph, (see also microcassette, box 8) 423 Frankie Randolph Obituaries, 1972 424 Frankie Randolph Park, notes and articles 51 "The Formation of the Frankie Carter Randolph Policy Center" by the Citizen's Education Association 52 "Frankie Carter Randolph: A Woman of Contrast" by Ray Gray, 1991 53 Josephine Randolph, last will and testament 54 "What Corrupted Texas?" by Ronnie Dugger, 1997, copy and ILL request 55 Receipt, research for Randolph biography 56 Senator Ralph Yarborough, articles and correspondence, 1960s 57 Frankie Randolph Biography correspondence 58 Frankie Randolph Biography Draft Series II: Democratic Politics, 1952-1998 59 Presidential Race, 1952 510 Presidential Race, 1960 511 Newsclippings, 1963 512 "The American Dream and the Feminine Mystique" by Martha Mitten Allen, 1977 513 Anti-Era 514 ERA, 1977-1978 515 ERA, 1979-1980 516 Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign Flyers 517 Civil Rights, 1963-1968 518 Democratic Politics, 1952-1968 61 “Democrats of Texas” (thesis notes), 1955-56 62 “Democrats of Texas” (thesis notes), 1957 63 “Democrats of Texas“ (thesis notes), 1958 64 “Democrats of Texas” (thesis notes), 1959 65 “Democrats of Texas” (Thesis by Robert G. Rogers), 1963 66 Harris County Democrats, notes and articles 67 Molly Ivins – Writings Clippings, 1995-1996 68 Molly Ivins, articles on 69 Molly Ivins - Playboy Article Typescript on Texas Politicians and Newt Gingrich 610 “Reflections of a Representative” by Janet L. Jette, 1978 611 Barbara Jordan, notes and articles 612 Lyndon Baines Johnson Newsclippings, 1959 613 Sheila Jackson Lee Newsclippings, 1998 614 Dan Moody, articles, undated Series III: Personal Material, 1916 and undated 75 Correspondence, undated 76 School notes, undated 77 Virgil Scott, Ephemera, undated, 1916 78 Texas Lumber, newsclippings 79 Utopia, TX and Lost Maples Park, articles 710 Newsclippings of creative women Series IV: Oversize and audio materials, 1917-1998 8 8 audiocassettes and 4 microcassettes, Interviews for manuscript research, 1977-1998 9 2 scrapbooks containing newsclippings for manuscript research on Fergusons and Yancy, 1917-1950s