Willis Harrison Bledsoe:
An Inventory of Photographs, 1896-1963 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Bledsoe, William Harrison, 1869-1936 | |
| Title: | Willis H. Bledsoe Photograph Collection, | |
| Dates: | 1896-1963 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Photographs donated by Willis Harrison Bledsoe, dated from 1896-1963 and undated. | |
| Collection # | SWCPC 409 | |
| Quantity: | 272 photo prints and 1 negative | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
William Harrison Bledsoe was an attorney, politician, and investor. He was born in 1869 in Cleburne, Texas, and died in 1936. He set up his law practice in Lubbock, Texas, and eventually the law office became Bledsoe, Crenshaw, and Dupree. Bledsoe also served in the Texas legislature as a House of Representative member and as Senator. He helped to sign into law the creation of Texas Technological College.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of individuals, groups of individuals, architecture, school children, interior of a machine shop, Texas Tech University, the wake for Senator William Harrison Bledsoe, and various street scenes.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Allen, Ben | ||
| Black, Charles | ||
| Black, Elizabeth | ||
| Bledsoe, Brownwen | ||
| Bledsoe, Emma K. | ||
| Bledsoe, Karen | ||
| Bledsoe, William Harrison, 1869-1936 | ||
| Boone, Delle W. | ||
| Boone, Grace | ||
| Boone, Mildred | ||
| Boone, Sandra | ||
| Boone, Sula Ann | ||
| Byrd, Joseph | ||
| Graves, Martha | ||
| Gregory, Gary | ||
| Jones, Clifford Bartlett, 1885-1972 | ||
| Keltz, Eugene | ||
| Mash, Joseph | ||
| Overton, Ruthie | ||
| Shurtleff, Peggy | ||
| Shurtleff, V. L. (Dan) | ||
| Tomlinson, Vada Belle | ||
| Wilson, Roscoe | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Texas Bank & Trust Company | ||
| Texas Tech University--History | ||
| Texas Technological College--History | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Brandon (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Breckenridge (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Cisco (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Dallas (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Hillsboro (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Lubbock (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Maxgate (England) | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.)--Views | ||
| Surrey (England) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Architecture--Texas--Lubbock | ||
| Buildings--Texas | ||
| Children--Photographs | ||
| Texas--Politics and government | ||
| Texas Technological College--Photographs | ||
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Willis Harrison Bledsoe Photograph Collection, 1896-1963 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gift, 1985
Processed by
Abel Ramirez