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Overview

Agency History

Scope and Contents of the Records

Arrangement of the Records

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Coke R. Stevenson records (part 1), 1941-1948,

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson:

An Inventory of Records (Part 1) at the Texas State Archives, 1941-1948



Overview

Creator:Texas. Governor (1941-1947 : Stevenson)
Title:Records (part 1)
Dates:1941-1948
Abstract:These records consist of correspondence files and general files including reports of Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson. Stevenson served from August 4, 1941 to January 21, 1947. The records date from 1941 to 1948. Texas governors work with all state agencies, with the judiciary, and with local and federal governments. Governors make appointments to governing boards and fill some judicial and legislative vacancies. Correspondents include the citizens of Texas and private organizations as well. Issuing proclamations, deciding on clemency petitions, and reviewing extradition orders are other facets of governors' duties documented in governors' records. Notable subjects in Governor Stevenson's records include Depression-era policies, the effects of World War II on Texas, post-war employment of veterans, and employment of the physically handicapped.
Quantity:61 linear ft.
Repository: Texas State Archives

Agency History

The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state, elected by the citizens every four years. The duties and responsibilities of the governor include serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces; convening special sessions of the legislature for specific purposes; delivering to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session a report on the condition of the state, an accounting of all public money under the governor's control, a recommended biennial budget, an estimate of the amounts of money required to be raised by taxation, and any recommendations he deems necessary; signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature; and executing the laws of the state. The governor can grant reprieves and commutations of punishment and pardons, upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and revoke conditional pardons. He appoints numerous state officials (with the consent of the Senate), fills vacancies in state and district offices (except vacancies in the legislature), calls special elections to fill vacancies in the legislature, fills vacancies in the United States Senate until an election can be held, and serves as ex officio member of several state boards.

The office of governor was first established by the Constitution of 1845 and superseded the office of president of the Republic of Texas. The position now exists under authority of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of 1876 and Texas Government Code, Chapter 401. To be elected governor, a person must be at least thirty years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Texas for at least five years preceding the election. In 1972, the term of office was extended from two to four years, effective in 1975. Since 1856 the governor has had the use of the Governor's Mansion.

In 1942 the Office of the Governor had less than 30 full-time equivalent employees. The office was not formally organized into divisions or departments.

Coke R. Stevenson Biographical Sketch

Coke Robert Stevenson was born in Mason County on March 20, 1888, son of Robert Milton and Virginia Stevenson.

Stevenson received seven years of formal schooling and as a teenager he went into the freight business. He studied history and bookkeeping, became a janitor in the Junction State Bank, did its bookkeeping, and by the age of twenty, he was a cashier. He studied law at night and passed the State Bar in 1913. He practiced law and organized the First National Bank in Junction, serving as its president. He soon became involved in numerous small businesses in Junction.

Stevenson served as the county attorney of Kimble County from 1914 to 1918 and as county judge from 1919 to 1921. In 1928 he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, serving from 1929 to 1939. He served as the Speaker of the House from 1933 to 1937. In 1939 he was elected Lieutenant Governor. He held that office until 1941.

Stevenson became governor when Governor W. Lee O'Daniel resigned in 1941 to enter the United States Senate. In 1942 Stevenson was elected governor on his own. He was reelected in 1944. Some high points and issues of his administration include a concern for soil conservation laws; the expansion of, and a permanent financing policy for, the state highway system, an enlarged building program at the University of Texas; and teacher salary increases. He was against the centralization of governmental power, and he opposed some of President Franklin Roosevelt's domestic policies. He emphasized conservative financial policies, beginning his administration with a State Treasury deficit, and ending with a surplus in the Treasury.

Stevenson ran for the U. S. Senate in 1948 and was defeated by Lyndon B. Johnson by eighty-seven votes. This was a highly controversial race, and the loss of it took Stevenson out of political life. He became disenchanted with the Democratic Party and supported Republican presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon.

Coke Stevenson married Fay Wright on December 24, 1912 and they had one son. She died in January 1942. In 1954 he married a widow, Marguerite (King) Heap and they had one daughter. Governor Stevenson died on June 28, 1975.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

These records consist of correspondence files and general files including reports of Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson. Stevenson served from August 4, 1941 to January 21, 1947. The records date from 1941 to 1948. Texas governors work with all state agencies, with the judiciary, and with local and federal governments. Governors make appointments to governing boards and fill some judicial and legislative vacancies. Correspondents include the citizens of Texas and private organizations as well. Issuing proclamations, deciding on clemency petitions, and reviewing extradition orders are other facets of governors' duties documented in governors' records. Notable subjects in Governor Stevenson's records include Depression-era policies, the effects of World War II on Texas, post-war employment of veterans, and employment of the physically handicapped.

These records have not been processed. This finding aid is based on the existing folder titles. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.

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Arrangement of the Records

These records are arranged as received.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Technical Requirements

None.

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Index Terms

The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Personal Names:
Stevenson, Coke R.--(Coke Robert)--1888-1975.
Corporate Names:
Texas. Office of the Governor.
Subjects:
Disabled veterans--Vocational rehabilitation--Texas.
Administrative agencies--Texas.
Depressions--1929--Texas.
Governors--Texas.
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Texas.
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Texas.
War--Economic aspects--Texas.
Veterans--Employment--Texas.
War and emergency legislation--Texas.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Texas.
Courts--Texas.
Places:
Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Texas--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Governors--1941-1948.
Functions:
Administering Texas.
Decision making.

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Related Material

The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.

Texas State Archives
Prints and Photographs Collections. See especially Texas Department of Public Safety, Photographs, 1937-1959, undated, 16 cubic ft.
Texas Secretary of State, Governor's clemency proclamations, 1846-2002
Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, Records, 1938-1941, undated, 73.79 cubic ft. See especially Anti-American activities files, 1939-1941, 1.41 cubic ft.
Texas Postwar Economic Planning Commission, Records, 1943-1949, 7.71 cubic ft.
Texas State Archives Manuscript Collections
Campaign material, (bulk 1928, 1933, 1941-1944), fractional
Coke R. Stevenson, Literary productions (2 speeches and a proclamation), 1943, 1945, fractional
Byron C. Utecht, Collection, 1948-1958, fractional. See especially a scrapbook on the Texas Senate race of 1948
University of North Texas Archives Oral History Program
Oral history interview with Coke R. Stevenson and interviews with others about Stevenson.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Oral history interview transcript with Callan Graham. [Graham was a legislator, he worked for Governor Stevenson, and was director of the Texas Catholic Conference among other things.] A copy of the interview transcript is also available at the Catholic Archives of Texas, Texas Catholic Conference Records.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Records, Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1985/024

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State and Local Records Management Division of the Commission in 1961.

Processing Information

Inventoried by Archives staff

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Detailed Description of the Records

 

Coke R. Stevenson records (part 1), 1941-1948,
61 cubic ft.

Box
4-14/128General Files, 1941:
Professional Engineers
Department of Public Safety
State Service Officer C.R.S.[Coke R. Stevenson]
Teacher Retirement Board
T.S.E.S., 1941
T.U.C.C., 1941
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Public Welfare, Department of, C.R.S. Referrals
Railroad Commission
Recommendations
Blind Commission, 1941
Board of Public Accounts
Adjutant General Referrals, 1941
Agriculture Department
Attorney General Department C.R.S. Referrals
Auditor, State Department, C.R.S. Referrals
Banking
Barber Board
Comptroller C.R.S. Referrals
Insurance Commission, 1941
Cosmetology, 1941
Red Cross Referrals
Drivers License
Education, Department of
Department of Public Health
State Highway Department
Game, Fish and Oyster Department of, Referrals
Industrial Accident Board
Industrial Division
Labor Commission
Land Commission
State Library, 1941
Liquor Control Board
Department Surplus Marketing
Misc. Referrals
Nurse Examiners, 1941
N.Y.A., 1941
Pardon-Paroles, 1941
Texas State Parks Board, 1941
Official Bond, 1941
Pension, August 1941
Pension Misc., 1941
Confederate Pension
Box
4-14/129Correspondence:
Farm Security Administration
Bonds
Complaints
Aid, Request for
Advertisement
Information Request for Army & Navy
Acknowledge and Thank
WPA
Work, want
Department of Public Welfare Referrals, 1942
[3 folders]
Box
4-14/130General Files:
Information, Request for Legal
House Bill 100
Legislation - Pension
Interstate Commerce Commission
[2 folders]
Information, request for misc.
Information, request for Law Enforcement
Employment, March-August 1943
[3 folders]
Box
4-14/131General Files:
Telegrams, Jan.-July 1942
[8 folders]
Texarkana Lynching
Texas Highway Advisory Committee
Texas Institute of Natural Resources and Industrial Development
Texas Roadside Development Program
Texas Safety Association, Inc.
Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser Association, Inc.
Texas Technological College
Texas School Administrators' Conference
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Texas Women's Press Association
30th Judicial District
31st Judicial District Attorney
Tire Rationing Administration
Trade Barriers
Treasury
Tubeless Tires
Un-American Activities
United China Relief
United Service Organization
United States Employment Service
United States Treasury Department
Variety Club
Ving-et 'un Island
Voluntary Parole Board
University of Texas
War Time Commission on Education
Washington Day Dinner Program
Washington's Birthday Celebration
Washington on the Brazos
Water Engineers, Board of
Wheat, Tom H., Personal
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
Women's Christian Temperance Union
[2 folders]
Absenteeism, 1943
Adjutant General, 1943
Adjutant General Referral, 1943
Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1943
Agriculture, Department of, 1943
Agriculture, Department of, Referral, 1943
Air Raid Protection Regulations
American Academy of Political and Social Science
American Association for Social Security, Inc.
American Defense Society, Inc.
American Legion, 1943
American Prison Association
American Public Welfare Association
American Red Cross, 1943
American Society for Public Administration
Annexation of Texas - Joint Resolution
Appointment of Special County Judges, 1943
Box
4-14/132Correspondence:
Attorney General, 1943
Appointment of Special District Judges, 1943
Arts and Industry College, 1943
Attorney General Referral, 1943
Auditor, 1943
Auditor Referral, 1943
Austin Lions Club Roster
Aviation
Banking, 1943
Banking Department, 1943
Banking Department Referral, 1943
Barber Board, 1943
Barber Board Referral, 1943
Big Bend Park, 1943
Bills, 1943
Blind Commission, 1943
Blind Commission Referral, 1943
Board of Control, 1943
Board of Control Referral, 1943
Boy Scouts of America
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District
Capital Punishment
Certificates of Honor
Chiropractic Examiners, Board of, 1943
Civil Service Commission, U.S.
Civilian Defense
Civilian Air Patrol
Civilian Defense, Office of, 1943
Cochran County Case
Commencement Announcements, 1943
Committees, Forty-eighth Legislature
Comptroller's Department, 1943
Comptroller's Department Referral, 1943
Cosmetology Board, 1943
Cosmetology Board Referral, 1943
Council of State Governments, 1943
Courts
Dallas Tuberculosis Association
Dancy, Oscar C., County Judge, Brownsville, Texas
Daylight Saving Time
Deeds of Cession
Defense Guard, 1943
Defense Transportation, Office of
Deficiency Appropriation, Request for 1943
Dental Examiners, Board of, 1943
Detention Camps, 1943
District Judges
Donations, 1943
East Texas Blast Projects
Education, Board of
Education Department, 1943
Education Department Referral, 1943
Educational Institutions
Eighth Transportation Zone
Employment, Jan. - Feb. 1943
Department of Public Welfare Referral, Nov.-Dec.
Department of Public Welfare Referral, Sept-Oct.
Box
4-14/133General Files:
Letter of Recommendation, Navy, 1943
Letter of Recommendation, W.A.A.C., 1943
Lewis, Abner L. (Hon.)
Library and Historical Commission
Liquor
Liquor Control Board, 1943
Liquor Control Board Referral, 1943
Livestock Sanitary Commission, 1943
[2 folders]
Livestock Sanitary Commission, Proclamations, 1943
Lower Colorado River Authority, 1943
Lower Colorado River Flood Control Association
Maritime Association of the Port of New York
Medical Examiners, Board of, 1943
Members of the Legislature in Armed Forces
Mexican Governors' Correspondence
Military Order of the Purple Heart, 1943
Misc., Jan., Feb., 1943
Misc., March - Dec. 1943
McArthur, Douglas (General), 1943
McGill, William L., Coordinator, (National Defense), 1943
National Association of Training Schools
National Clearing House Committee
National Legislation, 1943
National Economic Council, Inc.
National Politics, 1943
National Reclamation Association, 1943
National War Fund, Inc., 1943
Navy Department
Norris, Gene Paul, Case
Office, 1943
Oil Resources, 1943
Old Age Assistance
Page, J. Watt
Pardons and Paroles, Board of, 1943
Pardons and Paroles, Board of, Referral, 1943
Parks Board
Parks Board Referral
Pecos River Compact Commission, 1943
Penicillin, 1943
Pension Situation
Pharmacy, Board of, 1943
Pharmacy Board of , Referral, 1943
Pink Boll Worm Commission, 1943
Poet Laureate
Pollution, 1943
Box
4-14/134General Files:
Special Session
[2 folders]
Speed Limit Reduction
State Bar Association
State Governoment Operation
State Teachers Colleges
Suggestions
Synthetic Rubber Situation
Taxation
Telegrams, Dec. - Aug. 1942
Box
4-14/135General Files:
Board of Control Purchase orders
Box
4-14/136General Files:
Press Release, Apr, May, June 1943
Press Release, Oct., Nov., Dec. 1943
Press Release, July, Aug., Sept. 1943
Price Administration, Office of, 1943
President's Birthday Celebration, 1943
Prison Board, 1943
Prison Board Referral, 1943
Prison Broadcast, March 1943
Prison Labor, 1943
Prison System, 1943
Prison System Referral, 1943
Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline, 1943
Post War Planning Commission, 1942
Public Safety, Department of, 1943
Public Safety, Department of, Referral, 1943
Public Welfare, Board of, 1943
Public Welfare, Department of, 1943
Public Welfare, Department of, Referral, 1943
Race Riot
Racial Discrimination, 1943
Railroad Commission, 1943
Railroad Commission Referral, 1943
Rationing (Farm Machinery), 1943
Rationing (Food and Meat), 1943
Rationing, 1943
Box
4-14/137General Files:
Branch Pilots, Galveston Bar and Houston Ship Channel
Branch Pilot, Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries
Branch Pilot, Port Aransas Bar etc.
Post War Economic Planning Commission
Appointments, Confirmation of, 1943
Appointments, 1943
W.J. Townsend, Chairman, Liquor Control Board
Paul G. Brown, Judge Special District Court, Rusk County
Clayton F. Heare, Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals, 7th District
Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General
A.H. Britain, Member, Texas Civil Judicial Council
Resignation: Christian, Stayton, Texas Civil Judicial Council
E.D. McCormick, Postwar Economic Planning Commission
John C. Burns, Member, Board of Directors, A & M
H.H. Weiner, Member, Board of Regents, University of Texas
E.E. Murphy, Commissioner, Uniform State Laws
Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General
Ralph Logan, District Attorney, 51st Judicial District
L. Hamilton Lowe, Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law
Resignation of Luther A. Johnson, Member of Congress
Walter Dillard, Member, Texas Prison Board
F.M. Law, Member, Board of Directors, A & M College
John B. Honts, District Attorney 69th Judicial District
Hill D. Hudson, Judge, 109th Judicial District
Resignation of Milburn McCarty, Texas Technological College
Dr. Sam. E. Thompson, Resignation, Board of Health
Member, State Board of Health, Dr. J.C. Davis, Rule, Haskell County.
Resignation, Bruner R. Pennimman, Blind Commission Chairman
Resignation, James W. Witherspoon, District Judge, 69th Judicial District
Resignation, Charlie W. Blount, District Attorney, 50th District
Resignation, Gaylor Stone, Texas Prison Board
Resignation, Ernest Robertson, District Judge, 89th Judicial District
Resignation, Kenneth McCalla, District Judge, 127th District
Resignation, Alan Fraser, District Attorney, 83rd District
Notice of Intention to resign, J.M., Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals, 9th
Resignation of Ernest S. Goens, District Attorney, 7th Judicial District
T.L. Tyson, - Cannot Accept District Judge Appointment
Prison Board Member Resignation
G.M. Sims Resignation
Resignations
Board of Health resignation of H.W. Van Hovenberg
Public Weighers, 1942
Texas College of Arts and Industries Board of Directors Appointment, Holman Cartwright
Sabine, Bar, Pass & Tributaries
Galveston Bar and Houston Ship Channel
Branch Pilot for Port Aransas Bar, Corpus Christi Bay and Tributaries Appointment
Railroad Commission, Beauford Jester
Chiropody Examiners, State Board of
Governor's Committee on Interstate Cooperation Chairman William J. Lawson
Barber Board
Banking Commissioner
Commission on Uniform State Laws, Harry P. Lawther, Dallas
Upper Rio Grande Drainage Basin Commission
A&I Board of Regents
Industrial Accident Board, H.G. Hamrick, Amarillo
Aides de Camp, on Governors Staff, 1942
Lower Colorado River Authority, B.O. Elzner
Engineers, Board of Registration of Prop.
31st Judicial District, Attorney Appointment
Engineers, Board of Registration of Professional, Datus E. Proper, San Antonio
Embalming Board, Robt. L. Burgess
District Attorney, 53rd Judicial District, Benton Coopwood
District Attorney, 27th District, M.M. White
7th Judicial District, Otis T. Dunagan
District Judge, 26th Judicial District, D.W. Wilcox
District Judge, 113th Judicial District, W.W. Moore
112th Judicial District Attorney Appointment, Callan Graham
District Attorney, 75th Judicial District, Thomas J. Hightower
District Judge 27th Judicial District
District Attorney, 53rd Judicial District Appointment
20th District Attorney Appointment
District Attorney, 66th District, Wm. B. Martin, Hillsboro
District Attorney, 35th District, Nark Callaway, Brownwood
Board of Control Appointment, Weaver H. Baker
Central Colorado River Appointment, Hudson
Special Commissioner, Court of Civil Appeals, El Paso, 8th Judicial District Supreme
Civil Judicial Council
Board of Barber Examiners, J.H. Francis, Longview
Architectural Examiners, Board of
Lease No. W-58-Q.M. 584
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Walter Humphrey
Fourth Administrative Judicial District, W.W. McCrory
Pecos River Compact Commissioner, A.H. Dunlap, Barstow
Texas Civil Judicial Council, J.W. McClendon
31st Judicial District Attorney resignation
31st Judicial District Attorney recommendations
Public Weighers
Hogg, James Stephen, Memorial Commission, Sidney Latham
Prison Board, E.L. Kurth resignation
Interstate Cooperation Appointment
Auditor, Cavness
Barber Examiners, Jack Warden
Board of Education, Dr. A.M. Long
Optometry Board Appointment, Dr. J. Howard Clark and Butler
Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation District Appointment, Elmer Dittmar
Liquor Control Board, Morris Roberts
Library and Historical Commission, L.W. Kemp
Board of Education, M.T. Junker resignation
Auditor, C.H. Cavness, San Antonio, Correspondence
District Judge, Harris County
District Judge 111th
Unemployment Compensation Commission, Harry Benge Crozier reappointment
Upper Guadalupe River Authority Appointment, Fred Junkin
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, Crozier
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, Robert M. McKinley, Austin
Texas Civil Judicial Council, Ex Officio Member, Lorenz Broeter
Teachers Retirement Board of Trustees
Presiding Judge, 7th Administrative Judicial District, O.L. Parish, Ballinger
Pharmacy Board, L.L. Kahanek
Pease River Flood Control District, Board of Directors
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
District Judge 49th District
Land Surveyor Vacancies
Press Release
Public Safety Appointment, J. Price Maddox
Commission of Public Safety, George W. Cottingham
Commission of Appeals, Appointment
A&M Board of Directors
University of Texas Board of Regents, Scott Schreiner, Kerrville
University of Texas Board of Regents, D.F. Strickland, Mission
University of Texas Board of Regents, Hon. Bickett, Jr.
Texas Technological College Board of Directors
Texas Technological College Board of Directors - Resignation of A. Riddle
Legislation, Liquor, 1943
Legislation, Trinity Levees
Letter of Introduction, 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Army, Jan. - Dec. 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Coast Guard, 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Employment, Jan. - Dec. 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Marines, 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Medical School, 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Military Schools, 1943
Letters of Recommendation, Misc., 1943
Box
4-14/138General Files:
Proclamations, misc.
Revocation of Cowboy Henry's Clemency
Red Cross Month
Registration Day Proclamation, June 20, 1942
Appointments, Stevenson, acted on by 47th Legislature, 1st Called Session
Uniform State Law Commission, Lucian Morehead, member
10th District Court Judge Appointment, Russell Markwell, Galveston
Special Commissioners, Red River Compact Commission, Tuck, Alexander, Harwell, Speakley, Tucker
11th Judicial District Court Judge, W.W. Moore
Judge, 9th Special District Court, E.T. Murphy
District Judge, 13th Judicial District, A.P. Mays
Optometry Board, Dr. Nelson Greeman, and Dr. H.G. Towle
Embalming Board, George W. Loudermilk, Clyde Branon
Dental Board, Zappe, McNeil
Lower Colorado River Authority, P.R. Hamill
2nd Judicial District, H.T. Brown
99th Judicial District Appointment, J.E. Vickers
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, Mrs. E.L. Avery, Member
Industrial Accident Board Chairman John W. Laird
Veterinary Medical Examiners, Dr. N.A. Cox
Water Engineers, John W. Pritchett
Branch Pilots Galveston and Texas City
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Murrell Buckner, Dec Davenport, Aug. 23, 1943
Texas State Railroad
District Attorney, 46th District, Raymond R. Donaghey, Aug. 26, 1943
Chiropractic Board
Finance Commission
District Attorney, 51st District (Resignation Ralph Logan), Appointment of Robert Hughes
District Judge, 90th District Court, Floyd Jones, Breckenridge (John Lee Smith's Appointment)
Texas College of Arts and Industries, Mrs. Frank Lewis of San Antonio, Frank C. Smith, Houston
Engineers, Board of Registration for Professional, Reappointment, Datus E. Proper, J.S. Hudnall
Chiropody Examiners, Dr. Edward H. Kott, Dr. Marshall Harvey
Barber Examiners, reappointment, J.B. Burris, Jack Warden
Court of Civil Appeals, 7th District, Associate Justice, Clayton Heare
District Judge - 75th District, Clyde Smith
Court of Civil Appeals, 9th District, Associate Justice, Thos. B. Coe
Civil Judicial Council
Health, State Board of, Dr. A.W. Rogers (Corsicana Dental member)
Liquor Control Board, Member Fred H. Minor, Denton
Architectural Examiners, John Thomas Rather, Jr.
Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals, 8th District, Joseph McGill
Attorney General, Grover Sellers, Sulphur Springs
Board of Control, Tom DeBerry, Member
Teacher Retirement System, Board of Trustees, George M. Sims
District Attorney, Seventh Judicial District, Leslie M. Neill, Tyler
Commission of Public Safety, Member J. Price Maddox, Sweetwater, Nolan County
Commissioner of Deeds Appointment
Texas College of Arts & Industries, A.L. Cramer, Edinburg
Brazos River Authority, Oxsheer Smith
A.O. Willman, Veteran State Service Officer, Approval of Appointment
District Judge, 20th Judicial District
W.C. Dowdy, District Judge 59th District
Appointment of Chairman, Commission for the Blind, Walter Buckner, San Marcos
Hill Hudson, District Judge, 109th District
Appointment of District Attorney, 50th Judicial District, Thomas F. Glover, Seymour
Appointment of District Attorney, 83rd. District, Travers Crumpton, Ft. Stockton
Appointment of District Judge, 69th Judicial District, John H. Aldridge, Jr., Farwell
Appointment of District Judge, 127th Judicial District, William M. Holland, Houston
Appointment, Member, Texas Prison Board, R.J. Edwards, Denton
Appointment, Presiding Judge, First Administrative Judicial District, W.L. (Jack) Thornton, Dallas
Appointment, Judge Criminal District Court, Dallas, Winter King
Appointment, District Judge, 101st District Court, Wm. M. Cramer, Dallas, 1944
James D. Willis, District Attorney, 109th District, 1944
Texas Tech Board of Directors, Member, Lee, Pfluger, Eden, Concho County
Members of Texas Civil Judicial Council, Major T. Bell, Payton B. Randolph
District Judge, 109th Judicial District, Henry Russell, Pecos
District Judge, 18th Judicial District, Penn J. Jackson, Cleburne
District Attorney, 33rd Judicial District, Roscoe Runge, Mason
District Attorney, 69th District, King Fike, Dalhart
Board of Commissioners of Pilots, for Galveston, Texas City Member, Captain A.M. Carlson, Galveston
Member, Commission for the Blind, Howard West, Houston
Member, State Board of Health, Dr. O.B. Kiel, Wichita Falls
Member, Goliad State Park Commission, Edward E. Martin
Member, Board Barber Examiners, J.H. Francis, Longview (reappointment)
Branch Pilots, Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries, William F. Fredeman, Sanford, West
Hon. William M. Cramer, to act in selection of an auditor, Texarkana
Member, Board of Directors, A & M College, E.W. Harrison, South Bend
University, Board of Regents, Dr. Judson Taylor, Dudley K. Woodward Jr., and David M. Warren
Member, Board of Regents, The University of Texas, Dr. Terrell, Ft. Worth
Member, Board of Directors, A & M College, Rufus R. Peeples
Asa G. Farmer, Member, Board of Examiners, Land Surveyors
Prison Board Member, Lindsay T. Murray, Keeland
Member, Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, Robert M. McKinley, Austin, Travis County
State Military Affairs Committee
Temporary File, Unlisted Public Weighers and Branch Pilots
Court of Civil Appeals, Reuben A. Hall, Chief Justice, R.H. Harvey, Associate Justice, Robert S. Vance, District Judge, 5th Judicial District
Post War Economic Planning Commission, Member at Large, Dr. Walter Prescott Webb
S. Maston Nixon, Member, Postwar Economic Planning Commission
Members, Postwar Economic Planning Commission, P.B. Doty, W.H. Hitzelberger, A.P. Rollins
Public Weighers
District Attorney, 81st District, John F. May, Kenedy, Karnes County
San Jacinto State Park, Commissioners, J. Perry Moore, Miss Mary Todd, Will Kendall
Upper Guadalupe River Authority, Frank, Center Point, Kerr County
District Attorney, Criminal, Harris County, A.C. Winborn
Fireman's Pension Commissioner, H.B. Satterfield, Austin, Travis County
Court of Civil Appeals, 9th District, Chief Justice, Thomas B. Coe, Beaumont
District Attorney, 30th Judicial District, George W. Anderson, Wichita Falls.
Library and Historical Commission
Appointments, 1944
Loy Sims, Members, Board of Directors, A&I College, Kingsville
Good Neighbor Commission, Arnulfo Zamora, Laredo
Judge, 96th District Court, Ft. Worth, Tom J. Renfro
Chas. O. Betts, District Judge, 98th Judicial District
Ralph Logan, District Attorney, 51st Judicial District
Frank Quinn, Resignation
Robert Hughes, Resignation as District Attorney
Commissioner of Deeds, Request for Information
Postwar Economic Planning Committee
Resignation of A.L. Cramer, and Withdrawal
Cancellation of Capt. A.L. Uries, Commission as Branch Pilot Sabine Bar, P&T
Martin M. White, District Attorney, 27th District
Special 9th District Court, Judge E.I. Murphy, Livingston
Water Engineers, Board of , C.S. Clark, Donna
Brazos River and Freeport Bar, S.W. Hudgins, William Allen
Firemen's Pension Commissioner, H.B. Satterfield, Austin
James Stephen Hogg, Memorial Shrine, Puckett, Cooper, Byars
Chiropody Board, Dr. Clifford H. Robinson, Graham Scuddy
Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals, 11th Supreme Judicial District, Courtney Gray
Optometry Board
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Dr. Will Watt, Cap McDannald
State Board of Medical Examiners, Member, Klotz, Austin, 1945
Dallas County Flood Central District, Stemmons, Foley, Smithson
State Board Public Accountancy
Member Board of Directors, Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation District, Ray M. Keck, Cotulla
Sabine-Neches Board of Directors
Criminal District Judge, Jefferson County, Quentin Keith
State Aeronautics Commission, Ayres, Buchanan, Prouty
District Judge, 112th Judicial District, J.B. Randolph
Prison Board Members, W.A. Lee, Houston
Post War Economic Planning Committee, Labor Representative, Gene Powers
Engineers, Board of Registration for Professional, Mitchell, Carl L., Swenson
Library and Historical Commission, Heinsohn, Hobby.
College of Arts and Industries, Board of Directors
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, Henry B. Crozier, Chairman, Jack Reed, Member
Barber Board, J.B. Burris, Seguin, Jack Warden, McKinney
Chief Justice, Court of Civil Appeals, 10th District
Giles P. Lester
District Judge, 74th Judicial District, Harmon, Waco
P.K. Carmichael, Industrial Accident Board
Lower Colorado River Authority, Member, Board of Directors, Corder, Burnet
Thomas C. Ferguson, resignation, Lower Colorado River Authority
Architectural Examiners, Board of, Thomas D. Broad, Dallas, Reappointment
Member, Board of Trustees, Teacher Retirement System, Miss Quata Woods, Dallas
Liquor Control Board, Member, Mills P. Walker, Bryan (reappointment)
District Attorney, 30th Judicial District, Elmer H. Parish, Wichita Falls
Judge, 10th Judicial District, Galveston, J.G. Howard
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, Tom Bullock Hyder
Governor's Representative on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission
District Attorney 27th Judicial District, James K. Evetts, Belton, Texas
Commission of Public Safety, George W. Prendergast, Marshall, Harrison County
Board of Control, Hale H. Logan, College Station, Brazos County
Good Neighbor Commission (9 members)
Nueces County Navigation District, Branch Pilot
Galveston Bar and Houston Ship Channel Branch Pilots, 1945
Sabine Bar Pass and Tributaries, McFarland, Petersen, Mesbrooks
Public Weigher
Resignation, J.W. Keeland, Prison Board
George W. Anderson, District Attorney, Wichita Falls
Commissioner of Deeds, request for appointment
Notification of Death of Judge Marvin H. Brown, Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals
Branch Pilot, application for appointment
Liquor Control Board Member Mills P. Walker, Bryan, Morris Roberts, Chairman
Commissioner of Deeds, 1941-45
Board of Regents, Texas State College for Women, Brim, Briggs Barker
Commissioner of Deeds, John J. Dwyer, N.Y.
Appointments, 1945
Free a Marine to Fight Month proclamation, May 30, 1943 to June 30, 1943
Proclamation Motor Transportation Week, May 17, 1942
Lone Star Battalion Proclamation
Proclamation Helen Keller, Nov. 9, 1941
Keep'em Flying proclamation, Nov. 28, 1941
Join the Waves Month Proclamation, Feb. 1943
Independence Day of Faith, July 4
Proclamation National Honey Week, Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 1941
Home Food Garden Enrollment Week Proclamation, Feb.23-28, 1942
Health and Clean-Up Week Proclamation, April 4-10, 1943
American Made Rubber Day Proclamation, June 28, 1943
Food Fights for Freedom Month
Food for Freedom Week Proclamation, Nov. 3-9, 1941
County Defense Coordinators and Municipal Defense Coordinators
Employment Week, May 3, 1942
Proclamation Dental Health Week, Oct. 27 - Nov. 3, 1941
Defense Stamp and Bond Days, First and 15th of every month
Proclamation Corn Products Week, Sept. 21-27, 1941
Civilian Defense, Creating Texas State War Council
Proclamation Civilian Defense Clean-Up Week in Texas, March 29 - April 4, 1942
Civilian Defense Week
Bible Comment, letters, unanswered
Proclamation, Greek Day
Gonzales State Park
Pink Bollworm Commission
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, A. Neilson Denton, Waco
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District
Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation District
District Judges, 63rd District, Del Rio, Roger Thurmond of Del Rio, Val Verde County.
Governor's Staff Appointments
Associate Justice, Court of Civil Appeals Eastland, Courtney Gran, Brownwood
Public Weighers, Misc.
Branch Pilot, Port of Galveston, Texas City
Branch Pilot, Galveston Bar and Houston Ship Channel, Marina and Rowland
Board of Pilot Commissioners for Galveston and Texas City, Fred F. Hunter
Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries Branch Pilots
Brazos. Santiago Pass Bar and Tributaries, Stanley E. Ridley
Port Aransas Bar, Corpus Christi Bay and Tributaries
Harry Benge Crozier, Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission Chairman
District Attorney, 7th Judical District, McKay, Quitman
Criminal District Attorney, 124th Judicial District, Oscar Jones
Board Barber Examiners, J.H. Francis, Longview
Board of Pilot Commissioners, Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries, Frank Hustmyre, Orange
Texas State College for Women, Board of Regents, Mrs. Charles Ashcroft, Carl Runge
Board of Control member, Ashley, Llano
Commission on Uniform State Law, J.C. Hall, San Antonio, TX
Public Accountancy, State Board of, A.H. Freeman, George R. Dannell
Judge Criminal District Court of Jefferson County, Lord
District Judge, 109th Judicial District, G.C. Olsen Kermit
B.E. Pickett, State Board of Health
Court of Civil Appeals, 2nd District, Hall, Henrietta, District Judge, 97th, Judicial District, Louis J. Holland, Montague, 1946
Board of Cosmetology, Mrs. Margaret Greenwood, Greenville
Good Neighbor Commission, Joe M. Rose
Good Neighbor Commission, Joe M. Rose Roaring Springs, resignation of W. Marcus
State Labor Commissioner, Mrs. Moore
Industrial Accident Board, Leonard Carlton, Commerce
Assistant Adjutant General, Col. Martin, Houston, 1946
Instudrial Accident Board, Glewellen, Eastland County
Proclamation, Sweet Potato Consumption Week in Texas, March 22-28, 1942
Farm Mobilization Day
American Education Week
Minute Women at War Week
Glider Pilot Day
American Junior Red Cross Enrollment Time
Proclamations, misc. correspondence
Proclamations, School Defense Week, Nov. 3-11, 1941
Plant for Victory Week Proclamation, March 1-7, 1942
National Veteran's Week
Proclamation National Youth Day in Texas, Oct. 16, 1941
Marine Corps Day
Proclamation, National Defense Day, Oct. 12, 1941
National Recreation Association Meeting, Invitation to send delegates, Sept. 29, - Oct 3, 1941
Navy Call for Binoculars
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Labor Statistics, Bureau of, Referrals
Land Commission Referrals
Liquor Control Board Referrals
Mines & Metallurgy, Bureau of, Referrals
Medical Examiners, State Board of, Referrals
Misc. Referrals
Nurse Examiners, Board of, Referrals
Office of Dependency Benefits
Office of Price Administration Referrals
Office of Defense Transportation Referrals
Public Safety, Department of, Referrals
Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, April, May
Request for Misc. Material, Jan-June
Request for Misc. Material, July
Requests
Request for Aid
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, Feb.-March
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, Aug.- Sept. 1943
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, Oct.- Nov. 1943
Selective Service System Referrals
Railroad Commission Referrals
Secretary of State Referral
State Library Referrals
State Parks Board
State Service Officer Referral
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission Referrals
Texas Prison System Referrals
Teacher's Retirement Commission Referrals
U.S.D.A. War Board Referrals
Vital Statistics, Bureau of, Referrals
United States Employment Service Referrals
Internal Revenue, Collector of, Referrals
Insurance Commissioner's, Board of, Referrals
Highway Department Referrals
Health Department Referrals
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, January
Public Welfare, Department of, Referrals, June-July
Unamerican Activities
Unanswered A
Unanswered B
Unanswered C
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Unanswered Correspondence D-Z
Wants Work
Work Projects Administration
A&I Board of Regents, W.M. (Mike) Griffith
A&I Board, Kingsville
Confirmation of appointments - A
Navy Appreciation Week
Nimitz Day Celebration
Navy Aviation Week
Poll Tax Payment Proclamation
Prayer for Peace Proclamation
Prayer for Guidance
January 30th, President's Birthday Anniversary
Nurse Recruitment Week
Onion Week, June 8-15, 1942
Texas Palestine Day, Nov. 2, 1944
Paper Salvage Month
Pecan Week proclamation, Nov. 25, 1941
Peanut Week, Jan. 23-31st, 1941
Pledge Allegiance to the Flag Week
Texas Poets Week
Fourth War Loan Drive
National Furniture Week Proclamation, Oct. 4-11, 1941
Good Neighbor Proclamation
Health Aid Week (Pending)
Junior Chamber of Commerce Week Proclamation, Jan 14-21, 1943
Merchant Marine Fleet Month
Marine Recruiting Program Proclamation
Marine Corps Day Proclamation, Nov. 10, 1941
Marine Enlistment Proclamation
China Relief Week
National Cotton Week in Texas Proclamation, May 17-22, 1943
Cotton Christmas Proclamation, Nov. 29, 1941
Cotton Congress Week Proclamation, July 6-11, 1942
National Cotton Week Proclamation
Dairy Month, June 1942
Deposit Bottle Return Month
Proclamation, Called Session 47th Legislature, Sept. 9, 1941
Divine Guidance Proclamation
List of Proclamations
Governor's Message, Centennial of Statehood Opening Celebration
Egg Month
National Family Week Proclamation, May 2-9, 1943
Founder's Day, Warm Springs, Gonzales Foundation
Fourth Club Week
Proclamation Bluebonnet Month in Texas, April 1942
Universal Bible Study
United States Cadets Nurse Corps Month
Proclamation Camp Fire Girls in Texas, March 15-21
X-Mas Mail Month for Soldiers
Texas Children's Week Proclamation, Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 1943
Avenger's of Pearl Harbor Week, June 1-7, 1942
Altrusa Week
Alien Registration Day
Texas Farm Ranch Scrap Metal Harvest Month
Cheese Week
Request for Proclamation
Bill of Rights Week, Dec. 8-15, 1941
Aviation Week
Bible Reading Proclamation
Bible Week I
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Bond Servicing Act, 1941
Birth Certificates, 1941
Acknowledge and Thanks, 1941
Autograph Seal, 1941
Official Bond
Bond Servicing Act, Aug.6, 1941
Advice and Suggestions, Aug. 1941
Biography of Governor, 1941
Legislation, Pension
Adjutant General Referrals
Agriculture, Department of, Referrals
Commission for the Blind Referral
Comptroller of Public Accounts Referral
Confederate Pension Division
County Official Referrals
Dental Examiners, Board of, Referrals
Board of Control Referrals
Education, Department of, Referrals
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Pension, Widow's CRS, 1941
Pension, July 1941
Requests, Governors Picture, 1941
Poems Sent in 1941
Poems Requested, Aug. 1941
Proclamation Religious Education Week.
Proclamation Misc., 1941
Radicals, 1941
Radio Misc.
Job, State Department, Sept. 1941
Job, State, Aug. 1941
2. Job, State, Sept. 1941
2. Job, State, October 1941
Dr. W.J. Johnson, San Antonio
Message, 1941
Letters of Introduction, 1941
Missing Persons C.R.S., 1941
Suggested Legislation
Misc.,