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Overview

Agency History

Scope and Contents of the Records

Organization of the Records

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Annual reports and publications, 1959-1962,

Appointment files, 1957-1962,

Campaign files, 1950, 1956-1962, bulk 1956-1962,

Clippings, 1956, 1958-1962, undated,

First Lady's files, 1953-1963, bulk 1957-1963,

General correspondence, 1957-1962,

General files, 1944-1945, 1954-1966, bulk 1957-1962,

Governor Allan Shivers proclamations, 1955-1956,

Legislative files, 1947, 1956-1962, bulk 1957-1962,

Program files, 1957-1963,

Public works files, 1957-1963,

Speeches, 1956-1963, bulk 1957-1962,

Subject files, 1951-1953, 1956-1963, bulk 1957-1962,

Water files, 1949, 1956-1962, bulk 1956-1962,

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas Governor Price Daniel:

An Inventory of Governor Price Daniel Records at the Texas State Archives, 1944-1966, undated, bulk 1957-1962



Overview

Creator:Texas. Governor (1957-1963 : Daniel)
Title:Governor Price Daniel records
Dates:1944-1966, undated
Dates: bulk 1957-1962
Abstract:Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records consist of correspondence, reports, briefs, speeches, subject files, appointment files, legislative bill files, campaign files, press releases, clippings, and First Lady's files of Texas Governor Price Daniel. The records are dated 1944-1966, undated, bulk 1957-1962. Records dating from after Daniel's gubernatorial term were added later at Daniel's request. Subjects include the Tidelands Case (state title to submerged lands), Sweatt v. Painter (racial segregation in public education), segregation generally, state government agencies, federal government programs, taxes (especially sales tax issues), politics, elections, water resources projects, and legislation.
Quantity:approximately 466 cubic ft.
Location: Please note that these records are housed at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, P.O. Box 310, Liberty, Texas 77575, 936-336-8821.
Language:These materials are written predominately in English .
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 1957 the Office of the Governor had 30 full-time equivalent employees including an executive secretary, a director of the Budget Division, and the state coordinator of civil defense and disaster relief.

Price Daniel Biographical Sketch

Price Daniel's political career spanned more than four decades and included all three branches of state government. Born in 1910 at Dayton, Texas, he was reared in Liberty and Fort Worth. After graduating from high school in Fort Worth, he attended Baylor University where he earned a degree in journalism. The following year, 1932, he received a law degree and returned to Liberty where he opened a law office.

During the next seven years, Price Daniel practiced law and assisted with publishing two local newspapers that he co-owned. In 1939 he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and became a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee. The following year he married Jean Houston Baldwin and they had four children. After serving three terms in the legislature, he was chosen Speaker of the House in 1943. However, he resigned to enlist in the army as a private, though he soon completed officer candidate school. Stationed in Japan and the Pacific, he attained the rank of captain when he was discharged in May 1946.

Upon his return to Texas, he entered the race for attorney general and won the election. Running unopposed, he was reelected twice. His five years as Attorney General were noted for efforts against organized gambling and for Texas' rights to the Tidelands, the hallmark of his career. Daniel was elected U.S. Senator in 1952, serving as chairman of the senate's judiciary subcommittee and continuing to argue for Texas' rights to three million acres of submerged lands. He sponsored a bill that would return the Tidelands to Texas. His efforts resulted in passage and it became a law with President Eisenhower's signature. After four years as senator Price Daniel was elected governor, an office he held for three consecutive terms, from 1957 to 1963. Attempting to run for an unprecedented fourth term, he was defeated by John Connally in the gubernatorial primaries.

Although he established law offices in Austin and Liberty, Price Daniel returned to politics after a brief respite. He served as director in the office of Emergency Preparedness during the presidential administration of Lyndon Johnson. Soon thereafter, he was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court, remaining an associate justice from 1971 until his retirement in 1979. Daniel served as a special assistant to the Texas Attorney General for the Texas v. Louisiana boundary case. Maintaining memberships in many legal professional organizations, he was also active in a variety of civic and church activities until his death on August 25, 1988.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records consist of correspondence, reports, briefs, speeches, subject files, appointment files, legislative bill files, campaign files, press releases, clippings, and First Lady's files of Texas Governor Price Daniel. The records are dated 1944-1966, undated, bulk 1957-1962. Records dating from after Daniel's gubernatorial term were added later at Daniel's request. Subjects include the Tidelands Case (state title to submerged lands), Sweatt v. Painter (racial segregation in public education), segregation generally, state government agencies, federal government programs, taxes (especially sales tax issues), politics, elections, water resources projects, and legislation.

These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.

This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.

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Organization of the Records

These records have been organized into series by the State Archives. The records are organized into 14 series.
Annual reports and publications, 1959-1962, approximately 15 cubic ft.
Appointment files, 1957-1962, approximately 32 cubic ft.
Campaign files, 1950, 1956-1962 (bulk 1956-1962), approximately 71 cubic ft.
Clippings, 1956, 1958-1962, undated, approximately 20 cubic ft.
First Lady's files, 1953-1963 (bulk 1957-1963), approximately 19 cubic ft.
General correspondence, 1957-1962, approximately 57 cubic ft.
General files, 1944-1945, 1954-1966 (bulk 1957-1962), approximately 139 cubic ft.
Governor Allan Shivers proclamations, 1955-1956, approximately 2 cubic ft.
Legislative files, 1947, 1956-1962 (bulk 1957-1962), approximately 36 cubic ft.
Program files, 1957-1963, approximately 23 cubic ft.
Public works files, 1957-1963, approximately 5 cubic ft.
Speeches, 1956-1963 (bulk 1957-1962), approximately 13 cubic ft.
Subject files, 1951-1953, 1956-1963 (bulk 1957-1962), approximately 24 cubic ft.
Water files, 1949, 1956-1962 (bulk 1956-1962), approximately 10 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

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:
Daniel, Price.
Sweatt, Heman Marion.
Shivers, Robert Allan.
Daniel, Jean Houston.
Corporate Names:
Texas. Office of the Governor.
University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Subjects:
Governors--Texas.
Submerged lands--Texas.
Petroleum in submerged lands--Texas.
Administrative agencies--Texas.
Segregation--Texas.
Segregation in education--Texas.
Segregation in higher education--Texas.
Discrimination in education--Texas.
Governors--wives--Texas.
Campaign literature--Texas.
Politicals campaigns--Texas.
Taxation--Texas.
Sales tax--Texas.
Water resources development--Texas.
Places:
Texas--Politics and government--1951-
Texas--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Reports--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Briefs (legal documents)--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Speeches--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Clippings--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Bills (legislative records)--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Press releases--Texas--Governors--1944-1966.
Functions:
Decision making.
Administration of Texas.
Influencing Texas government policy.

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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
Texas Attorney-General's Office, Correspondence and subject files, 1850, 1870-1957, 189.12 cubic ft.
Texas Attorney-General's Office, Court cases and investigations, 1880-1987, 762.13 cubic ft. (Restricted)
Texas Governor Allan Shivers, Records, 1937-1964, 1968, undated (bulk 1949-1956), 561 cubic ft.
Texas State Archives Manuscripts Collections
Chrys Dougherty, Tidelands collection, undated, fractional
Inaugurations of Texas Governors, Papers, 1895-1965, 5 inches
Humble Oil and Refining Company v. State of Texas, Legal brief, 1953, 1 volume
Texas Democratic Executive Committee, Publications, 1961, fractional, [inaugural address]
Sweatt v. Painter, [court records], 1946-1948, fractional (The Texas Attorney General retains its Sweatt v. Painter litigation case file. It is case number AG 7416.)
Texas State Archives at the Sam Houston Center
(Please note that these records are housed at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, P.O. Box 310, Liberty, Texas 77575, 936-336-8821.)
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records, 1934, 1938-1941, 1944-1962, 1969-1970, 1978, 1986-1987, bulk 1947-1952, approximately 60 cubic ft.
U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers, 1928, 1938-1939, 1942-1961, bulk 1952-1957, approximately 117 cubic ft.
Price Daniel Papers as Special Assistant to the Texas Attorney General for the Texas v. Louisiana boundary case, 1969-1973, 2.75 cubic ft.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1989/250, 1989/251, 1989/260

Price Daniel transferred his records as Governor of Texas to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission at the close of his administration as Governor of Texas in 1963. Included with the gubernatorial records were the majority of Daniel's records as Texas Attorney General and a large quantity of his papers as the United States Senator from Texas.

The Texas State Library transferred these documents to the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in 1977. In 1989 Mrs. Price Daniel donated the private papers of Price Daniel as attorney general and governor in addition to his papers as U.S. Senator from Texas.

Processing Information

Carrie Griffin, April 1993

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Detailed Description of the Records

 

Annual reports and publications, 1959-1962,
approximately 15 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are some of the annual reports and publications of mostly state government agencies held by Texas Governor Price Daniel. The records date 1959-1962. Included are some state agency minutes, budgets, and audits.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Annual reports and publications, Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Box
445Annual Reports and Publications, 1960:
Texas Employment Commission
General Land Office
General Motors
Texas Judicial Council
Texas Commission on Alcoholism
San Jacinto River Authority
Game and Fish Commission
Board of Water Engineers
Industrial Accident Board
Department of Public Safety
Sabine River Compact Administration
Public Surveyors
Texas Industrial
Governors Commission on Human Relations
The Municipal Court for District of Columbia
Texas Liquor Control Board
Texas Commission on Alcoholism
Texas Council on Migrant Labor
Texas Youth Council
Department of Public Welfare
Lubbock National Security, Seminar - Final Report, 1961
Good Neighbor Commission
State Securities Board
Plumbing Examiners
County Auditors Report
State Building Commission
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Texas Municipal Retirement
Board of County and District Road Indebtedness
Railroad Commission
Pharmacy Board
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Architectural Examiners
Gulf State Marine Fisheries Commission
State Board of Insurance
Texas Employment Commission
Houston Law Enforcement Commission
Box
446Liquor Control Board
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
Texas Turnpike Authority
State Highway Department
Texas Employment Commission, annual financial report
Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
Veterinary Medical Examiners
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Texas State Library
Real Estate Commission
Harris County Auditors
Texas Commission on Higher Education
Waller County
Austin Fire Department
Chiropractic Examiners
[2 folders]
Dallas Flood Control District
Texas State Parks Board
Texas Employment Commission
State Department of Agriculture
Legislative Budget Board
Board of Control
Basic Sciences Examining Board
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Employees Retirement System
Southern Regional Education Board
State Board of Insurance
State Department of Health, biennial
Carnegie Corporation of New York
State Auditor
Texas Education Agency
Game and Fish Commission
County Auditor's annual report, Travis County
County Auditor's annual report, Dallas County
Central Colorado Soil Conservation District
Consolidated application to Interstate Commerce Commission by Corpus Christi for certain lands
State Finance Advisory Commission
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Railroad Commission of Texas
Director of Selective Service
24th Biennial report of the Engineer of New Mexico
Oil and Gas Division, Railroad Commission of Texas
Resources of the Future
Box
447/448Annual Reports and Publications:
(contents of boxes 447 and 448 are combined)
Travis County Auditors Report
Texas Municipal Retirement System, 1961
Texas Turnpike Authority, 1961
Texas Commission on Alcoholism, 1961
Ford Foundation, 1961
Waller County Hospital, 1961
Waller Auditor's Report, 1961
Harris County Annual Report, 1961
Texaco's Annual Report, 1961
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Educational Board, 1961
Texas Automobile Insurance Rates - report to the 56th Legislature by Texas Legislative Council
European Mental Health programs, 1961
Fringe benefits in state government employment, August 1962
Accelerated civil defense program, region 5, Denton, Texas
Dallas County annual report, 1961
Waller County auditor's report, monthly
Monthly report, Department of Corrections
Annual, First National Bank in Dallas, 1961
State of the Nation's Capital, Washington, D.C., 1962
7th Annual Report, Sabine River Compact, 1961
General Motors, 1961
10 year report of the fund for adult education
Petroleum Club of Houston, 1961-1962
Mutual Savings Banking
Headquarters, 4th U.S. Army, basic plan
Alternative approaches to governmental reorganization in metropolitan areas
Suggested state legislation, council of state governments, 1961
Proceedings, etc. American Branch, International Law Association
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, hearings
Index to Hearings and 5 parts
Quality Stabilization, 1962
Establish a Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, hearing, 1962
Conference before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1962
A Businessman Looks at Government Pay
Criminal Optimism and the Four Summits, 1956-1962
Mid-Decade Census, hearings part 1, 2, 3
Census of Population, Texas, 1960
Resolution, United Auto Workers, 18th Convention, 1962
State of Oregon, Decade for Development, 1963-1973, [undated]
Public Welfare, Round Table Issue, 1962
Texas State Plan for Construction of Hospitals, etc., 1962
Hurricane Carla, U.S. Army Engineers, Galveston Report of Meteorologic and Hydrologic data, September 9-12, 1961
Texas State Department of Health, Upper Trinity River Sewage and Industrial Waste Survey
Public Assistance, survey of selected aspects, tax foundation, 1960
Lower Neches and Sabine River Survey, 1959
U.S. Census of Housing, Texas, 1960
Public Health, Laws of Texas, supplement, 1961
Public Health, Laws of Texas, 1960
Administration of Grants by the National Institute of Health
Design for Research in International Rule of Law, Arthur Larson
The Law and Use of Interstate Compacts, 1962
Life Insurance Fact Book, 1962
National Merit Scholarship Corporation, annual report, 1961
Industrial Village, El Paso, report, 1962
Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting, National Reclamation Project
The Proposed and Rejected U.S. Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 1962
Public Assistance survey, 1960
Lower Neches and Sabine River Survey
U.S. Census of Housing, 1959-1960
Public Health Laws of Texas
University Program Conference
University People to People handbook
Well Spacing in the Aneth Reservoir by Frank Cole, 1962
[hardback]
Box
588Minutes:
Veterans Land Board, September 1960-August 1961
State Board of Insurance, September 1959-August 1961
Teacher Retirement System, November 1960-August 1961
Vocational Nurse Examiners, November 1960-April 1961
Box
589Texas Highway Department, September 1960-September 1961
Texas Aeronautics Commission, September 1960-October 1960
Architectural Examiners, January 1961-August 1961
Barber Examiners, November 1960-July 1961
Examiners in the Basic Sciences, July 1960-July 1961
Miscellaneous Minutes
Texas Education Agency, September 1960-July 1961
Good Neighbor Commission, August 1960-August 1961
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, July 1960-August 1961
Annual Reports, 1959:
Veterinarian Medical Examiners
Game and Fish Commission
Parks Board
Vocational Nurse Examiners
Public Accountancy
Water Engineers
State Treasurer
County and District Road Indebtedness
State Historical Survey Committee
Legislative Budget Board
Plumbing Examiners
Public Welfare
State Library
Civil Defense
Pardons and Paroles
Board of Control
Sabine River Compact
Secretary of State
Budget Requests and Audit Reports, 1959-1961:
Rural Library Service
Medical Examiners
Pardons and Paroles
State Parks Board
Department of Health
Highway Department
Architectural Examiners
Box
590Livestock Sanitation Commission
D.E.S.
Public Surveyors
Public Welfare
Dental Examiners
Game and Fish Commission
Good Neighbor Commission
Veterinarian Medical Examiners
Vocational Nurse Examiners
Water Engineers
Water Development Board
Employment Commission
Treasurer's Department
Teacher Retirement System
State Auditors
Barber Examiners
Examiners in Basic Sciences
Building Commission
Commission for the Blind
Education Agency
Chiropractic Examiners
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Railroad Commission
Real Estate Commission
Rio Grande Compact Commission
County and District Road Indebtedness
Sabine River Compact Commission
General Land Office
Legislative Council and Budget Board
State Library
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
Board of Pharmacy
Upper Colorado River Authority
Box
591Board of Plumbing Examiners
Executive Department
Optometry Examiners
Chiropody Examiners
Pecos River Commission
Travis County Auditor's Report
Dallas County Auditor's Report
Board of Morticians
Board of Law Examiners
San Jacinto River Authority
Blind, Deaf, Dumb, Lunatic and Orphan Asylums
Minutes:
Water Development Board, September 1960-August 1961
Board of Water Engineers, September 1960-August 1961
Department of Health, September 1960-September 1961
Industrial Commission, August 1960-February 1961
Legislative Budget Board, September 1960-August 1961
Paroles and Pardons, February 1961
State Parks Board, October 1960-September 1961
Banking Board, December 1959-August 1961
Board of Control, September 1960-July 1961
County and Road Indebtedness, March 1960-July 1961
Game and Fish Commission, January 1961-August 1961
Monthly Report of Various Colleges, 1960-1962
Box
592Monthly Report of Various Colleges, 1960-1962
Box
604-610
Each box contains books not yet inventoried, consisting of mostly government reports, legislative publications and general sources of information during the years Price Daniel was governor.

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Appointment files, 1957-1962,
approximately 32 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. The Texas Governor appoints heads of state commissions and boards, members of university boards of regents, state and regional commissions, and some judges. These records are some of the appointments files of Texas Governor Price Daniel consisting of correspondence, recommendations, acceptances and press releases. The dates of the records are 1957-1962.
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Campaign files, 1950, 1956-1962, bulk 1956-1962,
approximately 71 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. The majority of the files document Daniel's three campaigns for Texas governor. These records are some of the campaign files consisting of correspondence, press releases, advertising, and files relating to state and national Democratic conventions. The dates of the records are 1950, 1956-1962, bulk 1956-1962.
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Clippings, 1956, 1958-1962, undated,
approximately 20 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are clippings of Texas Governor Price Daniel dealing mainly with Texas politics and especially Daniel. The clippings date 1956, 1958-1962, undated.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Clippings, Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Box
539 and 540Clippings arranged roughly by subject, 1956
[unmounted and in red expansion files]:
Governor's Race, run-off, other candidates
Convention, Fort Worth, September 1956
Governor's Race, Daniel, runoff
Segregation, interposition
Texas City Claims
Texas election code
Democratic State Executive Committee
Democratic Party, August 1956
U.S. Trust and Insurance matters
Democratic party, August 1956
County conventions, State Conventions
Democrats for Eisenhower
Labor - Oil and Gas Industry
Organizations
Box
543 and 544Files of newspaper clippings, filed by date daily:
The subjects covered include Texas politics and Daniel in particular. The folders are not filed in order.
June 1960-December 29, 1961
[mounted]
Box
545 January-March 6, 1962
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
546 March 7-October 1962
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
551 January-April 9, 1960
[mounted]
Box
552 April 11-December 1960
[mounted]
Box
554 [January 1?]-March 27, 1961
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
555 March 28-May 1, 1961
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
556 May 2-June 22, 1961
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
560 end of 1959-October 5, 1960
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
561 and 562 October 6-December 31, 1960
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
564 December 10, 1958-June 25, 1959
Box
568 January-March 20, 1959
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
569 March 23-May 17, 1959
[mounted on yellow paper]
Box
583Clippings filed by topic, [undated]
Box
584Miscellaneous clippings, [undated]
Box
588The first part of the box contains clippings of Price Daniel as state representative, attorney general, senator, governor and member of LBJ's advisory committee in the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Miscellaneous clippings

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First Lady's files, 1953-1963, bulk 1957-1963,
approximately 19 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are some of the files of Texas First Lady Jean Houston (Mrs. Price) Daniel consisting mainly of correspondence, invitations, trip files, and files about the Governor's Mansion. The records date from 1953 to 1963, bulk 1957-1963.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), First Lady's files, Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Box
289Picture of Vice President Johnson at Carla disaster, Texas coast
Mrs. Daniel's files, 1957-1958:
Christmas gifts, 1956
Family letters after inauguration
Membership cards and passes
Courtesy cards, 1953-1957
Visiting cards
Invitations accepted
Invitations declined
Box
290Invitations accepted and declined
Correspondence folders, A-H
Box
291Correspondence folders, I-Z
Mrs. Daniel's files, 1957, 1958, 1960:
Correspondence, A-B, 1960
Box
292Correspondence, C-Z, 1960
Ranch
Budget message of Price Daniel, 1958-1959
Governor's address to 55th Legislature
Governor's address, (planning to run), March 26, 1956
Inaugural address, 1957
Insurance reorganizations
Law enforcement
Mansion schedules
Mansion personnel
Personal orders for goods
Integration, clipping
Special session, clipping
State federal relations, clipping
Invitations accepted and declined, 1959
Box
293Mrs. Daniel's files:
Invitations declined, 1959
Correspondence filed by name of correspondent; A-S, 1959
Box
294
Correspondence filed by name of correspondent; T-Z, 1959
Governor's schedules
Tour requests
Etiquette, protocol, diplomacy, etc.
Guest list of "going away to Senate" party, November 28, 1953
Music
National Capitol
Requests for recipes
Copy of magazine, Diplomat, January 1957
Box
547Files of Mrs. Price Daniel, First Lady of Texas:
Trips made with appropriate correspondence/schedules, 1957-1962
Mansion personnel, records and correspondence
Daniel family pictures, Christmas cards, thank you letters for Christmas gifts
Box
548Mansion schedules
Mansion parties, June 1959-January 1963
Box
549Invitations accepted and declined, 1961-1963
Box
550Party file folders containing guest lists, acceptances, declinations, correspondence and information
Box
556Mansion parties, filed by date of party:
[folders contain guest lists and correspondence (acceptances and declines)]
January through April 1957
Box
557 May 1957 through March 1959
Box
558 March through May 1959
Campaign files that list contributors to campaigns, 1956, 1960
[3x5 cards]
[cards give name, address and amount of contribution]
Box
563General correspondence to Mrs. Daniel, (filed by name):
A through L
Box
564General correspondence to Mrs. Daniel (filed by name):
M through Z
Newspaper clippings,
December 10, 1958-June 25, 1959
Box
565 June 27-November 19, 1959
Box
566 November 20-December 31, 1959
Mansion files, orders and subscriptions
State orders for mansion (maintenance and running items)
Personal orders, Mrs. Daniel
Box
567Correspondence with local organizations: Austin Symphony through Westwood County Club
Recipe requests
Ranch guests
Party for Mrs. Daniel, December 6, 1962
Campaign for Governor, 1962
Inauguration, 1963
County and district managers, 1958
Governor's announcement speech for fourth term
List of governor's
Governor's address to legislature, January 18, 1961
Honorary Texan certificates
Music
Box
570Visitors registers, Governor's Mansion and the Governor's office, 1957-1962
[24 volumes]

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General correspondence, 1957-1962,
approximately 57 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are some of the general correspondence files of Texas Governor Price Daniel consisting of letters filed by origin (by county, out of state, out of country), by type (letters from school children, petitions), or by subject. Dates of the correspondence are 1957-1962.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), General correspondence, Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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173Files as Governor of Texas
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174Requests for information on Texas, the Governor, etc. (mostly from children) filed by date of answer
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264General correspondence as governor, containing daily sheets showing summary of mail, one for each month:
February 1957 through October 1958
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265 November 1958 through December 1960
Correspondence, filed by county:
Nacogdoches through Smith
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266Somervell through Travis (M-Q)
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267Correspondence, filed by county, 1957-1959:
Travis (R-Z) through Zavala
Press memoranda, 1957-1959
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268Thank you letters for cards and gifts, 1958
Correspondence and invitations, filed by county, 1957-1958:
Harris through Jeff Davis
Press memoranda, 1959
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269Correspondence, filed by county:
Jefferson through Motley
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270Correspondence and invitations, filed by county, 1957-1958:
Anderson through Brazos
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271Brewster through Edwards
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272Correspondence and invitations, filed by county, 1959-1960:
Ellis through Harris (A-L)
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273Harris (M-Z) through Hutchinson
Taylor through Travis (G-H)
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274Travis (I-Z) through Bell
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275Bexar through Dallas (A-C)
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276Dallas (C-Z) through Lynn
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277Liberty through Shackelford
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278Scurry through Zavala
Out of state correspondence:
A through Oklahoma
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279Pennsylvania through Washington D.C.
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282Correspondence, out of state, 1957-1961:
Connecticut through New Mexico
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283Correspondence, filed by county, 1961-1962:
Ochiltree through Travis (A-S)
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284Travis (S-Z) through Zavala
Harris (L-O)
Box
285Harris (P-Z) through Midland
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286Milam through Nueces
Dallas (I-Z) through Erath
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287Falls through Harris (A-E)
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288Anderson through Dallas (D-G)
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297Petitions opposing a sales tax
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298 and 308Signed petitions opposing the sales tax, [undated]
Individual sheets printed at top read the following: "We the undersigned oppose a general sales or gross receipts tax and urge you to vote against these tax bills when they come before you for consideration at this session of the Texas Legislature." This is followed by lines giving name, address and business or employment of signer.
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299-301, 309, 310Letters from constituents urging a teachers pay raise. Some folders were answered by uniform letters, some folders are not answered, October-November 1959
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304Correspondence from constituents in regard to Teachers Pay Raise. Most of these letters answered by uniform robo.
February and March 1957
Box
305 and 306 March-June 1957
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307Teachers pay letters
[10 folders]
Petitions opposing sales tax
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313Sales tax mail, filed by county of correspondent, 1961:
Anderson through Bell (pink labels indicate letters for the sales tax, blue against)
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314Bexar through Dallas
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315Dallas through Harris
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316Harris through Lynn
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317McCulloch through Tarrant
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318Taylor through Zavala
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438General correspondence, filed by county:
Angelina through Wise
[81 folders]
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464General correspondence, filed by county, 1961:
Anderson through Coryell
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465Dallas through Young
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533General correspondence and information from out of state, 1962:
Alaska through New Mexico
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534New York through Wyoming
General correspondence and information from out of country, 1962:
Australia through Venezuela
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572Letters from out of state, 1962:
January through July
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573 August through December
Letters not acknowledged, general form letters and publications
[3 folders]
Information requests, some from children, 1962
January through March
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574 April through December
Insurance,
[3 folders]
Insurance, State Board of (clippings)
International Law Association
Adjutant General
National Guard
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575General correspondence, 1962:
Adjutant General, State Guard Reserves
Aeronautics Commission
Aged
Agriculture Department, State
Alcoholism
Animal Health Commission, proclamations
Attorney General
State Auditor, opinions
Austin Report (publication)
Banking Commission, clippings
Bar Association
Barber Examiners
Battleship Texas Commission
Bonds, official
Bonds, surety
Building Commission
Chamizal Dispute
Charity Organizations
Chiropody Examiners
Civil Defense, including clippings
[2 folders]
Civil Rights
Communism
Comptrollers Department
Congressional Records
Control, Board of - State Cemetery
Department of Corrections, including clippings
Council of State Governments
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
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576Dental Board
Defense and Disaster Relief
[3 folders]
Deeds and Easements
[2 folders]
Economic Advisory Commission
Higher Education - Commission on Higher Education
Box
577Colleges and Universities, general (University of Texas)
Education, Public
Education Agency
[6 folders]
Election
Employees Retirement System
Employment Commission
[8 folders]
Closing of the Henderson office, clippings included
Federal - referrals to Federal agencies
[3 folders]
Agriculture, some publications
[3 folders]
Air Force, some publications
[3 folders]
Atomic Energy
Budget Board
Department of Commerce
Communications Commission
Defense, Department of
Federal - General Services Administration (surplus property, Camp Swift)
Health, Education and Welfare
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Immigration and Naturalization
Interior, Department of
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578Internal Revenue, Bureau of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Labor, Department of
Navy, Department of
Post Office Department
Small Business Administration
Social Security
Space Laboratory
State, Department of
State of the Nation
Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Veterans Administration
Federal legislation, clippings
[3 folders]
Foreign Affairs
Forest Service
Game and Fish Commission, clippings, comparative statements
[3 folders]
County files, correspondence from individuals:
Angelina through Williamson
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579Interstate Indian Council
[empty folder]
Labor, general
[empty folder]
Labor Statistics, Bureau of
Land Office
Law Enforcement Committee
Legal advice
[9 folders]
Legislation
[9 folders]
Robo letters (fertilizer trailer license fee)
Legislative Digest
Library and Historical Commission, including clippings
Liquor Control Board (clippings)
Local Problems
[3 folders]
Matagorda Island
Medical Examiners
Merit System Council
Migrant Labor
Morticians, State Board of
Municipal League
Preston A. Weatherred
Stanley Walker
Vocational Nurse Examiners
Oil and Gas
[empty folder]
Box
580Pardons and Paroles Board
[empty folder]
Parks Board, including clippings
[2 folders]
Pharmacy Board
Plumbing Board
Plumbing Examiners
Politics
Press Association
Public Accountancy
Public Employees Association
Public Safety
[6 folders]
Texas Rangers
Public Welfare
[8 folders]
Russell Jack Ballard
Aid to Dependent Children
Blind Aid
Disability Pension
Old Age and Needy
[2 folders]
Narcotics

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General files, 1944-1945, 1954-1966, bulk 1957-1962,
approximately 139 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are some of the general files of Texas Governor Price Daniel. The records date 1944-1945, 1954-1966, bulk 1957-1962. The records concern state government including the legislature and state agencies, programs of the federal government, governor's proclamations, taxes, and politics.
If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go to the full finding aid. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder. (Governor Price Daniel general files)

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Governor Allan Shivers proclamations, 1955-1956,
approximately 2 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are Texas Governor Price Daniel's copies of proclamations issued by Texas Governor Allan Shivers in 1955-1956.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the records of Texas Governor Price Daniel. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records, U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers, and Texas Governor Allan Shivers, Records for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Governor Allan Shivers proclamations, Texas Governor Price Daniel records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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541 and 542Governor Shivers proclamations, 1955-1956
Files contain proclamations filed alphabetically from Aviation and Air Tour Week to Yam Week. These folders contain copies of the proclamations and in some cases correspondence.

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Legislative files, 1947, 1956-1962, bulk 1957-1962,
approximately 36 cubic ft.

Price Daniel was governor of Texas from January 15, 1957 to January 15, 1963. The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state. These records are some of the legislative files of Texas Governor Price Daniel consisting mainly of subject and legislative bill files. The records date from 1947, 1956 to 1962, bulk 1957-1962.
These records have not been processed. This folder inventory is a transcription of the original box and folder titles as they were received. Rough, non-exclusive groupings by title and date were formed to comply with the TARO project's file size restrictions. Researchers are advised to review all the finding aids for subjects of interest. Inconsistent titles and dates are evident. Misidentifications and misfilings are possible.
This finding aid describes the Governor Price Daniel records. See Texas Attorney General Price Daniel records and U.S. Senator Price Daniel papers for more records and papers.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Legislative files, Texas Governor Price Daniel records,. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Box
302Texas legislative service file, 1959:
Copies of House bills
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