Kate Adele Hill:
An Inventory of Her Papers 1861-1971 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Hill, Kate Adele | |
| Title: | Kate Adele Hill Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1861-1971 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Records of Kate Adele Hill, a former home demonstration agent with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. | |
| Collection # | S 442.1 | |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes and 3 scrapbooks (2.3 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
A home demonstration agent with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Kate Adele Hill was born November 19, 1900, in Manor, Texas, and was the author of several books. Her family was engaged in breeding Angus cattle. She attended Texas Technological College and Texas Women's University, receiving her Ph.D. from TWU in 1957. Hill was active in the American Texas Home Economics Association, the Texas Agricultural Workers' Association, and the Business and Professional Women's Association. She died in a San Angelo nursing home on October 30, 1982.
Scope and Contents
These papers include correspondence, legal documents, literary productions, photographs, post cards, printed material and scrapbook material pertaining mainly to the business and civic affairs of Dr. Hill. The literary publications contain extensive information on cotton industry pioneer A. L. Ward.
The photos were transferred to Photographs. Of special interest are family photographs on the Hills' Kerr County ranch, including some from Christmas seasons from 1905 to 1908 showing mesquite Christmas trees and Kate Hill as a child with her parents.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Hill, Kate Adele, 1900-1983 | ||
| Hill, Kate Adele, 1900-1983--Archives | ||
| Hill, Sam Houston | ||
| Hill, William Hickman | ||
| Ward, A. L. (Arland Langdon), 1885-1965 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Texas Agricultural Extension Service | ||
| Texas Cottonseed Crusher's Association | ||
| Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association | ||
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch (Tascosa, Tex.) | ||
| Places | ||
| Kerr County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Tom Green County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Aberdeen-Angus cattle | ||
| Agricultural extension work--Texas | ||
| Cattle--Breeding | ||
| Home demonstration work--Texas | ||
| Home economics--Texas | ||
| Home economics, Rural--Texas | ||
| Home economics extension work--Texas | ||
| Ranches--Texas--History | ||
| Sheep ranches--Texas--History | ||
| Women--Texas--Societies and clubs--History | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Kate Adele Hill Papers, 1861-1971, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gifts, 1960-1968
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, July 2000
Additional Sources
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The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Kate Adele Hill at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html |
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Collection Inventory
Oversized Scrapbooks |
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| Item 1 | Scrapbook, 1938-1960 | ||||||||||||
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| Item 2 | Scrapbook, 1954-1960 | ||||||||||||
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| Item 3 | Scrapbook: Boys' Ranch, 1950 | ||||||||||||