Betty Orbeck: Inventory of Her Papers, 1919-1985, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Betty Orbeck:

Inventory of Her Papers, 1919-1985, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Orbeck, Betty
	Title:	Betty Orbeck Papers,
	Dates:	1919-1985
	Abstract:	The papers of Betty Orbeck, an archivist at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum and co-founder of the Permian Historical Society.
	Collection #	S 773.2
	Quantity:	3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Betty J. Orbeck was born in Austin, Texas in 1929 and moved to Odessa in 1952 with her husband, James. She was co-founder of the Permian Historical Society in 1958 and served as its Executive Vice-president and Archivist from 1958-1961. She has also served as an archivist for the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspapers, periodicals, books, brochures, maps and printed materials that focus on the Permian Basin region of Texas. Prominent themes of the collection include civic activities, history, economy, and society of the region and its towns. An assortment of miscellaneous printed material is included also.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research


Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Orbeck, Betty Wingate
		Orbeck, Betty Wingate--Archives
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Odessa Writers and Book Collectors (Odessa, Tex.)
		Permian Historical Society
	Places
		Permian Basin (Tex. and N.M.)
		Odessa (Tex.)--History
		Texas, West--History
		Texas, West--History--Societies, etc.
	Subjects
		History--Societies, etc.

Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Jones, Joseph Lee, Collection [microfilm], 1871-1978

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Betty Orbeck Papers, 1919-1985, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
86-0044-B

Gift, 1995

Processed by

A. Ramirez, June 13, 2000

Collection Inventory



Manuscript Files
box	folder
1	1	Symphony Programs, 1939-1941
	2	Death of General MacArthur, Miscellaneous newspaper Articles, ca. 1964
	3	Library of Congress, Miscellaneous Brochures and Publications, ca. 1970
	4	"Who's Who in Uniform," 1940s
	5	"True West," August, 1973
	6	Associations and Organizations, Permian Basin, Miscellaneous newspaper articles and literature, 1975
	7	Black Americans, Permian Basin, Odessa American, December 8, 1973
	8	Chili Cook-off, clippings, 1970s
	9	Climate and Weather, Permian Basin, Miscellaneous newspaper articles, ca. 1970s
	10	Crane County, Texas history, 1926-1930
	11	Crockett County, Texas, history, 1967-1969
	12	Dawson County, Texas history, 1947-1973
	13	Drill Bit, 1978, 1982
	14	Soil Survey of Ector and Crane Counties, 1978
	15	Eddy County, New Mexico, undated
	16	Education, Colleges and Universities, Ector County, 1943-1975
	17	Glasscock County, Texas, history, 1935
	18	Howard County, Texas, history, 1930-1970s
	19	Institute of Texas Cultures, Miscellaneous publications and newsletters, 1970s
	20	Lea County, New Mexico, 1950-1960s
	21	Stanton County, Texas history, 1950-1960s
	22	Midland, Texas, Economic/Agricultural Reports, 1970s
	23	Midland, Texas, Misc. publications I, 1960-1970s
	24	Midland, Texas, Misc. publications II, 1960-1970s
	25	Mitchell County, Texas, history, 1970s
box	folder
2	1	Odessa, Texas, Community Development Survey, 1972
	2	Odessa, Texas, Economic/Agricultural Reports, 1960-1970s
	3	Odessa, Texas, Misc. publications, 1968-1985
	4	Midland, Odessa, Texas, miscellaneous publications, 1970s
	5	"Permian Preview," 1975, 1976
	6	Permian Basin, Churches, 1966, 1969
	7	"Texas Highways, "Anniversary Issue, 1967
	8	"U.S. Marshals," 1969
	9	Permian Basin, Water, Miscellaneous clippings, 1960s
	10	West Texas, Miscellaneous economic/oil industry reports and articles, 1959-1961
	11	West Texas, miscellaneous economic/oil industry reports and articles, 1974-1976
	12	World War I veterans, Permian Basin, clippings, 1960s
box	folder
3	1	"Ladies Home Journal," 1919
	2	"Life, "Kennedy Assassination, 1967
	3	"Life, "MacArthur, World War II, 1964
	4	Photo, B-36 bomber, undated
	5	"Life," 1964
	6	"Stars and Stripes," 1943-1945
	7	"Yank," 1944-1945
	8	Churches, Permian Basin, 1960-1970s

Betty Orbeck:

Inventory of Her Papers, 1919-1985, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Access Restrictions

Collection Inventory

Manuscript Files