Dr. Otis W. English: An Inventory of His Papers 1869-1988, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

General Files I

General Files II

Correspondence

General Files III

Printed Materials

General Files IV

Newspaper Clippings

General Files V

Dr. Otis W. English:

An Inventory of His Papers 1869-1988, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	English, Otis W.
	Title:	Otis W. English Papers,
	Dates:	1869-1988
	Abstract:	An active member of the Lubbock medical community for the over 50 years, Dr. Otis W. "Babe" English came to Lubbock, Texas, in 1926 and established his medical practice downtown in the old Myrick Building.
	Collection #	S 1528.1
	Quantity:	3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Otis W. "Babe" English came to Lubbock, Texas in 1926 and established his medical practice downtown, in the old Myrick Building. Active in Lubbock medicine for the next 50 years, Dr. English served on the staffs of the city's major hospitals. He also owned the Two-Buckle Ranch in Crosby County. A veteran of both World Wars and a prominent Lubbock civic leader, he was appointed to several offices in professional organizations. Dr. English died in 1990.

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains a wide range of personal and professional materials belonging to pioneer physician, Dr. O.W. "Babe" English and/or his family. Included are booklets, correspondence, religious publications, educational materials, newspaper clippings, souvenirs of trips, and financial documents.

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	This collection has a variety of materials collected by Dr. English from scrapbook materials, artifacts, correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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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)
		English, Otis W.
	Places
		Two-Buckle Ranch (Tex.)
	Subjects
		Hospitals--Texas--Lubbock
		Clinics--Texas--Lubbock
		Depressions--1929--Texas--Lubbock.
		Medical care--Texas--Lubbock
		Medicine--Texas--Lubbock
		Nurses--Texas--Lubbock
		Physicians--Texas--Lubbock
		Surgery--Texas--Lubbock--History

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Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Otis W. English oral history interview [sound recording], 1968 Otis W. English oral history interview [sound recording], 1979 Otis W. English oral history interview [sound recording], 1989 Methodist Hospital (Lubbock, Tex.) Records, 1926-1983.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Dr. Otis W. English Papers, 1869-1988, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
91-0226-B

Gift, 1991

Processed by

A. Ramirez

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Collection Inventory

General Files I

box

folder

1

1

Address Books, ca. 1959 and undated

2

Book Plates, authors, undated

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Booklets
box	folder
1	3		"Vest Pocket for Christian Workers", "Watchmakers and Jewelers Practical Handbook,""What My Family Should Know ", undated, 1892, undated
	4		House planning, 1937 and undated
	5		Military related, " Americans in World War II ", by Texas Tech Museum, Relocation and property acquisition pamphlets, "Crisis at the Airport ", 1975; 1973; 1975
	6		Universities, Baylor School of Medicine Hardin-Simmons, 1953, undated

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General Files II

box

folder

1

7

Certificates, 1869-1985

8

Civic Material, "Lubbock Leads the Way", undated

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Correspondence
box	folder
1	9		Incoming business, 1929-1977
	10		Incoming personal, 1938-1949
	11		Incoming personal, 1950-1958
	12		European trip, 1954
	13		Incoming personal, 1960-1968
	14		Incoming personal, 1970-1979
	15		Incoming personal, undated
	16		Outgoing, 1954-1962
	17		Ranch, 1951-1977

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General Files III
box	folder
1	18		Cards, unsorted, 1920-1977
	19		Genealogical material, Posey family, undated
	20		Guest book, 1965-1976
	21		Invitations, 1966-1989
	22		Invitations, undated
	23		Legal documents, 1937-1977
	24		Letterhead, undated

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Printed Materials
box	folder
1	25		The American Home, Saturday Evening Post, (Replica) 1938-1940, 1905
	26		Texas Parade, 1969
	27		Miscellaneous, ca. 1930-1940's
	28		Miscellaneous, ca. 1940s

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General Files IV
box	folder
1	29		Medical records, Restricted, 1976-1977
	30		Memorial book, D.C. Couch, 1953
	31		Newsletters, Hardin-Simmons, West Texas Hospital, 1940-1976

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Newspaper Clippings
box	folder
1	32		Miscellaneous, 1934-1984
	33		"Without A Trace"Series, 1977
	34		Robert S. Allen, undated
	35		Miscellaneous, undated
	36		Jay Harris, undated
	37		Kiwanis, undated
	38		"One Man's Opinion," undated
	39		Miscellaneous organizations, undated
	40		"The Plainsman", undated
	41		Sylvia Porter, undated
	42		Henry J. Taylor, undated
	43		Toastmasters Club, undated
	44		Andrew Tully, undated

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General Files V
box	folder
1	45		Organizations, Kiwanis, Knife and Fork, First National Bank, 1944-1967
	46		Passports, 1954-1963
	47		Maps, Road Atlas, State of California
box	folder
2	1		Personal Account Records, 1949-1978
	2		Playbills, 1958-1963
	3		Poems, undated
	4		Postcards, European trip, 1954
	5		Postcards, Unsorted, 1927-1986
	6		Programs, Miscellaneous, 1920-1989
	7		Programs, Miscellaneous, undated
	8		Receipts, 1929-1969
	9		Recipes, undated
	10		Religious material, Miscellaneous, 1907-1952 and undated
	11		Religious material Miscellaneous, 1903-1988
	12		Newspapers, 1945-1986
	13		Scrapbooks, European Trip, 1954
	14		Scrapbooks, House Decoration, undated
	15		Stamp collection, ca. 1940s
	16		Student notes, Religious class, 1960
	17		Student notes, New Testament survey, 1964
	18		Student notes, Religious class, undated
	19		Tax receipts, 1961-1962
	20		Tax receipts, 1963-1964
	21		Tax receipts, 1965-1966
	22		Tax receipts, 1967-1968
	23		Tax receipts, 1969-1970
	24		Tax receipts, 1971-1972
	25		Tax receipts, 1973-1974
	26		Tax receipts, 1975-1976
	27		Tax receipts, 1977-1978
	28		Tax receipts, 1979-1980
	29		Telegrams, 1926-1953
	30		Travel Stickers, European Trip, 1954
	31		Memorabilia: Antique eyeglasses, in case
	31		Memorabilia: Name badges
	31		Memorabilia: Souvenir Texas playing cards
	31		Memorabilia: Bicentennial knife
	31		Memorabilia: Bound writing: "Hattie Hasie's Collection"
	31		Memorabilia: Lapel pins
box
3			Artifacts: "Ginger" Bowen's Drug Store, undated
			Artifacts: Fur hat, undated
			Artifacts: Walnut Pen holder, engraving: "O.W. English, M.D., Baylor Medical Class of 1926", undated
			Artifacts: Plaque engraved: "In Recognition of O.W. English, M.D...", from Downtown Bible Class, 1984
			Artifacts: Plaque engraved: "West Texas Hospital Loves You, Dr. O.W. English," September 17, 1976
			Artifacts: Plaque engraved: "Dr. 'Babe' English," from Kiwanis, May 12, 1988
			Artifacts: Cowboy boots Bookends, undated
			Artifacts: Seashell paperweight, undated
			Artifacts: Boot Jack, marked: "Lee Riders", undated
			Artifacts: Camera attachments and accessories, undated

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