Descriptive Summary
Humphries family
Humphries Family Papers,
1876-1955
Records of the
Humphries family, most of which of focuses on siblings Jessie and Kyle who had
careers in education in the early decades of the twentieth century.
S 1530.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (2.3 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
William Humphries brought his family to Texas after the Civil War.
Settling in Milburn, Texas, in Central Texas, he and his wife, Maggie
Hollifield Humphries, had three children, Jessie, Lillian and L. Kyle. Although
the entire family is represented, the papers of Jessie and Kyle dominate the
collection. Jessie Humphries was the first female graduate of Howard Payne
College and later served as Dean of Students at the College of Industrial Arts,
which later became Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas. She never
married. Sister Lillian was also an educator and served as the Director of the
Extension Department at the College of Industrial Arts. Kyle attended Baylor
University and became a teacher in New York City.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal papers, publications, news
clippings, diaries, and journals from the Humphries family of Milburn, Texas.
Much of the material focuses on Jessie and Kyle Humphries who were siblings and
had careers in education in the early decades of the twentieth century. This
collection also has numerous miniature books, an assortment of interesting
artifacts, and the circa 1880s family Bible.
The collection has been organized into eleven series representing the
papers of different individuals or groups. These are Humphries Family trips;
Jessie and Lillian Humphries; Lillian Humphries; L. Kyle Humphries; Katie E.
Boyce; L. Kyle Humphries and Katie E. Boyce; Jessie H. Humphries; William
Humphries; Genealogy; Miscellaneous; and Texas State College for Women.
The photographs, which include photo albums and a daguerreotype, were
transferred to Photographs. The large genealogical chart was transferred to
Oversize materials.
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)
Boyce, Katie
E.
Humphries, Jessie
H.
Humphries,
Lillian
Humphrey family
Humphries, L.
Kyle
Humphries, Maggie
Hollifield
Humphries,
William
Subjects (Organizations)
College of Industrial
Arts (Denton, Tex.)
Howard Payne College
(Brownwood, Tex.)
Texas State College for
Women
Subjects
Teachers--Texas
Collection accession #(s):
88-0180-B
Gift, 1988
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
A. Ramirez, June 20, 2000
Preferred Citation
Humphries Family Papers, 1876-1955, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection Inventory
Manuscript Files
1
1
Humphries family trips of Diaries and Letters,
1938-1942
1
2
Jessie and Lillian Humphries, Letter from A. and E.J.
Edwards,
1916
Lillian Humphries
1
3
Biographical information,
undated
1
4
Writings and copies,
1903 and undated
1
5
An Account of Jessie's Operation,
1943
1
6
Recommendations,
1902-20
1
7
Correspondence,
1941
1
8
Correspondence between Lillian and G. Sidney Cluck
(photographer) (regarding Photographs in Box 2, Folder 6)
1
9
Newspaper clippings,
1952 & undated
1
10
Miscellaneous, (`Little Joe' Speech),
1896
L. Kyle Humphries
1
11
Teaching Contract,
1905
1
12
Teaching Certificates,
1901, 1905
1
13
Membership cards,
1911-12, 1928-29
1
14
Recommendations,
1905-12
1
15
Receipts and guarantees,
1927-29 and undated
1
16
Obituaries,
1950
1
17
Miscellaneous,
1914, 1937
1
18
Katie E. Boyce: Correspondence and Receipts,
1920-27 and undated
1
19
L. Kyle Humphries and Katie Boyce: Newspaper Articles,
1927 and undated
Jessie Humphries
1
20
Memoranda and Finances,
1932-43
1
21
Presentation of Portrait,
1940
1
22
Retirement Paperwork,
1896-1947
1
23
Correspondence,
1930-41 and undated
1
24
Birth Certificate Copies,
1876
1
25
Newspaper Articles,
1938-44 and undated
1
26
Copies of articles, poems and stories,
1905-1926 and undated
William Humphries
1
27
Obituaries,
1907
1
28
Civil War biographical information,
1906
Genealogy
1
29
Hollifield,
undated
1
30
Story of Dead Room at Hollifield Place,
undated
1
31
Humphries family,
undated
1
32
Christmas List with Humphries' Addresses,
1942
1
33
Family Tree,
undated (torn up)
1
34
Family Charts,
undated
1
35
Articles from Family Bible,
ca. 1900
1
36
Family Letters,
1905
Miscellaneous
1
37
Stationary, songs,
undated
1
38
Stories and articles,
1925-30 and undated
1
39
Newspapr clippings,
1950-51
1
40
Souvenirs,
1929-30 and undated
1
41
Unknown manuscripts,
1932 and undated
1
42
Teachers' Roast,
1902
1
43
Publications,
1935-36 and undated
1
44
College Yearbooks and Brochures,
1897-1911
1
45
Letter to Teacher's College Cafeteria from Miss Myrtle
Head,
1923
1
46
Texas State College for Women,
1903-1955
Printed Material
2
1
Books Inscribed to Family Members,
1964, 1945
2
2
The Hour Has Struck, by
Angela Morgan,
undated
2
2
Epictetus, miniature,
1908
2
2
As Thy Day,
1912, miniature
2
2
“The Life of Christ”, Bible Study
Publishing Company,
1904
2
2
Sword and Blossom,
undated
2
2
The Sonnets of William Wordsworth,
1902
2
2
Prayers, by Robert L.
Stevenson,
1904
2
2
A Letter to My Son,
1942
2
2
Book of Common Prayer,
1907
2
2
Episcopal Hymnbook,
1889
2
2
Short Stories, by
DeMaupassant,
undated, miniature
2
2
A Christmas Carol,
Charles Dickens,
undated, miniature
2
2
In Flanders Fields,
undated, miniature
2
2
Holy Bible,
undated, miniature
2
2
Hymns, A and M,
undated, miniature
2
2
The Story of Queen Mary,
A.H. Millar,
undated, miniature
2
2
Friendship,
undated, miniature
2
2
King Lear, Shakespeare,
undated, undated, miniature
2
2
The Lady of the Lake,
Scott,
undated, miniature
2
Evangeline, Longfellow,
undated, miniature
2
2
Undine: A Romance, by De
La Motte Fouque,
undated
2
The Vampire, Kipling,
undated, miniature
2
2
Precious Old Copy of Sonnets from the Portuguese,
undated, miniature
2
3
Scrapbook material,
undated
Notebooks, loose papers, Blueprint,
2
4
Artifacts,
undated
Signature stamp
Leather book cover (Bible)
Spectacles in cases (5)
Tin box, "Made at the Hotel McAlpin, New
York"
3
William Humphries, Family Bible,
ca. 1880s, (poor condition)