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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Manuscript Files
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Humphries Family:
An Inventory of Their Papers 1876-1955, at the Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library
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Creator |
Humphries family |
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Title: |
Humphries Family Papers,
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Dates: |
1876-1955 |
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Abstract: |
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. |
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ID |
S 1530.1 |
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Quantity: |
3 boxes (2.3 linear
feet) |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
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.
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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.
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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. |
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The photographs, which include photo albums and a daguerreotype, were
transferred to Photographs. The large genealogical chart was transferred to
Oversize materials. |
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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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
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Boyce, Katie
E. |
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Humphries, Jessie
H. |
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Humphries,
Lillian |
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Humphrey family |
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Humphries, L.
Kyle |
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Humphries, Maggie
Hollifield |
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Humphries,
William |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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College of Industrial
Arts (Denton, Tex.) |
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Howard Payne College
(Brownwood, Tex.) |
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Texas State College for
Women |
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Subjects |
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Teachers--Texas |
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Humphries Family Papers, 1876-1955, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
88-0180-B
Gift, 1988
A. Ramirez, June 20, 2000
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Manuscript Files |
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folder |
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Humphries family trips of Diaries and Letters,
1938-1942 |
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Jessie and Lillian Humphries, Letter from A. and E.J.
Edwards,
1916 |
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Lillian Humphries |
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folder |
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3 |
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Biographical information,
undated |
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4 |
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Writings and copies,
1903 and undated |
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An Account of Jessie's Operation,
1943 |
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Recommendations,
1902-20 |
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Correspondence,
1941 |
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Correspondence between Lillian and G. Sidney Cluck
(photographer) (regarding Photographs in Box 2, Folder 6) |
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Newspaper clippings,
1952 & undated |
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Miscellaneous, (`Little Joe' Speech),
1896 |
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L. Kyle Humphries |
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folder |
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Teaching Contract,
1905 |
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12 |
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Teaching Certificates,
1901, 1905 |
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13 |
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Membership cards,
1911-12, 1928-29 |
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14 |
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Recommendations,
1905-12 |
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15 |
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Receipts and guarantees,
1927-29 and undated |
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16 |
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Obituaries,
1950 |
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17 |
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Miscellaneous,
1914, 1937 |
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Katie E. Boyce: Correspondence and Receipts,
1920-27 and undated |
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L. Kyle Humphries and Katie Boyce: Newspaper Articles,
1927 and undated |
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Jessie Humphries |
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folder |
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Memoranda and Finances,
1932-43 |
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Presentation of Portrait,
1940 |
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Retirement Paperwork,
1896-1947 |
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Correspondence,
1930-41 and undated |
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Birth Certificate Copies,
1876 |
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25 |
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Newspaper Articles,
1938-44 and undated |
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26 |
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Copies of articles, poems and stories,
1905-1926 and undated |
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William Humphries |
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folder |
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27 |
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Obituaries,
1907 |
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28 |
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Civil War biographical information,
1906 |
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Genealogy |
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folder |
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Hollifield,
undated |
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Story of Dead Room at Hollifield Place,
undated |
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Humphries family,
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Christmas List with Humphries' Addresses,
1942 |
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Family Tree,
(torn up) undated |
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34 |
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Family Charts,
undated |
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35 |
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Articles from Family Bible,
ca. 1900 |
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36 |
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Family Letters,
1905 |
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Miscellaneous |
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folder |
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37 |
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Stationary, songs,
undated |
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38 |
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Stories and articles,
1925-30 and undated |
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39 |
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Newspapr clippings,
1950-51 |
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40 |
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Souvenirs,
1929-30 and undated |
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41 |
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Unknown manuscripts,
1932 and undated |
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42 |
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Teachers' Roast,
1902 |
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43 |
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Publications,
1935-36 and undated |
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44 |
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College Yearbooks and Brochures,
1897-1911 |
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45 |
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Letter to Teacher's College Cafeteria from Miss Myrtle
Head,
1923 |
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46 |
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Texas State College for Women,
1903-1955 |
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Printed Material |
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folder |
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Books Inscribed to Family Members,
1964, 1945 |
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The Hour Has Struck, by
Angela Morgan,
undated |
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Epictetus, miniature,
1908 |
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As Thy Day,
miniature 1912, |
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2 |
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“The Life of Christ”, Bible Study
Publishing Company,
1904 |
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2 |
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Sword and Blossom,
undated |
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2 |
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The Sonnets of William Wordsworth,
1902 |
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2 |
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Prayers, by Robert L.
Stevenson,
1904 |
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2 |
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A Letter to My Son,
1942 |
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Book of Common Prayer,
1907 |
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2 |
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Episcopal Hymnbook,
1889 |
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2 |
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Short Stories, by
DeMaupassant,
miniature undated, |
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2 |
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A Christmas Carol,
Charles Dickens,
miniature undated, |
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In Flanders Fields,
miniature undated, |
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Holy Bible,
miniature undated, |
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Hymns, A and M,
miniature undated, |
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The Story of Queen Mary,
A.H. Millar,
miniature undated, |
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Friendship,
miniature undated, |
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2 |
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King Lear, Shakespeare,
miniature undated, undated, |
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2 |
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The Lady of the Lake,
Scott,
miniature undated, |
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Evangeline, Longfellow,
miniature undated, |
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Undine: A Romance, by De
La Motte Fouque,
undated |
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The Vampire, Kipling,
miniature undated, |
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Precious Old Copy of Sonnets from the Portuguese,
miniature undated, |
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3 |
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Scrapbook material,
undated |
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Notebooks, loose papers, Blueprint, |
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folder |
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Artifacts,
undated |
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Signature stamp |
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Leather book cover (Bible) |
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Spectacles in cases (5) |
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Tin box, "Made at the Hotel McAlpin, New
York" |
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William Humphries, Family Bible,
(poor condition) ca. 1880s, |
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