Alice Duggan Gracy:
An Inventory of Her Papers 1910-1951, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Gracy, Alice Duggan | |
| Title: | Alice Duggan Gracy Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1910-1951 | |
| Abstract: | The papers of Alice Duggan Gracy concern her family and includes news clippings about the death of Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., Texas State Senator and civic leader from Littlefield, Texas. | |
| Collection # | S 378.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 box (1.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Arthur Pope Duggan, Sr., was a real estate developer and sales manager for the Littlefield Lands Company in Littlefield, Texas, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, and a Texas State Senator. Born in 1876 in Hays County, Texas, Duggan attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University), where he received a bachelor of civil engineering degree in 1895. He then went to attend the University of Texas, from which he received a law degree in 1898. In 1900, Duggan opened a law office in Stamford, Texas, and married Sarah Elizabeth Harral, a niece of Maj. George W. Littlefield, on June 18, 1902, in Austin. They had two children.
Duggan owned the Duggan Abstract Company from 1904-1911. From 1925-1927, he was president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce in Littlefield, Texas. His civic activities eventually led him to serve as a Texas senator from 1933-1935. He died of heart failure on September 6, 1935.
The donor of the collection, Alice Duggan Gracy, was his daughter.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, printed material, and scrapbook materials. It bulks (1935) with news clippings concerning the death of Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., Texas State Senator and civic leader from Littlefield, Texas.
Of special interest are the photographs which include family portraits and snapshots. The card scrapbook was badly deteriorated, crumbling, and stained, and the greeting cards were removed.
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) | ||
| Boyce, Katie E. | ||
| Gracy, Alice Duggan | ||
| Duggan, Alston | ||
| Duggan, Arthur Pope, 1876-1935 | ||
| Duggan family | ||
| Soash, W. P. (William Pulver), 1877-1961 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company | ||
| Halsell Farms (Tex.) | ||
| Spade Ranch (Tex.) | ||
| Yellow House Land Company | ||
| Places | ||
| Lamb County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Littlefield (Tex.)--Social life and customs | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Civic leaders--Texas--Littlefield | ||
| Farms--Texas--History | ||
| Land companies--Texas--History | ||
| Legislators--Texas | ||
| Land titles--Registration and transfer--Texas--History | ||
| Transportation--Texas, West | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Alice Duggan Gracy Papers, 1910-1951, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gifts, 1962 and 1981
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, June 1, 2000
Additional Sources
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Arthur Pope Duggan (1876-1935) at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html |
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Seymour V. Connor, ed., "Builders of the Southwest. "Lubbock: Southwest Collection, Texas Technological College, 1959. |
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David B. Gracy II. "Littlefield Lands. "Austin: University of Texas Press, 1968. |
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