urn:taro:ttu.sw.00094 Dorothy Rylander: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1854-1988 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Texas Tech University MS 41041 Lubbock, Texas 79409 Phone: (806) 742-3749 Fax: (806) 742-0496 Webpage: http://swco.ttu.edu Contact Person: Reference Archivist
2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, October 2000. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:22:06 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00094 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Dorothy Rylander Papers, 1854-1988 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2000 Descriptive Summary Rylander, Dorothy, 1909-1988 Dorothy Rylander Papers, 1854-1988 and undated The papers of Dorothy Rylander, who was a former assistant to Congressman George H. Mahon from 1946 to 1953, and an administrative assistant to William C. Holden at the West Texas Museum from 1953 until retiring in 1971. S 883.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 7 boxes (7.0 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

A former assistant to Congressman George H. Mahon, a historian, and a genealogist, Dorothy Rylander was born in 1909 in Belton, Texas, and moved to Lubbock, Texas, in 1918. She received her B.A. in history from Texas Technological College in 1930 and her M.A. in 1931. From 1932 to 1946, she worked as a faculty secretary in the College of Engineering at Texas Technological College. Rylander also served as an assistant to Congressman George H. Mahon from 1946 to 1953, and as an administrative assistant to William C. Holden at the West Texas Museum from 1953 until retiring in 1971. She was also involved in the South Plains Genealogical Society, the Lubbock County Historical Survey Committee, the Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council, the Lubbock Heritage Society, Friends of the Lubbock Library, and Pathfinders, an organization that recognizes the contribution of women in early Lubbock history.

 Scope and Contents

The collection consists of scrapbook material and printed material. It bulks (1938-1988) with material about West Texas and the Lubbock area in the form of newspaper clippings and scrapbook material. Of particular interest is Rylander's political scrapbook material concerning Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, George Mahon, and Sam Rayburn. Additionally, the collection contains scrapbook material pertaining to the Texas Centennial (1936).

 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) Mahon, George Herman, 1900-1985--Career in politics and government Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961--Career in politics and government Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Rylander, Dorothy 1909-1988 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Places Lubbock (Tex.)--History Texas--Centennial celebrations, etc. Texas--Politics and government Texas, West--History Subjects Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.) Women--Texas--Societies and clubs

Gifts, 1975-1983

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2000

 Preferred Citation

Dorothy Rylander Papers, 1854-1988 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Dorothy Rylander oral history interview [sound recording], 1957 West Texas Museum Association: Women's Council Records, 1954-1985 Collection Inventory 1 1 Correspondence, 1969-1981 and undated 1 2 Bromwell, Nancy, A Pictoral History of Lubbock, 1980-1981 and undated 1 3 Dottie's Daily Doing, 1978-1980 and undated 1 4 Employment Records, 1978-1980 and undated 1 5 Financial Material, 1979-1986 Genealogical Information, undated 1 6 Miscellaneous, undated Research Notes, undated 1 7 A-G, undated 1 8 H-Q, undated 1 9 R-Z, undated 1 10 Legal Material, 1872 Genealogical Information 2 1 General, undated 2 2 General, undated 2 3 Family History, undated Literary Productions, 1936-1987 and undated 2 4 Bell County, 1987 and undated 2 5 Diary, 1936 Lubbock, City of, undated 2 6 Banks and Post Office, undated 2 7 Cemetery Records, undated 2 8 Doctors and Hospitals, undated 2 9 General Information, undated 2 10 Hotels, undated 2 11 Newspapers, undated 2 12 Schools, undated 2 13 Rush, Squoir Station, 1973 and undated 2 14 Lubbock Site Survey, 1974-1977 and undated 2 15 Lubbock, Thomas, 1955-1983 and undated 2 16 Mahon, George, 1981-1988 and undated 2 17 Martin, Dorothy, 1987-1988 and undated 2 18 Medical File, 1982-1988 and undated Obituaries, 1956-1987 and undated 3 1 Obituaries A-D, 1956-1982 3 2 Obituaries E-L, 1956-1982 3 3 Obituaries Mc-R, 1956-1982 3 4 Obituaries S-Z, 1956-1982 3 5 Miscellaneous, 1986-1987 and undated 3 6 Photographs, undated 3 7 Pioneer Ladies, 1986 and undated Printed Material, 1936-1988 and undated 3 8 Texas Tech 15th Anniversary, 1939-1973 Correspondence, 1909-1982 and undated 3 9 Correspondence, 1966-1969 and undated 3 10 Correspondence, 1909-1922 3 11 Correspondence, 1982 3 12 Legal Material, 1918-1953 3 13 Financial Material, 1918-1967 3 14 News Clippings, 1973-1983 and undated Printed Material, 1936 and undated 3 15 Song Books, 1936 and undated American Families, 1972-1988 and undated 4 1 Bass, 1983-1987 and undated 4 2 Di Portanova, 1982-1987 4 3 General Information, 1980-1987 and undated 4 4 Hearst, 1972-1988 4 5 Hunt, 1986-1987 and undated 4 6 Kennedy, 1981-1987 and undated 4 7 Moody, 1986-1987 4 8 Murchison, 1985-19878 4 9 Post, 1979-1988 4 10 Princess Grace, 1986-1988 4 11 Rockefeller and Roosevelt, 1974-1988 and undated 4 12 Vanderbilt, 1981-1986 and undated 4 13 Computers and Genealogy, 1983-1984 and undated 4 14 Earthquakes, 1986-1987 4 15 Holiday Magazine, 1948-1977 and undated 4 16 Lubbock County Historical Commission, 1959-1987 and undated 4 17 Lubbock Cultural Affairs Committee, 1982-1987 and undated 4 18 Lubbock Heritage Society, 1979-1988 and undated 4 19 Lubbock High School Reunions, 1923-1933, 1981-1983 and undated 4 20 Lubbock High School Reunions, 1927, 1977-1988 and undated 4 21 Lubbock Library, Friends of, 1986-1988 and undated 4 22 Lubbock Music, 1984-1987 and undated Lubbock Pioneers, 1932-1988 and undated 4 23 General Information, 1932-1987 and undated 4 24 Obituaries, 1966-1986 and undated 4 25 Residents After 1920, 1959-1983 and undated 4 26 Weddings, Anniversaries, and Announcements, 1938-1988 and undated 4 27 Lubbock's 75th Anniversary, 1959-1984 and undated 5 1 New Mexico History, 1983-1986 and undated 5 2 Southern Living Magazine, 1981-1987 5 3 Texas History, 1984-1987 and undated Texas Tech, 1978-1988 and undated 5 4 Agricultural College, 1986-1987 and undated 5 5 Arts and Sciences Fund, 1984-1988 and undated 5 6 Class of 1930, 1980-1985 and undated 5 7 Engineering, 1986-1988 and undated 5 8 Enterprise Campaign, 1986-1987 and undated 5 9 Friends of the University Library and Southwest, Collection, 1984-1988 and undated 5 10 General Information, 1982-1988 and undated 5 11 Holden, WC, 1986 and undated 5 12 Home Economics, 1978-1988 and undated 5 13 Museum and Ranching Heritage Center, 1987-1988 and undated 5 14 Ranch Headquarters Association, 1987-1988 5 15 Tech Ex's, 1988 and undated 5 16 West Texas Museum Association, 1986-1987 5 17 Tornadoes, 1981-1986 and undated Travel Information, 1952-1988 and undated 5 18 Arkansas, 1968-1987 and undated 5 19 Bell County, 1975-1982 and undated 5 20 California, 1982-1986 and undated 5 21 Colorado, 1987 5 22 Kentucky and Tennessee, 1952-1987 and undated 5 23 New Mexico, 1952-1987 and undated 5 24 North and South Carolina, 1947-1966 and undated 5 25 Oklahoma, Arkansas, 1981-1987 and undated 5 26 San Francisco, 1969-1983 and undated 5 27 Santa Fe, 1987 and undated 5 28 Texas, 1963-1981 and undated Texas Cities, 1958-1987 and undated 5 29 Granbury, Palestine, Marshall, 1973-1987 and undated 5 30 Jefferson, 1958-1987 and undated 5 31 Salado and Temple, 1960-1985 and undated 5 32 San Antonio and Houston, 1974-1987 and undated 5 33 Texas Historical Sites, 1962-1982 6 1 Texas State Capitol, 1988 6 2 Utah, 1969-1985 and undated 6 3 Virginia, 1938-1987 and undated 6 4 Washington, D.C. - General, 1948-1988 and undated 6 5 Washington, D.C. - 1978 Trip, 1978 and undated 6 6 Miscellaneous, 1963-1964 and undated 6 7 United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1983 and undated 6 8 United States Constitution, 200th Anniversary, 1986-1987 and undated 6 9 Miscellaneous, 1956-1988 and undated 6 10 Spur Museum, 1971-1979 and undated 6 11 Walker, Savannah, 1980-1988 and undated 6 12 Washington, D.C., 1978-1986 and undated 6 13 Women, Early Lubbock, 1984-1986 and undated 6 14 Miscellaneous, 1971-1987 and undated Scrapbook Material, 1854-1947 and undated 6 15 1854 and undated 6 16 Scrapbook, 1928-1947 6 17 Memorabilia, 1984 and undated Papers, 1962-1988 and undated Correspondence, 1962-1986 7 1 Arrowhead Ruins, Glorietta, NM, 1962-1963 7 2 Ko Shari club Reunion, 1984 Sesquicentennial, 1984-1986 7 3 1984-1986 7 4 German Visitors, 1986 7 5 History of Lubbock, 1985-1986 7 6 Committee, 1984-1986 7 7 Schedules and Reports, 1986 7 8 Wagon Train, 1986 Printed Material, 1976-1986 and undated 7 9 Lubbock Urban Design and Historic Preservation Markers, 1982-1985 7 10 Rush, S.S., 1976-1977 and undated Sesquicentennial 7 11 1984-1986 7 12 Prince Charles Visit, 1986 Newspaper Clippings, 1976-1988 7 13 Sesquicentennial, 1986 7 14 Statue of Liberty Restoration Project, 1983-1983 7 15 Texas State Capital Restoration, Liberty Statue, 1985-1986 7 16 Texas Tech Cultural Events, 1976-1988 Scrapbook Material, 1928-1950 7 17 Personal Memoir, 1928-1947 7 18 Pages from Scrapbook, 1936 7 19 Texas A and M Homecoming Program, 1946 7 20 Political Scrapbook, 1945-1950