Dorothy Rylander: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1854-1988 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Dorothy Rylander:

An Inventory of Her Papers, 1854-1988 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Rylander, Dorothy, 1909-1988
	Title:	Dorothy Rylander Papers,
	Dates:	1854-1988 and undated
	Abstract:	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.
	Collection #	S 883.1
	Quantity:	7 boxes (7.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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).

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)
		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

Related Material


	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



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1	1	Correspondence, 1969-1981 and undated



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1	2	Bromwell, Nancy, "A Pictoral History of Lubbock," 1980-1981 and undated



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1	3	Dottie's Daily Doing, 1978-1980 and undated



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1	4	Employment Records, 1978-1980 and undated



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1	5	Financial Material, 1979-1986

Genealogical Information, undated

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folder

Miscellaneous, undated

Research Notes, undated

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folder

A-G, undated

H-Q, undated

R-Z, undated



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1	10	Legal Material, 1872



Genealogical Information
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2	1	General, undated
	2	General, undated
	3	Family History, undated



Literary Productions, 1936-1987 and undated
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2	4	Bell County, 1987 and undated
	5	Diary, 1936
		Lubbock, City of, undated
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2	6		Banks and Post Office, undated
	7		Cemetery Records, undated
	8		Doctors and Hospitals, undated
	9		General Information, undated
	10		Hotels, undated
	11		Newspapers, undated
	12		Schools, undated
	13		Rush, Squoir Station, 1973 and undated



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2	14	Lubbock Site Survey, 1974-1977 and undated



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2	15	Lubbock, Thomas, 1955-1983 and undated



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2	16	Mahon, George, 1981-1988 and undated



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2	17	Martin, Dorothy, 1987-1988 and undated



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2	18	Medical File, 1982-1988 and undated



Obituaries, 1956-1987 and undated
box	folder
3	1	Obituaries A-D, 1956-1982
	2	Obituaries E-L, 1956-1982
	3	Obituaries Mc-R, 1956-1982
	4	Obituaries S-Z, 1956-1982
	5	Miscellaneous, 1986-1987 and undated



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3	6	Photographs, undated



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3	7	Pioneer Ladies, 1986 and undated

Printed Material, 1936-1988 and undated

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folder

Texas Tech 15th Anniversary, 1939-1973



Correspondence, 1909-1982 and undated
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3	9	Correspondence, 1966-1969 and undated
	10	Correspondence, 1909-1922
	11	Correspondence, 1982



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3	12	Legal Material, 1918-1953



box	folder
3	13	Financial Material, 1918-1967



box	folder
3	14	News Clippings, 1973-1983 and undated



Printed Material, 1936 and undated
box	folder
3	15	Song Books, 1936 and undated
		American Families, 1972-1988 and undated
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4	1		Bass, 1983-1987 and undated
	2		Di Portanova, 1982-1987
	3		General Information, 1980-1987 and undated
	4		Hearst, 1972-1988
	5		Hunt, 1986-1987 and undated
	6		Kennedy, 1981-1987 and undated
	7		Moody, 1986-1987
	8		Murchison, 1985-19878
	9		Post, 1979-1988
	10		Princess Grace, 1986-1988
	11		Rockefeller and Roosevelt, 1974-1988 and undated
	12		Vanderbilt, 1981-1986 and undated
	13	Computers and Genealogy, 1983-1984 and undated
	14	Earthquakes, 1986-1987
	15	Holiday Magazine, 1948-1977 and undated
	16	Lubbock County Historical Commission, 1959-1987 and undated
	17	Lubbock Cultural Affairs Committee, 1982-1987 and undated
	18	Lubbock Heritage Society, 1979-1988 and undated
	19	Lubbock High School Reunions, 1923-1933, 1981-1983 and undated
	20	Lubbock High School Reunions, 1927, 1977-1988 and undated
	21	Lubbock Library, Friends of, 1986-1988 and undated
	22	Lubbock Music, 1984-1987 and undated
		Lubbock Pioneers, 1932-1988 and undated
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4	23		General Information, 1932-1987 and undated
	24		Obituaries, 1966-1986 and undated
	25		Residents After 1920, 1959-1983 and undated
	26		Weddings, Anniversaries, and Announcements, 1938-1988 and undated
	27	Lubbock's 75th Anniversary, 1959-1984 and undated
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5	1	New Mexico History, 1983-1986 and undated
	2	Southern Living Magazine, 1981-1987
	3	Texas History, 1984-1987 and undated
		Texas Tech, 1978-1988 and undated
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5	4		Agricultural College, 1986-1987 and undated
	5		Arts and Sciences Fund, 1984-1988 and undated
	6		Class of 1930, 1980-1985 and undated
	7		Engineering, 1986-1988 and undated
	8		Enterprise Campaign, 1986-1987 and undated
	9		Friends of the University Library and Southwest, Collection, 1984-1988 and undated
	10		General Information, 1982-1988 and undated
	11		Holden, WC, 1986 and undated
	12		Home Economics, 1978-1988 and undated
	13		Museum and Ranching Heritage Center, 1987-1988 and undated
	14		Ranch Headquarters Association, 1987-1988
	15		Tech Ex's, 1988 and undated
	16		West Texas Museum Association, 1986-1987
	17	Tornadoes, 1981-1986 and undated
		Travel Information, 1952-1988 and undated
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5	18		Arkansas, 1968-1987 and undated
	19		Bell County, 1975-1982 and undated
	20		California, 1982-1986 and undated
	21		Colorado, 1987
	22		Kentucky and Tennessee, 1952-1987 and undated
	23		New Mexico, 1952-1987 and undated
	24		North and South Carolina, 1947-1966 and undated
	25		Oklahoma, Arkansas, 1981-1987 and undated
	26		San Francisco, 1969-1983 and undated
	27		Santa Fe, 1987 and undated
	28		Texas, 1963-1981 and undated
			Texas Cities, 1958-1987 and undated
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5	29			Granbury, Palestine, Marshall, 1973-1987 and undated
	30			Jefferson, 1958-1987 and undated
	31			Salado and Temple, 1960-1985 and undated
	32			San Antonio and Houston, 1974-1987 and undated
	33		Texas Historical Sites, 1962-1982
box	folder
6	1		Texas State Capitol, 1988
	2		Utah, 1969-1985 and undated
	3		Virginia, 1938-1987 and undated
	4		Washington, D.C. - General, 1948-1988 and undated
	5		Washington, D.C. - 1978 Trip, 1978 and undated
	6		Miscellaneous, 1963-1964 and undated
	7	United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1983 and undated
	8	United States Constitution, 200th Anniversary, 1986-1987 and undated
	9	Miscellaneous, 1956-1988 and undated



box	folder
6	10	Spur Museum, 1971-1979 and undated



box	folder
6	11	Walker, Savannah, 1980-1988 and undated



box	folder
6	12	Washington, D.C., 1978-1986 and undated



box	folder
6	13	Women, Early Lubbock, 1984-1986 and undated



box	folder
6	14	Miscellaneous, 1971-1987 and undated

Scrapbook Material, 1854-1947 and undated

box

folder

1854 and undated

Scrapbook, 1928-1947



box	folder
6	17	Memorabilia, 1984 and undated

Papers, 1962-1988 and undated



Correspondence, 1962-1986
box	folder
7	1	Arrowhead Ruins, Glorietta, NM, 1962-1963
	2	Ko Shari club Reunion, 1984
		Sesquicentennial, 1984-1986
box	folder
7	3		1984-1986
	4		German Visitors, 1986
	5		History of Lubbock, 1985-1986
	6		Committee, 1984-1986
	7		Schedules and Reports, 1986
	8		Wagon Train, 1986



Printed Material, 1976-1986 and undated
box	folder
7	9	Lubbock Urban Design and Historic Preservation Markers, 1982-1985
	10	Rush, S.S., 1976-1977 and undated
		Sesquicentennial
box	folder
7	11		1984-1986
	12		Prince Charles Visit, 1986



Newspaper Clippings, 1976-1988
box	folder
7	13	Sesquicentennial, 1986
	14	Statue of Liberty Restoration Project, 1983-1983
	15	Texas State Capital Restoration, Liberty Statue, 1985-1986
	16	Texas Tech Cultural Events, 1976-1988



Scrapbook Material, 1928-1950
box	folder
7	17	Personal Memoir, 1928-1947
	18	Pages from Scrapbook, 1936
	19	Texas A and M Homecoming Program, 1946
	20	Political Scrapbook, 1945-1950