Descriptive Summary
Duggan, Arthur P. (Arthur Pope),
1910-
Arthur P. Duggan Jr.
Papers, 1936-1966
1936-1966
Papers of Arthur P.
Duggan's activities related to aspects of water law including work with various
associations and water districts.
S 275.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
6 boxes (6 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
An FBI agent and attorney, Duggan was born in 1910 in Stamford, Texas.
He served as the attorney for the High Plains Underground Water Conservation
District No. 1. He also served on Water Laws Committee of the State Bar of
Texas, and as a legal advisor specializing in water law. His father, Arthur P.
Duggan, Sr., was active in the founding of Littlefield, Texas.
Scope and Contents
The materials in the water papers include committee reports, printed
material, scrapbook material, correspondence, and legal material. Personal
papers include correspondence and financial material. The Air-O-Matic Pump
Company records contain correspondence and photographs.
Organization
Organized into the following series:
- Conferences
- Law Cases
- Water District files
- Legislation files
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)
Duggan, Arthur P. (Arthur
Pope), 1910-
Subjects (Organizations)
High Plains Underground
Water Conservation District No. 1.
Texas Water Conservation
Association
Air-O-Matic Pump Company
(Littlefield, Tex.)
Places
Littlefield
(Tex.)
Subjects
Groundwater--Texas,
West
Water conservation--Texas,
West
Lawyers--Texas
Gift, 1967
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, August 2002
Preferred Citation
Duggan, Arthur P. Jr. Papers, 1936-1966, Southwest Collection/
Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gracy, David Bergen II.
George Washington Littlefield: A Biography
in Business.1971.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Duggan and Gracy Properties (Littlefield, Tex.) Papers,
1934-1958
- Arthur P. Duggan Sr. Papers, 1860-1957
- Sarah Elizabeth Harral Duggan Papers, 1920-1965
- Arthur P. Duggan Jr. oral history interview [sound recording],
1956
- Mrs. Alice Duggan Gracy oral history interview [sound recording],
1956
Collection Inventory
Associations and Conferences, 1947-1966
1
1
Lamb County Soil Conservation Association, National
Reclamation Association, and Texas Water Conservation,
1947-1955
1
2
Texas Water Conservation Association, Includes photos,
1947-1949
1
3
High Plains Water Conservation and Users Association,
Correspondence, High Plains Water Conservation and Users Association,
1948-1951
1
4
Texas Water Conservation Association,
1950-1954
1
5
Water Committee Conference, University of Texas Law
School (1952-1953), Water Law Conference, UT Law (1953), Water for Texas
Conference (1956), West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
(1954),
1952-1956
1
6
Texas Water Conservation Association,
1952-1956
2
1
Texas Water Conservation Association,
1964-1965
2
2
Texas Water Conservations Association,
1965-1966
Committees, 1950-1962
2
3
Water Resources Committee (1950), Texas Water Committee,
(1951), Board of Water Engineers vs. Colorado Municipal Water District,
1952
2
4
Highway Steering Commission (Water District) and Texas
Water Code Committee,
1950-1954
2
5
Governor's Statewide Water Committee (1961) and
Governor's Water Planning Committee,
1956-1961
Duggan, Arthur P., Jr., 1947-1966
2
6
Water,
1947-1961
3
1
Correspondence, General (1954-1965); Adkins, Folley,
McConnell and Hankins (Legal) (1955-1956); Broadhurst, William L. (1955-1961);
Tom McFarland (1949-1957),
1949-1965
3
2
Expenses, Financial Documents, and Correspondence as
Attorney for Water District No. 1,
1951-1966
Law Cases, 1951-1958
3
3
Groundwater Legislation and Regulations (1945-1951);
Texas Groundwater Bill (1948); High Plains Underground Water Conservation
District No. 1, Miscellaneous Water Legislation,
1945-1955
3
4
Cases, City of Corpus Christi v. City of Pleasanton,
(1954); High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 v. T.J.
Bryson, Hockley County, TX (1955); Pecos County Water Control and Improvement
District v. Clayton W. Williams, Fort Stockton,
1953-1955
Laws, 1936-1963
3
5
Legislation, Water and Miscellaneous Legislation, Texas,
1947-1957
3
6
State Water Regulations, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico,
and Texas,
1948-1963
Water Districts, 1948-1963
High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No.1
4
1
Establishment, Hearings, Voting Information, Election
Returns,
1950-1958
4
2
Establishment, Approval, Bonds for Directors, Board of
Directors,
1950-1957
4
3
General,
1951-1953 and undated
4
4
County Relations and Notice of Elections,
1952-1962
4
5
Annexation, Briscoe County, Hale County and Swisher
County,
1954
4
6
Dallam County Water District #1, Brazoria County;
Groundwater Conservation District #2,
1949-1954
5
1
North Plains Water District (1954-1961); Panhandle
Groundwater Conservation District #3 (1962-1963); Reeves County and City of
Pecos Petition (1956),
1954-1963
5
2
Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District
No. 1; Lamb County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; Correspondence
with Corwin Johnson; County Committeemen,
1956-1961
5
3
Publicity; Texas State Board of Water Engineers,
1948-1957
5
4
Canadian River Dam, Bailey County Water; General
Groundwater,
1952-1953
Water, 1938-1961
5
5
Texas, Miscellaneous,
1950-1952
5
6
Printed Material,
1950-1964
6
1
Printed Material,
1949-1952
6
2
News Clippings,
1945-1950
6
3
Miscellaneous Reports, Speeches, Legislation,
Publications, etc.,
1948-1965