urn:taro:ttu.sw.00181 Sarah Elizabeth Harral Duggan: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1920-1965, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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July 2003 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Karen Hicks, July 2003 Finding aid written in English Tue Jul 22 15:23:47 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00181 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Sarah Elizabeth Harral Duggan Papers, 1920-1965 Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, August 2002 Descriptive Summary Duggan, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964 Sarah Elizabeth Harral Duggan Papers, 1920-1965 Papers related to Sarah Duggan's personal interests and activities. S 277.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 box (1 linear foot) English. Biographical Sketch

An early Lamb County, Texas, settler, Sarah was born in 1878 in Gonzales, Texas. In 1902, she married Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., who began working for her uncle, landowner Major George W. Littlefield. The Duggans helped found the city of Littlefield, Texas, as part of a land colonization project. After the death of her husband in 1935, she traveled widely in Latin America and Europe. Sarah later resided in Riverside, California, and Austin, Texas, where she was active in art work, women's clubs, and flower show promotions. Her children, Arthur Duggan, Jr. and Alice (Mrs. David) Gracy, were active in business affairs in Littlefield, Texas. Sarah Duggan died in 1964 in Littlefield, Texas.

 Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, diaries, financial materials, literary productions, photographs, printed material, and scrapbook material concerning Duggan's artistic interests, club activities, travel experiences, and business interests in Littlefield, Texas. It bulks with correspondence and travel diaries.

 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, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964 Duggan, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964--Archives Duggan, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964--Correspondence Duggan, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964--Diaries Duggan, Sarah Elizabeth Harral, 1878-1964--Journeys Duggan, Arthur P. (Arthur Pope), 1876-1945 Places Littlefield (Tex.)--History Littlefield (Tex.)--Social life and customs

Gift, 1970s

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, August 2002

 Preferred Citation

Sarah Elizabeth Harral Duggan Papers, 1920-1965, 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, Texas) Papers, 1934-1958 Arthur P. Duggan Sr. Papers, 1860-1957 Arthur P. Duggan Jr. Papers, 1936-1966 Arthur P. Duggan Jr. oral history interview [sound recording], 1956 Mrs. Alice Duggan Gracy oral history interview [sound recording], 1956 Collection Inventory Papers, 1920-1965 1 1 Correspondence concerning Mrs. A.P. Duggan, Sr., also Diaries (Travel and General), 1937-1965 1 2 Correspondence, General, 1922-1965 1 3 Literary Productions, Untitled Speeches and Miscellaneous Notes, 1937-1940 and undated 1 4 Printed Material, Literary Productions, and Titled Speeches, 1921-1965 and undated 1 5 Financial Documents and Photos, 1920-1952 and undated