urn:taro:ttu.sw.00183 Julia Duggan Hart: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1837-1970 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries 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://www.swco.ttu.edu Contact Person: Reference Archivist
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.00183 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Julia Duggan Hart Papers, 1837-1970 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, August 2002 Descriptive Summary Hart, Julia Duggan, 1873-1970 Julia Duggan Hart Papers, 1837-1970 and undated Personal papers and collected materials relating to the life of Julia Duggan Hart and the Duggan family in Texas. S 413.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 3 boxes (3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

A poet and musician, Hart was born in 1873 in Hays County, Texas. She graduated from the Waco Female Academy in 1890, and married Edward H. Hart in 1894, who died in 1900. Her well- known poem, "Star Gold," was written in memory of her son, Vernon Duggan Hart, who died in France during World War I. She lived in Stamford, Texas, and Abilene, Texas, and was active in Gold Star Mothers, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and United Daughters of the Confederacy. She died in 1970 in Abilene, Texas.

 Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, financial and legal material, genealogical material, literary productions, photographs, printed material, and scrapbook material pertaining to the life and activities of Julia Duggan Hart, the Duggan family, and other related families. It bulks (1902-1966) with personal papers, especially correspondence.

 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) Hart, Julia Duggan, 1873-1970 Hart, Julia Duggan, 1873-1970--Archives Hart, Julia Duggan, 1873-1970--Correspondence Hart, Edward H. Hart, Vernon Duggan Duggan Family Places Abilene (Tex.) Abilene (Tex.)--Social life and customs

Gift, 1970-1971

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, August 2002

 Preferred Citation

Julia Duggan Hart Papers, 1837-1970 and undated, 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., Sr. Duggan Papers, 1860-1957 Arthur P. Duggan Jr. Papers, 1936-1966 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 Personal Papers, 1886-1969 1 1 Correspondence, 1910-1917 1 2 Correspondence, 1917-1918 1 3 Correspondence, 1918-1923 1 4 Correspondence, 1924-1937 1 5 Correspondence, 1938-1952 1 6 Correspondence, 1955-1959 1 7 Correspondence, 1960-1966 1 8 Correspondence, undated 1 9 Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Correspondence, Yearbooks, Newspaper clippings, Proceedings, 1945-1969 1 10 Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Clippings and Printed Material, 1931 1 11 Gold Star Mothers, Correspondence, Literary Production, Minutes, Internal Lists, Photos, Clippings, Misc., 1923-1965 and undated 1 12 Literary Production, undated 1 13 Littlefield, Texas (Early History), Correspondence, Photos, News Clippings, 1916-1953 1 14 Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1962 1 15 Pearl Chappell Study Club, 1922-1924 1 16 Photographs, 1886-1943 and undated 2 1 Printed Material, undated 2 2 Scrapbook Material, 1914-1934 2 3 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Correspondence, Yearbooks, Programs, News Clippings, 1950-1965 2 4 Vernon Hinkle Travel Parties, 1937 Family Papers, 1837-1969 2 5 Ida Campbell, 1917-1923 2 6 Alston Duggan Family, Genealogy, Address Book, Correspondence, Legal Documents, Financial Documents, Diary, Photos, News Clippings, 1888-1969 2 7 Arthur P. Duggan, Literary Production, Photos, and News Clippings , 1894-1935 2 8 Arthur P. Duggan, Printed Material, Senate Journals, 1935 2 9 Auty O. Duggan, Correspondence, Photos, News Clippings, 1911-1933 2 10 C.J. Duggan, Correspondence, Literary Production, Photos, and News Clippings, 1908-1962 2 11 Judge E.B. Duggan, 1954 2 12 Malone Duggan, Correspondence, Photos, and News Clippings, 1894-1964 2 13 R.F. Duggan, Correspondence, Literary Production, Photos, and News Clippings, 1917-1964 2 14 Thomas Brown Duggan, Correspondence, Photos, and News Clippings, 1917-1963 2 15 Thomas H. Duggan, Correspondence, Genealogy, Photos, and News Clippings, 1837-1961 2 16 William Alston Duggan, Correspondence, Photos, News Clippings, and Pamphlets, 1945-1960 2 17 Malone Family, Correspondence, Photos, and News Clippings, 1893-1964 2 18 Mrs. A.L. Putnam, Correspondence, Photos, and News Clippings, 1963 and undated Personal Papers, 1887-1970 3 1 Correspondence, 1902-1941 3 2 Legal Documents, Deeds, Notes, Mortgages, Releases, and Insurance Agreements, 1887-1911 3 3 Financial Documents, Receipts, Checks and Invoices, 1890-1918 3 4 Miscellaneous, 1900-1970 3 5 Scrapbook Material, 1917-1970 Papers, 1890-1920 3 6 Vernon Duggan Hart (Son, Killed in Action, WWI, 1918), including Correspondence, Maps, Photos, News Clippings, and "Gold Star" Poem, 1918-1919