Descriptive Summary
Biggs, Glenn, 1933-
Glenn Biggs Papers,
1929-1970 and undated
These are the papers
of Glenn Biggs and his efforts to establish the Guadalupe Mountains National
Park.
S85.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
5 boxes and 1
scrapbook (5.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Biggs is a real estate broker, insurance executive, banker,
politician, and civic leader, who was born in 1933 in Eola, Texas. A graduate
of Baylor University (1956), he married Ann Carolyn Dendy in 1955. His
professional activities include: Assistant Manager for Business Development,
City of Abilene, Texas (1956- 1959); partner with Millerman & Millerman
real estate dealers (1959-1965); executive assistant to Texas Speaker of the
House, Ben Barnes (1965-1967); Vice-president and, later, President of National
Western Life Insurance Company (1968-1970); President of Aberdeen Petroleum,
Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, (1968-1970); and Vice-president (1968-1969) and
President (1970) of the First National Bank of San Antonio, Texas. Biggs also
served as chairman of the Texas Conservation Foundation Board, as a board
member of the Metropolitan General Hospital of San Antonio, Texas, as a trustee
for Hardin-Simmons University, and on the Texas State Historical Foundation.
While employed with Millerman and Millerman, Biggs played a significant role in
establishing the Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Scope and Contents
Includes mostly office files, and some printed and scrapbook materials
related to Biggs' business and religious activities, and to his efforts in
creating the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The collection bulks with
materials that pertain to the creation of the park and with correspondence
pertaining to Biggs' business and personal affairs and to the Texas state
legislature. Of special interest is the scrapbook consisting of color prints of
the Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Organization
The collection is organized into Office Files kept in alphabetical
order.
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)
Biggs, Glenn, 1933-
Biggs, Glenn- --Archives
Biggs, Glenn- --Manuscripts
Subjects (Places)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
(Tex.)
Subjects
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
(Tex.)--History
National parks and
reserves--Texas
Texas--Politics and government
United States. National Park
Service
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gift, 1970
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, April 2004.
Preferred Citation
Glenn Biggs Papers, 1929-1970 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Additional Sources
Monroe, Monte Latimer.
Glenn Biggs and the
crusade for a Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Thesis (M.A.)--Texas
Tech University, 1991.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Glenn Biggs oral history interview [sound recording], 1984
- Glenn Biggs Photograph Collection, SWCPC #865, 1958-1964
- Glenn Biggs Film Collection
- Guadalupe Mountains Maps
Collection Inventory
Office Files
1
1
Books about Texas Decisions – Correspondence, Notes, and
Manuscripts,
1965-1967 and
undated
1
2
Book about Texas Decisions, manuscripts,
undated
1
3
Braniff Airlines – Rocker B ranches,
1962-1964
1
4
Brazos River Gas Company,
1959-1962
1
5
Financial Material,
1965-1967
1
6
Gas Systems – Brady, Gorman, and Ozona,
1962-1964
1
7
Gas Systems – Brady System Operations,
1954-1962
1
8
Gas Systems – Gorman System Operations,
1952-1962
1
9
Gas Systems – Ozona System Operations,
1951-1962
1
10
Gas Systems – Franchise Agreements, Brady, Gorman and
Ozona Gas Systems,
1946-1964
1
11
Gas Utilities Division,
1961-1962
1
12
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
August 1961-March
1963
1
13
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
April - June
1963
1
14
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
July – August
1963
1
15
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
September-December
1963
2
1
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
January – May
1964
2
2
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
June – December
1964
2
3
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
1963-1965
2
4
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
1964-1965
2
5
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
1940-1965
2
6
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch – Hunter File,
1966-1970 and undated
2
7
Guadalupe Mountain: Brochures,
undated
2
8
Guadalupe Mountain: “Businessmen Who Love the Land,”
Fortune,
March 1963
2
9
Guadalupe Mountain: Climbing Arrow Ranch Kit and Gamble
Ranch Kit,
undated
2
10
Guadalupe Mountain: Conservation Plans,
1952-1956
2
11
Guadalupe Mountain: El Paso Group Trip,
1963
2
12
Guadalupe Mountain: Fact Sheets,
undated
2
13
Guadalupe Mountain: Governor’s Trip,
1963
2
14
Guadalupe Mountain: Guadalupe Mountain Report,
1962
2
15
Guadalupe Mountain: Guest Lists and Guest
Correspondence,
1963 and
undated
3
1
Guadalupe Mountain: Land Ownership Information,
1962-1964
3
2
Guadalupe Mountain: Legal Documents (Deeds, Leases, and
Offers to Sell Real Property),
1929-1967
3
3
Guadalupe Mountain: Legislation,
1961-1965
3
4
Guadalupe Mountain: Legislation,
1966-1967 and
undated
3
5
Guadalupe Mountain: Legislation, Witnesses, Statements,
1965-1966
3
6
Guadalupe Mountain: Maps, small,
undated
3
7
Guadalupe Mountain: McKittrick Canyon Report,
1938
3
8
Guadalupe Mountain: National Advisory Board,
1963 and undated
3
9
Guadalupe Mountain: Newspaper Articles and Editorials,
1963
3
10
Guadalupe Mountain: Newspaper Articles and Editorials,
1964-1965
3
11
Guadalupe Mountain: Newspaper Articles and Editorials,
1966-1968
3
12
Guadalupe Mountain: Newspaper Editors Association Trip,
1963
3
13
Guadalupe Mountain: Newspaper Editorials, 1963-1965
3
14
Guadalupe Mountain: Oil and Gas, Mineral Rights and
Mining Claims,
1957-1968 and
undated
3
15
Guadalupe Mountain: The Pinery, 1952-1964 and undated
3
16
Guadalupe Mountain: Press Kits, undated
3
17
Guadalupe Mountain: Resolutions Supporting Guadalupe
National Park,
1963-1965 and
undated
3
18
Guadalupe Mountain: Shepperd, John Ben, letters,
1964-1966
3
19
Guadalupe Mountain: Tax and Income Statements (J.C.
Hunter),
1957-1962
3
20
Guadalupe Mountain: Texas State Historical Survey
Committee Trip to Guadalupes,
1963
3
21
Guadalupe Mountain: Travel Writers’ Tour,
1964
3
22
Guadalupe Mountain: Udall, Stewart: Plea for Green
Legacy,
1961-1962
3
23
Guadalupe Mountain: Udall, Stewart, Secretary of the
Interior, Trip,
1964
3
24
Ideas for a book,
undated
3
25
Konecci, Dr. Eugene – Science File,
1963-1967
3
26
Language Disabilities and Disorders – Biographical
Information,
1965-1967
3
27
Language Disabilities and Disorders – Foundation
Letters,
1966
3
28
Language Disabilities and Disorders – Speakers Symposium
on Language Disabilities and Language Disorder Committee and Program,
1965-1967
4
1
Marshall Motels, Inc. and Holiday Inn,
1966-1967
4
2
Missouri Fidelity/Union Trust Board of Directors,
1962-1967
4
3
National Democratic Convention,
1963-1964
4
4
Newspaper clippings about Glenn Biggs,
1960-1967
4
5
Tax Lein Data,
1962-1966 and
undated
4
6
Texas 59th Legislature Directory and List of House
Candidates, 60th Legislature,
1965 and
undated
4
7
“U” Correspondence,
1968-1970
4
8
Personal – Medical Bills and Correspondence,
1965
4
9
Personal,
1956-1959
4
10
Personal,
1956-1964
4
11
Personal,
1960-1964
4
12
Personal,
1960-1964
4
13
Personal,
1964-1965
4
14
Personal,
1964-1965
5
1
Personal,
1965-1966
5
2
Personal,
1967
5
3
Personal,
1960s
Printed Material
5
4
Magazines about the Guadalupe Mountain and its National
Park,
1961-1969
Scrapbook Material
Scrapbook #1
Guadalupe Mountain Ranch Scrapbook with photos and
illustrations,
1960s