Descriptive Summary
Biggers, Don Hampton, 1868-1957
Don Hampton Biggers
Papers,
1863-1961 and undated
These are the papers
of journalist, author, and politician, Don Hampton Biggers.
S84.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (2.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A journalist, author, and politician, Biggers was born September 27,
1868, in Meridian, Texas, and grew up in a ranching environment. He edited and
wrote for several West Texas newspapers, served in the Texas Legislature, and
was active in land promotion in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. He authored
several books, including
History That Will Never Be
Repeated (1901), Pictures Of The Past
(1902) [both under the pen name Lan Franks], Cattle Range
To Cotton Patch (1905), Shackelford County
Sketches (1908), and Our Sacred Monkeys
(1933). Don Hampton Biggers died at a rest home in Stephenville on December 11,
1957, a month after his wife's death, Nettie.
Scope and Contents
The collection is in two parts, with the main papers consisting of
correspondence between Don Hampton Biggers with prominent political figures,
personal scrapbooks of news clippings and miscellaneous materials concerning
Biggers’ career and interests, and several articles and newspapers unavailable
elsewhere. Also includes personal correspondence to Nettie his wife. The second
portion includes research notes, correspondence, drafts, galley proofs and page
proofs for Seymour V. Connor's A Biggers
Chronicle.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence,
Literary Production, Printed Material and Scrapbook Material.
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)
Biggers, Don Hampton, 1868-1957
Biggers, Don Hampton- --Archives
Biggers, Don Hampton- --Manuscripts
Subjects
Journalism--Texas
Journalists--Texas
Texas--Politics and government
Civic leaders--Texas
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1960-1982
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, March 2004.
Preferred Citation
Don Hampton Biggers Papers, 1863-1961 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Additional Sources
Baker, Jacqueline.
Don Hampton Biggers : a study in style and regional vocabulary.
Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Technological College, 1963.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Don Hampton Biggers Photograph Collection
- Don Hampton Biggers Microfilm Collection
- Bryan B. Dillard oral history interview [sound recording], 1987
- C. E. Biggers oral history interview [sound recording], 1960
- Mary C. Jones Collection, 1881-1940
Collection Inventory
Correspondence
1
1
Personal, to Nettie (Mrs. Don Hampton Biggers),
1928-1944
1
2
Professional, to and from Don Hampton Biggers, A-H,
1919-1957
1
3
Professional, to and from Don Hampton Biggers, J-Z,
1919-1957
1
4
Research concerning Don H. Biggers, A-F, by Seymour V.
Connor,
1960-1961
1
5
Research concerning Don H. Biggers, G-Z, by Seymour V.
Connor,
1960-1961
Literary Production
1
6
“A Bigger Chronicle” page and galley proofs,
1961
1
7
“A Bigger Chronicle” draft copies by Seymour V. Connor,
1961
1
8
“A Bigger Chronicle” galley proofs and printers copy,
ca. 1960s
1
9
Poems by Don Hampton Biggers,
undated
Printed Material
1
10
Books: The Humming Top
(1890) and The Silver Buckle (1899),
1890-1899
1
11
Frontier Times,
1945
1
12
In Fact,
1942-1944
1
13
History That Will Never Be
Repeated by Lan Franks (pseudonym),
undated
1
14
News clippings and broadsides,
1889-1958
Scrapbook Material
1
15
Art and Exhibitions, with correspondence, scrapbook,
1923-1953
1
16
Bathing People scrapbook,
1885-1940
2
1
People Over Age 70 scrapbook,
1939
2
2
Scrapbook, Reverend E. L. Shettles’ Recollections,
Pontotoc, Mississippi,
1935
2
3
Miscellaneous, binder covers,
1916
2
4
Scrapbook with news clippings, correspondence, and
miscellaneous materials,
1863-1957
3
1
Scrapbook with news clippings and magazine clippings
concerning the writings and interests of Don H. Biggers,
1899-1923
3
2
Scrapbook with news clippings and magazine clippings
concerning the writings and interests of Don H. Biggers,
1922-1928
3
3
Scrapbook with news clippings and magazine clippings
concerning the writings and interests of Don H. Biggers,
1928-1940