Mason Family:
An Inventory of Their Papers, 1900-2003 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Mason Family | |
| Title: | Mason Family Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1900-2003 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Diaries, correspondence, and other collected material of the Mason family dating from 1900-2003 and undated. | |
| Collection # | S1356.1 | |
| Quantity: | 5 small boxes (2.3 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
The Mason Family was among the early settlers on the South Plains. They made their homes near Chilicothe and Post, Texas. Lester R. (L. R.) Mason worked at the Army Supply Base in Norfolk, Virginia during World War I. One of his descendents is Richard Mason, a former field representative of the Southwest Collection. Ruby Mason is the daughter of L. R. Mason and she kept the diaries of his experiences. Ruby has been compiling a history of the Mason Family with the help of her relatives.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, financial material, printed material, and literary production. The literary production files are typed transcriptions by Ruby Mason and family of L. R. Mason's diaries, which are included in the collection. Some of the transcriptions come with attached family photographs. Also includes materials on Robert Louis Mason, brother of Ruby Mae.
Organization |
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| The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence, Financial Material, Legal Material, Literary Production, and Printed Material. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Mason, Lester R. (L. R.), 1884-1961 | ||
| Mason, Robert L., 1914-1987 | ||
| Mason, Ruby Mae, 1922- | ||
| Subjects (Places) | ||
| Chilicothe, Texas--History | ||
| Garza County, Texas--History | ||
| Knox County, Texas--History | ||
| Valley Mills, Texas--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| 9th Texas Infantry Civil War Re-Enactment Group | ||
| Agriculture--Texas--History | ||
| History--Texas South Plains | ||
| Mason family--Texas--Genealogy | ||
| Military experiences--World War II | ||
| United States Army | ||
| Veterans--Civil War | ||
Related Material
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Mason Family Papers, 1900-2003 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Collection accession #(s):
98-0266-B; 98-0281-B; 98-0441-B; 1999-0206-B;
2000-0242-B; 2001-0316-B; 2002-0057-B; 2002-0126-B; 2003-0092-B
Gifts, 1998-2003
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, June 2003.
Additional Sources
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Women's Division of the Post Chamber of Commerce. A History of Garza County and Its People, 1980s. |
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Garza County Historical Committee. A History of Garza County, 1973. |
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Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1933-1989 |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Mason Chain Letters, 1965 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Mason, Lester R., 1904-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mason, Lester R., 1904-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mason, Robert L., 1961-1965 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mason, Ruby, 1970-1989 | ||||||||||||
Financial Material, 1923-1924 |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Junior Ku Klux Klan Receipts, 1924 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Mason, Lester R., Banking Records, 1923-1924 | ||||||||||||
Legal Material, 1900 |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Census Records, 1900 | |||||||||||
Printed Material, 1930-1998 and undated |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Fireman's Fund Calendar, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Genealogical Information, undated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | William T. Mason Grave Marker Dedication, 1998 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Materials, 1920-1932 |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Letters, Certificate, and Bill of Sale, 1920-1932 | |||||||||||