TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Additional Sources
Description of Series
Correspondence, 1933-1989
Financial Material, 1923-1924
Legal Material, 1900
Literary Production, 1912-2003
Printed Material, 1930-1998 and undated
Miscellaneous Materials, 1920-1932
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Mason Family:
An Inventory of Their Papers, 1900-2003 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Mason Family |
| Title: | Mason Family Papers,
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| 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 |
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.
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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.
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Organization
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| The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence,
Financial Material, Legal Material, Literary Production, and Printed
Material. |
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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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 |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- William G. DeLoach Papers, 1911-1975 and undated
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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
Abel Ramirez, June 2003.
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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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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 |
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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 |
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Legal Material, 1900
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 8 | | Census Records,
1900 |
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Literary Production, 1912-2003
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 9 | | Daily Diary, photocopied and original versions,
1912 |
| 10 | | Early Mason Family Records,
1997 |
| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | L.R. Mason's 1912 Diary (Part 1) and Mason Family 1918
Letters, Vol. I, Transcriptions,
1995 |
| 2 | | Transcriptions of 1930, 1931-1933 L.R. Mason's Diaries,
Vol. II, ,
1996 |
| 3 | | Scraps of Family History, A Collection of Memories of L.
R. Mason Family of Garza County, Texas,
1998 |
| 4 | | Transcriptions of 1934-1936 L.R. Mason's Diaries, Vol.
III,
1997 |
| 5 | | Transcriptions of 1937-1939 L.R. Mason's Diaries, Vol.
IV,
1999 |
| 6 | | L. R. Mason's Diaries (5 items),
1934-1939 |
| box | folder |
| 3 | 1 | | Transcription of 1940-1942 Diaries of L.R. Mason, World
War II Years, Vol. V,
2001 |
| 2 | | Transcription of 1943-1945 Diaries of L.R. Mason, World
War II Years, Vol. VI,
2001 |
| 3 | | Diaries of L.R. Mason (3 items),
1940-1942 |
| 4 | | Diaries of L.R. Mason (3 items),
1943-1945 |
| 5 | | Transcriptions of L. R. Mason's 1946-1948 Diaries, Vol.
VII,
2001 |
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| 4 | 1 | | Transcriptions of L. R. Mason's 1949-1952 Diaries, Vol.
VIII,
2002 |
| 2 | | Diaries of L. R. Mason (3 items),
1946-1948 |
| 3 | | Diary of L. R. Mason (1 item),
1949-1950
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| 4 | | Diaries of L. R. Mason (3 items),
1952-1954
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| 5 | 1 | | Diaries of L. R. Mason (2 items),
1955-1956 |
| 2 | | Diary of L. R. Mason (1 item),
1957-1958 |
| 3 | | Transcriptions of 1953-1955 L.R. Mason's Diaries, Vol.
IX,
2002-2003 |
| 4 | | Transcriptions of 1956-1958 L.R. Mason's Diaries with
notables attached,
2002-2003 |
| 5 | | Transcriptions of 1956-1958 and 1961 L.R. Mason's
Diaries, Vol. X,
2002-2003 |
| 6 | | Journal of Robert L. Mason, USNR, Okinawa Military
Government,
1944-1946
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| 7 | | In Memory of Private Clinton D. Morrison,
1941 |
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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 |
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Miscellaneous Materials, 1920-1932
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| box | folder |
| 5 | 11 | | Letters, Certificate, and Bill of Sale,
1920-1932 |
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