urn:taro:ttu.sw.00200 Elizabeth Zickefoose: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1919-1992 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library A. Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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May 9, 2001 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided Abel Ramirez, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, April 28, 2004. Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the Elizabeth Zickefoose Papers, 1919-1992 and undated Abel Ramirez Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, April 2004 Descriptive Summary Zickefoose, Elizabeth McKeown, 1925- Elizabeth Zickefoose Papers, 1919-1992 and undated These are the papers of Elizabeth Zickefoose whose father was Frank McKeown. S1583.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 2 boxes (1.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

Mrs. Elizabeth Zickefoose is the daughter of Frank McKeown, an armless baseball player who entertained crowds and war veterans with his ability to play baseball. Elizabeth who was born on May 30, 1925 in Stephenville, Texas is a 1943 high school graduate and attended Texas Technological College in the late 1940s. Her mother was Jessie McKeown.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains mostly family scrapbook materials with some correspondence, financia material, and two diaries. These papers reflect only a small portion of Elizabeth McKeown Zickefoose's life.

 Organization

The collection is organized into the following series: Scrapbook Material, Literary Production, Personal Effects, and Financial 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) Zickefoose, Elizabeth McKeown, 1925- Zickefoose, Elizabeth McKeown- --Archives Zickefoose, Elizabeth McKeown- --Manuscripts McKeown, Frank, (Happy) McKeown, Jessie, 1883-1962 Subjects (Places) Stephenville (Tex.)

Collection accession #(s): 96-0184-B

Gift, 1996

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, May 2001

 Preferred Citation

Elizabeth Zickefoose Papers, 1919-1992 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Frank McKeown Papers, 1900-1952 Frank McKeown Papers, 1910-1957 and undated Collection Inventory Memorabilia 1 1 Funeral Book of Jessie McKeown (1883-1962), November 17, 1962 1 2 Funeral Book of Frank McKeown (1887-1957), October 5, 1957 Literary Production 1 3 Diaries of Elizabeth McKeown Zickefoose (2 items), 1941-1942 and undated Printed Material 1 4 New Orleans Guidebook, complete with postcards, 1951 Personal Effects 1 5 Frank McKeown Funeral Expenses and Divorce Costs, 1919-1963 1 6 Financial Material: Frank McKeown's Tax Information, 1950 Scrapbook Material 2 1 Scrapbook #1: Contains cards and photos, 1925-1930 2 2 Scrapbook #2: Contains cards and undated letters, 1935-1948 2 3 Scrapbook #3: Contains cards and memorabilia from childhood, class reunions and Texas Tech, 1925-1992