William Thomas Gaston: An Inventory of His Papers, 1865-1966 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

William Thomas Gaston:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1865-1966 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Gaston, William Thomas, 1879-1969
	Title:	William T. Gaston Papers,
	Dates:	1865-1966 and undated
	Abstract:	These are the papers of William Thomas Gaston, a Texas Technological College business manager.
	Collection #	S356.1
	Quantity:	2 boxes (2.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Born in Henderson, Texas on May 10, 1879, William Thomas Gaston worked as a store clerk and Pullman car conductor prior to launching his career in the state auditor's office in Austin for six years, three of them as budget director of the State Board of Controls. In 1929, he resigned that post to become business manager and secretary to the Board of Directors at Texas Technological College, a position he held until his retirement in 1954. Afterward he was business manager emeritus until his death in January 1969. Gaston Hall a dormitory on the Texas Tech campus is named after him.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes personal correspondence, some legal and financial documents, some typewritten speeches and autobiographical sketches, a few photographs, some Rotary Club rosters, certificates, news clippings, and scrapbook items of William T. Gaston. Among these are miscellaneous notes concerning Texas Technological College in Lubbock, world events, and a photocopy of his father's 1865 enlistment certificate in the U.S. Cavalry. The personal correspondence have business letters detailing Gaston’s activities from the 1920s to the 1950s.


Organization
	The collection is organized into the following series: General Files, Financial Documents, Legal Documents, Printed Material, and Scrapbook Material.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research


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)
		Gaston, William Thomas, 1879-1969
		Gaston, William Thomas- --Archives
		Gaston, William Thomas- --Manuscripts
	Subjects (Places)
		Lubbock (Tex.)
	Subjects
		Texas Technological College--Administration
		Texas Technological College--Finance

Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		William T. Gaston Oversized Materials, O8.2 William Thomas Gaston oral history interview [sound recording], 1963 Clifford B. Jones Papers, 1814-1973 and undated

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

William Thomas Gaston Papers, 1865-1966 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
1999-0141-B

Gift, 1999

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, May 20, 2004

Collection Inventory



General Files
box	folder
1	1	Personal Correspondence, to and from, 1938-1952 and undated
	2	Personal Correspondence, to and from, 1937-1953 and undated
	3	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “A”, 1930-1953 and undated
	4	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “B”, 1924-1953
	5	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “C”, 1923-1934 and undated
	6	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “C”, 1935-1952 and undated
	7	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “D”, 1929-1953 and undated
	8	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “E”, 1925-1953
	9	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “F”, 1925-1948
	10	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “G”, 1921-1953
	11	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “H”, 1932-1953
	12	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “I”, 1931-1934
	13	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “J”, 1930-1952 and undated
	14	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “K”, 1927-1952
	15	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “L”, 1929-1953 and undated
	16	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “M”, 1920-1934
	17	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “M”, 1935-1953
	18	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “N”, 1929-1946 and undated
	19	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “P”, 1929-1949
	20	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “Q”, 1946
	21	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “R”, 1932-1952
	22	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “S”, 1927-1953 and undated
	23	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “T”, 1929-1952 and undated
	24	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “U”, 1932-1942 and undated
box	folder
2	1	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “W”, 1929-1952
	2	Personal Correspondence, to and from, “Y”, 1952
	3	Personal Correspondence, to and from, 1925-1964 and undated
	4	Personal Correspondence: Home, Friends and Family, 1931-1949 and undated
	5	Personal Correspondence: Home Property issues, 1934-1949
	6	Personal Papers of W. T. Gaston, 1924-1946 and undated
	7	Rotary of Lubbock, 1950-1952
	8	Texas Technological College Business Manager Correspondence, 1929-1943 and undated



Financial Documents
box	folder
2	9	City, County, and State Taxes, 1922-1950
	10	General Ledger, 1922-1940
	11	Income Tax Files, 1951-1953
	12	Income Tax, Maud and W. T. Gaston, 1937-1952 and undated
	13	Insurance Files and Letters, 1929-1949
	14	Miscellaneous Receipts, 1895-1966 and undated



Legal Documents
box	folder
2	15	Abstracts of Title for Austin, Texas property, 1926
	16	Hunting Licenses and Miscellaneous, 1933-1965 and undated
	17	Land Holdings and Transactions, 1931-1951
	18	Lubbock Building and Loan Association, 1933-1942 and undated
	19	Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Lubbock City Development, 1931-1950 and undated

Literary Production

box

folder

Biography of William T. Gaston and Faculty Dinner Speech, 1955 and undated



Printed Material
box	folder
2	21	Lubbock Rotary Club Rosters, 1932-1958
	22	Miscellaneous, undated
	23	News clippings, 1935-1962 and undated
	24	Obituaries, 1940-1955 and undated



Scrapbook Material
box	folder
2	25	Addresses, undated
	26	Certificates, 1865-1965 and undated
	27	Family photographs, 1954-1960 and undated
	28	Notes, undated
	29	Poetry, undated
	30	Miscellaneous, 1921-1954 and undated