Descriptive Summary
Alexander, Joann Edwards
Joann Edwards Alexander
Papers,
1879-2001 and undated
The collection
consists of business records of Joseph E. Alexander and correspondence and
personal papers of the Edwards family.
S492.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (2.1 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Joann Edwards Alexander is the daughter-in-law of the late Joseph E.
Alexander, a prominent oilman and real estate promoter in West Texas in the
early to middle 20th century. He played an important role in the development of
West Texas, especially the area around Levelland, by encouraging others to buy
land in the area. Joseph and his brother Charles, acting as agents for the
Yellow House Land Company, promoted the beginning of the farming community
known as Pep, Texas. In addition to land sales, Alexander's interests included
oil-related businesses and farming. Joann Edwards was born in Lynn County in
1926. Her father Marcus H. Edwards farmed and her mother Nettie was a music
teacher in Tahoka. Joann received degrees from John Tarlton Agricultural
College and North Texas State Teachers College and later married F. Joab
Alexander, Sr. She has been a long-time resident of Hockley County and
Levelland, Texas.
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of material pertaining to the
business interests of Joseph E. Alexander. Subjects covered include land sales
in Cochran County, mineral interests, and oil production. Business files mostly
contain correspondence, legal documents, and maps. Water well files contain
details of drilling and maintenance of water wells on Alexander family farms in
Hockley County, Texas. Material relating to the Edwards family includes
correspondence and memorabilia as well as Joann's writings on mental
illness.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Alexander, Joseph E. (Box 1-2)
- Alexander, F. Joab (Box 2)
- Edwards Family (Box 2)
- Legal Documents (Box 2)
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)
Alexander, Joseph E.
Alexander, F. Joab
Alexander, Joann Edwards
Edwards, Billy Jack
Edwards, Homan R.
Places
Cochran County (Tex.)
Gaines County (Tex.)
Hockley County (Tex.)
Whiteface (Tex.)
Subjects
Land Sales
Oil Industry
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0232-B
Gift, 2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2004
Preferred Citation
Joann Edwards Alexander Papers, 1879-2001 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:
- Joann Alexander Photograph Collection
- Jungman, Adolph and Annie. Buffaloes go to
School; a True History of a Small Colony, 1969.
- Littlefield Lands (Texas) Records, 1912-1918
- Yellow House Lands Company Records, 1913-1943
Collection Inventory
Alexander, Joseph E., 1909-1979 and undated
Business Files
1
1
Bronte 20A Minerals - I. M. Crumby - Coke County,
1919-1967 and
undated
1
2
W. A. Lewis Oil and Land Deal, E. A. Manning, Labor 6,
1936-1944
1
3
Gaines County, Texas Section 82,
1929-1964 and
undated
1
4
Cochran County - Whiteface - Old Town Lots,
1934-1971 and
undated
1
5
Gaines County (Section 84) Correspondence and Maps,
1909-1957
1
6
Dr. Dunn (Sam G.) - Alexander's Subdivision,
1937-1963
1
7
Labor 25 League 63 of Midland County School Land,
Cochran County, Texas,
1951-1957
1
8
Coke County School Land - Cochran County, Texas North
½ Labor 1 League 128-1A - Madison - Josh Randolph,
1934-1969 and
undated
1
9
John Redfern, Jr.,
1945-1963 and
undated
1
10
Mineral Interest in Dallam County, Texas,
1971 and
undated
1
11
Walter Booth, Sweetwater, Texas,
1926-1972
1
12
Section 82 Block H, Gaines County, Texas,
1929
1
13
Great Western Drilling Company,
1964-1966 and
undated
1
14
John T. Chapman,
1919
1
15
Standard Oil Company,
1964
1
16
Miscellaneous Royalty Contracts,
1919
1
17
Royalty Statements,
1952-1960
1
18
Mobile Oil Company,
1969
1
19
Miscellaneous Oil Business Papers,
1922-1974 and
undated
1
20
Unit Agreement - West Levelland Unit - Pan American
Petroleum Corporation,
1965-1967
1
21
Printed Material - News Clippings,
1966 and
undated
Water Wells
1
22
Oil Tank Battery Water Test Hole 540 ft.,
1967
1
23
Drilling Logs,
1949-1968
1
24
Dry Hole (Boggs) Well N. E. of Old Well, Permit #3250,
1962
1
25
Dry Hole (East of Tank Battery) Next to Barney
Thompson,
1962
1
26
General File,
1957-1967 and
undated
1
27
N. East Dry Well,
1963
1
28
Well #1,
1961-1971
1
29
Well #2 North West Well,
1956-1978
1
30
Well #3,
1964-1978 and undated
1
31
Well #4,
1965-1978 and
undated
1
32
Well #5 Combination House Well,
1960-1979
1
33
Well #6 House Well,
1948-1979
1
34
Well #7 Middle East Old Well,
1954-1979
1
35
Well #8 (45 GPM) East Old Well,
1962-1978 and undated
2
1
Well #9,
1962-1968
2
2
Well #10 East Well,
1956-1979 and
undated
2
3
Well #11 N. E. of East Well,
1962-1979 and undated
2
4
Well #12 in North Part of S. E. Lake,
1964-1979 and
undated
2
5
Well #13 Southeast of Well in Lake,
1960-1977
2
6
Well #14 Half Moon Well,
1960-1977
2
7
Well #15 Mail Box Well,
1956-1979
2
8
Well #16 West Chrysler #2,
1965-1974 and
undated
2
9
Well #17 N. E. Lake Well 8,
1960-1974 and undated
2
10
Well #18,
1977-1979
2
11
Well #19,
1968-1979
2
12
Well #20,
1969-1978
2
13
Well #21,
1956-1972 and
undated
2
14
Map of Hockley County, Texas,
undated
Alexander, F. Joab, 1976-1980
2
15
South Plains College - Taxes,
1979
2
16
Division Order - Division of Royalty Interests,
1976-1977
2
17
Change of Address,
1980
Edwards Family, 1939-2001 and undated
Correspondence
2
18
Joann Edwards Alexander,
1946-2001 and
undated
2
19
Homan R. Edwards - General,
1941-1964
2
20
To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards from Billy Jack
and/or Mary Edwards,
1943-1955 and
undated
2
21
To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards - General,
1942-1973
2
22
To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards and Family from
Homan R. and/or Wanda Edwards,
1941-1959
2
23
To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards and Family from
Homan R. and/or Wanda Edwards,
undated
2
24
Homan R. Edwards - Miscellaneous Papers,
1940-1967 and
undated
Memorabilia, 1939-1968 and undated
2
25
Joann Edwards Alexander,
1939-1943
2
26
Billy Jack Edwards,
1939-1952 and
undated
2
27
Homan R. Edwards,
1943-1955
2
28
Miscellaneous,
1939-1968 and
undated
Legal Material, 1879-1971
Abstract of Title
2
29
Labor 24 League 127 Coke County School Land, Cochran
County, Texas,
1897-1934
2
30
Section 82 Block H. Gaines County, Texas,
1879-1938
2
31
Section 82 Block H Tract 1, Gaines County, Texas,
1938-1954
2
32
Section 82 Block H Tract 4, Gaines County, Texas,
1938-1952
2
33
Section 82 Block H Tracts 4-5, Gaines County, Texas,
1952-1964
2
34
Section 82 Block H Tract 5, Gaines County, Texas,
1938-1947
2
35
Judgment - State of Texas vs. Cora Thomerson et al,
Dismissal of Delinquent Tax Lien,
1944
2
36
Labor 11 League 699, Hockley County, Texas - Town of
Pep,
1888-1971
2
37
Blank Sales Contract - Yellow House Land Company,
1920s
2
38
Warranty Deed - W. B. and Susan Edwards to M. H.
Edwards, Survey 32 Georgetown Railway Co., Lynn County, Texas,
1919
Literary Production - Joann Edwards Alexander,
1980-1996
2
39
In Sickness and in
Health,
1980
2
39
This is My Beloved,
1985
2
39
Jean Girl,
1986
2
39
Joann's Journals,
1987
2
39
In the Wee Hours,
1989
2
39
He Who Hath an Ear,
1996
Photographs, undated
2
40
Computer Generated Copies - F. Joab and Joann Edwards
Alexander and Family,
undated
Financial Material, 1924-1925
3
Day Book,
1924-1925