Joann Edwards Alexander: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1879-2001 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Alexander, Joann Edwards
	Title:	Joann Edwards Alexander Papers,
	Dates:	1879-2001 and undated
	Abstract:	The collection consists of business records of Joseph E. Alexander and correspondence and personal papers of the Edwards family.
	Collection #	S492.1
	Quantity:	3 boxes (2.1 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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.

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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.

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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)

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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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

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Related Material


	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

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Joann Edwards Alexander Papers, 1879-2001 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
2001-0232-B

Gift, 2001

Processed by

Karen Hicks, 2004

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Collection Inventory



Alexander, Joseph E., 1909-1979 and undated
		Business Files
box	folder
1	1		Bronte 20A Minerals - I. M. Crumby - Coke County, 1919-1967 and undated
	2		W. A. Lewis Oil and Land Deal, E. A. Manning, Labor 6, 1936-1944
	3		Gaines County, Texas Section 82, 1929-1964 and undated
	4		Cochran County - Whiteface - Old Town Lots, 1934-1971 and undated
	5		Gaines County (Section 84) Correspondence and Maps, 1909-1957
	6		Dr. Dunn (Sam G.) - Alexander's Subdivision, 1937-1963
	7		Labor 25 League 63 of Midland County School Land, Cochran County, Texas, 1951-1957
	8		Coke County School Land - Cochran County, Texas North ½ Labor 1 League 128-1A - Madison - Josh Randolph, 1934-1969 and undated
	9		John Redfern, Jr., 1945-1963 and undated
	10		Mineral Interest in Dallam County, Texas, 1971 and undated
	11		Walter Booth, Sweetwater, Texas, 1926-1972
	12		Section 82 Block H, Gaines County, Texas, 1929
	13		Great Western Drilling Company, 1964-1966 and undated
	14		John T. Chapman, 1919
	15		Standard Oil Company, 1964
	16		Miscellaneous Royalty Contracts, 1919
	17		Royalty Statements, 1952-1960
	18		Mobile Oil Company, 1969
	19		Miscellaneous Oil Business Papers, 1922-1974 and undated
	20		Unit Agreement - West Levelland Unit - Pan American Petroleum Corporation, 1965-1967
	21	Printed Material - News Clippings, 1966 and undated
		Water Wells
box	folder
1	22		Oil Tank Battery Water Test Hole 540 ft., 1967
	23		Drilling Logs, 1949-1968
	24		Dry Hole (Boggs) Well N. E. of Old Well, Permit #3250, 1962
	25		Dry Hole (East of Tank Battery) Next to Barney Thompson, 1962
	26		General File, 1957-1967 and undated
	27		N. East Dry Well, 1963
	28		Well #1, 1961-1971
	29		Well #2 North West Well, 1956-1978
	30		Well #3, 1964-1978 and undated
	31		Well #4, 1965-1978 and undated
	32		Well #5 Combination House Well, 1960-1979
	33		Well #6 House Well, 1948-1979
	34		Well #7 Middle East Old Well, 1954-1979
	35		Well #8 (45 GPM) East Old Well, 1962-1978 and undated
box	folder
2	1		Well #9, 1962-1968
	2		Well #10 East Well, 1956-1979 and undated
	3		Well #11 N. E. of East Well, 1962-1979 and undated
	4		Well #12 in North Part of S. E. Lake, 1964-1979 and undated
	5		Well #13 Southeast of Well in Lake, 1960-1977
	6		Well #14 Half Moon Well, 1960-1977
	7		Well #15 Mail Box Well, 1956-1979
	8		Well #16 West Chrysler #2, 1965-1974 and undated
	9		Well #17 N. E. Lake Well 8, 1960-1974 and undated
	10		Well #18, 1977-1979
	11		Well #19, 1968-1979
	12		Well #20, 1969-1978
	13		Well #21, 1956-1972 and undated
	14		Map of Hockley County, Texas, undated

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Alexander, F. Joab, 1976-1980
box	folder
2	15	South Plains College - Taxes, 1979
	16	Division Order - Division of Royalty Interests, 1976-1977
	17	Change of Address, 1980

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Edwards Family, 1939-2001 and undated
		Correspondence
box	folder
2	18		Joann Edwards Alexander, 1946-2001 and undated
	19		Homan R. Edwards - General, 1941-1964
	20		To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards from Billy Jack and/or Mary Edwards, 1943-1955 and undated
	21		To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards - General, 1942-1973
	22		To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards and Family from Homan R. and/or Wanda Edwards, 1941-1959
	23		To: M. H. (Marcus) and Nettie Edwards and Family from Homan R. and/or Wanda Edwards, undated
	24		Homan R. Edwards - Miscellaneous Papers, 1940-1967 and undated
		Memorabilia, 1939-1968 and undated
box	folder
2	25		Joann Edwards Alexander, 1939-1943
	26		Billy Jack Edwards, 1939-1952 and undated
	27		Homan R. Edwards, 1943-1955
	28		Miscellaneous, 1939-1968 and undated

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Legal Material, 1879-1971
		Abstract of Title
box	folder
2	29		Labor 24 League 127 Coke County School Land, Cochran County, Texas, 1897-1934
	30		Section 82 Block H. Gaines County, Texas, 1879-1938
	31		Section 82 Block H Tract 1, Gaines County, Texas, 1938-1954
	32		Section 82 Block H Tract 4, Gaines County, Texas, 1938-1952
	33		Section 82 Block H Tracts 4-5, Gaines County, Texas, 1952-1964
	34		Section 82 Block H Tract 5, Gaines County, Texas, 1938-1947
	35		Judgment - State of Texas vs. Cora Thomerson et al, Dismissal of Delinquent Tax Lien, 1944
	36		Labor 11 League 699, Hockley County, Texas - Town of Pep, 1888-1971
	37	Blank Sales Contract - Yellow House Land Company, 1920s
	38	Warranty Deed - W. B. and Susan Edwards to M. H. Edwards, Survey 32 Georgetown Railway Co., Lynn County, Texas, 1919

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Literary Production - Joann Edwards Alexander, 1980-1996
box	folder
2	39	"In Sickness and in Health", 1980
	39	"This is My Beloved", 1985
	39	"Jean Girl", 1986
	39	"Joann's Journals", 1987
	39	"In the Wee Hours", 1989
	39	"He Who Hath an Ear", 1996

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Photographs, undated

box

folder

Computer Generated Copies - F. Joab and Joann Edwards Alexander and Family, undated

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Financial Material, 1924-1925

box

Day Book, 1924-1925

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