Descriptive Summary
Bavousett Family
Bavousett Family Papers,
1928-1994 and
undated
The collection
contains the family papers of Roe C. and Neva Deen Bavousett, residents of
Lubbock, Texas, dating from 1928-1994 and undated.
S627.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
2 Boxes (0.75 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
The Bavousett Family owned farm property in Cochran and Yoakum
Counties, Texas. Roe C. Bavousett (1910-1974), a 1933 graduate of Texas
Technological College, was a military veteran and served some time at the
Lubbock Army Air base during World War II. Neva Deen Bavousett was a professor
at Texas Tech working in the Department of Foods and Nutrition. Neva and Roe
were married on October 23, 1933 in Lubbock, Texas. Their daughter, Sara
Bavousett Aleshire, obtained her Ph.D. from the University of California at
Berkeley in 1986. Her specialty was in Ancient History and Mediterranean
Archaeology. She was with the Department of Classics at UC Berkeley at the time
of her death in 1997.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the family papers of Roe C. and Neva Deen
Bavousett, parents of Sara Bavousett Aleshire (1947-1997). Items vary from news
clippings, miscellaneous publications on Lubbock, postcards, family
photographs, information on Texas Tech, military records, property tax
receipts, war ration stamps, Lubbock Army Air Field information, family
correspondence, and financial records.
Organization
The collections is organized by series.
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)
Aleshire, Sara Bavousett
Bavousett, Roe C.
Bavousett, Neva Deen
Subjects (Places)
Lubbock (Tex.)--History
Subjects
Lubbock Army Air School (Tex.)
Sioux Falls Army Airfield
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0184-B
Gift, 2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2004
Preferred Citation
Bavousett Family Papers, 1928-1994 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1941-1994 and undated
1
1
Sara Bavousett Aleshire,
1974-1994
1
2
Bavousett, Roe to Neva Deen Bavousett,
1941
1
3
Bavousett, Roe; Neva Bavousett; and Mrs. L. L. Deen,
March,
1945 and
undated
1
4
Bavousett, Roe; Neva Deen Bavousett; Mrs. L. L. Deen,
April,
1945
1
5
Bavousett, Roe; Neva Deen Bavousett; Mrs. L.L. Deen,
May,
1945
1
6
Bavousett, Roe and Neva Deen from Mrs. L. L. Deen, June,
1945
1
7
Bavousett, Roe and Neva Deen from Mrs. L. L. Deen; Scott
Bavousett; Dick and Betty Crume, July,
1945
1
8
Bavousett, Roe and Neva Deen from Mrs. L. L. Deen,
August,
1945
1
9
Bavousett, Roe and Neva Deen - General,
1957-1960 and
undated
Agriculture, 1986-1987 and undated
1
10
Conservation Reserve Program,
1986-1987 and undated
Bavousett, Roe C., 1952-1974 and undated
1
11
Medical Records,
1950-1974
1
12
Military Records,
1942-1974 and
undated
Financial Material, 1951-1969
1
13
Financial Material,
1951-1969 and
undated
Genealogy Material, 1933-1969 and undated
1
14
Genealogy Material,
1933-1969 and
undated
Landscape and Irrigation Plans, 1964
1
15
3003-23rd Street, Lubbock, Texas,
1964
Legal Material, 1946-1948
1
16
Legal Material,
1946-1948
Memorabilia, 1932-1956 and undated
2
1
Bavousett, Roe - Texas Technological College,
1932-1933
2
2
Bavousett, Sara,
1956 and undated
2
3
Lubbock Army Airfield,
1942-1943 and
undated
2
4
Sioux Falls Army Airfield,
1940s
Photographs, 1948-1973 and undated
2
5
Photographs,
1948-1973 and
undated
Printed Material, 1929-1993 and undated
2
6
Breads from Whole Grain
Sorghums (Flour preparation and recipes) by Bavousett, Neva and Ellen
Kleppe,
1942
2
6
The Basal Metabolism of
Normal College Women by McCrery, Jonnie, Mina Wolf Lamb, and Neva Deen
Bavousett,
1943
2
6
Ninth Annual Open House - Home Economics Club,
1941
2
7
Harrel House Added to
Historic Structures, Greater Lubbock July,
1972
2
7
First Christian Church 75th Anniversary (Lubbock),
1976
2
8
News Clippings,
1929-1993 and
undated
2
9
News Clippings - Oil/Gas,
1968 and
undated
2
10
War Department Pamphlet - Information for Soldiers Going Back to Civilian
Life,
1944
2
10
War Department Pamphlet - How
to Hatch a Nest Egg,
1944
World War II Documents, 1944-1945 and undated
2
11
Ration Books, etc.,
1944-1945 and
undated
Scrapbook Material, 1928-1982 and undated
2
12
Scrapbook Material,
1928-1982 and
undated
2
13
Maps - Lubbock, Texas (1950), United States (1940s),
South Dakota (1944), Ohio (1935),
1935-1950