Gilmore, Chester: An Inventory of His Collection, 1868-2003 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Organization

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Correspondence, 1903-1996 and undated

All Texas Air Tour, 1972-1986

Financial Material, 1928-1934

Genealogy Material, 1868-2003 and undated

International Flying Farmers, 1958-1992 and undated

Legal Material, 1928-1961

Literary Production, 1931-1997 and undated

Printed Material, 1918-2003 and undated

Scrapbooks, 1905-1988 and undated

Memorabilia, 1918-1996 and undated

Miscellaneous, 1911-1987 and undated

Gilmore, Chester:

An Inventory of His Collection, 1868-2003 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Gilmore, Chester
	Title:	Chester Gilmore Collection,
	Dates:	1868-2003 and undated
	Abstract:	The collection consists of personal papers and genealogical materials collected by Chester and Cleta Gilmore of Idalou, Texas, dating from 1868-2003.
	Collection #	S36.1
	Quantity:	3 Boxes (3.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Chester "Pots" Gilmore was a farmer and lived in Idalou with his wife Cleta Belle Smallin Gilmore, a 1938 Home Economics graduate of Texas Technological College. Gilmore became a pilot in 1956 and he and Cleta were active in the International Convention of Flying Farmers and Ranchers and Texas Flying Farmers. Both Pots and Cleta Belle received recognition awards in these organizations. In addition to farming and flying Chester served as a Director of Idalou State Bank and actively supported many community projects. Cleta Belle served for many years as Superintendent of the Women's Division of the South Plains Fair. The couple's only child, Chester "Brownie" Brown Gilmore, Jr., died of polio in 1950.

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Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence from family and friends, printed materials, newsletters and other material relating to the Gilmores' activities in the Flying Farmers organizations, scrapbook materials and memorabilia concerning the Gilmore's wedding and "Brownie". Of special interest is a file of genealogical material collected on the Gilmore, Smallin, Faulkner, Oxford, Baker, and Wood families.

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Organization
	The collection is organized by series.

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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)
		Gilmore, Chester Brown, Sr., 1912-2003
		Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin, 1915-1996
		Gilmore, Chester Brown, Jr., 1943-1950
	Subjects (Organizations)
		International Convention of Flying Farmers and Ranchers
	Subjects
		Idalou (Tex.)--History

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Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Chester Gilmore Video Collection Chester Gilmore Photograph Collection Chester Gilmore Oversize Material Mosslyn Gammill Oral History Interview [sound recording], 1979

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Chester Gilmore Collection, 1868-2003 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
2003-0126-B, 2003-0147-B

Gifts, 2003

Processed by

Karen Hicks, 2004

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Collection Inventory



Correspondence, 1903-1996 and undated
box	folder
1	1		From Faulkner, Joe "Dick", 1942-1948 and undated
			Gilmore, Chester and Cleta Belle Smallin
box	folder
1	2			Christmas Letters and Cards, 1955-1996 and undated
	3			Christmas Letters from Chester and Cleta Belle, 1965-1988
	4			Condolences Re: Cleta Belle Smallin Gilmore, 1996
	5			From Harrel, Clayburn "Slim" and Exie Creekmore, 1939-1955 and undated
	6			From Reeves, Herman, 1939-1940
	7			Sent and Received, 1935-1996 and undated
	8		Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin from Meadows, Frances, 1941-1971 and undated
	9		Gilmore, V. B. (Vester) and Connie Faulkner, 1903-1961 and undated
	10		International Conference of Flying Farmers and Ranchers - Members, 1962-1996 and undated
	11		Miscellaneous, 1948

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All Texas Air Tour, 1972-1986

box

folder

1

12

All Texas Air Tour, 1972-1986

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Financial Material, 1928-1934

box

folder

1

13

Account Book, Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin, 1928-1934

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Genealogy Material, 1868-2003 and undated

box

folder

1

14

Gilmore, Smallin, Faulkner, Oxford, Baker, and Wood Families, 1868-2003 and undated

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International Flying Farmers, 1958-1992 and undated
box	folder
1	15		Farmer of the Year, 1978-1992 and undated
	16		General Material, 1962-1995 and undated
	17		Membership Directory, 1965-1981
	18		Printed Material - Texas Flying Farmers and Ranchers Newsletter, 1958-1973
	19		Queen, 1962-1976 and undated
	20		Woman of the Year, 1963-1983 and undated

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Legal Material, 1928-1961
box	folder
2	1		Legal Material, 1940-1961
	2		Gilmore, V. B. (Vester) - Judgment, No. 2963 - Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Co., Appellant vs. V. B. Gilmore, et al, Appellees, 1928-1929
	3		Travel Documents for Faulkner, Joe "Dick", 1942-1947

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Literary Production, 1931-1997 and undated
box	folder
2	4		Diary - Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin, 1931-1954
	5		English Class Theme: "Flying Farmers Association" by Layne, Robert, 1961
	6		Flight Logs - Gilmore, Chester and Cleta Belle Smallin, 1956-1997
	7		"Pots Place" - Travel Stories, undated

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Printed Material, 1918-2003 and undated
box	folder
2	8		Bible - Gilmore Chester, Presented, 1939
	9		Miscellaneous Articles, 1918-1949
	10		News Clippings, 1958-1993 and undated
	11		News Clippings - Aviation, 1962-1986 and undated
	12		News Clippings - Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin, 1951-1996 and undated
	13		News Clippings - Obituaries, 1923-2003 and undated

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Scrapbooks, 1905-1988 and undated
box	folder
2	14		Scrapbook, 1905-1988 and undated
	15		Gilmore, Chester "Pots" and Cleta Belle Smallin, 1977-1987
	16		Awards and Certificates - Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin, 1930-1996 and undated
	17		General, 1940-1994 and undated
	18		Gilmore, Chester, 1961-1979 and undated
	19		Gilmore, Cleta Belle, 1920-1934 and undated
	20		Greeting Cards, undated
	21		Travel, 1960-1985

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Memorabilia, 1918-1996 and undated
box	folder
3	1		Daggs, Josie Wood Faulkner - Funeral, 1948
	2		Faulkner, Joe "Dick" - Funeral, 1948
			Gilmore, Chester Brown Jr. "Brownie"
box	folder
3	3			Artifacts, 1944 and undated
	4			Birth and Childhood, 1943 and undated
	5			Funeral and Condolences, 1950
	6		Gilmore, Chester "Pots" Brown Sr. - Baby Book, circa 1918
	7		Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin - Autograph Books, 1929-1933
	8		Gilmore, Cleta Belle Smallin - Funeral, 1996
	9		Gilmore, V. B. - Funeral, 1958
	10		Wedding of Gilmore, Chester and Cleta Belle Smallin, 1940 and undated

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Miscellaneous, 1911-1987 and undated

box

folder

3

11

Aviation, undated

12

Gilmore, V. B., Connie, and Cleta Belle Gilmore, 1911-1987

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