urn:taro:ttu.sw.00226 William J. and Edna Wood: An Inventory of Their Collection, 1896-1976 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Karen Hicks The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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July 27, 2004 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided Karen Hicks, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, August 2004. Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the William J. and Edna Wood Collection, 1896-1976 and undated Karen Hicks Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2004 Descriptive Summary Wood, William J. William J. and Edna Wood Collection, 1896-1976 and undated The collection consists of the diaries of Edna Wood and other personal papers of Edna and William Wood dating 1896-1976 and undated. S672.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 Box (1.0 linear foot) English. Biographical Sketch

William J. Wood, born in Bentonville, Arkansas in 1897 and Mary Edna Huffman, born in Floyd County, Texas in 1896, married in 1918 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas. Following their marriage, the couple lived and farmed in Floyd County, Texas where they remained until 1955. Edna kept a daily diary for many years, chronicling the everyday activities of her family and community. Edna's brother, C. H. Huffman, lived in Lockney, Texas. In 1955, the couple moved to Bentonville, Arkansas.

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection comprises the eleven diaries written by Edna Wood from 1937-1975. Other items included in the collection are birth certificates, the Woods' marriage license, and a small sample of correspondence.

 Organization

The collection is organized into the following series:

Correspondence Legal Material Printed Material Memorabilia Scrapbook Material 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) Wood, Mary Edna Wood, 1896-1976 Wood, William J. Subjects Floyd County (Tex.)--Diaries Floyd County (Tex.)--Social life and customs Floyd County (Tex.)--History Lockney (Tex.)--History

Collection accession #(s): 2002-0244-B

Gift, 2002

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Karen Hicks, 2004

 Preferred Citation

William J. and Edna Wood Collection, 1896-1976 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:

William G. DeLoach Papers, 1911-1975 William J. and Edna Wood Photograph Collection Lily Trostle Papers, 1902-1969 Collection Inventory Correspondence, 1922 and undated 1 1 To Mary Edna Huffman Wood from Mrs. C. H. Huffman, 1922 and undated Legal Material, 1896-1934 1 2 Legal Material, 1896-1934 Literary Production Mary Edna Huffman Wood, 1937-1975 1 3 Diaries, 1937-1943 1 4 Diaries, 1944-1963 1 5 Diaries, 1964-1975 Printed Material, 1905-1944 and undated 1 6 Composition - Rhetoric, by Brooks, Stratton D. and Marietta Hubbard, 1905 1 7 Bibles, 1944 and undated Memorabilia, 1976 1 8 Mary Edna Huffman Wood - Funeral, 1976 Scrapbook Material, 1901-1960 and undated 1 9 Scrapbook Material, 1901-1960 and undated