Descriptive Summary
Tidmore, Max
Max Tidmore Papers,
1872-1972 and undated
The collection
consists of material accumulated by Max Tidmore during his term as Mayor of
Lubbock, Texas, and through his research.
S1684.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
5 boxes (4.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Max Tidmore was born in Mt. Pleasant, Texas in 1916, grew up in the
area of Albany, Texas and came to Lubbock, Texas in 1933 as a student at Texas
Technological College where he studied engineering. Tidmore remained in Lubbock
where he owned and operated a construction company. In addition to serving as
Mayor of Lubbock from 1964-1966, he held office as President of the West Texas
Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America, President of the South
Plains Chapter of Texas Society of Professional Engineers, and President of the
South Plains Council of Boys Scouts of America. Tidmore engaged in research on
the Mackenzie Trail and wrote two books: Yesterday, an autobiography, and Kinfolks and Ancestors: Tabb, Tidmore, and Hanes
Families, a genealogical study. He died on May 3, 2001.
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the material in the collection is associated with Max
Tidmore's term as Mayor of Lubbock and includes reports on various municipal
concerns and interests such as budgets and funding, the city Charter,
infrastructure and utilities, and citizen boards and commissions. Files on
Lubbock City Council meetings include minutes of meetings, correspondence, and
maps and citizen input regarding zoning change requests. The collection also
includes research material Tidmore accumulated in his study of and search for
the Mackenzie Trail, the route traveled across the Llano Estacado by United
States troops led by R. S. Mackenzie in pursuit of hostile Native
Americans.
Organization
The material is organized by the following series:
- City of Lubbock, Texas
- League of Women Voters of Lubbock
- Literary Production
- Lubbock City Council
- Mackenzie Trail Research
- Mayor of Lubbock, Texas
- Printed 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)
Tidmore, Max (1916-2001)
Subjects
Politics and government--Lubbock (Tex.)
Politics and government--Texas, West
Mackenzie Trail
Red River Wars
Collection accession #(s):
89-0300-B; 94-0205-B
Gifts, 1989 and 1994
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2005
Preferred Citation
Max Tidmore Papers, 1872-1972 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Bibliography
Tidmore, Max Tabb. Yesterday. Lubbock,
Texas, Duncan Press, 1984.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Carolyn Jordan Papers, 1957-1985 and undated
- Carolyn Jordan Papers, 1964-1983 and undated
- M. J. "Bud" Aderton Papers, 1927-1994 and undated
Collection Inventory
City of Lubbock, Texas, 1961-1966
1
1
Annual Report of the Police Department,
1963
1
2
Auditor's Monthly Report - May, June, and July,
1964
1
3
Bond Sales,
1965-1966
Budget
1
4
1963-1964 Annual Budget,
1963
1
5
1964-1965 Annual Budget,
1964
1
6
Preliminary Budget, 1964-1965,
1964
1
7
Preliminary Budget, 1965-1966,
1965
1
8
Summary Information 1965-1966 Annual Budget Public
Hearing,
1965
1
9
Charter, with Amendments thereto through November 7,
1961,
1962
1
10
Citizen Boards and Commissions,
1963-1964
1
11
Economic Facts and Figures about Lubbock, Texas,
circa
1964
1
12
Financial, Economic and Administrative Information about
Lubbock, Texas,
1965
2
1
Financial Reports, Quarterly and Annual,
1964-1965
2
2
Helicopter Ordinance,
1964
2
3
Housing Study re: Relocation of persons displaced by
Coronado Urban Renewal Project, Lubbock, Texas,
1961-1963
2
4
Operations Manual - Civil Defense,
1964
2
5
Proposed Capital Improvements,
1963-1965
2
6
A Report to Lubbock Power and Light Lubbock, Texas on
Electrical Power System, Brown and Root, Inc.,
1965
2
7
Supplemental Information for Consideration of Municipal
Depository Contract,
1965
2
8
Tax Equalization Program - Agreement with Erik Ehrenborg
Appraisal Company for Appraisal Survey,
1964
2
9
Traffic,
circa
1964
2
10
Urban Transportation Plan,
1964
2
11
Water Supply,
1961-1965
League of Women Voters of Lubbock, 1964-1965
2
12
City Planning,
1964-1965
Literary Production, circa 1964
2
13
Speech given at groundbreaking ceremony for new airport,
circa
1964
Lubbock City Council, 1964-1966
2
14
Informal Work Session,
1965
2
15
Meetings, May,
1964
2
16
Meetings, June,
1964
2
17
Meetings, July,
1964
2
18
Meetings, August,
1964
2
19
Meetings, September,
1964
2
20
Meetings, October,
1964
2
21
Meetings, November,
1964
3
1
Meetings, December,
1964
3
2
Meetings, January,
1965
3
3
Meetings, February,
1965
3
4
Meetings, March,
1965
3
5
Meetings, April,
1965
3
6
Special Meeting, April 14,
1965
3
7
Special Meeting, April 22,
1965
3
8
Meetings, May,
1965
3
9
Meetings, June,
1965
3
10
Meetings, July,
1965
3
11
Meetings, August,
1965
3
12
Meetings, September,
1965
3
13
Meetings, October,
1965
4
1
Meetings, November,
1965
4
2
Meetings, December,
1965
4
3
Meetings, January,
1966
4
4
Meetings, February,
1966
4
5
Meetings, March,
1966
Mackenzie Trail Research, 1872-1972 and undated
4
6
Correspondence from Katherine McCurdy King,
1957
4
7
Correspondence, Manuscript Material, News clippings,
etc.,
1957-1958 and
undated
4
8
Literary Production - Presentations,
1958-1972 and
undated
4
9
Ranald S. Mackenzie, Biographical Information,
1889 and
undated
4
10
Reports on U. S. Military movements and actions in Texas
and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), Copies from the United States National
Archives,
1872-1874
4
11
Texas County Maps (Counties along research route), Texas
State Highway Department,
1951-1955
4
12
Texas County Maps (Crosby, Dickens, Kent, Stonewall,
Haskell, and Shackelford) with research notations,
1954-1956
4
13
Miscellaneous notes,
undated
Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, 1964
4
14
Orientation,
1964
Printed Material, 1958-1966
4
15
3rd Biennial Institute for Mayors,
Councilmen, City Commissioners,
1964
4
16
An Analysis of the Property Tax
Laws of Texas, Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy,
1962-1965
4
17
Budget of the United
States, Fiscal Year 1967,
1966
4
18
City Problems of 1965: The Annual
Proceedings of the United States Conference of Mayors,
1965
4
19
Community Relations Service, U. S. Conference of Mayors
Education Series,
1964
4
20
Federal Aid to State and Local
Governments,
1964-1966
4
21
Handbook for Councilmen in
Council-Manager Cities, International City Association,
1958
4
22
Integrity in Office, by
Eliot H. Lumbard,
1964
4
23
Miscellaneous Lubbock Brochures,
undated
Periodicals
4
24
Re: Cities,
1964
4
25
F.B.I. Law Enforcement
Bulletin, June,
1964
4
26
Texas Parade, September
and October,
1964
5
1
Texas Town and City,
September,
1964
5
2
Traffic Quarterly, July
and October, 1964; January 1965,
1964-1965
5
3
Report to the President and the
President's Response: White House Conference on Natural Beauty,
1965
5
4
The Role of Equalization in
Federal Grants, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,
1964
5
5
Scanning the Horizon: A View of
City Government, League of Women Voters of Lubbock,
1966
5
6
State Legislative Program of the
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,
1964-1965
5
7
The Supreme Court of the United
States: a Review of the 1964 Term, Virginia Commission on Constitutional
Government,
circa
1965
5
8
Urban Research Under Federal
Auspices,
1964
5
8
The View from Watts: A Series of
Articles Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times,
1965