Max Tidmore: An Inventory of His Papers, 1872-1972 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

Bibliography

Description of Series

City of Lubbock, Texas, 1961-1966

League of Women Voters of Lubbock, 1964-1965

Literary Production, circa 1964

Lubbock City Council, 1964-1966

Mackenzie Trail Research, 1872-1972 and undated

Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, 1964

Printed Material, 1958-1966

Max Tidmore:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1872-1972 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Tidmore, Max
	Title:	Max Tidmore Papers,
	Dates:	1872-1972 and undated
	Abstract:	The collection consists of material accumulated by Max Tidmore during his term as Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, and through his research.
	Collection #	S1684.1
	Quantity:	5 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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.

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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.

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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

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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)
		Tidmore, Max (1916-2001)
	Subjects
		Politics and government--Lubbock (Tex.)
		Politics and government--Texas, West
		Mackenzie Trail
		Red River Wars

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Related Material


	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

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Max Tidmore Papers, 1872-1972 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
89-0300-B; 94-0205-B

Gifts, 1989 and 1994

Processed by

Karen Hicks, 2005

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Bibliography


	Tidmore, Max Tabb. Yesterday. Lubbock, Texas, Duncan Press, 1984.

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Collection Inventory



City of Lubbock, Texas, 1961-1966
box	folder
1	1		Annual Report of the Police Department, 1963
	2		Auditor's Monthly Report - May, June, and July, 1964
	3		Bond Sales, 1965-1966
			Budget
box	folder
1	4			1963-1964 Annual Budget, 1963
	5			1964-1965 Annual Budget, 1964
	6			Preliminary Budget, 1964-1965, 1964
	7			Preliminary Budget, 1965-1966, 1965
	8			Summary Information 1965-1966 Annual Budget Public Hearing, 1965
	9		Charter, with Amendments thereto through November 7, 1961, 1962
	10		Citizen Boards and Commissions, 1963-1964
	11		Economic Facts and Figures about Lubbock, Texas, circa 1964
	12		Financial, Economic and Administrative Information about Lubbock, Texas, 1965
box	folder
2	1		Financial Reports, Quarterly and Annual, 1964-1965
	2		Helicopter Ordinance, 1964
	3		Housing Study re: Relocation of persons displaced by Coronado Urban Renewal Project, Lubbock, Texas, 1961-1963
	4		Operations Manual - Civil Defense, 1964
	5		Proposed Capital Improvements, 1963-1965
	6		A Report to Lubbock Power and Light Lubbock, Texas on Electrical Power System, Brown and Root, Inc., 1965
	7		Supplemental Information for Consideration of Municipal Depository Contract, 1965
	8		Tax Equalization Program - Agreement with Erik Ehrenborg Appraisal Company for Appraisal Survey, 1964
	9		Traffic, circa 1964
	10		Urban Transportation Plan, 1964
	11		Water Supply, 1961-1965

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League of Women Voters of Lubbock, 1964-1965

box

folder

2

12

City Planning, 1964-1965

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Literary Production, circa 1964

box

folder

2

13

Speech given at groundbreaking ceremony for new airport, circa 1964

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Lubbock City Council, 1964-1966
box	folder
2	14		Informal Work Session, 1965
	15		Meetings, May, 1964
	16		Meetings, June, 1964
	17		Meetings, July, 1964
	18		Meetings, August, 1964
	19		Meetings, September, 1964
	20		Meetings, October, 1964
	21		Meetings, November, 1964
box	folder
3	1		Meetings, December, 1964
	2		Meetings, January, 1965
	3		Meetings, February, 1965
	4		Meetings, March, 1965
	5		Meetings, April, 1965
	6		Special Meeting, April 14, 1965
	7		Special Meeting, April 22, 1965
	8		Meetings, May, 1965
	9		Meetings, June, 1965
	10		Meetings, July, 1965
	11		Meetings, August, 1965
	12		Meetings, September, 1965
	13		Meetings, October, 1965
box	folder
4	1		Meetings, November, 1965
	2		Meetings, December, 1965
	3		Meetings, January, 1966
	4		Meetings, February, 1966
	5		Meetings, March, 1966

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Mackenzie Trail Research, 1872-1972 and undated
box	folder
4	6		Correspondence from Katherine McCurdy King, 1957
	7		Correspondence, Manuscript Material, News clippings, etc., 1957-1958 and undated
	8		Literary Production - Presentations, 1958-1972 and undated
	9		Ranald S. Mackenzie, Biographical Information, 1889 and undated
	10		Reports on U. S. Military movements and actions in Texas and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), Copies from the United States National Archives, 1872-1874
	11		Texas County Maps (Counties along research route), Texas State Highway Department, 1951-1955
	12		Texas County Maps (Crosby, Dickens, Kent, Stonewall, Haskell, and Shackelford) with research notations, 1954-1956
	13		Miscellaneous notes, undated

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Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, 1964

box

folder

4

14

Orientation, 1964

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Printed Material, 1958-1966
box	folder
4	15		3rd Biennial Institute for Mayors, Councilmen, City Commissioners, 1964
	16		An Analysis of the Property Tax Laws of Texas, Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy, 1962-1965
	17		Budget of the United States, Fiscal Year 1967, 1966
	18		City Problems of 1965: The Annual Proceedings of the United States Conference of Mayors, 1965
	19		Community Relations Service, U. S. Conference of Mayors Education Series, 1964
	20		Federal Aid to State and Local Governments, 1964-1966
	21		Handbook for Councilmen in Council-Manager Cities, International City Association, 1958
	22		Integrity in Office, by Eliot H. Lumbard, 1964
	23		Miscellaneous Lubbock Brochures, undated
			Periodicals
box	folder
4	24			Re: Cities, 1964
	25			F.B.I. Law Enforcement Bulletin, June, 1964
	26			Texas Parade, September and October, 1964
box	folder
5	1			Texas Town and City, September, 1964
	2			Traffic Quarterly, July and October, 1964; January 1965, 1964-1965
	3		Report to the President and the President's Response: White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 1965
	4		The Role of Equalization in Federal Grants, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1964
	5		Scanning the Horizon: A View of City Government, League of Women Voters of Lubbock, 1966
	6		State Legislative Program of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1964-1965
	7		The Supreme Court of the United States: a Review of the 1964 Term, Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, circa 1965
	8		Urban Research Under Federal Auspices, 1964
	8		The View from Watts: A Series of Articles Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times, 1965

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