Descriptive Summary
Wagner, Charles John, 1878-1957
Charles John Wagner Papers,
1896-1952
The collection
consists of the personal and professional papers of Charles John
Wagner.
S1126.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
2 boxes (1.3 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A medical doctor, surgeon, and civic leader, Wagner was born in 1878
in Belle Center, Ohio. He attended the University of Illinois Medical School
and moved from Chicago to Lubbock, Texas, in 1913. He aided in establishing the
West Texas Hospital in Lubbock in 1922. He was a physician on the 1934 Yaqui
Expedition which was sponsored by Texas Technological College and Harvard
University. Wagner also served as president of the West Texas Museum
Association (1937-1939). He died in 1957.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, financial and printed materials, business
files, and literary production. Of particular interest are photographs and a
journal pertaining to a Yaqui Expedition in 1934 conducted by the West Texas
Museum Association of Texas Tech.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Business Papers
- Civic Work
- Personal Papers
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)
Wagner, Charles John, 1878-1957
Holden, William Curry, 1896-
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University. Museum
Texas Technological College--History
West Texas Museum Association
Subjects
Lubbock (Tex.)--History
Physicians--Texas--Lubbock
Yaqui Expedition (1934)
Yaqui Indians
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1966-1972
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2005
Preferred Citation
Charles John Wagner Papers, 1896-1952, 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 C. and Frances Mayhugh Holden Papers, 1836-1989 and
undated
- Richard A. Studhalter Papers, 1933-1955
- Charles J. Wanger Photograph Collection, 1934
Collection Inventory
Business Papers
1
1
Investment Correspondence,
1937-1952
1
2
Investment Financial Documents,
1911-1942
1
3
Miscellaneous Medical Papers and Certificates,
1912-1942
1
4
Medical Correspondence,
1913-1938
1
5
Medical Bills and Receipts,
1917-1922
Civic Work
1
6
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce,
1936-1938
1
7
Monmouth College (Illinois),
1905-1941
1
8
Professional Organizations,
1918-1946
1
9
Texas Technological College,
1933-1944
1
10
West Texas Museum Association,
1937-1942
1
11
West Texas Museum Association Journal (original) by
Charles Wagner on Yaqui Trip,
1934
1
12
West Texas Museum Association Journal (typescript) by
Charles Wagner on Yaqui Trip,
1934
1
13
Yaqui Expedition, Loose Notes and Letters,
1934-1935
Personal Papers
1
14
Artifacts,
1897-1921 and
undated
1
15
Correspondence,
1913-1946
1
16
Financial Documents
1902-1942
1
17
Financial Documents,
1934-1948
1
18
Literary Production: “Where is thy home?,”
May 1896
1
19
Photographs of Family, Friends, and Lubbock Hospital,
1915-1932 and undated
2
1
Printed Material,
1896-1945
2
2
Tax Receipts,
1897-1945
Memorablia
2
3
Photographs of Yaqui Expedition,
1934