Descriptive Summary
Anderson, Betty
Betty Anderson Papers,
1961-1996 and undated
The collection
consists of material generated by Betty Anderson's interests and activities in
local, state, and national civic organizations from 1961-1996 and
undated.
S26.3
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
5 boxes (5.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Born in Waxahachie, Texas, Betty Anderson was awarded a B.A. by North
Texas State University (1954) and an M.A. by Texas Tech University (1973).
Anderson has held office in numerous state and local organizations, including
the League of Women Voters of Lubbock, League of Women Voters of Texas, and
American Association of University Women, and continues her activities in
supporting and promoting the social, health, and welfare concerns of women,
children, the elderly, and disabled.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes general materials concerning the civic and
political activities of Betty Anderson. Featured topics are desegregation of
Lubbock Independent School District, South Plains Food Bank, Texas
Constitutional Revision Commission, events associated with the Women's movement
and Equal Rights Amendment, United Nations Decade for Women, and International
Women's Year. Additionally, the collection includes material from Anderson's
work with other boards and commissions supporting and promoting issues of
public interest.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Committee on Excellence in Education
- Desegregation of Lubbock Independent School District
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Governor's Commission for Women
- Issues
- L.O.O.K.
- Lubbock: 2005
- Lubbock, Texas
- National Issues Forums
- South Plains Food Bank
- Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
- Texas Women's Commission Foundation/Women's Foundation of
Texas
- United Nations Decade for Women
- Other Boards, Commissions, and Committees
- 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)
Anderson, Betty (1933-)
Subjects
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights
Civic improvement--Texas--Lubbock
Segregation
School Integration
Lubbock (Tex.)--history
Texas--Constitutional history
Collection accession #(s):
89-0114-B, 95-0079-B, 1999-0251-B
Gifts, 1989, 1995, 1999
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2005
Preferred Citation
Betty Anderson Papers, 1961-1996 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:
- Betty Anderson Papers, 1957-1985
- Betty Anderson Oversize Collection
- American Association of University Women. Lubbock Chapter
Records, 1925-1962
- League of Women Voters of Texas Records, 1920-
- League of Women Voters (Lubbock, Texas) Records, 1945-1978
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1991-1992
1
1
Child care services, Texas Department of Human Services,
1991
1
2
Re Interest in state board appointment under Texas
Governor Ann Richards,
1990-1992
Committee on Excellence in Education, Lubbock, Texas,
1983-1987
1
3
Curriculum, funding, Texas Research League Reports,
notes, and "A Nation at Risk",
1983-1984
1
4
General background, meeting minutes, notes,
correspondence, information requests, and news clippings,
1983-1984
1
5
Lubbock Independent School District Five Year Priority
Plan, financial report, and magnet school information,
circa
1983-1987
1
6
"Quest for Excellence: Improving the Lubbock Public
School", Report,
1984
Desegregation of Lubbock Independent School District,
1971-1991
1
7
Legal mandates for schools, research material, and
notes,
1972-1991
1
8
Tri-Ethnic Commission (Unitary status oversight),
1971-1990
1
9
Unitary status - Lubbock Independent School District,
1987-1991
Equal Rights Amendment, 1975-1981 and undated
1
10
News clippings,
1975-1978
1
11
Printed Material,
undated
1
12
Speeches and research material,
1976-1981 and
undated
Governor's Commission for Women, 1976-1987
1
13
Background, meetings, minutes, members, notes, etc.,
1983-1987
1
14
Sesquicentennial report on the Status of Women in Texas,
1976-1986 and
undated
Issues, 1963-1990 and undated
1
15
Abortion - Printed Material,
1975-1990
1
16
Nuclear weapons control/reduction,
1988
1
17
Women's issues - news clippings,
1963-1977 and undated
1
18
Women's issues - notes,
undated
L.O.O.K. (Lubbock's Opportunities for Our Children -
Desegregation/Busing Transition), 1976-1979
1
19
Information Center,
1976-1978
1
20
Information Center,
1978
1
21
Operation Manual,
1978-1979
2
1
Steering Committee - Rumor control,
1978
Lubbock: 2005, 1983-1990 and undated
2
2
General - guidelines, notes, etc.,
1987 and
undated
2
3
Goal/Strategy Progress Reports,
1986-1987
2
4
Health, Education, and Human Services subcommittee,
1987
2
5
Implementation Goals and Strategies,
1985-1988
2
6
Review Committee: Correspondence, meeting minutes,
Goal/Strategy Reports,
1983-1990
2
7
Review Committee: Correspondence, Goal/Implementation
Strategies reports, meetings,
1986 and
undated
2
8
Review Committee: Minutes, March-May,
1987
2
9
Review Committee,
1988
2
10
Subcommittee Reports for Final Review,
1987
2
11
Training Manual,
1984
Lubbock, Texas (Research Material) 1966-1990 and
undated
2
12
Notes, literary production, news clippings, and
statistics re Lubbock's growth/development, housing, women's issues, cultural
sites,
1966-1990 and
undated
National Issues Forums, 1983-1996
2
13
"America's Role in the World: New Risks, New Realities"
- Moderator's Guide,
1991
2
14
Audio Cassette Series for 1986-1987 topics,
1986
2
15
"The Battle over Abortion: Seeking Common Ground in a
Divided Nation" - notes, news clippings, other supporting material,
1990
2
16
"The Drug Crisis: Public Strategies for Breaking the
Habit" - Discussion Guide, news clippings,
1989
2
17
"Environmental Protection: Choices for the 1990s" -
Moderator's Guide, notes, news clippings,
1989
2
18
"The Farm Crisis: Who's in Trouble, How to Respond",
notes, Research material,
1986-1987
2
19
"Immigration: What we Promised, Where to Draw the Line",
Moderator's Guide, notes, news clippings,research material,
1983-1996
2
20
"The Public Debt: Breaking the Habit of Deficit
Spending", Moderator's Guide, supporting material,
1983-1988
2
21
"The Public Debt: Breaking the Habit of Deficit
Spending", Moderator's Guide, associated article, report,
1988-1989
2
22
"Regaining the Competitive Edge: Are we up to the Job?",
Moderator's Guide and supporting material,
1990
2
23
"Superpowers: Nuclear Weapons and National Security",
Discussion Guide, support materials, and comments,
1987-1989
2
24
"The Soviets: What is the Conflict About?" and "Taxes:
Who Should Pay and Why?", Video teleconference manual, correspondence and
financial material
1986
2
25
"The Trade Gap: Regaining the Competitive Edge",
Moderator's Guide, notes, news clippings,
1987-1988
2
26
"Welfare: Who Should be Entitled to Public Help?",
Moderator's Guide, news clippings, resource material,
1985
Printed Material - Background Booklets
3
1
"The Deficit and the Federal Budget",
1983
3
1
"Jobs and the Jobless in a Changing Workplace",
1984
3
1
"On Second Thought: A Report on the1985 Forums",
1986
3
1
"The Fourth Presidential Library Conference on the
Public and Public Policy",
1986
3
1
"The Farm Crisis: Who's in Trouble, How to Respond",
1986
3
1
"Crime: What We Fear, What Can Be Done",
1986
3
1
"Freedom of Speech: Where to Draw the Line",
1987
South Plains Food Bank, 1983-1988
3
2
Correspondence re Meadow's Foundation grant, warehouse
acquisition, donor tax question,
1983-1988
3
3
Business,
1985-1986
3
4
Canned food drive - budget, press releases, promotion,
etc.,
1984
3
5
Early meetings,
1983-1984
3
6
Hunger background - speech, news clippings, notes,
correspondence,
1985-1986
3
7
Junior League request,
1984-1986
3
8
Legal aspects - Bylaws, Internal Revenue Service
Regulations, etc.,
1983
3
9
Management reports,
1985
3
10
News clippings,
1983-1984
3
11
Public relations/Tech (Texas Tech University),
1983-1985
3
12
Wall of Honor fund raiser for building expansion,
circa
1987
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission,
1961-1974
3
13
Correspondence,
1973
3
14
Correspondence and League of Women Voters material,
1963-1974
3
15
Full Commission - meeting minutes,
1973
3
16
Lubbock Area Citizen Advisory Committee - Conference,
1973
3
17
Presented paper - "An Overview of the Texas
Constitution", by George D. Braden,
circa
1973
3
18
Presented paper - "Texas Constitutional Revision:
Selected Issues", by Janice May,
1973
Printed Material
3
19
News clippings and newsletter,
1972-1973
3
20
Texas Constitutional
Review (2 copies), League of Women Voters of Texas,
1966
3
20
The Constitution of Texas (with
its 140 144 Patches - "Municipal and County Government", by J. William
Davis and William E. Oden, Arnold Foundation Monographs, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, Texas,
1961
3
20
The Texas Constitution: Problems
and Prospects for Revision Papers Prepared for the Texas Urban
Development Commission,
1971
3
20
Public Affairs Comment,
"The Meaning of the Vote on the Proposed Texas Constitution, 1975", by John E.
Bebout,
1978
3
21
References, news clippings, speech to League of Women
Voters by Dr. Janice May, Commission member,
1973
Revised Constitution - Reports and Recommendations,
1968-1973
3
22
"An Overview of the Texas Constitution", paper by
George D. Braden,
1973
3
22
A New Constitution for
Texas, Texas Constitutional Revision Commission,
1973
3
22
A New Constitution for Texas:
Separate Statements of Commission Members, Texas Constitutional Revision
Commission,
1973
3
22
Report and Recommended Revised
Constitution of the Constitutional Revision Commission (H.S.R. 429- 60th
Legislature) to the Members of the 61st Legislature,
1968
3
22
Revised Constitution of Texas:
Recommended by Constitutional Revision Committee created by H.S.R. 429 - 60th
Legislature,
1968
Texas Women's Commission Foundation, 1986-1988
3
23
General Business,
1986-1988
3
24
Printed Material - "How the Texas Legislature Works",
1987
3
25
Texas Women's Hall of Fame, Awards Ceremony,
1986
Women's Foundation of Texas, 1975-1993
3
26
Name Change (from Texas Women's Commission Foundation),
1975-1988
3
27
Correspondence,
1987-1989
3
28
Border Banking Project,
1976-1989 and
undated
3
29
Legal Material - Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws,
1985-1992
3
30
Meeting - Agendas and minutes,
1987-1989
3
31
Meetings and reports,
1989-1991
3
32
Meetings, reports, memos, etc.,
1990-1991
4
1
Meetings, reports, memos, etc.,
1991-1993
4
2
Members,
1984-1990
4
3
Newsletter #15,
1988
4
4
Official documents,
1986-1990
4
5
Women and Texas History Conference - WFT Fundraiser:
"Triumphs of Women in Texas - Past, Present, Future: Dinner with Amy Freeman
Lee",
1989-1990
United Nations Decade for Women, 1975-1991
4
6
American Association of University Women Travelship
Grant to attend the 1984 seminar "The International Women's Decade and Beyond",
1984-1985
International Women's Year
4
7
Correspondence to delegates to Houston Women's
Conference,
1977
4
8
Correspondence from League of Women Voters,
1977
4
9
"Anti" material,
1977
4
10
Conference on Women in Public Life, sponsored by the
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the Lyndon B. Johnson Library,
1975
4
11
Mailings,
1977
4
12
National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) speech,
undated
4
13
National Women's Conference - Report: Decade of
Achievement 1977-1987 and related material,
1988
4
14
News clippings,
circa
1975-1977
Printed Material - Reports
4
15
To Form a More Perfect Union…:
Justice for American Women, Report of the National Commission on the
Observance of International Women's Year,
1976
4
15
Texas Women's Meeting -
Summary of the Final Report to the National Commission on the Observance of
International Women's Year, by the Coordinating Committee,
1977
4
15
The Spirit of Houston: The
First National Women's Conference, An Official Report to the President,
the Congress and the People of the United States,
1978
4
16
United States National Women's Conference,
1973-1978
4
17
Nairobi Conference, Printed Material, schedule, notes,
etc.,
1986-1991
4
18
Printed Material, Conference information, issues, notes,
etc.,
1982-1986
Other Boards, Commissions, and Committees, 1976-1995 and
undated
5
1
Action Plan for Disabled and Aging Texans - Lubbock Town
Meeting,
1990
5
2
Bond Steering Committee, Lubbock Independent School
District, Background and election news clippings,
1985
5
3
Child care funding,
1991
5
4
Citizens' Commission on the Texas Judicial System,
1991-1993
5
5
Day Care Association/Early Learning Centers of Lubbock,
Program Descriptions, Board members, meetings, and reports,
1983-1994
5
6
Bob Krueger - United States Senate Campaign - Women for
Krueger,
1993
5
7
Long Term Care Gerontology Center Program (LTCGC),
materials generated by multi-agency consortium in planning and development of
model for LTCGC,
1979-1980
5
8
Lubbock Committee for Women - Lubbock Women's Needs
Assessment - "Women in Lubbock: A Profile for the 90's",
1990
5
9
Lubbock Council for United Nations - Report "A Summary -
Twenty-Five Years of Activities",
1980
5
10
Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee - Report to
the Texas Legislature,
1993-1995
5
11
People First! (Advocacy group for Health and Human
Services programs and funding) - Correspondence, meetings, news clippings, and
research material,
1987-1995
5
12
Project Help - Essential utilities
assistance/education/support - Correspondence, legal material, and minutes of
meetings,
1985-1994
5
13
Regional workshops for Texas women,
1976
5
14
State Health Care Debate - Report and follow-up
conference; South Plains Task Force on Health and Human Services Meetings,
notes, and reports,
1987-1988
5
15
Texas Conference on Library and Information Services,
1978-1979 and
undated
5
16
Texas Department of Health - Maternal and Child Health
Advisory Committee - Correspondence, meetings, program proposals, reports,
1992-1995
Printed Material, 1963-1984 and undated
5
17
American Women: Report of the
President's Commission on the Status of Women,
1963
5
18
Directory of National Women's
Organizations,
undated
Education Reform
5
19
A Nation at Risk: The Imperative
for Educational Reform, The National Commission on Excellence in
Education,
1983
5
19
"The Excellence Report: Using it to Improve Your
Schools",
1983
5
19
A Policy Statement: A State in
Motion in the Midst of a Nation at Risk. Texas State Board of Education,
1983
5
20
A Women's Rights Agenda for the
States, Linda Tarr-Whelan (ed.), The Conference on Alternative State and
Local Policies,
1984