urn:taro:ttu.sw.00258 John A. Hulen: An Inventory of His Papers, 1908-1971 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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March 21, 2005 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided Karen Hicks, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, March 2005 Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the John A. Hulen Papers, 1908-1971 and undated Abel Ramirez Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2005 Descriptive Summary Hulen, John A., 1871-1957 John A. Hulen Papers, 1908-1971 and undated The collection concerns John A. Hulen as a railroad executive and military officer. S471.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 3 small boxes (0.7 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

Hulen was a military officer and railroad executive, and a member of Texas Technological College Board of Directors from 1931- 1937. Born in 1871 in Centralia, Missouri, Hulen moved to Texas with his parents in 1873, and attended public school in Gainesville, Texas. He also attended military academies in Virginia and Missouri, graduating in 1891. He joined the Texas Volunteer Cavalry in 1889, and served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and World War I. Both before and after World War I, Hulen pursued a career as a railroad executive with various lines, including the Frisco Lines, the Rhode Island-Frisco Lines and the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Company. He became vice-president of both the Fort Worth and Denver City and the Wichita Valley railway companies in 1930. Hulen later served as vice-president and chairman of the board of the Burlington- Rock Island Railroad Company, holding the latter position until his death in 1957 in Palacios, Texas.

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, literary productions, printed material, photographs, scrapbook material and memorabilia. The collection bulks (1936-1971) with correspondence and scrapbook materials pertaining to Hulen and his railroad career. There are lesser amounts of printed material, newsclippings and other scrapbook material dealing with his military and railroad career.

Organization

The collection is organized by types of materials from correspondence, literary production, printed material, photographs, scrapbook material and artifacts.

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) Armstrong, R. Wright (Robert Wright), 1892-1966 Hulen, John A., 1871-1957 Hulen, John A., 1871-1957--Military leadership Jones, Clifford Bartlett, 1885-1972 Subjects (Organizations) 36th Infantry Division Association Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Company Fort and Denver City Railway Company Texas. National Guard Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Company Subjects Railroad companies--Texas--History Railroads--Texas--History Railroads--Management--Texas--History

Collection accession #(s): None for the record.

Gifts, 1966-1974

Access Restrictions

Open for research

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, Spring 2005

Preferred Citation

John A. Hulen Papers, 1908-1971 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:

Roy Ayers Papers, 1968-1973 and undated Fred E. Young Papers, 1917-1965 R. Wright Armstrong Papers, 1868-1966 Collection Inventory Correspondence 1 1 Memoriam for John A. Hulen, 1957 1 2 Personal, 1940-1953 1 3 Personal, 1936-1966 1 4 Personal, 1936-1957 1 5 Schmidt, Otto H., 1957-1971 Literary Production 1 6 General Hulen’s Life, 1966 and undated 1 7 “Log of the 72nd Infantry Brigade, 36th Division,” typescript, 1918 1 8 “My Favorite Story,” undated 1 9 Poker Poem, 1935 1 10 “The Railroad Situation of Today,” 1908 1 11 Yellowstone steamship, 1933-1960 and undated Printed Material 1 12 Army Manual for Medical Department, 1916 2 1 Booklet on General John J. Pershing, 1958 2 2 Miscellaneous, 1913-1954 2 3 News clippings – Military Career, 1934-1936 2 4 News clippings – Retirement, 1951-1958 3 1 News clippings – Railroad Career, 1940-1941 3 2 Programs, 1930-1961 Photographs 3 3 Hulen’s Railroad Career, 1954 and undated Scrapbook Material 3 4 List of Personal Effects, 1957 3 5 Miscellaneous, 1957-1971 Artifacts 3 6 Dog tags, Name tag, and Fez hat, 1932 and undated