TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Correspondence
Literary Production
Printed Material
Photographs
Scrapbook Material
Artifacts
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John A. Hulen:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1908-1971 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Hulen, John A., 1871-1957 |
| Title: | John A. Hulen Papers,
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| Dates: | 1908-1971 and undated |
| Abstract: | The collection
concerns John A. Hulen as a railroad executive and military officer. |
| Collection # | S471.1 |
| Quantity: | 3 small boxes (0.7
linear feet) |
| Language | English. |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
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.
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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.
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Organization
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| The collection is organized by types of materials from correspondence, literary
production, printed material, photographs, scrapbook material and
artifacts. |
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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| 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 |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- Roy Ayers Papers, 1968-1973 and undated
- Fred E. Young Papers, 1917-1965
- R. Wright Armstrong Papers, 1868-1966
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John A. Hulen Papers, 1908-1971 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1966-1974
Abel Ramirez, Spring 2005
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Correspondence
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Memoriam for John A. Hulen,
1957 |
| 2 | | Personal,
1940-1953 |
| 3 | | Personal,
1936-1966
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| 4 | | Personal,
1936-1957 |
| 5 | | Schmidt, Otto H.,
1957-1971
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Literary Production
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 6 | | General Hulen’s Life,
1966 and
undated |
| 7 | | “Log of the 72nd Infantry Brigade, 36th Division,”
typescript,
1918 |
| 8 | | “My Favorite Story,”
undated |
| 9 | | Poker Poem,
1935 |
| 10 | | “The Railroad Situation of Today,”
1908 |
| 11 | | Yellowstone steamship,
1933-1960 and undated
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Printed Material
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 12 | | Army Manual for Medical Department,
1916 |
| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | Booklet on General John J. Pershing,
1958 |
| 2 | | Miscellaneous,
1913-1954 |
| 3 | | News clippings – Military Career,
1934-1936 |
| 4 | | News clippings – Retirement,
1951-1958 |
| box | folder |
| 3 | 1 | | News clippings – Railroad Career,
1940-1941 |
| 2 | | Programs,
1930-1961 |
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Photographs
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| box | folder |
| 3 | 3 | | Hulen’s Railroad Career,
1954 and undated
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Scrapbook Material
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| box | folder |
| 3 | 4 | | List of Personal Effects,
1957 |
| 5 | | Miscellaneous,
1957-1971 |
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Artifacts
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| box | folder |
| 3 | 6 | | Dog tags, Name tag, and Fez hat,
1932 and undated
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