Collection Summary
Sizemore, Rose
Rose Sizemore Collection
6 boxes
1890 - 1975
1938 - 1975
MSS Rose Sizemore Collection
http://iii.library.unt.edu/record=b########~S8
Creator Sketch
Rose Sizemore was a North Texas educator and arts instructor who worked throughout the region
from the 1920s to the 1960s. She taught school, served as a school principal, and
operated dance studios for children in several towns including Denton, Cuero,
Corsicana, and Lewisville. Sizemore received her undergraduate degree from North
Texas State Teachers College in 1928 and a master's degree from Texas State College
for Women in 1952. She was the sixth of thirteen children born to Margaret Etta Carr
and Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) Sizemore, a prominent Baptist preacher who founded the
Trinity Baptist Church in Denton, known today as the Highland Baptist Church.
Scope and Contents Note
The records in this collection document Rose Sizemore's talent for teaching young children,
especially in the arts. The collection includes handwritten and printed materials
that reflect her varied interests including: music, dance, drama, speech, poetry,
education, and travel. Of particular note is the large collection of sheet music and
an original tune about Shirley Temple which was copyrighted by Sizemore. The
collection also contains photographs, primarily of Sizemore's students, and other
visual materials gathered during her years as a teacher and traveller.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are organized into three series: Series 1, Personal Papers;
Series 2, Printed Materials; and Series 3, Photographs.
Series 1, Personal Papers, 1921-1975, contains 3 folders of notes for singing and
dancing instruction, 3 folders of notes for dramatic productions, 3 folders of
poetry and prose notes, 2 folders pertaining to education, 2 folders of
correspondence, and 3 folders of varied media.
Series 2, Printed Materials, 1921-1956, contains 1 box of loose sheet music, 3
folders of event programs that document Sizemore's career as an artist and educator,
1 folder of scripts and show booklets, 1 folder of newspaper clippings, and 1 folder
of newspaper clipping reproductions.
Series 3, Photographs, n.d., contains 2 folders of photographs as well as several
Viewmaster discs.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
For reproduction of any copyrighted materials, permission must be obtained from the owner of
the copyright. This is a responsibility of individual researchers, not the
University Archives.
Materials are available for research only in the University of North Texas Archives,
during its normal hours of operation. Materials are not loaned out. Depending upon
how fragile the materials are, they may or may not be allowed to be photocopied or
scanned.
Index Terms
Organizations:
Near East Relief--Texas--Dallas. Brown Shoe
Company--Missouri--Saint Louis. Calumet Baking Powder Company, Chicago. Seaboard
Rice Milling Company--New York--New York. Dallas Morning News--Texas--Dallas.
Gold Dust Corporation, New York, NY. Publix Theatres Corporation, Corsicana, TX.
Grand Amusement Company, Ennis, TX. Library of Congress Copyright Office,
Washington, DC. Texas State Department of Education, Austin, TX. First National
Bank of Corsicana, Corsicana, TX. Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture,
Cuero, TX. The Colonial Art Company, Oklahoma city, OK. Dublin Motor Company,
Corsicana, TX. Texas State Teachers Association, Austin, TX. Donold High School,
Lewisville, TX. Corsicana Public Schools, Corsicana, TX. W.H. Sizemore Food
Corporation, Chicago, IL. First Baptist Church, Denton, TX. McAlester Public
Schools, McAlester, TX. Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home, Denton, TX.
Texas State College for Women, Denton, TX.
Subjects:
Sizemore, Rose, 1890-. Temple, Shirley, 1928- . United
States--Education--Texas--Denton.
Places:
Denton (Tex.). Cuero (Tex.). Lewisville (Tex.).
Corsicana (Tex.).
Document Types:
correspondence, handwritten notes, typed notes, sheet
music, newspaper clippings, photographs, event programs, scripts, Viewmaster
reels.
Titles:
"Every Little Girlie Wants To Be Shirley"
Administrative Information: Custodial History
The Rose Sizemore Collection was donated to the UNT Archives in 2009 by Laura Saegert. Ms.
Sizemore was Ms. Saegert's great aunt.
Preferred Citation
Rose Sizemore Collection, University of North Texas Archives, Denton, Texas.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1, Personal Papers, 1921-1975. 16 folders in three
boxes.
Box 1
1
Song & Dance #1
n.d.
Box 1
2
Song & Dance #2
n.d.
Box 1
3
Song & Dance #3
n.d.
Box 1
4
Drama #1
n.d.
Box 1
5
Drama #2
n.d.
Box 1
6
Drama #3
n.d.
Box 2
1
Poetry & Prose #1
n.d.
Box 2
2
Poetry & Prose #2
n.d.
Box 2
3
Poetry & Prose #3
n.d.
Box 2
4
Education #1
n.d.
Box 2
5
Education #2
n.d.
Box 3
1
Correspondence #1
1921-1937
Box 3
2
Correspondence #2
1938-1975
Box 3
3
Varied Media #1
1925-1975
Box 3
4
Varied Media #2
n.d.
Box 3
5
Varied Media #3
n.d.
Series 2, Printed Material, 1921-1956. 6 folders in two
boxes.
Box 4
n/a
Loose Sheet Music
n.d.
Box 5
1
Sizemore Event Programs
1921-1956
Box 5
2
Texas State College for Women Event Programs
1934-1952
Box 5
3
Other Event Programs
1920-1949
Box 5
4
Scripts / Show Booklets
n.d.
Box 5
5
Newspaper Clippings
n.d.
Box 5
6
Newspaper Clipping Reproductions
n.d.
Series 3, Photographs. 2 folders in one box.
Box 5
6
Photographs #1
n.d.
Box 5
7
Photographs #2
n.d.
Box 6
n/a
Oversize Materials
n.d.