urn:taro:utarl.00046 Ralph W. Yarborough Collection: A Guide Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., May 2003. Finding aid written in English. October 9, 2008Encoding updated by Ann E. Hodges.October 30, 2006Encoding updated by Ann E. Hodges.October 26, 2006Encoding updated by Blessing Udoh. Descriptive Summary Texas AFL-CIO. Ralph W. Yarborough Collection 1952-1983 1952-1970 8 boxes (3.21 linear ft.) AR47 Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Materials are in English. Biographical Note

Ralph W. Yarborough was born in 1903 in Chandler, Texas. He attended Sam Houston State Teachers' College for three years and graduated form the University of Texas Law School in 1927. He practiced law in El Paso, Texas, 1927-1931; was Assistant Attorney General of Texas under James V. Allred, 1931-1934; was in private practice in Austin, 1934-1936; was judge of the Third Judicial District, 1936-1941; served in the Armed Forces, 1941-1946; and was in private law practice, 1946-1957. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1952, 1954, and 1956. He was elected U.S. Senator in 1957, 1958, and 1964. He was defeated in the 1970 Senate race.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, financial documents, programs, speeches, campaign handouts and materials, booklets, and a biography. Materials are from the files of the Texas AFL-CIO, Austin, Texas, and deal primarily with Yarborough’s political campaigns for governor and the U.S. Senate.

 Access

Open for research.

 Literary Rights Statement

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 Organization

The materials are arranged chronologically.

 Citation

Ralph W. Yarborough Collection, AR47, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.

 Related Material

AR110, Series 1, Texas AFL-CIO Executive Board Office Records

AR200, Bernard Rapoport Papers

 Index Terms

These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

PersonsYarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903- Organizations Texas AFL-CIO--Archives. Subjects Legislators--United States.Politicians--Texas. Places Texas--Politics and government--1951- --Sources. Alternate TitlesTexas Political History Collection. Container List 1 1 Campaign Materials, 1952 1 2 Correspondence, 1952 1 3 Newsclippings, 1952 1 4 Correspondence, 1953 1 5 Newsclippings, 1953 1 6 Press Releases, 1953 1 7 Campaign Materials, 1954 1 8 Correspondence, financial documents 1954 1 9 Newsclippings, 1954 1 10 Press Releases, addresses 1954 1 11 Newsclippings, 1955 1 12 Campaign Materials, 1956 1 13 Correspondence, 1956 1 14 Newsclippings, 1956 1 15 Press Releases, 1956 1 16 Campaign Materials, booklets, 1957 1 17 Correspondence, 1957 1 18 Newsclippings, 1957 1 19 Newsletter, 1957 1 20 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1957 2 1 Campaign Materials, 1958 2 2 Correspondence, January-June 15, 1958 2 3 Correspondence, June 16-December, 1958 2 4 Newsclippings, 1958 2 5 Newsletter, 1958 2 6 Press Releases, 1958 2 7 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1958 2 8 Correspondence, 1959 2 9 Newsclippings, 1959 2 10 Newsletter, 1959 3 1 Press Releases, 1959 3 2 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1959 3 3 Correspondence, 1960 3 4 Newsclippings, 1960 3 5 Newsletter, 1960 3 6 Press Releases, 1960 3 7 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1960 3 8 Correspondence, 1961 3 9 Newsclippings, 1961 3 10 Newsletter, 1961 3 11 Press Releases, January-May, 1961 3 12 Press Releases, June-December, 1961 3 13 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1961 4 1 Correspondence, 1962 4 1 Newsclippings, 1962 4 2 Newsletter, 1962 4 3 Press Releases, 1962 4 4 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1962 4 5 Correspondence, 1963 4 5A Newsclippings, 1963 4 6 Newsletter, 1963 4 7 Press Releases, January-July, 1963 4 8 Press Releases, August-December, 1963 4 9 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1963 4 10 Campaign Materials, 1964 5 1 Correspondence, 1964 5 1A Newsclippings, 1964 5 2 Newsletter, 1964 5 3 Press Releases, January-June, 1964 5 4 Press Releases, July-December, 1964 5 5 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1964 5 6 Correspondence, January-May, 1965 5 7 Correspondence, June-December, 1965 6 1 Newsclippings, 1965 6 2 Newsletter, 1965 6 3 Press Releases, January-July, 1965 6 4 Press Releases, August-December, 1965 6 5 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1965 6 6 Correspondence, January-June, 1966 6 7 Correspondence, July-December, 1966 6 8 Newsclippings, 1966 6 9 Newsletter, 1966 7 1 Press Releases, January-May, 1966 7 2 Press Releases, June-December, 1966 7 3 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1966 7 4 Newsletter, 1967 7 5 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1967 7 6 Correspondence, 1968 7 7 Newsletter, 1968 7 8 Press Releases, January-June, 1968 7 9 Press Releases, July-December, 1968 8 1 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1968 8 2 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1969 8 3 Washington Report, General Newsletter, 1970 8 4 Campaign Materials, 1970 8 5 Yarborough of Texas, William G. Phillips, Biography, 1969