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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
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Description of Series
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Jack P. Avery Papers:
A Guide
Jack Parrish Avery was born in 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1942-1943, and after his honorable discharge was employed for over 25 years as a machinist at General Dynamics.
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Correspondence, minutes of Neighborhood Action, Inc. (1967-1973) and the Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee (1961-1973), photograph, printed material, voter lists, Neighborhood Action News (1968-1971), and miscellaneous memorabilia. Many of the records in this collection reflect Mr. Avery's involvement in political and civic affairs. The minutes (1967-1973) of Neighborhood Action, Inc., of which he was a board member, are included along with the minutes of the Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee annual meetings (1961-1971, 1973), board meetings (1967) and steering committee meetings (1965, 1967). Mr. Avery served as treasurer of the T.C.D.O.C. for many years. The collection also contains some material from District 12 Democrats, Texas Liberal Democrats, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 776, Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Avery was a member of all of these organizations.
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Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject or document type and thereunder chronologically. |
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Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
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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. |
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Avery, Jack P. (Jack Parrish)--Archives. |
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Organizations |
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Democratic Party (Tarrant County, Tex.) |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee (Tex.)--Records and correspondence. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc.--Records and correspondence. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee (Tex.) |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc. |
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Neighborhood government--Texas--Fort Worth. |
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Texas Political History Collection |
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Copies of The Texas Observer for February 14, 1955; October 3 - November 15, 1975, were removed from the collection as these issues are available on microfilm elsewhere in the Library. Published agreements were removed and added to the Agreement file under the following numbers:
- (A 1050) Agreement between Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Fort Worth Division, and the Federated Independent Texas Unions, Aircraft Local No. 900 - effective May 16, 1947
- (A 1051) Agreement between Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Fort Worth Division, and the International Association of Machinists, Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 776 - effective October 13, 1947
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Mr. Avery's papers were donated to the Archives in 1976 by his sister, Mary Avery.
Jack P. Avery Papers, AR238, Box Number, Folder Number, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Special Collections.
The Jack P. Avery Papers were received with and separated from the Margaret B. Carter Papers (AR239).
The collection was received in good order. Some folder titles were changes to facilitate arrangement by subject and document type.
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Aerospace Workers Federal Credit Union 1959-1972 |
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Note, passbook, statements, form letter. |
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Bond, Julian 1969 |
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Theater ticket, clippings, booklet, correspondence. |
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Correspondence, General 1949-1975 |
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Correspondence, Multilith machine 1967 |
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District 12 Democrats 1973-1975 |
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Correspondence, lists, convention materials, printed material. |
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First Primary, Tarrant County 1968 |
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Correspondence, list, tabulations, printed material, clippings. |
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Fort Worth City Sales Tax Campaign |
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Tabulation, list, printed material, clippings, bumper sticker, 1967 (oversize poster in OS151-4) |
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General Election 1968 |
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Letter, tabulations, clippings, printed material. |
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Labor Legislation 1950-1958 |
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Letter, printed material. |
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Labor Union Activities 1944-1969 |
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Delegate badge, pencil badge, dues books. |
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Labor Union Activities 1946-1956; 1961-1972, undated |
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Correspondence, notices, receipt, minutes, notes, cards, clipping, booklet, questionnaires. |
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Multi-Purpose Training Center 1967 |
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Printed material. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Aircor Industries 1969 |
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Correspondence, reports. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Budget 1967-1969 |
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Correspondence, financial documents. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., By-laws 1971, undated |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Committees 1967, 1969, undated |
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Reports, correspondence, booklets, lists. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Credit Union 1969-1972 |
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Correspondence, booklets. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Meetings July, 1967 - December, 1973 |
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Announcements, minutes. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Organization 1967, undated |
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Printed material. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Printed Material 1968-1970 |
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Clippings, Christmas cards, announcements, invitation, booklet. |
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Neighborhood Action, Inc., Training Material 1972, undated |
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notice, program, training guide, code of ethics. |
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Personal Documents 1942-1950, 1957, 1960-1975 |
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Christmas cards, wedding invitation, address cards, correspondence, honorable discharge, poll tax receipt, proof of indorsement, driver's license, notice of classification, photograph, certificates, printed material. |
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Political Materials 1954-1955, 1966-1975 |
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Rump Convention material (1956), announcements, printed material, booklets, lists. |
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Political Organizations 1952, 1961-1966, 1972-1974 |
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Correspondence, printed material, notes, invitations, lists, booklets. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee 1956-1969 |
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Constitution, correspondence, lists, note, printed material. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Action Course in Practical Politics 1969, undated |
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Correspondence, lists, note, printed material. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Annual Meetings 1961-1964 |
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Proposals, obituary, treasurer's report, letter, lists, resolutions. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Annual Meetings 1965-1966 |
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Correspondence, resolutions, treasurer's report, list, minutes. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Annual Meetings 1967-1968 |
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Correspondence, lists, minutes, treasurer's report. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Annual Meetings 1969-1971 |
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Minutes, notice, list, notes, letter, resolution, rental agreement. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Annual Meetings 1976 |
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Agenda, minutes. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Board Meetings 1961-1971 |
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Correspondence, agenda, lists, minutes. |
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Tarrant County Democratic Organizing Committee, Steering Committee 1961-1970 |
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Minutes, notices, lists, letter, notes, agenda. |
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Tarrant County Social and Legislative Conference |
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Cash book with financial entries (1953-1956) and copy of play (undated), letter (1950) |
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Tarrant County Voters (Precincts 48, 49) March, 1972 |
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Tarrant County Voters (Precincts 50, 78) March, 1972 |
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Texas Liberal Democrats 1950, 1954, 1965-1967, undated |
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Notices, questionnaire, cards, printed material, invoice, lists, correspondence, proposed constitution. |
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Yarborough, Ralph 1960, 1970-1975, undated |
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Christmas card, correspondence, receipt, program, clippings, lists, questionnaire. |
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Newspapers |
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Neighborhood Action News, Vol. 1, no. 1 - Vol. 4, no. 3 (1968 - October, 1971), poster |
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